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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong BKA “Satchmo”, “Pops” and “Ambassador Satch” was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He lived in a poor neighborhood called “ The Battlefield”. He had a challenging childhood. He was arrested for firing a gun on New Years Eve 1912 and was sent to Colored Waif’s Home for Boys. There he learned music and…
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Fats Domino
Fats Domino was born Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. February 28, 1928 died October 24, 2017. He was a native of New Orleans. His family was French Creole. He was a songwriter, musician and singer. His instruments was piano and vocals. Fats Domino influenced me as a child growing up. My mother had his records and…
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An American
He wakes up out of bed with his job on his mind, kisses his wife and kids with the love he feels within, His uniform is blue and the law he will hold true to the red, white and blue, the dream for me and you, it’s not hard to understand He’s An American. Sometimes…
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Vinyl Recordings
In my house, growing up there was always music. It was played on our Component Set or Hi-Fi was the name my parents called it in those days. We had vinyl records such as 45 singles. Mostly because they were cheaper than the albums. Sometimes we just wanted the single or 45 records because it…
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Walking through my Mind
Walking through my mind and you know the truth, Staring at the picture why I feel so blue, Then I realize lies become the truth, You know me but I don’t know me Why I see truth. Dark like Eve but the light of truth shines from within glory and honor I strive in his…
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Another Place
I would like to take you, to another place. Where the time was different for the human race, Let’s take a journey through time and space, I would like to take you to another place. God made man, Man didn’t make himself, God made man to till from the earth, Man craved to be just…
