“By the mid 70’s Elvis had come over his fear of flying and in 1977, just six weeks prior to his death, Elvis agreed to do another television special. At the time, he also received an award for Moody Blue. The following performance is testimony to not only the remarkable strength of Elvis’s voice, but… Continue Reading
We speculators love love songs… And after visiting Nashville, Tenn. late last November, I have been enjoying exploring country music immensely. At the funeral service of country legend George Jones in May, 2013, Alan Jackson performed Jones’s hit single, He Stopped Loving Her Today, which is considered among the best country music songs. He Stopped Loving Her Today tells… Continue Reading
Rolling Stone reports that musician Lou Reed passed away earlier today in New York City at the age of 71 after receiving a liver transplant earlier this year. Introduced to us several years ago by our brother Adam Humphreys, Mr. Reed has been one of our most appreciated artists ever since. Here are some of… Continue Reading
In the film Amedeus (1984), protagonist Austrian court composer Antonio Salieri describes the antagonist of the film — Mozart — as having both the voice of God and an unseemly, juvenile temperament. What Salieri means by “the voice of God” is Mozart’s totally integrated ability to produce innovative, beautiful music that somehow makes sense on… Continue Reading
An incredibly inspiring look at the career of entertainment mogul David Geffen.
