Yep, I was (still am) a Hippie
Music Sets Me Free
Ever since I can remember I loved music. I grew up in a house where my mother, La Verne, was a music teacher and taught piano lessons in our home. My mom was also an elementary school teacher and played and sang in choirs at church.
For my fifth birthday my mom took me and my sister Deborah and brother Vance to see the movie South Pacific in Hollywood, CA. I had already been listening to recorded classical music on a set of Columbia records at home. This movie and the music to this day sends my mind to far away places.
My dad was a minister in the A.M.E. church. I remember when I played him the song "Prodigal Son" from the Rolling Stone's album "Beggars Banquet". My dad had explained this story from the Bible to me several times. This album and this song are one of my favorites because each time I listen to it I see myself as the Prodigal son and I am going to see my dad one day and he will welcome me home.
I got to thinking about sharing a list of some of the music that sort of shaped my personality after writing a post on Google+ last week. So below are just a few of the albums that I owned in vinyl or listened to on late night FM radio stations when I was a kid, teenager and as a young adult.
For my fifth birthday my mom took me and my sister Deborah and brother Vance to see the movie South Pacific in Hollywood, CA. I had already been listening to recorded classical music on a set of Columbia records at home. This movie and the music to this day sends my mind to far away places.
What is a Hippie?
Wikipedia defines a hippie like this:
A hippie (or hippy) is a member of a subculture that was originally a youth movement that emerged in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. Read MoreAnyway I started to think about the music that I use to own when I was in high school and wondered if I could find it on Spotify. Much to my surprise there is a lot of what I would consider obscure music on Spotify. These albums are not even in print anymore, but I am glad that I decided to switch from Pandora One this year to a paid subscription to Spotify. I like being able to build a play list and find specific songs by the artist that I love and not just listen to radio stations based on seeded artist which generate a genera station. I did discover a lot of new music during the three years that I listened to Pandora however.
My dad was a minister in the A.M.E. church. I remember when I played him the song "Prodigal Son" from the Rolling Stone's album "Beggars Banquet". My dad had explained this story from the Bible to me several times. This album and this song are one of my favorites because each time I listen to it I see myself as the Prodigal son and I am going to see my dad one day and he will welcome me home.
I got to thinking about sharing a list of some of the music that sort of shaped my personality after writing a post on Google+ last week. So below are just a few of the albums that I owned in vinyl or listened to on late night FM radio stations when I was a kid, teenager and as a young adult.
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