sweet soul music
Isley Brothers (Ronald Isley [vocals], Ernest Isley [guitar], et al.), live (“Between the Sheets,” “Footsteps in the Dark,” “For the Love of You,” “That Lady”), St. Louis (home studio), published 8/18/21
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random sights
a while ago, Ireland (Dingle Peninsula)
two takes
“A House Is Not A Home” (B. Bacharach & H. David)
Luther Vandross (1951-2005), live, 1988
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Ronald Isley (1941-) & Burt Bacharach, TV show, 2004
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reading table
This is my letter to the World
That never wrote to Me –—Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), #519 (excerpt)
two takes
Some singers, some songs, I never tire of.
Dionne Warwick, “Anyone Who Had A Heart” (B. Bacharach & H. David)
Live (with Burt B. at the piano), New York (Rainbow Room), 1996
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Recording (Scepter 1963)
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lagniappe
three more takes
Dusty Springfield, recording (1964)
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Shelby Lynne, recording & video (2008)
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Ronald Isley, live (TV broadcast, with Burt B. at the piano, 2004)
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