It was a year ago today that my father passed away. During the last few months, he spent a lot of time listening to his music CDs, and I figured it would be a nice idea to post some of the songs he liked. I hope you hear something you enjoy.
I’ll begin with his all-time favorite singer, Mahalia Jackson, singing “When the Saints Go Marching In”:
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass perform “A Walk In The Black Forest”:
Tom Jones sings “Green Green Grass of Home”:
Jim Neighbors sings “Dream the Impossible Dream”:
Marty Robbins sings “Red River Valley”
Roy Orbison sings “Blue Bayou”:
Mahalia Jackson sings “How Great Thou Art”:
Jim Neighbors sings “Go Tell It On The Mountain”:
Roy Orbison sings “Pretty Woman”:
Marty Robbins sings “I Walk Alone”:
Since this is a bit of a memorial for my father, I reckon someone’s got to sing “Amazing Grace.” Again, here’s Mahalia Jackson:
Your father had good taste.
It was particularly interesting for me to listen to the Roy Orbison tunes. There has been a pretty good remake of “Pretty Woman” but no one could do “Blue Bayou” the way he did.