Category:Entertainment

One of my earliest memories as a child who loved music was listening to the song ‘Message In A bottle’ by The Police and thinking how good the lyrics were…even though I didn’t understand the meaning of the song at the time.

This morning I awoke to hear the news that James Brown died. As many of my students know, I am huge fan of James Brown’s music. The man was a brilliant band leader and song-writer who invented funk and is often credited with developing disco. He also played a major part in the American Civil …
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I’ve been a huge fan of Elton John’s music for as long as I can remember. As a teenager, I started to listen to his music with more focus when I was trying to improve my piano playing skills….what a teacher!

I’ve been fortunate to see Billy Joel in concert several times including a fantastic show he did with Elton John at the MCG back in the mid 1990s. Now he was back and I was eager to see him again.