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"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
"The only thing that we learn from torture is the depths of our own moral depravity"
"The only thing that we learn from torture is the depths of our own moral depravity"
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Roger Ridley was a very talented and interesting artist:
Mr. Ridley lived and worked in Las Vegas and he would drive to Santa Monica on Saturdays (where the playing for change recordings were made) to play on the street and then drive home that night.Roger Ridley was a working musician who made his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Known for his singing, guitar playing and songwriting, Roger’s style is best described as his very own, “Musical Gumbo” with influences from R&B and soul legends such as Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. Roger created a style that was totally unique to his own musical personality.
With his easy-going manner and awesome presence, Roger accumulated a host of friends while performing at some of New York’s most popular clubs such as the Baby Grand and the Cotton Club. He also opened for the likes of Millie Jackson and Clarence Carter, opportunities that paved the way for him to perform at the US Open in New York City and at the wedding of Douglas Kennedy, son of the former US Attorney Bobby Kennedy.
Never one to be limited to one ambition or genre, Roger appeared on several stage productions including, “Blues for a Gospel Queen” and “No Place To Be Somebody” in New York City, as well as the Kenneth Feld Production, “Madhattan”, in Las Vegas. He recorded the title song to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Star Light Express”, jingles for the Nickelodeon television station, the NBA and a blues song for the Disney Channel.
His dedication to stage performance allowed him to travel all over the world, including places such as Milano and Bologna, Italy and Lugano, Switzerland where he was a part of the “Blues to Bach” concert and Japan where he performed in the “Liberty on The Street” Japan tour. He continued to perform until his untimely demise on Wednesday November 16, 2005.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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That video was so fine. The guy or gal who put that together must have spent an inordinate amount of time finding bits in the same key & tempo from attractive subjects to make a whole. Kudos to him, which people obviously appreciate as there have been over 44 million views so far. I hope he made a few bucks out of the effort, and shared some with the performers. Bet that later never happened though.Originally Posted by TriGuy
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
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"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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On further viewing, I note the lead musician has no headphones, which tells me he was laying down the foundation track, while the others had headphones while performing indicating they were following the lead, which accounts for the matching tempo & key agreement. Still, and impressive and rewarding effort. I also wonder if the musicians were/are paid. I hate the talent getting left out of the benefits.
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
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Read more here.
This has become a much bigger thing than I realized since first encountering these recordings some years ago with the first for me being "Stand by Me".
I don't know if the artists are paid directly but I do know that many have been indirectly benefited from the exposure---not the least of which is Grandpa Elliott who has traveled widely, appearing on these works as far away as South America. I have also seen him on late night TV.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
Nov 5, 1946 - Nov 19, 2018Simply outstanding. Thanks.
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Glad you enjoyed them
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Last edited by Dave Grubb; 02-08-2018 at 05:07 PM.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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That boy certainly has some energy!
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
Nov 5, 1946 - Nov 19, 2018Notice that his guitars are Well worn. Thanks Dave.
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Here’s a nice and different treat, Ahmed Alshaiba, playing Intersteller on an Oud —
https://youtu.be/Fl3JtW8TyiE
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
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Very interesting. I had never heard of the Oud prior to this.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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