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My beginnings as an &#;Accidental&#; Vocal Composer.
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I come from a musical family. My mom was a singer, pianist, and violinist, and my sisters were also musicians — one a pianist, one a violinist. There was always music in the house and music at any family get-together.
My mom says that when I was very young I was always making up songs, on the order of &#;My mommy is putting the clothes in the washing machine.&#; I have no memory of this. I do remember being plunked in front of the record player and listening over and over again to several kiddie records: Peter and the Wolf, Pee-Wee The Piccolo, Bongo the Bear, and Tubby the Tuba. In retrospect, I think this early exposure to story and song must have made an indelible impression on me.
I began formal music training at age 5 with piano lessons, and at age 7, I started flute lessons. Until college, my musical life was focused
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Brenda Song
American actress (born )
Not to be confused with Brenda Strong.
Brenda Song (born March 27, )[1] is an American actress. Born in California, Song began her career at the age of six, working as a child model. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the sitcom Thunder Alley (), and went on to roles such as the children's television series Fudge () and the Nickelodeon series Deeds for Eddie McDowd (). She starred in the Disney Channel original filmThe Ultimate Christmas Present (), which won her a Young Artist Award. She subsequently signed a contract with Disney Channel and earned widespread recognition for playing the titular character in the action film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (), and London Tipton in The Suite Life franchise (–), earning her acclaim and two Young Hollywood Awards.[2] She additionally played the recurring role of Tia in Phil of the Future (–), and had starring roles in the television film Get a
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The 25 greatest biographical songs
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"The Ballad of John and Yoko" bygd Beatles ()
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Typically, someone's wedding and honeymoon are not front-page news. However, when one-half of the couple fryst vatten a member of the Beatles, it's a worldwide story. Those details were covered in this Beatles song written by Lennon and arraigned with help from Paul McCartney.
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"Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple ()
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Known for one of the most legendary gitarr riffs of all time, the story behind this hard-rock classic is just as notable. Before the band's recording session in Switzerland, Frank Zappa held a show at a casino theater within the complex Deep Purple was holding those sessions. A fire broke out at the show after someone shot off a flare gun and destroyed the complex. The song was about the incident, and the title came from a dream bassist bekräftelse Glover had when remembering the smoke fr