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What a pleasure to hear a great singer unplugged/live. Just goes to show how he doesn’t need to rely on autotune to shine. Authentic, heartfelt vocals that let the singer shine in his own right. No cold studio processing.

Another interesting fact? Notice how Seal plays the guitar. I was wondering what chords he was playing! At first, I thought he was a standard lefty like Hendrix. But no. He’s not only playing the instrument left-handed and upside down. So, in other words, the strings from top to bottom are: High E, B, G, D, A, Low E. Now that’s unusual and different. Leave it to Seal.

Full, live recording from that studio session…

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Approximately a year ago, I introduced an eleven-year-old handpan player, Sunni Holden from Australia. I immediately fell in love with his infectious smile and his talent. Due to the number of accounts I follow on YouTube, I realized that I hadn’t had much of a chance to hear Sunni’s latest golden moments. So, today without further ado, I’m sharing some wonderfully inspiring music from the land down under. I love listening to him (and other handpan players) for mediation and as a sleep-aid. If you haven’t tried it yet, give it a shot. I hope you find it as inspiring as I do. It’s a great escape from the hectic pace of everyday life…

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It’s still unfathomable that this occurred so long ago. However, I remember it just like it happened years ago…

A typical day at Plymouth-Salem High School, until Barb walked down the hall, near the gym with an album in her hands. That album? Yes, featuring Jon Anderson on lead vocals. Extraordinary album and there was no other singer like him. It left an indelible impression and in fact, I ran out, bought the album and it still has a place in my house. So, thank you Barb and thank you, Jon.

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Several months ago, I watched Rick Beato’s breakdown of The Beatles, She’s Leaving Home, and as always enjoyed the specific points that made him love the song, whether it was the chord progressions or the use of notes not in the chord (passing notes). Then tonight I happened to run across Virgin Rock’s reaction to the same song. While praising Rick’s video and his thoughts on the composition, she stressed different reasons that made the song memorable for her.

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