Music

I played in my Elementary school band and a short time in my Jr. Hi band. I played the Trumpet. In my early years I seemed to take the easy out.  Dad thought I should play an instrument, a friend of his had a Sax for sale, I did love the sound of the sax, but have you ever looked at the number of keys on a sax? WOW.  
I pouted a little and said “Maybe the trumpet.” I was a little spoiled I guess, so he took the Sax back and found a used trumpet . I liked 3 keys.




I guess it is a wonder I didn’t settle for the Trombone. LOL

I played in two church bands. Sister Shirl was a show off, she could play the organ, autoharp, piano and the sissy French Horn. (LOL) (It is a joke Shirl!!!)
I said all that to say, I really do like music. 
It took me too long to realize that the singers and guitar players got the girls, by then it was too late, I had found the girl for me. And she liked me even thought I couldn’t carry a tune in a tin bucket.
But everyone in love knows music is a cement. Some songs tend to glue TWO together.I won’t name them all, but here are some tunes we smoothed to:

Perez Prado ….  Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
(the Trumpet was big here)
Bill Haley and His Comets …. Rock Around The Clock
Mitch Miller ….The Yellow Rose Of Texas

Les Baxter  …Unchained Melody (Love that one)
Four Aces …… Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (YES)
McGuire Sisters … Sincerely  (Love it)
Pat Boone ….. Ain't That A Shame
Billy Vaughn …. Melody Of Love  (Good stuff)
Fontaine Sisters  …. Hearts Of Stone
Four Lads  ….. Moments To Remember (This was good)
Chordettes  …. Mr. Sandman  (The last kiss before I ran home)
Funny, In one of her letters Sherry was bragging on Heart Break Hotel by Elvis, don’t you love it? On Parris Island? We did not listen to music. (Except the DI’s voice, “I can’t HEAR you!”)
But when I tuck her in at nights, before I come back to this computer, we still sing to each other, one of us will start these words, from Blood Sweat and Tears, “You’ve Made Me so Very Happy”:
“You’ve made me so very happy,(then we both sing), I’m so glad you came into my life, thank you  baby!”
It is funny, that it was on a lark of a trip, that included  a  professional singer piano player, Douglas Carver, when he suggested I take Sherry Harris out on a date.
The rest is history.
Nite Shipslog
PS: Doug and I eventually shared twin grandsons, excellent musicians:
https://www.facebook.com/sue.carver/videos/10206615233002513/
I cannot hear the words to the song, but I know that is our grandson Josh  on the key board and Stephen is on the Guitar. Doug is the Gray haired guy. Since passed. Thanks to Sue Ann Malenfant-Carver Doug’s daughter in law. Doug was always the gentleman.
I took the video  from her Facebook.
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