Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!
Suggested Listening postings are published on Fridays; and our next Suggested Listening posting will be out on Friday, June 3, 2022.
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And here are the “baker’s” 10 recommended songs of the week!
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America by Simon & Garfunkel (Genre: Folk, Singer-Songwriter)
From The Album: Bookends (1968)
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America The Beautiful by Ray Charles (Genre: Vocal, R&B)
From The Collection: True Genius (2001)
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Arlington by Trace Adkins (Genre: Country)
From The Album: Songs About Me (2005)
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The Ballad for the Fallen Soldier by The Isley Brothers (Genre: R&B)
From The Album: The Complete RCA Victor and T-Neck Album Masters (2005)
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Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by The Andrews (Genre: Big Band, Vocal, Swing)
From The Album: 20th Century Masters: Best Of The Andrews Sisters (The Millennium Collection) by The Andrews Sisters (2000)
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Color Me America by Dolly Parton (Genre: Country)
From The Album: For God And Country (2003)
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I Will Remember You by Sarah McLachlan (Genre: Vocal)
From The Album: Afterglow Live (2004)
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Run Mourner, Run by Sweet Honey in the Rock (Genre: Vocal)
From The Album: Songs of the Civil War (1991)
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This Is My Country by Levon Helm & Mavis Staples (Genre: Vocal, Rock, R&B)
From The Album: Carry Me Home (2022; recorded live in 2011)
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This Land Is Your Land by Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings (Genre: R&B, Vocal)
From The Album: Naturally (2005)
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The Vacant Chair by The New Lost City Ramblers (Genre: Folk)
From The Album: Songs of the Civil War (1960/2004)
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And as a bonus, since Memorial Day is Monday; here is a reading of John McCrae’s World War I era poem In Flanders Fields, read by Linus, who is accompanied to Flanders by Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Marcia, Snoopy & Woodstock:
In Flanders Fields read by Linus
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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week
The Civil War: The Original Soundtrack (to the Ken Burns TV documentary) by Various Artists
And from the album the song
Ashokan Farewell by Jay Unger & Molly Mason
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Have a great weekend,
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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REFERENCES:
Print References
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn
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ONLINE REFERENCES
Aldrich, M. A. A. J. (2022, March 23). 35 Memorial Day Songs to Put on Your Patriotic Playlist. Country Living. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/news/g4450/memorial-day-songs/
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Bofah, A. D. A. Y. (2021, May 21). 30 Memorial Day Songs to Celebrate America and Honor Our Heroes. Good Housekeeping. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/a32393979/memorial-day-songs/
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Rindner, M. J. A. G. (2021, May 11). 25 Patriotic Fourth of July Songs to Celebrate America. Oprah Daily. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g27796965/patriotic-fourth-of-july-songs/
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Songs of the Civil War by Smithsonian Folkways. (n.d.). Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved May 26, 2022, from https://folkways.si.edu/songs-of-the-civil-war-by-smithsonian-folkways/music/playlist/smithsonian
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Online Catalog Links:
StarCat
The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, etc.
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The Digital Catalog, web version of Libby
The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos.
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The Libby App
Libby is the companion app to the Digital Catalog and may be found in the Apple & Google app.
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Hoopla
A catalog of instant check out items, including eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, TV shows and movies for patrons of the Southeast Steuben County Library.
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