Carole King
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Subject: a salute to songwriters of the 60s and 70s - vljc
> A friend of mine was visiting from upstate New York this weekend. He has
just
> begun a new job as head of the music department of a private school with
> students in grades 6 through 12.
>
> Anyway, we were sitting around listening to music last night and my friend
> told me that he is planning a concert in December with the school's chorus
> and asked me if I had any ideas for what he might do. Since many of the
> parents of these kids would have been teenagers and young adults during
the
> 60s and 70s, I suggested that he put together a salute to the songwriters
of
> that period. He loved the idea, and we immediately started compiling a
list
> of some of the songwriters he should include. Here are some of the people
we
> came up with:
>
> Joni (my first suggestion, of course)
> Lennon/McCartney
> Dylan
> Stevie Wonder
> Laura Nyro
> Otis Redding
> Holland, Dozier, Holland
> Leonard Cohen
> Bert Bachrach
> Jagger/Richards
> Jimmy Webb
> James Taylor
>
> I am sure there are more songwriters we didn't think of. Do you have any
> suggestions? Also, since this concert will take place in December, some
ideas
> for holiday music written by 60s and 70s songwriters would also be
helpful.
> Please keep in mind that the songs will be sung by kids who are in the
12-18
> year-old range, and some songs may be inappropriate. (For example, I
> suggested "River" for a holiday song, but it was vetoed because the line,
"He
> loved me so naughty, he made me weak in the knees.")
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Bob
