Music

Music has always been important to us. We heard music first on the radio, then by going to movies and then by watching TV. We bought records. My parents had 78's, I had 45's and LP's. We've had cassettes, and 8 track-tapes, and CD's.

Benney and I, of course, have very different memories of the music we listened to as youngsters and teens (and different tastes in music). Linda's memories include the Hollywood musicals and Benney's lean more toward Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers.

There's lots of ways to present music. I've chosen to use midi files for the sounds and link them to the lyrics. To listen to the music I've used the Windows Media Player icon:    

No music has been embedded because I believe you should hear music only when you choose to do so.

(This project was written before You Tube became so easily accessible. If I were doing it today, I'd link to You Tube Videos...I may revise it some day.)

I have written these pages to display the lyrics at the same time you're listening to the music. As of this date, everything works - if you are using Windows Media Player. Because there are many "music players" available for computers, and undoubtedly more to come, I have no way of knowing how the music will play on your computer. Some players open a new window so you can't see the lyrics at the same time. If you are using a different player, or if Windows Media Player changes, these pages may not display the way I intend.

As an alternative option, all the lyrics are printable. Use the File->Print Preview Commands. The lyrics will print in black ink with no images.

Have fun exploring and I hope some of "my music" brings back pleasant memories to you as well.

Feel free to right-click the name of any midi file and save it to your own computer. (See Disclaimer below) Please do not link directly to this website.

Here's my music categories:

• Christmas Music
• Cowboy/Western Music
• Patriotic Songs some of the songs which celebrate America
• Music of the Everly Brothers a selection of their songs
• Music of Stephen Foster
• Old Songs - a variety of old tunes
• Showtunes - songs from the movies including Disney movies and Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals.

DISCLAIMER: All the songs contained in this site are believed to be in the public domain. The music and information are intended only for personal enjoyment. I have tried to give credit to every website on which I found either the midi or the lyrics for this file. (All links worked at the time this was written but the internet is fluid...things change. Some links may no longer work.) If there is any material used on this site that the author objects to, it will be removed upon notification