tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89690896957787065522024-03-12T21:16:24.819-07:00The Musical Moods of Mark: AtoZ Music ShopMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06823738170569457241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969089695778706552.post-4272309422885291222018-09-08T13:15:00.002-07:002018-09-08T18:47:31.528-07:00Music History for Week of September 2nd - Pick The BEST!!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Musically-Speaking, On This Day ...</h2>
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So which one was the most momentous event in music history this past week? You decide!!</h3>
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<li>September 2, 1935 - <span style="color: #990000;"><b>George Gershwin</b></span> completed the orchestral score for the opera Porgy and Bess.</li>
<li>September 3, 2017 - <span style="color: #990000;"><b>Walter Becker</b></span>, co-founder and guitarist for the US band Steely Dan died aged 67.</li>
<li>September 4, 1962 - <span style="color: #990000;"><b>The Beatles</b></span> first formal recording session at EMI's Abbey Road studios took place.</li>
<li>September 5, 1946 - Born on this day, <span style="color: #990000;"><b>Freddie Mercury</b></span>, singer, Queen.</li>
<li>September 6, 1970 - <span style="color: #990000;"><b>Jimi Hendrix</b></span> made his final live appearance when he appeared at the Isle of Fehmarn in Germany.</li>
<li>September 7, 1936 - Born on this day in Lubbock, TX., <span style="color: #990000;"><b>Charles Hardin Holley</b></span> (<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Buddy Holly</b></span>).</li>
<li>September 8, 1984 - <span style="color: #990000;"><b>Stevie Wonder</b></span> had his first UK No.1 with 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'. </li>
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Leave your comments and I'll post the results next week! </div>
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Until then, <b>Happy Tunes</b>!! 😁</div>
Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06823738170569457241noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8969089695778706552.post-76229277412364215542016-08-09T10:57:00.001-07:002018-09-08T09:10:52.393-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Because electric guitars are quite different in the way that they produce the sound, the body of an electric guitar is built quite differently to that of an acoustic or classical one. On a classical guitar, the strings, when plucked or struck, resonate, vibrating the air inside the body cavity. This hollow body cavity vibrates with the sound of the strings, and amplifies the notes. On an electric guitar however, the sound is amplified only by an external, electronic amplifier, and so the body of an electric guitar is usually solid, since no air vibration or cavity is needed. Indeed, without the external amplifier the sound of an electric guitar on its own is fairly pitiful. The body of an electric guitar is usually made of wood, although the pick-guard is normally plastic.</span></div>
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