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Riding the Love Train
Minnesotans (among others) want off. Plus much more.
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p>Obviously Terry McAuliffe is what Robert Byrd would call a
“reneger.”
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Kevin McGehee
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Coweta County, GA
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IN THE BLACK
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Re: Lawrence Henry’s
Playing
With the Band
:
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I am a 56-year-old who can still play my 48- or 49-year-old all original trumpet. There is nothing like playing those melodies you wrote of. About ten years ago, after dragging piano around the country for years I discovered a great secret that my teachers had failed to teach me — play the black keys so you can read the music — and now I can play the ballads and tunes of the ages, with my best the Nat King Cole stuff.
p>It is a liberating and lifting experience to make music — thanks for your piece. br> — John Dunn /p>Lawrence Henry replies: What a wonderful letter! It appears, by the way, that some famous composers, including Billy Strayhorn (whose favorite key was Db), and Irving Berlin (who could only play in F#), could only play the black keys. Something to think about.
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