When I was a little girl, I loved going to church with my grandparents and singing old gospel hymns with them. My Grandmother and my...

Waiting can be so hard! Recently, I have been waiting for my high school senior to decide his next steps in life. While my husband and I...

The final playlist for The War Song Series is here! I just finished putting together a Spotify playlist for The Final Song. Just like the...

A couple of months ago, I gave you a playlist for Songbird, the first book in The War Song Series. Today, I have another one for you for...

Do you love old big band and gospel music like me? If so or if you just want to check out some older hits from our country's past, I have...

My Spotify personal playlist is diverse to say the least. I have everything from hip hop to country to Christian to show tunes to oldies...

“All I want is lovin' you and music, music, music,” Ava sings with the big band throughout The Final Song. It was a song that reflected...

It’s May, and summer is almost here! My boys are about to be out of school, and our schedules are relaxing a little, so I’m in the mood...

Bing is still singing in my mind. At Halloween, as I do every year, I watched The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad and listened to Bing...

This week in the month of September is a week of remembering. It is a week to remember the 2,977 people who died during the horrific...

A co-worker recently suggested that I do a search on my computer for “U.S. Treasury” and “Guest Star.” Those two things did not seem to...

Music is powerful. It can excite, proclaim, lament, soothe, and even heal the heart. During times of uncertainty, music can help sustain...

Do you know which famous song was first published in 1913 and recorded by such musical greats as Al Jolson, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland,...

Love songs from the 1940s could be dreamy, sentimental, emotionally moving, and, sometimes, comical. Some of them were just downright...

Here’s a summer treat – one of my all-time favorite songs of the 1940s. I give you “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” recorded by Louis Jordan and His...

Valentine’s Day after World War II was wonderful for some and terrible for others. For some, they were reunited with their lovers coming...

One of the best things about Christmas is the music. "Joy to the World," "Jingle Bells," "White Christmas" – we hear them countless times...

Have you ever been away from home for a long time? Remember how you felt when you finally returned? This popular big band song captured...

For Christmas, I would like to give you the gift of music. The Merriest was recorded by June Christy in 1961 on her holiday album. The...

Big band singers of the 1940s had such pure, vibrant voices, and Helen Forrest was one of the best. She was a female lead vocalist for...