Honor the Singers
Honor The Singers ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
August 7, 2021
Nat King Cole-silky smooth and always melodiously mellow, never has there ever been nor will there ever be, a more talented, elegant fellow
Frank Sinatra-in his prime supreme cool phrasing, would always set the mood, refined at times, so fragile with age and sometimes deliciously crude
Ella Fitzgerald-pure golden perfection, scatting Queen never mean nor obscene, each note a diamond in your ear from this majestic songstress supreme
Sarah Vaughn-would bend and play with a note, from deep robust ones to operatic flair, caressed a song and ripped your soul and made you truly care
Peggy Lee-calm, cool, icy, spicy elegance, whispery at times, always on target always hypnotic and of course forever sublime
Nancy Wilson-vibrato not always needed to rip a song to its core, every well placed note for this songstress, knocked me to the floor
Dame Shirley Bassey-POWER, power, power and drama in each note, would tickle all my goose bumps and put a lump right in my throat
Doris Day-sweetness in every perfect note and sweetness she gave to me, as hard as life might be that day, sweet Doris brought revelry
Billie Holliday-life’s injustices and misery heard in her broken and teary voice, when seeking out pure quality, dear Billie is still my choice
Louis Armstrong-the master of gravelly greatness and scatting pure supreme, man when Louis Armstrong sang, it put me in a dream
I know I haven’t honored them all
Feel free to enhance the list
For music is a private thing
I know there are many I’ve missed
Music is very personal
My singers may not be your choice
So honor your own melodious legends
And in their music always rejoice!
About this poem
Celebrating those singers who have always made life better for me.
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Written on August 07, 2021
Submitted by shulman.gary on August 07, 2021
Modified by shulman.gary on August 07, 2021
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