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Oh, my! Haven’t heard the first rendition in a long time. And James Taylor, too, a favourite from my adolescence. I agree with Anne, Saturdays are happier because of you.

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Holly, it pleases me to know that James Taylor is still creating beautiful music after all these years .. new (and old). He was my very favorite of that era, and no question about that. His "Carolina in My Mind" was one of the tunes my friend and I did, and on few occasions when I am asked to play and sing now, it's still on the repertoire and everyone sings along! Stay tuned, because next week's song is another such for me!

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That’s a great story and a charming rendition of the song. My goodness, I really enjoyed his Ed Sullivan performance! He was a more than “competent” piano player himself. He was a delightful entertainer.

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Margaret, I thought the same thing when I saw him. What an entertainer! But in those "trackless" days of recording, everyone had to be "on" at once. And boy! was Austin right about that song. The Victor company had to reap a fortune on that one.

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ditto to all this, plus a nod to Ed Sullivan who escorted us through the best of times with talent such as Gene.

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Ed had an eye and ear for talent, but I find his bringing back these "oldsters" for a last hurrah on this show particularly endearing. And the audiences ate it up! That last shot from the clip with Ed shaking Gene's hand as he exited the stage, with a comment "Eighty-six million!" showed such genuine praise and appreciation. What a different world.

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What a treasure of a relic this is! I love that workmanlike little piano, the swoony cello, the tweety bird….🥰 My dad, born in 1933, whistled like that. What a tale, too….thank you!

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The recording is SO charming, and I really could tell when I heard it that James Taylor had listened carefully to it, as well. That piano! The whistling! My own father was born in 1930 and my mother in 1934 .. and what a time for music. It was "in the air."

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With all that is happening in the world right now, these truly delightful articles are much needed and warm our hearts. Thank you.

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Thank you so much! We had that same thought when we began W&S. My husband has written his share of social commentary -- which in our times means being Jeremiah more often than not! We wanted to do some actual reclaiming of what has been lost of a great cultural heritage, and we wanted our work to elevate people, lift them up. Well, it's been lifting US up, too, to do this project.

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Ditto! Love the story behind that first recording!

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What a story! I couldn't resist sharing that one.

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What a lovely thing to say, Anne. I’ll second it. Thank you, Debra.

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And you made my day, too, Frances!

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Thank you, Debra. Saturdays are always better because of you.

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Anne, you made my day just now.

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