John loves Paul Simon's work - Stephen Foster, too.
I figure Stephen Foster did two things for those who were to follow:
1. Wrote fine, fine stuff in a variety of styles and emotions, and
2. Was the first songwriter to really build a career on it and make good use of those new fangled Copyright Laws. He lost it all later, but that doesn't undercut the business precedent he set.
There's an album out this last year of Steven Foster songs done by some of today's best performers. The songs stand, and stand tall today. Find the collection.
John & Gord will be discovered and rediscovered by young musicians who choose to seek. Same-same Stephen Foster.
Quite a legacy and tradition they've handed us to pass on to the next wave.
The Rez
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It was a Beautiful Rainbow
A Beautiful Time in my Life
A Thing to Share
A Time to Care
To Be Alive
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