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Listening To The Radio
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A melodic blend of a ballad/bossa nova representing a caring and joyful relationship with a 98 year old man. For this special CD, she asked Reggie Graham, noted Sacramento jaazz/Gospel musician and her good friend to join her.
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A versatile group with a large repertoire including Smooth jazz, Latin, Funk, Swing, Covers, and Vocals in English, Spanish, French and Hawaiian.
SUZANNE BROOKS, Jazz Stylist, with a smooth, mature voice delivers sophisticated jazz vocals & moving interpretations of lyrics. Known also for passionate and moving Gospel and a repertoire of R&B, Salsa and Country tunes, as well as jazz, she delivers in a style all her own. An array of fine musicians accompany Brooks live and recording 4 CDs that can be found under her name at cdbaby.com. Some also perform in shows and some frequently in her band, aptly named The Jazz Generation. Featured on the CD "Great Women of Jazz: A Tribute" is Rolin Shafer, keyboardist, who accompanied Brooks for nearly two years; Domenico Stocchi, French bass player; Rachel Stocchi, drummer; & Odell Ross, guitarist. Her single, "Listening To The Radio" features Reggie Graham, well known jazz and Gospel pianist on this touching song music/lyrics by Brooks in 2005 in memory of Jack Hall, a grandson of slaves and son of sharecroppers, who hired her as his biographer in the last year of his life with the arrangement by Michele Weir, well known singer/pianist and jazz educator. In 2003, Brooks recorded CDs “Even Sad Memories Are Sweet” and “Miles To Go, Before I Sleep” with Eric Tillman, keyboardist who formerly accompanied the Temptations.
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Genre
Jazz • Jazz Vocals
Charts
Peak #144
Peak in subgenre #15
Author
Suzanne Brooks
Rights
Suzanne Brooks, 2005
Uploaded
June 15, 2006
Track Files
MP3
MP3 5.0 MB • 128 kbps • 5:29
Story behind the song
Written in memory of Jack Hall, grandson of slaves , son of sharecroppers, who hired Brooks as his biographer. She visited him weekly in a nursing home, singing to him. Born 1903, he died December 7, 2000. She gave his eulogy and wrote his obituary. More history of the song comes with the CD.
Lyrics
She sits up late, listening to the radio, Learning songs to sing to him Songs he'll never hear though, Why does it matter so? Her Friday night date is 98 When they're together, they smile. She holds his hand, his eyes close. She dances round his bed. Each Friday at eight, she's never late, Their time together is such a little while. She leaves all too soon, Then he's alone in his room But she still dances in his head. She sits up late, listening to the radio, Learning songs to sing to him Songs he'll never hear though, Why does it matter so? He tells her stories and things While she just dances and sings. Her Friday night date is 98 When they're together, they smile. She holds his hand, his eyes close. She dances round his bed. Each Friday at eight, she's never late, Their time together is such a little while. She leaves all too soon, Then he's alone in his room But she still dances in his head. She sits up late, listening to the radio, Learning songs to sing to him Songs he'll never hear though, Why does it matter so? She sits up late, listening to the radio, Learning songs to sing to him She sits up late, listening to the radio, Learning songs, learning songs She sits up late with the radio.
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