Donna Lundy » Music

Nipper

Donna — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:26:21 +0000

When I was a little girl, we used to take Lee Highway to go around the Northern Virginia suburbs. When we got close to Merrifield, we would always see this huge figure of Nipper, the dog. Nipper was the mascot for RCA records. I loved watching this big dog and the record player from the back seat of my Daddy’s car as we drove by, I don’t believe it is there any more. But it was fun to find this old photo of a childhood landmark.

Gypsy – One of My Favs

Donna — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:18:50 +0000

I have always been a fan of Stevie Nicks. I love just about every song that she has done on her own, and I love the songs by Fleetwood Mac. I would be thrilled to meet her some day.

Willie’s Interview

Donna — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:50:03 +0000

Sing it, Stevie!

Donna — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:10:15 +0000

One of my all time favorite musicians was killed years ago in a helicopter crash. At first they thought that Eric Clapton was the one killed, but it turned out that Eric had given up his seat to Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Charlie Daniels for GEICO

Donna — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:56:01 +0000

Just saw a commercial for GEICO starring Charlie Daniels. It is one of their new series that starts with the questions, “Does GEICO save you money on car insurance?” And they answer with another questions, which leads into the rest of the commercial, “Does Charlie Daniels know how to fiddle?”

The rest of the commercial show Charlie playing his fiddle in great form, the bow is frayed and he finishes with a florish, saying, “That’s how it is done!”

I love Charlie Daniels and I’m tickled that he is doing this commercial for GEICO, even though I will never buy insurance from them again.

Screw me once, shame on you. Screw me twice, shame on me.

Coconuts

Donna — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:22:36 +0000

This is another song that my father taught us to perform when we were little girls. It was originally released by Danny Kaye and there are versions by Monty Python, Pinochio and this one, from the Lion King.

Stereo Demo in 1961

Donna — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:05:37 +0000

Back in the 60’s, the development of stereo was big news for the music industry. This song was one of the great demonstrations of how cool stereo can sound. It was also a song that my father loved and he taught my two sisters and I how to sing it for that year’s family Christmas party.

Music in My Life

Donna — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:59:58 +0000

My family has had music in our lives for at least 4 generations. Music is what brought my grandfather to America from England. He came “across the pond” to join his brother, a concert pianist on tour in America. He loved it here and sent for my grandmother, and that’s how I came to speak with a mild southern accent rather than a cockney accent.

Over the years there have been a lot of songs that meant something special to me. Songs that I’ve performed, songs that were dedicated to me, and songs that bring forth memories of people, place and events that were a big part of my life. So I thought it would be fun to start trolling Youtube and posting some of them here on my blog as I find them.

You Go, Girl!

Donna — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:35:08 +0000

If you missed SNL on Saturday night, you can still watch Taylor Swift’s monologue. It’s so cute!

Boom Boom

Donna — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:47:16 +0000

This is one of my all time favorite songs, written and performed by the great, late John Lee Hooker.

This song is performed by John Lee in the Blues Brothers movie and there are other clips on YouTube. But this one from a 1966 TV show is my favorite.

I saw John Lee in concert at Wolftrap when he was in his 80’s and could not stand up to play any longer. He sat in a folding chair and gave a great show – full set – and he rocked the house.