In the world of music, May 24 holds a lot of birthday legends but in 2001 music history in Georgia took a huge hit.
The Georgia Music Hall Of Fame museum in Macon Georgia announced that it will close permanently on June 12th. The news of this loss is heartbreaking to some in the local community (including me) and a major blow in the preservation of music history in the state of Georgia and beyond. I will have more to say about this loss in future blogs.
Here is video from when the facility opened in 1996
On a brighter note, there were many birthdays in the world of music for May 24th.
Robert Zimmerman, known and loved as "Bob Dylan" was born 70 years ago on May 24th.
"Like A Rolling Stone"
Regardless of your favorite genre in music, Bob Dylan deserves much respect for his music touched many genre's and artists.
Like this original Bob Dylan song "Forever Young"
"Forever Young" is one of the many Bob Dylan songs that were covered by other artists, including PATTI LABELLE, who also shares a birthday with Bob Dylan, born just 3 years later on May 24th in 1944.
More on Patti Labelle's birthday later.
Another of my favorite Bob Dylan classics is "Knocking On Heaven's Door" from 1973
This was also covered by many including Macon Georgia native RANDY CRAWFORD
(Dedicated to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1996-2011)
So as mentioned above, May 24th is also the birthday of Patricia Louise Holte, known and love again as PATTI LABELLE, and she turned 67 and is still going strong.
The Pride and Soul Blog will do a "Soul Salute" for Miss Patti at a later date. So much going on this week. But Miss Patti isn't going anyway. Thankfully we will have her around to love for many years to come. Happy Birthday Patti Labelle!
Here is one of her classic slow jams from the 1980's "Love Need And Want You"
One day another Soul Salute will have to include the great group CAMEO and its leader LARRY BLACKMON, who was born 55 years ago on May 24th.
"Back and Forth" by Cameo
And finally, we celebrate the birthday of Roseanne Cash, daughter of Johnny and born May 24, 1955.
Just listening to music can make a day go smoothly or can heal wounds. Today the region where I live was wounded by the loss of our state's Music Hall of Fame. If you have such an entity in your area YOU MUST SUPPORT IT in every way possible. Don't just talk about it but DO IT. If you love music then respect it by supporting and preserving it. Please don't let happen to you what has happened to Georgia's music history today.
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