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11. But I Do Love You 12. Running On Empty 13. El Condor Pasa 14. Many Rivers To Cross 15. I Can Hear Music 16. Killing Me Softly With His Song 17. You Cant Always Get What you Want 18. Do You Believe In Magic 19. I Think Were Alone Now 20. Blowing In The Wind |
PAMELA DAVIS AND HER MUSIC STUDENTS PAY TRIBUTE TO VETERANS FROM PAMELA DAVIS MUSIC STUDIOS The holiday season is a great time for giving and sharing the gift of music, and in a time of war, who better to show our appreciation to than our war veterans. After tedious hours in the studio doing what she does best, Pamela Davis has finished a new CD, which features twenty songs of classic and original songs in memory of her grandmother, Minna D. Levine. For several months, Pamela has been working around the clock on the project at her Pamela Davis Music studios in Jupiter, Florida, and the final product exceeded the expectations of her musical protégés. Pamela discovered a way to combine her love for music with honoring the life work of her Grandmother Minna D Levine by producing a CD to honor war veterans with proceeds contributing to the purchase of an Upright Piano for the Community Living Center department at the VA Hospital in Rivera Beach in Palm Beach County. The CD is in honor of the selfless dedication of Minna and her devotion to improving the quality of life for veterans. Minnas passion for helping veterans began when her husband served in World War I, and continued with over 20,000 hours of service throughout her life, attending to personal needs of veterans. Minna took pride in providing privacy for amputee veterans and founded The Amputee Veterans of America. Minna continued her service as National President of The War Veterans Auxiliary from 1950 to 1954, and she became a prominent voice for veterans rights, even being heard by the Presidents of the United States. She had many achievements and continued serving veterans until age ninety-three. The CD project of Pamela and her students honors Minnas altruistic nature and establishes her legacy by bringing music that speaks to many generations. The project took on many faces throughout developmental stages of each song, and the musical selection is extremely diverse to appeal to whatever musical taste satisfies the listeners appetite. The song variety can be attributed to Pamelas experience in the music world and the input of her students. Not many understood the capability of Pamelas mastership of music and the integrity of her teaching, and the quality is reflected in the CD. Pamela personally thanked her students for working to perfect their respective parts, and she offered guidance and provided an opportunity for her students to experience professional recording. The listener can hear that Pamela takes her work seriously, but the music is mostly fun and melodic to lift the spirit. The final product is a mastered compilation of classic songs her Grandmother would be proud of and others will enjoy. The production could not have taken shape without her students, and all the students and musicians became deeply involved in the project upon hearing the initial work. What began as an idea for a tribute album has turned out to be an impressive full production of twenty-five diverse songs on a double CD set. The CD set includes dynamic music ranging from Rock, Country, Techno Dance, to Folk music, and reveals the talent of Pamelas instrumental and vocal students. What is so fascinating about the project is how all of Pamelas students that wanted to be apart of the recording were given the opportunity. It is so evident in the musical selection that the production was a team effort, and Pamela did a great job of incorporating everyone. Musical selection on the CDs include classic songs such as "Sloop John B," "I Think We're Alone Now," "I Only Want To Be With You," "Trance dance version of "You Keep Me Hanging On," " Hip Hop version of "Killing Me Softly", the classic Folk anthem "Blowing In The Wind", the John Lennon classic "Grow Old Along With Me", "But I Do Love You"," Monkees classic I'm A Believer", Suspicious Minds, I Can Hear Music, The Rose, Disneys "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat", Reggae classic "Many Rivers To Cross", "El Conda Passa", and "You Cant Always Get what you Want. Also featured on the CD is the local band called "The Connextion" who contributed one song for this project, the1960's classic ""Do You Believe In Magic". The Connextion has been in the studio recording their debut release, with Pamela Davis producing. There are a total of twenty songs on the CD. Pamela did her part to motivate
and guide each student through the recording process. Each student rose to the occasion
and performed professionally. Vocalists range on the CD from sweet tones to
sophisticated sounds, and each song is unique. Again, all proceeds will go to purchasing
an upright Piano for the Community Living Center department for the VA Hospital in Rivera
Beach in Palm Beach County. Pamelas website also features the history of
Minnas life work in service to veterans. The CD compilation set features
Pamelas gifted and dedicated music students and recording clients.
From the Jupiter Courier Newspaper Dec 2006 |