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In case you didn't know, I love the Beatles...Now and Then was part of two cassettes of material Yoko Ono gave Paul McCartney many years after John Lennon’s death. Of course, George Harrison is no longer with us, having passed away in 2001, but in the mid-90s, the three remaining Beatles took two songs John wrote and released them as Beatles tunes. They were Real Love and Free as a Bird, which I...

In the third grade I wanted to be "somebody" and thought I could sing and dance my way to stardom. When asked for voice lessons, my Dad asked me to "try out" for him and my Mother at 7pm that night. I worked all day on my rendition of "Sunny", dressed up and hit the living room sound stage at 7 sharp. Swirling his scotch and water, holding a clipboard, my Dad said, "Go ahead, sing". Now, I...

When Leigh Met Harry… Do you believe in coincidences? Do you believe that everything happens for a reason? I do – to an extent. A better term for me is synchronicity. Coincidence is actually defined as when two parts meet in perfect symmetry. In other words, the incident or circumstance was designed to happen. Over the years, I have studied a great deal. The last few, my...

They were the driving force behind the Fifth Dimension. Marilyn McCoo's hypnotic, calming voice rang out with a soothing, cooling optimism that was so missing in the chaos that was the 60s. When Billy blended in his voice, songs like Up, Up and Away, Aquarius and Let The Sunshine In became classics that defined the era. Still, I was all set not to like them. Not many people who can...