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Joel Katzowitz
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posted 10-26-2014 07:30 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Joel Katzowitz   Click Here to Email Joel Katzowitz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yesterday morning I was out for a walk, listening to my favorite "blues" station when I heard this bizarre song: Happy Blues for John Glenn. It was written and sung by Lightnin' Hopkins, a well known blues musician. Apparently he listened to Glenn's mission on the radio and was so overcome with emotion he created the song.

Jurg Bolli
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posted 10-26-2014 09:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jurg Bolli   Click Here to Email Jurg Bolli     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
One of my all time favorite blues guys!

rjurek349
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posted 10-26-2014 10:01 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for rjurek349   Click Here to Email rjurek349     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Love it, Joel, just love it! We had a chapter that didn't make it into the final cut of Marketing the Moon, looking at "moon music" and all the inspired songs from the program until that date -- even up to Duke Ellington's "Moon Maiden", sung live on TV for ABC on the night of the moon landing. There really is so much great music -- and this one has now rocketed up the charts to be one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing!

Joel Katzowitz
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posted 10-26-2014 06:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Joel Katzowitz   Click Here to Email Joel Katzowitz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm glad you enjoyed it Rich!

I had never heard the song before and I was trying to make sense of the lyrics, which I never quite did. But it was pretty cool.

Lou Chinal
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posted 10-27-2014 02:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lou Chinal   Click Here to Email Lou Chinal     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks Joel.

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