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Thursday, May 28, 2020

#370 – PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE – The Rascals - 1/20/2020

We celebrate the legacy of my hero, Dr Martin Luther King on this day. I suppose I could select PRIDE (In the Name of Love) which would be appropriate. Instead I choose this song which I have always loved – even before I understood its message.

Peace & Love – some would say just a slogan that defined the Sixties. I try to look past the stereotype and look at the words themselves. Webster’s definitions of peace & love are:

PEACE: harmony in personal relations
LOVE: strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties

What better ways to recall and honor Dr. King than to act out these words on this day.

The Rascals were: Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, Gene Cornish & Dino Danelli. For me, this tune epitomizes the spiritualism and power of rock & roll at its best;


1969

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