I joined up today because I am finding so many Old School Music Lovers are on Tumblr via my OldSchlMusicLvr Twitter account.
Interestingly enough, when I joined up today, the headline of my first memo from the Staff read:
Today, Tumblr passed one BILLION posts!
So better late than never for me. It will take me a while to get used to how to maneuver my way around the community there, but I did manage to “favorite” a few posts and “re-blog” a great Temptations video. Please be patient with me until I feel my way around and pretty the place up. Right now I am using a plain vanilla theme.
I think this will be a much better venue for me to meet fellow OSMLvrs. Twitter seems to be down (because it is “Over Capacity”) whenever I want to sit down and work with it, so I haven’t been able to meet as many folks as I would like to over there.
This also affords me the opportunity to speak on classic cuts that I am listening to at any given moment, that are not in line with the current month’s theme here on this main blog.
I am looking forward to this new venture.
My Tumblr location is http://OSML.tumblr.com
Hope to see you there in the weeks to come once I get rolling along with it.
Oh, and just one more thing — today is my Blogiversary! I started this blog 8/23/2007, making it 3 years old today. I just realized that OSML Tumblr will have the same Blogiversary as Old School Music Lover. Yeah me! 
Musically Yours,
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June 23, 2010
Loretta Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and Willie Nelson’s Red Headed Stranger were among the 25 recordings named to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress on Wednesday (June 23). The recordings were recognized for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Lynn’s signature song was released in 1970. Nelson’s album was issued in 1975. All recordings must be at least 10 years old to be inducted. Recordings by Tupac Shakur, R.E.M., Patti Smith and The Band were also named to the registry, which now includes 300 titles spanning the years 1913 to 1995. Nominations were gathered from online public submissions and the Library of Congress’ National Recording Preservation Board, comprised of leaders in the fields of music, recorded sound and preservation. (SOURCE: CMT NEWS)
Willie and Loretta are two of my favorite artists. In fact I just watched ”The Coal Miner’s Daughter” the other night for the what is probably the 30th time. I can watch it along with “Sweet Dreams” over and over again and never tire of those two musical biograpies.
Congratulations to all of the nominees. I am not familiar with the music of REM, Patty Smith and The Band, but I definitely know that Tupac’s lyrics deserve to be immortalized in the registry for posterity.
What to you think of the selection of artists?
BTW, a few days ago this site was down (and I sincerely apologize) and now today when I went to the Sister site to post this news — the server was down. So readers, I am still looking for a good a reliable dedicated server host. If you know of one I would appreciated hearing form you very much.
Musically Yours,
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News Release
BET AWARDS Will Take Place June 27, 2010 @ 8 PM/ET from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Hosted by Queen Latifah
NEW YORK, June 15 /PRNewswire/ – Dearly Beloved… on June 27 we will gather at the Shrine Auditorium and mark the 10 year anniversary of the hottest award show in cable television, the BET AWARDS. This year, BET will honor the musical legacy and genius that is Prince as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor bestowed to the most significant and influential individuals in music history.
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A musical legend, Prince is one of the most talented, successful and prolific musicians ever, producing ten platinum albums, thirty Top 40 singles to this point in his career. His unique, individual and stunningly original musical style broke barriers and has influenced almost every music maker of the past 30 years. Prince’s music transcends all generations.
Since its inception, the BET AWARDS has given the Lifetime Achievement Award to the most deserving artists in music history. Whitney Houston (2001), Earth Wind & Fire (2002), James Brown (2003), Isley Brothers (2004), Gladys Knight (2005), Chaka Khan (2006), Diana Ross (2007), Al Green (2008), The O’Jays (2009)… and now Prince is inducted into this elite group.
“We are humbled that Prince will be our lifetime achievement award recipient,” said Stephen G. Hill, President of Programming, Music and Specials. “Genre smasher, virtuoso musician, one of the most emotional singers of all time; words are too weak to describe just what he means to our culture. We have a different kind of tribute planned for him as his unique style deserves a unique honor. Prince is dynamic. Prince is genius. Prince is music.”
For continuous BET AWARDS ’10 updates, please visit: http://www.bet.com/betawards. Additionally, stay on the pulse of any and everything relating to the BET AWARDS ’10 through our Twitter page at www.twitter.com/BETAWARDS (hash tag: #BETAWARDS) and Facebook fan page atwww.facebook.com/TheBETAwards.
About BET Networks
BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks – BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom, Middle East & Africa and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.
SOURCE BET Networks
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