Saturday, December 30, 2023

December 30 - Davy Jones; William Croft (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for December 30th are here: Paul Bowles (2019), (Mary) Frances Allitsen (2020), David Willcocks (2021), and William Croft (2022)

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Davy Jones (30 December 1945 – 29 February 2012) was an English actor and singer, best known as a member of The Monkees.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m a…. Believer


Despite his initial high-profile after the Monkees disbanded, Jones struggled to establish himself as a solo music artist. – Wikipedia


The Monkees, of course, were synthetic,

And appealed to a period aesthetic,

But a career with the band

Was a career built on sand. —

And we are, Davy Jones, sympathetic.

 

 

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William Croft (bapt. 30 December 1678 – 14 August 1727) was an English composer and organist.  



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope in Years to Come


In certain august choir lofts

The strains you hear are William Croft’s,

But even in a humble venue

You’ll find his music playing when you

Sing, beneath the organ’s blast,

“O God, Our Help in Ages Past.”

 

 

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