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  • September 1, 2010 at 2:41 am #107760
    Susan TN
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    OK – I realize that to many of you, I AM the elderly folk.

    September 1, 2010 at 3:31 am #107761
    jessica-wolff
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    Susan, if by elderly you mean folks in their sixties, remember that they’re the first rock generation. Instead of something soothing and bland, they might like “Long Tall Sally” or “Roll Over, Beethoven.”

    September 1, 2010 at 8:10 pm #107762
    Susan TN
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    That makes a difference, doesn’t it?

    September 2, 2010 at 5:21 am #107763
    jessica-wolff
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    How about “As Time Goes By”? Because of its association with CASABLANCA, many generations love it. “Blueberry Hill” is associated for my generation with Fats Domino; but it’s actually older than that.

    September 2, 2010 at 4:30 pm #107764
    m-l-mcneel
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    Susan,

    Take a look at Old Timey Tunes for Lever Harp, by Karl Wienand.

    September 2, 2010 at 5:35 pm #107765
    Susan TN
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    OK, this looks good.

    September 2, 2010 at 10:30 pm #107766
    Misty Harrison
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    Ray Pool American Classics. Some of the songs in this book, volume 1, are not hard. I get a lot of compliments from older people when I play these and first got the book because one of the songs was the anniversary song for a couple having a 50th wedding anniversary party.

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