We Have Something In Common

As I continue to learn about the songwriters and music legends before me, I am pleasantly surprised to experience a deeper connection with some of them. This weekend I watched the 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on HBO. It was very encouraging to learn that one of the inductees, Laura Nyro, also graduated from my famed High School of Music and Art, in Manhattan. I never heard of her before the Hall of Fame ceremony. Laura’s music became hits before my time, so I do not recognize most of them. Sarah Bareillis performed the song Stoney End at the ceremony, which was made famous by Barbara Streisand. 

Laura Nyro’s music influences are from artists that I am familiar with, such as John Coltrane and Bob Dylan. One of her hits that I do recognize is called It’s Gonna Take a Miracle, made known to me by singer Deniece Williams.

Although we chose different paths of lifestyle, Laura Nyro is someone I can look up to for making hit songs that marked her legacy. I find it very interesting that Laura chose to decline several offers in the music business that could have amplified her fame. She was about the music. I love learning how hit songwriters maintain their privacy and still get the industry recognition they deserve.

I am grateful for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame because it provides exposure to music legends I would not have known about without their acknowledgement. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has a treasure of industry experiences for all musicians to learn about. Like Laura Nyro, I look forward to my music becoming well known with the help of other singers making them hits. Music that lasts forever will go down in history as timeless and continue to move souls.