IS ORPHEUS HERE?
IN THE DAWN OF SOUND
On the night with a increasing full moon high in the sky facing bright Capella and flying Orion and old Taurus above the Hudson river and New York City, a music man was born to a household with a piano, recordings, the radio and weekend jazz music. He took up drums early on, not yet knowing guitar was his mode, and writing his voice. After he heard Neil Young's Heart of Gold and Bob Dylans' Freewheelin, and the deep roots of folk and rock had been set from the first days of Elvis and Bill Haley and Buddy Holly. But he had already heard Ella, Nat Cole, and Frank Sinatra long before he recognized who they were, and Bo and Fats and Chubby led the way along with Chuck and Muddy underneath the backbeat of sound. Now Orpheus lives in them all, but who would recall, or believe he was still alive, today?
They say Rock may have actually been born in 56', but it took root long before, in the deep jungle or by coastal waters, in the ancient rhythms re-routed from Africa and Ireland and even before in the Persian, Nordic and Germanic people who migrated out from the root races of Mesopatamia, probably sourced in even deeper patterns before that.
First came the sound, and later the tools, of the drum and the dancing, the harmonics of bird song and wind or rain, repeated in the music that was a stable of all cultures. Just as the same air was breathed by Shakespeare and Dante and Plato before them, the myth of Orpheus came of the ancients, then born in every man.
Then as the Gods play on, early was Orpheus exploring the pastures and deserts, the great mountains or the woods and oceans. And so it was the seeker of soul, the Sol Rocker, was himself found far beyond his 4-acre house line, from or through the old road trails to the railroad tracks, often resting and just listening to nature, or the wind, or the sound of silence. It was a calm where he could hear music in the earth. There was little movement of man, and this he felt but did not know, had taken place outside the circle of the world where he walked. Recalling unseen worlds and lifetimes, perhaps walking with an Indian, or a pioneer, or as a soldier, or sailor, listening always for the sound, or the voice. He was taking other explorations from an unknown past, and he felt it, like the music, that did not know its' source. The search was on.
Now Orpheus is missing. Like the wind and ocean gone calm, he had disappeared before, but this time his wife has called us to find him, because this time he was never more satisfied with his life. And she seeks him still. So we ask you, the sound person, because Orpheus may have gone away, but we know this time it's different. His history holds clues to his whereabouts, for a wave always comes and always goes. When Neil Young spoke of the Southern Man, and the unknown legend, he speaks to Orpheus. And every song is a symphony too. Wee haven't found the true mystery yet, spoken of in the oracle at Delphi, which Orpheus was once apart. That's why we want to find him. It is to find ourselves.
Now we do have the story to tell. The story lives, because it may be the music is failing now, falling below its intended return to the source, and the world is in need of music, and its source, the sound, for if not, then all is lost. And it has to come through a channel, the musical one, the Orpheus. First, you may know him as we do, and maybe you can bring him home, or help us find him. He may have gone undercover, or was kidnapped. We just don't know, for if he is like a cat, he may have yet another life.
THE SUNSET IN YOUR EYES
Today, we know, the Legend lives on. The songs have been written, the music has been made, the musicians live in their mansions or seclusions, or they have gone and passed on, and the people continue to wonder just the same. We may not be able to forget the legacy. More, the legacy is really something we need to know, because the 'sound' could be much more than we know. Orpheus is the soul rocker, and if he needs to be laid to rest, it could mean the music dies with him. But if he is like you and I, his spirit lives on. This is the mystery of Orpheus.
"AND WE KNEW THE TIME WOULD COME
AND WE KNEW WHEN DAY IS DONE
BEAUTY STANDS IN A RED VELVET DRESS
JUST HOW DID YOU COME TO BE SO BLESSED?
SUNSET COLORS OPEN YOUR MIND
BLUE RED YELLOW GREEN FLASH SURPRISE
YOUR EYES REFLECT THE SMILE INSIDE
BUT HOW DID YOU GET THAT SUNSET IN YOUR EYES?"
"Sunset in your eyes" copyright WORDS AND MUSIC 2008 Eagle Works
12 DISCIPLES OF MODERN MUSIC
TOP 60 OF THE 60'S
THE GREATS IN MUSICAL HISTORY
THE STORY OF THE SOUND
ORPHEUS LIVES
EAGLEPEDIA MUSICAL LISTS
LISTEN TO THE SOUND
Original 52 rock (2 for every letter) and 8 rhythm Soul stars
Allmans airplane beatles beach boys csny cream/clapton dylan doors elvis elton john fleetwood mac pink floyd grateful dead/garcia genesis hendrix holly paul simon joni mitchell janis joplin joe walsh/eagles kinks carole king love lovin spoonful moody blues mamas and papas
Neil young/buffalo springfield ricky nelson roy orbison ozzy pretenders petty queen rolling stones robbie robertson and the Band santana steppenwolf james taylor CaT stevens ChUck berry jethro tUll Van morrison velvet underground who winwood /Traffic yardbyrds bYrds zappa Zeppelin and Q and X factors U2 / Jackson Browne moby grape represent continuity, currency, and individual groups.
Sam Cooke James Brown Aretha Franklin Michael Jackson Marvin Gaye Muddy Waters Otis Redding Bob Marley
12 disciples of modern rock: Peter (Townshend), John (Lennon), James (Hendrix), James (Brown), Philip (Collins) or Michael (Philip) Jagger, Thad (Thelonius Monk) Paul (Mccartney), (paul) Simon, James (Taylor), Matthew's (Dave), (B J) Thomas, (David Clayton) Thomas "One Child", or Ray (Thomas) and Justin Hayward (moody blues), Nathaniel (King Cole), Judas - Dylan (once was called), McCartney ("Hey Jude"), Nathalniel (King Cole),Andrew (Loog Oldham) of rolling stones producer and Andrew (Lloyd Webber) Stage.
THE THEMES OF THE 12 APOSTLES OF ROCK
Where we see WHAT IS IN A NAME is also the sound or living word coming through the players or musician or songs, these twelve 'apostles' issued key songs such as Imagine, Let My love open the door, All you need is love, Fire and Rain, All along the Watchtower, I feel Good, Genesis, God gave me, Sound of Silence, In search of the lost Chord, Unforgettable and key styles of folk, rock, R and B, soul, gospel, country, blues, show, production and intrumental sound.
The definitive original rock and roll of fame? This is our list.
