Jerry--

Yes, a CD of black shape-note singers sounds great. I suppose I can't ask my usual question about paying.

We're listening to the first R & B CD every day (roots of R& B). I've memorized "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" (of course it helps that it only has one verse). There are so many songs, especially on that one, that I'd heard of but never heard all the way through. I only remember "When the Swallows.." from a Popeye cartoon, I think, when Popeye and co are on a beach and it's playing on their radio. Then a big wind comes up and sweeps them all away--so you only ever hear the first line.

Similarly with "You Only Hurt the One You Love"--I'd only ever heard the first line. So now I've memorized the song (again it only has one verse).

I'm also learning "Old Rocking Chair's Got Me" including the call and reponse part.


The Gospel Messengers CD, as I said, is a huge hit here. Jan plays it every day for 17-month old Henry, and claps along with it. So now Henry also claps along. Jan says it's the kind of gospel she's been looking for in the US--and used to hear in the UK when she went to a black church.