“Cover Me” Sundays-Patriotic Songs
On this weekend when we take time out to honor the men and women who gave their lives in military service to this country, I thought it might be appropriate to pick a few “covers” from the Patriotic Songbook.
Tags: Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles
Ivan Orr is a musician/social critic whose creative output runs the gamut from provocative to entertaining. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Music, Ivan holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music(Jazz Studies Emphasis) with a minor in African American Studies. During the 1990’s and early 2000’s Ivan was involved with The Music Resource Center in Charlottesville, VA.