Pianist, organist and composer Louis van Dyke (1941) was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease more than a year ago. Van Dyke’s delicate playing will probably be heard from time to time, but nowadays he only plays because he likes it, not because he has to. In the Autumn of 2018 I had the privilege to talk […]
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney’s brilliant pop songs
On June 18th Paul McCartney will celebrate his 75th birthday. As a composer of pop songs, the stature of the former Beatle is unprecedented. Many Beatles songs were officially written by Lennon / McCartney as a duo. Nevertheless, McCartney’s influence on the music of the most successful pop group of the sixties is evident. McCartney […]
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