in his time by maranatha! Music

We all know that everything we want, and need and deserve will only come to us "in God's time"...

Sometimes each of us need to just stop and take a few minutes to be quiet and listen...to Him!

When I was a teenager this song seemed so far into the future, almost like scientific futuristic...

Written by Rick Evans in 1964 and originally released in 1968 it was a song about mankind's journey over 10,000 years.

He wrote it in 10 minutes in the back of a VW van after a night of partying and smoking weed. It became the 1969 record of the year in U.S. on Billboard.

The message  here seems to be a community of people respecting everyone's differences, making  better decisions for our future 

The Jackson 5 made their first television  appearance in 1969 at the Miss Black America pageant.

(Not a real good copy)

Rolling Stone magazine later described young Michael as "a prodigy" with "overwhelming musical gifts" and he went on to quickly emerge as the main draw and lead singer.

Michael commanded the stage even back then...

www.edsullivan.com/artists/jacksn-5

We miss Michael Jackson!!!   R.I.P

This song was written in 1940 by Woody Guthrie, a folk singer who was tired of hearing Kate Smith always sing 'God Bless America' through the 1930s.

The song was iinducted into Grammy Hall of Fame in 1989. Then in 2002 the song was chosen by the Library of Congress to be added the the National Recording Registry. In 2021 it was listed at #229 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Greatest Songs of all Time.

This  song was written  in 1932 by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connolly & Harry Woods who were British composers.

Otis Redding released his version in 1966.

He was born September 9, 1941 in Georgia, and died December 10,1967 in Wisconsin and was nicknamed the "King of Soul."

Otis and others were traveling in his plane to an appearance in Madison, Wisconsin and were 4 miles from their destination when the plane went down. He died along with the pilot,  4 Bar-Kays members (one survived0 and their valet.

R.i.P

I always liked this song but never knew who sang it...

The Doobie Brothers, were formed by Tom  Johnston in 1970 in San Jose, California.

When Johnston started to have health issues and ended up with a bleeding ulcer he was replaced with Michael McDonald temporarily in April of 1975. He had been working with Steely Dan. McDonald's voice and keyboard talent earned him a permanent place in  the band.

They disbanded in 1982 because Patrick Simmons and Michael McDonald wanted to concentrate on solo careers.

Bob Marley hoped to curb political violence with his 1978 return oncert but it did not get the result he was hoping for.

It was meant to be a "handshake felt across the land' of Jamaica.

This was his first performance since the assassination attempt on his life and that of his wife, Rita in 1976.

He said to his audience:

"I just want to shake hands and show the people that we're gonna make it right, we're gonna unite; we're gonna make it right, we've got to unite!"

Bono of U2 and members of the group were all going through some transformative times and were a little lost. They were invited by Dalai Lama to a festival called "Oneness"...and there and then they  framed the song "One."

One cuts through to the heart of a relationship..not necessarily a romantic one.

This soong has also been linked to Bono's work as a social activist and even lending its name to the ONE campaign. which he co-founded with Bobby Shriver (cousin to RFK Jr.) and Jamie Drummond.

Andra Day wrote this song in 2015 to remind herself "to stand up because if you can stand up then you can take the next step, if you can take the next step, you can take the one after that."

She had no idea it would become and anthem of protest and empowerment.

Ms. day says music should be used as a platform to do good...she is an advocate to put an end to global poverty.

John Sebastian wrote this song in May of 1965 after being inspired by a teenage girl in the audience of one of their performances.

This song was written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays in 1949 as a protest song and they recorded it as their  group, The Weavers. 

In 1962 it was a #10 hit by Peter, Paul & Mary and then in 1963 it became a #3 hit by Trini Lopez.

Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong performing in the 1956 movie "High Society."

This song was written by Rob Parissi (lead singer of Wild Cherry) and was recorded as a single, released in April of 1976

It hit #1 on Billboard Hot 100 in September 1976 and was also #1 on Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.

The song was certified platinum for over 2.5 million records sold just in the US.

Original band members singing their 1976 hit Live in 2014 and giving a little background on how they started!