The Chrissy Morgan Newsletter Volume: 10 (11/30/17)

The Chrissy Morgan Newsletter
Volume: 10
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** Hello There!!!
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You're hearing it here first folks. A Chrissy Morgan original...I'm coining the term now. It's called... "
Senior Rock" and it's broadcasting to your airwaves whether you like it or not.
A couple of years ago I took a Coursera class online called "History of Rock" to brush up on some trivia. It was at this time that I realized that those who were there at the birth of rock & roll are now in their golden years. Some would say it began with the death of David Bowie in 2016 who was 22 in 1969. From there it has seemed as if our beloved rock idols were just dropping like flies, but when you think about it, those in there 20's in the 1960's are now in there late 70's!  (Sharon Jones pictured below.)

I would say that one of the first to make it big in the Senior Rock category is Johnny Cash with his last album, American IV: The Man Comes Around. This marked a big change in the music industry. It seemed unlikely that a frail voice, a hard lived life,  and the body of ...well a senior citizen could still make music, but that was certain to change.  The album that was released in 2002 and went platinum in 2003. Ears were opened and since then, industry standards have changed. Some of my favs to make it in the Senior Rock category include Loretta Lynn's, Van Lear Rose, Leonord Cohen's, You Want It Darker, Mavis Staples', If All I Was Was Black, the recently released Sharon Jones', Soul Of A Woman, and of course David Bowie's, Blackstar. (Leonard Cohen pictured below.)

Senior Rock has to be some of the most inspirational music there is out on the market right now.  It's an art form that tells it's listeners, "I'm not dead yet, and NEITHER are YOU!" It's a style of music in which the words themselves matter. The listener is inclined to take heed of what their elders have learned. Yes, there is a darkness that looms within their songs that tends to stick with ya as each vocalist in the senior rock category pleads with you to take their advice. Some of these talented career musicians literally work until there final breath. Yet, up until that point, they continue to promote, they continue to record, and they continue to perform. And let me tell ya, there ain't nothing like watching Leonard Cohen slam to his knees, or seeing Miss Sharon Jones dance across the stage like no other can. (Bettye LaVette pictured below.)

Well this brings me to tomorrow, Friday, December 1st at The Loving Touch in Ferndale, Michigan. Detroit rock and soul front man, Scott Morgan, has his Rough and Ready vinyl release party for an album that I'm proud to say I recorded on every track with. Our paths aligned while working with the Detroit band, The Sights, for a holiday show 3 years ago. Working with a senior rocker does take patience (We've been working on Scott's album since spring of 2015.), but knowing what he's been through to get to this point is just so motivating. He was just 16 when he performed for 13,000 fans and continued his career working with the likes of Bob Seger, Iggy Pop, and members of the MC5. Scott had continued his musical career until more recently when he was diagnosed with terminal liver cirrhosis and a stomach tumor. Did that stop him... nope. In fact his voice sounds better than ever, taking his time to convey his emotions on each recording. He worked closely with Eddie Baranek
(frontman for The Sights, The Scrappers) to write each song with intention and to record with a soulfulness with as much power as he had 5 decades ago.
(Scott Morgan pictured below.)


On April 18th of this year I was diagnosed with breast cancer and on December 5th, I'll be going through a major life changing procedure to ensure the prevention of future diagnoses. Throughout this struggle, music has helped me to keep going. Although I'm half the age of some of these senior rockers, I look to them  for encouragement and I'll keep working until I can't. And by no means has this disease stopped my vocal career.  The last two weeks alone, I'v recorded for 4 separate projects, booked a recording session for October 2018 for my solo release, and finally finished this newsletter after avoiding it to the very last minute. (Chrissy Morgan pictured below.)


Please tell me how you are. It's been a while. Find your passion and find ways do it everyday!!!

Movin on up,
Chrissy Morgan
*SING*STRETCH*SAVE*INSPIRE*

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