One of my greatest and most valuable experiences making this record has been that I had no influence from anyone so I have really been able to make this music my own. These songs have been lost for over fifty years. They have never been recorded. The only thing I had to work with were the original lead sheets, most of which were my grandfathers handwritten scores. Finding his music was so special to me and I chose to only be influenced by what he had written on those lead sheets to create something unique, like his writing, that he would have been proud of.
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This music was written during the era of Frank Sinatra (who I LOVE), Billie Holliday, Guy Lombardo, Sammy Davis Jr, Dinah Shore etc. The superb writing talents of Ernest G. Schweikert and Frank Reardon make these beautiful songs timeless!
For those of you who have emailed me wondering why I took my old blogs down.. I didn't... just go to "view all blogs" and they are there... on the left side of your screen you can choose to view the older blogs in the blog archive....
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All of the songs on my record were written by my late grandfather, Ernest G. Schweikert and his co-writer Frank Reardon and have been lost for over fifty years. Having written songs for legends such as Billie Holliday, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Guy Lombardo, The Four Aces, Dinah Shore, Carmen MacCrae, Al Hibler, Perry Como etc, and not getting the writers royalties owed to him, my late grandfather threw every musical composition he had ever written in the garbage and never spoke of his music again because it was too painful for him. I was four when he passed away. I promised my grandmother that I would find the lost compositions of my late grandfather. She passed away the next day completely unexpected and so it was that my journey began....
I am honored to have the ability to share these beautiful works with all of you. I was able to perform some of my late grandfathers music in Paris and England. With the positive reception, I came to realize that this music has the power way beyond limitations of different languages and cultures. I hope you enjoy it!
I am also working to get certain copyright laws ammended to appropriately benefit songwriters and their heirs. I am specifically interested in addressing the lifetime of US Copyright Protection as well as the restoration of works that have fallen into the public domain.
I'm doing a lot of writing and I'm very excited about the writing process. It is an amazing experience to be able to take your emotions and put them into a tangible form of expression that someone else can feel. It's amazing to play what you just wrote and be able to HEAR how you FEEL! I hope you all like what I'm writing. Thanks for standing by me in my creative/life process.
ALL OF THE SONGS ON MY PAGE ARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTED AND PUBLISHED BY MELISSA MARQUAIS MUSIC, ASCAP. ANY UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MY MATERIAL IS COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND PUNISHABLE BY LAW.
Aww! Thanks! It's always a hit when you're around :) But I guess I better clarify that I mean a movie when I say I think a 'proposal' is in our future. lmAo And yes I DID capitalize the 'A' just for you... HAHAHA
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. ~C.S.Lewis
so Knox called me today and I called back and he never answered so i dunno what's up but i work wednesday so i'll find out!! OMG i cannot believe you got a bike, you sooo have to give me a ride sometime... I've never been on the back of a girls bike, haha Love ya doll face(ps, I'm glad you stood up for yourself and everyone)
Hello Melissa, Thank you for the nice comment about Between An Old Memory And Me. You, Shrek and the donkey are kind of like old memories. LOL. We need to catch lunch sometime. Happy Easter. Hugs, Charlie
Melissa, It's such a pleasure to meet you here on myspace:)))..Your music is beautiful!!!!..I would love to chat with you..where in Texas are you?..my email:velatukong@aol.com
Thank you very much for the add Melissa! Nice to meet you.:) How you doing? Have a fabulous week and a perfect continuations in your music! Take care. Moh.^^
I don't know what to say besides thank you for saying that. Very much. And I sincerely mean it. And I consider it an honor to call you my friend. ~Marty
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