Your Brain on Music - Johnny J Blair - Toured with the Monkees
- S1E5
- 39:07
- November 11th 2024
“Singer at Large” Johnny J. Blair has been playing music professionally since the 1980s, having toured internationally, released many recordings, and worked with major artists. However, over the years, one of his joys is to perform for the residents in assisted living homes. “I’ve played the Royal Albert Hall, Disney, Las Vegas, cruise ships, temples in India, and little places all over the world, but there’s something special about playing for our ‘seasoned citizens.’” Johnny’s set includes familiar songs from The Great American Songbook (Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, Hank Williams, folk songs), Elvis Presley, “The Rat Pack” (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin), movies (Sound of Music, Mary Poppins), “cowboy songs” (Gene Autry, Sons of the Pioneers), and much more.
https://johnnyjblairmusic.com
Connie Tomaino offers practical tips for you to use music in your everyday life for health and wellness.
We thank listener Denny Sarokin for sharing his thoughts on a song that has impacted his life.
https://dennysarokin.com
Thanks to Jim Nantz for our introduction and to Ariel Sol for the original music. https://www.arielsol.com/
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Your Brain On Music
Each week we dissect a famous song from both a layman's perspective (mine) and a scientific perspective offered by guest neuroscientists, musicologists and more.
We will explore things like:
- What makes this song iconic and intriguing?
- What is your initial reaction and interpretation of the song?
- How does this song make you feel? What emotions, memories are stirred?
- What is happening in our brains when we listen to it?
- What musical elements contribute to the songs impact?
- Can we learn anything from the production techniques?
- How do the vocal delivery, instrumentation, arrangement contribute to the mood and atmosphere?
- How has the song influenced music culture?
- How can listeners deepen their appreciation of the song after understanding its elements?
We will invite celebrity music guests to talk about music in their lives and how songs, beyond their own, have impacted their lives, including that day's featured song.
Connie Tomaino, co-founder of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function, will offer practical tips for using music for overall wellness, particularly for caregivers, older loved ones and vulnerable populations where music is their last lifeline.
Finally, listeners will share their personal stories about how music has impacted them personally.
Meet the Host
Anthony has been a gigging musician since he was 12. As a healthcare professional he is an influencer, professional speaker, and consultant in the health, aging and caregiver fields.
He has combined his two passions to create Sage Stream, a live-stream, real-time, interactive, video music streaming network for older adults.
He is president of The Aging Experience, a board member of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function as well as a member of the Nationwide Financial / National Council on Aging Health and Wellness Roundtable and the Bank of America Elder Care Policy Roundtable.
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