10/25/08 Playlist - Guest: Simpli Lauri

Playlist:

Brook Benton - Hotel Happiness
Sam Cooke - Soothe Me
Al Kooper - I Can't Quit Her (being inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame this week in Nashville)
Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools
Searching For My Love - Bobby Moore and the Rhythm Aces
The Name Game - Shirley Ellis
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My in-studio guest was one of the singer/songwriters I see often in Nashville who has one of my favorite voices: Simpli Lauri along with her co-writer husband, Steve. I was distracted all week and didn't have much opportunity to prepare for the interview. They got a little lost on the way, so they stopped someplace and pulled someone off a cell phone call to ask directions! But anyhow, we got the interview in.

Tracks from her CD Body and Soul:
Whispers of Angels
Let Go of Me

Websites:
simplilaurimusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/simplylauri

Book: Can You Feel My Tears?
Written to comfort and inspire other families who face a grave illness, this moving, deeply personal memoir Can You Feel My Tears? is a heart wrenching tale of loss and renewal and a testament to the love of life and the joy of family.

The cost is $15.00, paid shipping to anywhere in the continental US. Mail a check or money order to:

Lauri Merrow
PO Box 191
La Vergne, TN 37086

Project Child Smiles: The idea is to pair artists up with children who are going through the hardship of an illness, or find themselves in the joyfulness of a remission, and they can share the ups and downs together, bringing smiles to the faces of children.
http://www.myspace.com/projectsmiles
http://www.simplilaurimusic.com/project_child_smiles

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George Adams - Turn The Knife (rave review in Wendy V's Nashville Blend)
Cal Smith - Country Bumpkin (which was the track I wanted to play but I said I thought it would be Barbara Lewis, figuring the comp disk would be up to its old tricks again. That does it. I think on a future show I am just going to track through the disk and figure out what the missing song is and make sure I don't front announce anything.)