tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81041952771808468902024-03-05T16:55:02.726-06:00MOMENTS WITH MEGaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358977156569393289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104195277180846890.post-23333391035127778232017-01-01T18:06:00.001-06:002022-03-03T23:43:37.656-06:00Good-Bye<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Dear friends and fellow bloggers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I am officially leaving the blogging sphere for a while, maybe forever. I have such limited time, and inspiration has been low. Should either of those things change, I'll reconsider.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I pray something I've said has helped you in real life, and I will occasionally visit to see what's going on in your world. If any of you wish to find me on Facebook, you should be able to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Till we meet again, </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Adios.</span>Gaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358977156569393289noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104195277180846890.post-12718134011584900832015-11-13T19:06:00.002-06:002023-08-22T11:55:15.128-05:00Sharing My Gift With The Governor<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of my greatest honors as a singer/songwriter, was
meeting Louisiana’s two-term governor Jimmie Davis. He was first elected to office in 1944, and then again in 1960. As a nationally know</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n singer/songwriter, with several Top Five singles on the country charts during his first term in office, he was <span style="background-color: white;">o</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ften referred to as </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the Singing Governor.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I had the privilege of sharing a concert stage with Governor Davis in 1982. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">fter the concert, he expressed
a love of our sound and an interest in my songs. At the age of 84, h</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">e was recording a "final" album for his beloved Louisianans, and he was searching for new material to include. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Could we visit him at his home in Baton Rouge, and let him hear more of my tunes?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Of course, we could. ☺</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Governor Davis and his beautiful wife Anna Gordon Carter (known for her alto vocals in the <u><a href="http://www.chuckwagongang.com/about"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Chuck Wagon Gang</span></a></u>) were the perfect
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After sharing a meal around their dining room table, we drifted to the grand piano. Harmonies soon followed, and as I sat there, making music with the man, whose signature song was "You Are My Sunshine," I knew it was a moment I'd share with my children one day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Later that night, all settled in my stately bed, it felt a little surreal, knowing the governor and his wife were sleeping down the hall. I remembered my favorite scripture in Proverbs: "A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men." For sure, that had been true in my life, and for sure, it was true tonight.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The next year, Governor Davis included two of my songs on <u><span style="color: #134f5c;"><a href="http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/album/this-ones-for-you-0">his album</a></span></u>, and we remained in touch through the years. After my daughter was born in 1985, he sent a personal letter of congratulations, which I still have tucked away in a box somewhere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Following his death on November</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> 5, 2000, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #134f5c;"><u><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/06/us/jimmie-davis-louisiana-s-singing-governor-is-dead.html?pagewanted=all">The New York Times</a></u></span></i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> published an extensive piece about Governor Davis's upbringing and his many accomplishments</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 24.8889px;">. His was a real rags-to-riches story, and I will always feel honored</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> to h</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">ave stitched one tiny thread in the giant tapestry of his remarkable life. ♦</span></div>
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