Category Archives: Music

Annie

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note: This post is dedicated to Melissa Smith Ross. Another beautiful dancer. Can a little girl from a small town in Sweden find fame and fortune in Hollywood and end up going toe to toe dancing and singing with … Continue reading →

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This Is Dedicated To The One I Love

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Ellen Ross

Before I start to sing the blues, let me give a shout out to everyone at LillStreet Art Center. It was great taking part in the “Booze and Blogs” panel on Thursday night. I had a blast, guys. Thanks. And … Continue reading →

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She Loves You

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Ellen Ross

I’m sure you all know by now that today, Sunday, February 9, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Beatles’ first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. I saw it and for those of you who either missed it in 1964 or … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Memoir, Music, pop culture | 22 Comments

For The Record

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note: This post is dedicated to my friend Rickey Freeman. BIG vinyl collector. In the immortal words of Duke Ellington, “I love you madly.” Happy 2014, everyone. This new year I’m all about Spotify. You know, the mobile app … Continue reading →

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Who Loves You?

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Do you know that great Four Seasons song “Who Loves you?”? I’ve got it playing on my iPad right now. I’m crazy about this mini-symphony. In four short minutes it limns out my definition of love. At least the way … Continue reading →

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“What will you do when you get lonely?….”

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Ellen Ross

I had to buy a new phone recently. I had nursed my old Nokia along for eight years, but finally, it gave up the ghost. So over to T-Mobile I went and plunked down my hard-earned cash for a brainy … Continue reading →

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Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Remember in the movie Moonstruck when Nic Cage, besotted with love, wants to take Cher to an opera (La Bohème) at the Met? (She agrees to meet him there and then sticks her head back in his apartment and asks, … Continue reading →

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I Feel Good

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Ellen Ross

By now most of you faithful readers know that my last husband was young. Like very young. Like one month older than my youngest child young. But you may not know that he was a Julliard-trained, scholarship-winning musician and composer. … Continue reading →

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Name-dropping

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Ellen Ross

All through my improbable life I’ve had the good fortune to rub shoulders with the celebrated. It has been my great privilege to meet some of the most gifted people on the planet. Some of these encounters have been planned … Continue reading →

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Boy Trouble

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Ellen Ross

In 1964 Ricky G. was in my freshman history class at New Trier. He was smart, very cute, and a big star on the frosh swim team. I admired him. And in 1964, Seventeen Magazine said that if you liked … Continue reading →

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