Happy 34th Birthday to the Cat Ellington™ Song Catalog!
As many of you already know from my earlier postings on the "About Me" and the "My Song Catalog" pages, January 15th is a very special day for me, as it marks the anniversary of the date on which I wrote my very first song: "The Baby's Song." That work came into being on this date in 1981, and I post today in a spirit of (great) humility. I've been working in the craft of songwriting for thirty years, my dear men and women. And I LOVE it! The Lord has bestowed upon me a great wisdom in this particular craft, and he is worthy of all praise, reverence, and honor. Believe you me. ;) Lovingly, Cat
14 January 2015
An Honor Humbly Received
In this post, I want to inform you all of a (truly) great honor I have received. This honor pertains to one of my extremely gifted contemporaries in the music industry. Billboard chart-topping smooth jazz saxophonist and 2014 Soul Train Awards nominee, Mr. Vandell Andrew -- a man to whom I affectionately refer as "VA" -- for his consideration and acceptance of my title suggestion for his laid-back, smooth jazz track, "On The Go." The wonderfully composed track is on his latest best-selling EP, "Turn It Up." Thank you again, VA, for choosing my title suggestion. Because you didn't have to; you'd had so many others to choose from. But I'm sincerely appreciative that you picked mine. "On The Go" was just the perfect title to fit the mood of that particular composition. Congrats, VA, on the success of "Turn It Up". Talk to you soon. All love, Cat (NOTE) Since this posting, Vandell Andrew's "Turn It Up" EP has topped the Billboard Jazz charts. Included with that is VA's nomination for a 201
29 July 2013