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"Birth of the Beat" (The 'routes of American Music)
Presented by the Hot Springs Village
Community Concerts Association
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November 2000.  What a show! From Ellis Island to Broadway to Motown and on to Nashville and New Orleans ... to Chicago, Miami, St. Louis and Blues ... ending with Viva Las Vegas, Hollywood and America.  Standing Ovations for 3 nights!  

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The Show began on Ellis Island with "Coming to America", "The New Colossus" and "Livin' in America" (below)

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Next stop was Broadway.
Music included "Fugue for Tin Horns", "Luck Be a Lady", "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'", "Can't Get a Man with a Gun", and "Memory". 
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A Bit of Motown (below)

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Nashville
... Patsy Cline ...
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 "Walkin' After Midnight" 
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