# 1 in Suriname & The Netherlands

A composition by Damaru.

Damaru wrote this song for his 3 months old daughter.
The lyric says
"I have little garden in my heart just for you little black rose"
Solo

The songs became an instand hit in Suriname. During an interview Damaru said that the dutch singer Jan Smit was one of his idols. He loved his lyrics and his songs and wanted to do a duet with him.
That was not said to def mans ears and soon there duet of the song was released in Holland and reach #1 within a week.

Duet with Jan Smith

Part of the sales of this song go to SOS kinderdorp, which is an organization that helps orphan children to grow up in a family.

http://www.soskinderdorpen.nl/pages/default.aspx

Download link

The Independents - The First Time We Met Wand'72

I've added a bonus track from 1974.
Sorry if the pictures are a bit square, I have a cheap camera
and don't have an A3 scanner.

The mp3 quality may not be super. I had just started experimenting.

Full Album with bonus track by The Independents

The Violinaires - Please Answer This Prayer Checker LPS-10040 '67

The Violinaires in 1967. Picture from the back cover of the album titled Shout!

I've posted a song by them before from there 1984 Album on Malaco.

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The Violinaires - Please Answer This Prayer Checker LPS-10040 '67

Willie Hightower - Time Has Brought About A Change

Willie Hightower has been compared with Sam Cooke most of his career. Listening to his songs you can easily understand why.
Willie recorded for labels like Capitol, Fame, Fury, Enjoy, Mercury, Sound Stage 7 and Adventure One.
Today's songs is his own composition released on the Fame label in 1970.
It can be found on this CD and has widely been seen as a followup on "A Change Is Gonna Come".

GET THE CD you won't be sorry

Willie Hightower CD $7

Willie Hightower - Time Has Brought About A Change

Willie Nelson - Any Old Arms Won't Do

Balladeer goes country

My first records where country albums, Charlie Pride to be exact.
But then the deep soul ballads kicked in.

Any Old Arms Won’t Do – Willie Nelson