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Joni Mitchell, Newport Folk Festival, July 19, 1970 © David Gahr.

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“Day by Day” is a folk rock ballad from the 1971 Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak musical Godspell. 

In 1972, a version of the song from the film was released as a single in the US, with Robin Lamont as the lead singer.  The single spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #13.

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Victor Garber (Jesus Christ) in the 1973 film adaptation

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Godspell (David Greene, 1973)

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Bob dylan and John lennon

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1964 Bob Dylan taking pictures, Daniel Kramer

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Dylan Alhpabet: W

Bob and Hedy West

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Bob Dylan photographed by Linda McCartney, 1970.

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Robert Redford and Jane Fonda photographed for “Barefoot in the Park”, 1967

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Jimmy Stewart flying his model airplane, 1941

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I Will Walk With You

Monica: When I walked that road and sat beside you for the first time, I didn’t know then how long the road would be or how wonderful it would be sharing it with you. So, I don’t know how I could just drive away without you now.

Tess: Well baby, we’ve got more to look forward to then the road now, we have eternity.

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Remembering Della Reese: July 6, 1931 - November 19, 2017 

Jazz/Gospel singer, actress, ordained minister

 Her lengthy career began as a singer in the 1940s, when she was hired to sing with Mahalia Jackson’s gospel group. Later, she would form her own gospel group, the Meditation Singers. Reese also garnered success as a jazz singer throughout the 1960s, influenced by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. 

Transitioning to acting in the 1970s, Reese hosted her own talk show series, Della, becoming the first black woman to host a talk show. She guest hosted The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and appeared in many TV movies and miniseries. 

Reese’s most notable acting role came in 1994, where she played the sassy, wise, and no-nonsense angel, Tess, in the CBS drama, Touched By and Angel. The show ran for 9 years, during which she and co-star, Roma Downey, shared a strong chemistry both on an off-screen. 

In later years, Reese made fewer tv appearances as her health declined. In 2016, she was said to have undergone multiple surgeries and had developed diabetes due, in part, according to Reese, to her having neglected her health for years. Her last tv appearance was in the Hallmark series, Signed, Sealed, Delivered.

Della Reese passed away peacefully at her home in California, on November 19, 2017, at the age of 86.

“I could not have made it this far had there not been angels along the way.”

So many fond memories.  Rest peacefully Della. You were certainly an influential part of my childhood.