Posted on Apr 23, 2018
LAY DOWN Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers — LIVE '70
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Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) FULL RECORDING Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers — '70
In tribute to Peter Schekeryk (the Record Man), creator of this 8-minute record. Peter made the call to Edwin Hawkins, leader of the gospel group. They had j...
Thank you CW5 Jack Cardwell for sharing the music video of Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers performing the classic ballad Lay Down (Candles in the Rain).
From Voord De Vuist Weg, hosted by the late Willem Duys, great music lover and radio personality.
The audience~ somewhat self-conscious but joy was in the air like candles in the rain. (One in three households in The Netherlands had a Melanie album by this time.)
"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" was the second single from Melanie's 1970 album Candles in the Rain. The song proved to be her breakthrough hit in the United States, climbing to number six on Billboard's Hot 100 and number three on the Cash Box Top 100. The record was ranked #23 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970."
Here is the full recoding of Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers performing the classic ballad Lay Down (Candles in the Rain).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaiT8gATzxc
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. CPL Dave Hoover SGT Mark Halmrast SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright
From Voord De Vuist Weg, hosted by the late Willem Duys, great music lover and radio personality.
The audience~ somewhat self-conscious but joy was in the air like candles in the rain. (One in three households in The Netherlands had a Melanie album by this time.)
"Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" was the second single from Melanie's 1970 album Candles in the Rain. The song proved to be her breakthrough hit in the United States, climbing to number six on Billboard's Hot 100 and number three on the Cash Box Top 100. The record was ranked #23 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970."
Here is the full recoding of Melanie & The Edwin Hawkins Singers performing the classic ballad Lay Down (Candles in the Rain).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaiT8gATzxc
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Orlando Illi Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price CPT Jack Durish Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SGT (Join to see) Sgt Albert Castro SSG David Andrews Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. CPL Dave Hoover SGT Mark Halmrast SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright
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