mkl62 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Van Dyke Parks, I just want to take the time to wish you a Happy Birthday today. I hope that you come to South Carolina sometime.

hideroma29 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Oh!There is hosono !!!

briendeheny (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

impressive composition.He took a american song and changed it totally.

candyismydarling (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I liked him best in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.......

redshirt71 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thank you for sharing...a friend turned me on to Van Dyke Parks recently and I have been hooked ever since. The man is awesome.

PaulTheWig (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Beautiful! A note - the concertmaster featured here on America The Beautiful is reported to be Sid Page. Mr. Page is an amazing violinist. One of his early career gigs was with Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks (check out their music on Rhapsody). The musical world is one of the truly diverse and inclusive of human endeavor. My son is a concert violinist (amateur), leads his own chamber quartet and plays violin and keyboards in a rock band. Now that's getting around wouldn't you say?

pamthereceptionist (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I love this man.

chbremer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Magnificent! Thanks for sharing!

pokopen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thank you. This is Japan live.

Concatelli (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thanks for posting this! Where is it from?