Sentimental Journey

Music through the Decades (1930’s – 2000’s)

Take a trip down memory lane with this one-hour musical journey with hits from the ‘30’s right up to 2000’s. Celeste often mingles gospel music throughout this program that begins and ends with Sentimental Journey a song written by Bud Green, Les Brown and Ben Homer and made famous by Doris Day. Then, moves on through the decades with other favorites like Billy Hill’s The Glory of Love; I’ve Got a Crush On You by Ira & George Gershwin; and music by – the late great Patsy Cline; Linda Ronstadt; rock’n’roll favorites Buddy Holly, Elvis The Beatles and many other loved artists. She pays tribute to Louis Armstrong with an inviting arrangement of What a Wonderful World. Written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss in the studio as a filler song just before the great Satchmo recorded it with his band, Bob also produced the session. No one could have ever imagined that the song would go to Number 1 in the Billboard pop charts over ten years later; Kansas’ Dust in the Wind and many other songs made famous through the years by your favorite artists.

This program is performed solo using her own sound equipment and band tracks. If your organization is looking for a band or other artists to join in please checkout the Gospel Concert that she is a part of.