Norman Greenbaum


Here is singer Norman Greenbaum.  He was born in 1942 and had his biggest hit, Spirit in the Sky, in 1969.   He was on stage recently as a surprise guest of the Vermont band Mellow Yellow.  

How did that come about? Mellow Yellow was doing a version of Spirit in the Sky on a cruise ship in February 2019.  They didn't know that Norman Greenbaum was also on the ship until he asked to meet with them to tell them how much he enjoyed the cover that they had performed.  That meeting led to a friendship with Norman and his wife, Vicky, and a 'surprise guest' performance on last month's "On The Blue" cruise.   

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