Mark, I have asked the same question many times. Received my answer after listening to Frank Sinatra sing a rock type of song, he was tribble. My voice gave me a successful career – trying to sound like someone else puts me at the bottom of the list. I tried using vocal effects, but there is no vocalizer that can make me sing like Don, it’s not me.

When music stated to change, I did my best, which was not very good. (By my standards) Barbara Streisand lost some of the quality of her voice when she left her comfort zone. In trying to stay up with the times I hired a man who played terrible sax and a fair guitar, BUT his voice and feel for rock was great. He killed what you called legit music. The duo lasted four very successful years.

When you have high standards in music, which I fell you have, you will never be happy trying to sing like someone else.

Your “Mony Pony” was real good, you surprised me. Mark you are close enough. You reminds me of a guy who buys a new beautiful car and then begins to make it look like something else.

I have enjoyed your posts, Joh