whb, a.m. station, played tammy wynett, led zeppelin. it would play marvin gaye and the supremes. motown was coming through big time. i didn't have the different boxes. everything was right there. i was nuts about michael jackson. all of that music. the temptations, everything, right there. so when the '70s came we had a rock and roll station. we had a crazy soul station that i would listen to. the commodores, ohio players, parliament funkadelic. all of that felt perfect to me. they want to put me into a box. i was like, okay. i'll get there. i'm going move more. >> free at last. i love hearing the term parliament funkadelic. coming out of melissa's mouth. >> bootsy. i love it. that was priceless right there. the m to the e is back. the new tr project "this is me" has good stuffä i think you will love it. good to have you on the program. i'm honored to have you come see us. we are delighted melissa will close with a performance, a song called "a little bit of me." i will say good-bye now and get out of the way. let melissa do her thing.

and whb in levon worth, kansas and this excited me. i didn't have music.er was a high school teacher and my mother was working for the army as a civil servant. i wanted to play the guitar and this was music in the schools. starting in third grade. we took music and that was when i started playing and i remember the music teacher said bring your guitar to class. >> isn't it sad that schools are taking it out. and some thing that music is expendable in the schools. it helps with math and learning. you know what i love about it, too, a sievized force. music brings people together. and this album. your best work ever. and the audience will get's copy of the cd. and i am convinced after people hear this song they will down load this and not just the this but the entire album. we'll do one from the album called a little bit of me. i want to introduce the little rockers. mark on lead guitar today. christian is on the keyboards and kenny on the drums. little rockers. and we'll do a little bit of me. let's do. it can the chlor ♪ ♪ and you were me. ♪ if you try. ♪ i

there was music on television then whb the am station in sull show, and this excited me. any music in my home. my father was a high school teacher, my mother worked for the army. i just wanted to play the guitar, i saw it and i used to play the badminton rackets and there was mausic in the schools. starting in third grade we took music, i remember the music teacher saying bring your guitar to the class. >> it's breaks my heart to think that some schools think that music is expendable in the schools. >> it's been proven that it helps with math and it helps with learning when a child can be exposed to learning music. >> you know what i love about it too? it's a civilizing force, at a time when people are sometimes so angry and so passionate about things that divide. music brings people together. its one of the things i love most about it. this album that you have done. phenomenal album. by the way is audience is going to get a copy of melissa's cz. . and i am convinced after people hear this song, they will download not just this but the entire album. because it's filled wi