{"id":14034,"date":"2024-03-09T23:50:49","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T04:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/?p=14034"},"modified":"2024-03-10T00:29:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T05:29:59","slug":"malcolm-holcombe-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/malcolm-holcombe-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Malcolm Holcombe"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14035\" style=\"width: 1028px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/k470c1-Malcolm-Holcombe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1028\" height=\"686\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/k470c1-Malcolm-Holcombe.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/k470c1-Malcolm-Holcombe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/k470c1-Malcolm-Holcombe-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/k470c1-Malcolm-Holcombe-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">singing to the universe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malcolmholcombe.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">listen in<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vpL45qFq7EU?si=Veo3wFybfh8jcazC\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malcolmholcombe.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.malcolmholcombe.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n&#8220;Malcolm\u2019s music was a reflection of his own journey, a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. His songs bore witness to the beauty and complexity of life, offering glimpses of hope and redemption amidst the darkness. As a fellow singer-songwriter, Malcolm touched the lives of countless musicians and fans alike, leaving an indelible mark on the music industry. His influence extended far beyond the confines of the stage, inspiring generations of artists to embrace their authenticity and embrace the power of storytelling through song.&#8221;&#8211; excerpted from a beautiful piece by <a href=\"https:\/\/memorialexchange.com\/2024\/03\/10\/malcolm-holcombe-obituary-a-tribute-to-an-enthusiast-of-music\/\">Jet Sly<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14040\" style=\"width: 672px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/k469a5_mh_broadways.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"1028\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/k469a5_mh_broadways.jpg 672w, https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/k469a5_mh_broadways-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/k469a5_mh_broadways-669x1024.jpg 669w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">doin\u2019 his job<br \/>up on a roof down in a ditch<br \/>workin\u2019 in a plant it dont matter what shift<br \/>jesus is there and i just cant quit<br \/>doin\u2019 my job<br \/>layin\u2019 rock drivin\u2019 a nail<br \/>drivin\u2019 a truck deliverin\u2019 mail<br \/>jesus is there and he never fails<br \/>when i\u2019m doin\u2019 my job<br \/>chorus<br \/>thankyou lord for my job<br \/>praise your name in the mornin\u2019 light<br \/>gonna keep on prayin\u2019 mornin\u2019 noon and night<br \/>thankyou lord sweet lord for my job<br \/>a doctor and a nurse a deacon and a preacher<br \/>a waitress in a cafe and a school teacher<br \/>jesus is there now i\u2019m a new creature<br \/>tryin\u2019 to do my job<br \/>the grace of the Good Lord givin\u2019 us life<br \/>a mother and a baby husband and a wife<br \/>jesus on calvary willin\u2019 to die<br \/>he was doin\u2019 his job doin\u2019 his job<br \/>copyright universal music ascap<br \/>malcolm holcombe<br \/>steven n heller<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billemory.com\/movies\/doin'_his_job.mp3\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">listen<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.malcolmholcombe.com\/ &#8220;Malcolm\u2019s music was a reflection of his own journey, a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. His songs bore witness to the beauty and complexity of life, offering glimpses of hope and redemption amidst the darkness. As a fellow singer-songwriter, Malcolm touched the lives of countless musicians &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/malcolm-holcombe-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Malcolm Holcombe&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[69,30,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-heart","category-music"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14034"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14034"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14041,"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14034\/revisions\/14041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billemory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}