I've just had the wonderful pleasure of having a great singer come to my fifth grade class and sing for them. Ruth Stevenson has been singing off and on with me in the Memphis Vocal Arts Ensemble for four years now, and she truly is one of the great singers of this city. Jazz or Broadway, she's got it. Today she delighted my fifth graders with Popular and For Good from Wicked along with The Lonely Goatherd from Sound of Music. Then I joined her for Anything You Can Do from Annie Get Your Gun। The kids really seemed to like it, and it's always a joy to hear her. Lisa Goble accompanied, and she always right there when you need her. I only hope my request to get them paid comes through.:)