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His 1984 Deep Breakfast disc (Windham Hill) is considered a classic, and his perky instrumental composition "Celestial Soda Pop" from that album is a standard that you've probably heard dozens of times in your local supermarket or dentist's office.
- ↑ Schaefer, John (May 27, 1987). New sounds: A listener's guide to new music. Harper & Row. p. 46. ISBN 9780060550547 . Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ↑ Carrillo, Carmel (March 19, 1998). "Ray Lynch - Best Of". The Baltimore Sun: 78. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017.
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- ↑ Selvin, Joel (May 26, 1990). "Lynch Finds Gold in Marin Hills". San Francisco Chronicle. p. C4.
That album got a considerable boost when National Public Radio's outstanding pop culture talk show, 'Fresh Air,' chose Lynch's 'Celestial Soda Pop' as a theme song.
- ↑ Thrasher, Paula Crouch (May 25, 1991). "Waves 'N' Raves". pp. L/20–L/22. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
Then, until the end of July, the lineup is Charlie Daniels' "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," Bob James "Courtship" and Neil Diamond's "Coming to America." Rounding out the summer: A Beatles medley, Alan Parsons' "Pipeline" and Ray Lynch's "Celestial Soda Pop."