GuitaristAmberSky

"Take On Me" was released in 1984 by the Norwegian synth-pop band A-Ha. I took the video visuals at the Monet and Friends live art show held in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is my interpretation of Daniel Sanchez’s instrumental guitar arrangement tabbed by La Tablatura. Thank you for visiting my channel!

This is my interpretation of Troy Hawes' excellent vocal/guitar arrangement of "Cats in the Cradle." Cats in the Cradle is a 1974 folk rock song by Harry Chapin. Chapin got his inspiration for this song from a poem his wife, Sandra "Sandy" Gaston, wrote.

I added guitar parts to Hanu Dixit's cool "Dance of the Gypsies" music. The video visuals are videos and pictures I took at the Monet and Van Gogh live art shows. I love live art shows. Live art shows are beautiful and fascinating. Thank you for visiting my channel!

This is my interpretation of Troy Hawes' excellent vocal/guitar arrangement of Holly Holy by Neil Diamond. Thank you for visiting my channel!

"Yellowstone" is my original instrumental music that I played on guitar. The photographs were taken in and around Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Thank you for visiting my channel!

"Flashback" is my original instrumental music that I played on my Fender Stratocaster guitar. The video visuals are of pictures taken in Tennessee, New York, and Vermont. Thank you for visiting my channel.

This is my rendition of La Tablatura’s guitar arrangement of "Classical Gas" by American guitarist Mason Williams. Williams released this instrumental composition in 1968 with backing by members of the Wrecking Crew. He has made several recordings and releases of Classical Gas throughout the decades. One of his later versions served as the title track of a 1987 album by Williams and the band Mannheim Steamroller. The original name of “Classical Gas” was “Classical Gasoline” because the music was seen as a fuel for the classical guitar repertoire. A publishing error shortened “Classical Gasoline” to “Classical Gas.” In 1969, Williams won three Grammy Awards for Classical Gas: Best Instrumental Composition, Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Instrumental, and Best Instrumental Arrangement. (Source: Wikipedia) The video visuals are pictures I took in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Cleveland, Ohio; and in Louisville, Kentucky.

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" is a song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland. Holland–Dozier–Holland was a songwriting and production team consisting of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland. The trio wrote, arranged and produced many songs that helped define the Motown sound in the 1960s. You Keep Me Hangin’ on was first recorded by Diana Ross and the Supremes in 1966, and they reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. American rock band Vanilla Fudge released a cover version in June 1967, and it reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1986, Kim Wilde did a cover of "You Keep Me Hangin,” and it reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1987. And then in 1996, American country singer Reba McEntire's version reached #2 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” has been a popular song throughout the decades. (Source: Wikipedia) This is my rendition of Troy Hawes’ vocal/guitar arrangement of “You Keep Me Hangin’ On.” The video visuals are of Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park is in the US state of Wyoming. I was having a difficult time trying to figure out what visuals to put to this music. I thought, well if I were going through heartbreak and needed to get away, I would definitely go to the Grand Teton National Park area. Yes, that is what I would do! Thank you for visiting my channel.

The instrumental guitar music in this video is my interpretation of Reinhold Tewes’ acoustic guitar arrangement of “Brothers in Arms” by Dire Straits. Dire Straits is a British rock band that formed in London during 1977. They were considered one of the best British rock bands of the 80s. Brothers In Arms is a beautiful ballad and was on Dire Straits’ fifth studio album released in May 1985. The visuals are photographs and videos I took in the United States. Thank you for visiting my channel!

This is my rendition of Troy Hawes' vocal/guitar arrangement of "Heroes" by David Bowie.

“Rejuvenating” is an original instrumental composition I played on electric guitars. Spring is here! The better weather is on its way. During spring we have all kinds of weather—snowstorms, rainstorms, thunderstorms. All kinds of storms! But we also have sunshine, rain showers, blooming flowers, trees, and all of the critters freely roaming about in the warmer weather. The video visuals are several pictures and videos I took of French Impressionist artists Claude Monet and friends’ outdoor artwork. There are pictures/videos of outdoor nature scenery—snow, rain, ponds, pods, flowers, trees, and so on. Monet was the leader of the impressionists and the master of water lilies, landscapes, and seascapes. His series of paintings of the same scene at different times of day showed his fascination with light and atmosphere. Impressionist artists merged in the 19th century (1867 and 1886). They challenged the accepted methods of painting. Impressionist artists aimed to capture the fleeting effects of light, color, and movement on their subjects, often painting outdoors and using loose brushstrokes and vibrant hues. Some of the most famous impressionist artists were Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissarro, who exhibited their works together in Paris. (Sources: Wikipedia) Thank you for visiting my channel!

This is my rendition of La Tablatura’s classical guitar arrangement of “Theme from Symphony N 40” by Wolfgang Amadeus. La Tablatura has excellent guitar arrangements for beginner to advanced guitar players. Symphony No. 40 was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart in 1788. Mozart (b.1/27/1756-d.12/5/1791) was born in Salzburg, Austria. He lived to be 35 years old. During his short lifespan he composed more than 800 musical works from every genre of his time. Mozart composed during the classical period of music (1730 to 1820). Mozart is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential composers in the history of Western music. He was a child prodigy who began composing and performing at the age of five. People today acknowledge Mozart as a genius composer. (Source: Wikipedia) The video visuals are pictures and a one-minute video I took at the “Monet and Friends Alive” art show held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Thank you for visiting my channel!

Hush by Deep Purple came out in 1968. Deep Purple is an English rock band that formed in London during 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock. Deep Purple has sold over 100 million albums worldwide. (Source: Wikipedia) The video visuals are photographs I took at the American Truck Historical Society’s truck show held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. This is my rendition of Troy Hawes’ vocal/guitar arrangement of Hush. Thank you for visiting my channel!

This is my rendition of Troy Hawes’ vocal/guitar arrangement of “Draggin’ the Line” by Tommy James and the Shondells. Tommy James and the Shondells are an American pop rock/psychedelic rock band that formed in Niles, Michigan, in 1964. Tommy James and the Shondells composed many great songs—including, Crimson and Clover, I think were alone now, and Mony Mony. The video visuals are of photographs and short video clips I took while walking the beautiful Frankenmuth, Michigan, riverwalk.

"Crimson & Clover" is a 1968 song by American rock band Tommy James and the Shondells. Written by the duo of Tommy James and drummer Peter Lucia Jr., it was intended as a change in the direction of the group's sound and composition. In February of 1969, Crimson & Clover reached number one on US charts. Prince, Joan Jett, & Cher are some of the artists who have covered this song. The visuals in this video are of Impressionist artists and their artwork. Impressionism art was a radical art movement that began in the late 1800s. French Impressionism started with painting and then to music. Impressionism art developed mainly in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. “Impressionist paintings comprise the work produced by a group of artists who shared a set of related approaches and techniques. The Impressionist artists rebelled against classical art by embracing modernity to create art that reflected the world in which they lived. Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley, and Berthe Morisot. Later Édouard Manet, whose earlier style had strongly influenced several of them, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, and others joined them. The identifying feature of the Impressionist artist was an attempt to record a scene accurately and objectively, capturing the transient effects of light on color and texture. They abandoned the traditional muted browns, grays, and greens in favor of a lighter, more brilliant palette; stopped using grays and blacks for shadows; built up forms out of discrete flecks and dabs of color; and often painted outside rather than in the studio. They abandoned traditional formal compositions in favor of a more casual and less contrived disposition of objects within the picture frame, and their subject matter included landscapes, trees, houses, and even urban street scenes and railroad stations. After the French Academy’s Salon consistently rejected most of their works, they held their own exhibition in 1874; seven others followed. A critic described them derisively as “impressionists,” and they adopted the name as an accurate description of their intent. Before dissolving in the late 1880s, the group had revolutionized Western painting.” Sources: Wikipedia This is my rendition of Troy Hawes' vocal/guitar arrangement of "Crimson and Clover."

This is my new wave/rock rendition of Troy Hawes’ acoustic vocal/guitar arrangement of “Blue Monday” by New Order. New Order is an English new wave/rock band that formed in 1980. In 1983, Blue Monday became a hit song of theirs. Most of the video visuals in this video are clips of Vincent van Gogh’s artwork in motion and some still photos of his artwork. I took the art visuals at Vincent van Gogh’s live art show. Thank you for stopping by!

The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band that formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1965. The Guess Who found its greatest success during the late 60s and early 70s. They charted fourteen Top 40 singles in the Unites States and more than thirty in Canada. They were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1987. “No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature” was released in 1970. This is my rendition of Troy Hawes’ vocal/guitar arrangement of No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature. The video visuals are of photographs I took at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. Thank you for visiting my channel!

"Indy Parks" is my original instrumental composition that I played on electric guitars. Indy Parks is an extended version of my Ironworks composition. I took the pictures in this video at the Fort Harrison State Park and also at the Holliday Park in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This is my vocal and guitar rendition of "Neon Moon" by Brooks & Dunn. I took the photos in this video at the "Monet and Friends Alive" art show in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This is my original musical composition that I played on electric guitars. I took the pictures in this video at the Ironworks Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This is my vocal and guitar rendition of the "Breakup Song" by The Greg Kihn Band. I took the pictures in this video in and around Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

"Heartbeat" is a musical collaboration between S.Beats and me. I took the pictures in this video in and around Frankenmuth, Michigan.

The music in this video is a collaboration between S.Beats and me. I took the pictures in this video at the Michigan Heroes Museum in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

This is my vocal and guitar rendition of "Talk to Me" by Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac. I took the pictures in this video at the "Monet and Friends Alive" art show in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This is my vocal and guitar rendition of Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival. I took the pictures in this video at the "Monet and Friends Alive" art show held in Indianapolis, Indiana.