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Filmed aboard the USS John F. Kennedy January 1989 Gulf of Sidra

USS John F Kennedy Part 4 January 1989 Gulf of Sidra

USS John F Kennedy Part 3 January 1989 Gulf of Sidra.

USS John F Kennedy Part 2

Chicago That Toddlin Town Frank Sinatra Version

The Beatles “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window“

“Luck Be A Lady“ Tony Bennett Version Keyboard And Vocals At Borders Bookstore, Memphis

Honky Cat Song by Elton John Overview Lyrics Listen Share When I look back, boy, I must have been green Bopping in the country, fishing in a stream Looking for an answer, trying to find a sign Until I saw your city lights, honey, I was blind They said, get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways And, oh, the change is gonna do me good You better get back, honky cat Living in the city ain't where it's at It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine It's like trying to drink whiskey from a bottle of wine Well, I read some books, and I read some magazines About those high-class ladies down in New Orleans And all the folks back home, well, said I was a fool They said, oh, believe in the Lord is the golden rule They said, get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways And, ooh ooh ooh ooh, oh, change is gonna do me good They said, get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways And, oh oh oh oh, oh, change is gonna do me good They said, stay at home, boy, you gotta tend the farm Living in the city, boy, is going to break your heart But how can you stay when your heart says no? How can you stop when your feet say go? You better get back, honky cat Better get back to the woods Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways And, ooh ooh ooh ooh, oh, the change is gonna do me good You better get back, honky cat Living in the city ain't where it's at It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine It's like trying to drink whiskey, oh, from a bottle of wine Oh, yeah Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back, whoo Get back, honky cat Get back, honky cat Get back, whoo Get back, honky cat Get back, get back, honky cat, whoo (oh yeah)

From my driveway in Memphis

A pair of geese out for their morning walk near an apartment complex in Memphis

Jimi Hendrix The Wind Cries Mary Piano And Vocals Blues Rock

USS John F Kennedy Part 1

I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow Hank Williams, Sr Piano And Vocals Blues Songs

USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) Below Decks 1989 Gulf of Sidra

Original Music "Overdraft Blues" Kris Grauel Keyboard and vocals

Update - USS John F Kennedy, USS Forrestal in Mothballs, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

More Than I Wanna Know Original song

Service at All Saints Episcopal Memphis, Tennessee

Nice To Meet Ya keyboard and vocals "Nice to Meet Ya" is a song by Irish singer Niall Horan, released through Capitol Records as the lead single from his second studio album Heartbreak Weather on 4 October 2019.[6] Horan co-wrote the track with Ruth-Anne Cunningham in one day.[7]

Tony Bennett "Mack The Knife" Keyboard And Vocals Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe And he keeps it, ah, out of sight Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe So there's never, never a trace of red Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo sunny morning, un huh Lies a body just oozin' life, eek And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner Could that someone be Mack the Knife? There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river don'tcha know Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down Oh, that cement is for, just for the weight, dear Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe And he keeps it, ah, out of sight Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe So there's never, never a trace of red Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo sunny morning, un huh Lies a body just oozin' life, eek And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner Could that someone be Mack the Knife? There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river don'tcha know Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down Oh, that cement is for, just for the weight, dear Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash? Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown Oh, that line forms on the right, babe Now that Macky's back in town "Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife", originally "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer", is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Die Dreigroschenoper, or, as it is known in English, The Threepenny Opera. It premiered in Berlin in 1928 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. The song has become a popular standard recorded by many artists, including a US and UK number one hit for Bobby Darin in 1959. This is my keyboard and vocal interpretation. There are many artists who have recorded the song. These include: 1928/29 Bertolt Brecht 1954 Gerald Price, Broadway cast recording of The Threepenny Opera 1955 Lotte Lenya on the album Lotte Lenya Sings Berlin Theatre Songs of Kurt Weill 1956 Louis Armstrong #20 hit single Dick Hyman, instrumental Billy Vaughn, instrumental Sonny Rollins, instrumental (titled "Moritat" after the original title in German) 1957 Bing Crosby with Bob Scobey on the album Bing with a Beat 1959 Bobby Darin, U.S. and UK #1 1959 Eartha Kitt on the album The Fabulous Eartha Kitt Bill Haley & His Comets on the album Strictly Instrumental Kenny Dorham on the album Quiet Kenny 1960 Jimmy Smith on the album Crazy! Baby 1960 Ella Fitzgerald on the album Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife 1963 Peggy Lee on the album I'm a Woman, and in 1977 on the album Live in London 1964 Dave Van Ronk on the albums Dave Van Ronk and the Ragtime Jug Stompers, in 1967 on Live at Sir George Williams University, and in 1992 on Let No One Deceive You 1965 Ben Webster on the album Stormy Weather 1968 The Doors on the album Live In Stockholm 1973 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians on the album Every Night is New Year's Eve with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians: Live at the Waldorf Astoria 1981 The Psychedelic Furs on the B-side of the single "Pretty in Pink", the 1994 album Here Came The Psychedelic Furs: B Sides and Lost Grooves, and the 2002 re-release of their self-titled first album 1984 Frank Sinatra on the album L.A. Is My Lady 1985 Sting on the album Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill 1986 Dagmar Krause on the album Supply and Demand 1988 Ute Lemper on the album Ute Lemper sings Kurt Weill 1990 Roger Daltrey on the film soundtrack Mack the Knife Kenny Garrett on the album African Exchange Student 1991 The Young Gods on the album Play Kurt Weill 1994 Lyle Lovett on the soundtrack to Quiz Show Frank Sinatra with Jimmy Buffett on the album Duets II 1995 Nick Cave on the album September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill 1997 Marianne Faithfull on the album 20th Century Blues 1999 Max Raabe on the album Die Dreigroschenoper, Ensemble Modern 2000 The Brian Setzer Orchestra on the album Vavoom! 2001 Robbie Williams on the album Swing When You're Winning 2004 Michael Bublé on the album Come Fly with Me 2004 Kevin Spacey for the movie and the soundtrack to Beyond the Sea

Folk Songs Mr Bojangles Arlo Guthrie version "Mr. Bojangles" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker for his 1968 album of the same title. Live versions of the song appeared on Walker's 1977 album A Man Must Carry On, and his 1980 album The Best of Jerry Jeff Walker and he sang it with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 2015 concert album entitled Circlin' Back. Walker's song has been recorded by many popular artists: Kristofer Åström, Chet Atkins, Hugues Aufray (French version, 1984), Harry Belafonte, Bermuda Triangle Band, David Bromberg, Garth Brooks[citation needed], Dennis Brown, George Burns, JJ Cale, David Campbell, Bobby Cole, Edwyn Collins, Jim Croce[citation needed], Jamie Cullum, King Curtis, Sammy Davis Jr., John Denver, Neil Diamond, Cornell Dupree, Bob Dylan, Glenn Yarbrough, Bobbie Gentry, Arlo Guthrie[citation needed], Tom T. Hall, John Holt, Whitney Houston, Queen Ifrica, Billy Joel[citation needed], Dave Jarvis, Elton John[citation needed], Frankie Laine, Lulu, Rod McKuen, Don McLean, MC Neat, Bebe Neuwirth, Harry Nilsson, Dolly Parton[citation needed], Johnny Paycheck, Esther Phillips, Ray Quinn, Mike Schank, Helge Schneider, Nina Simone, Corben Simpson, Todd Snider, Cat Stevens[citation needed], Jim Stafford, Jud Strunk,[7] Radka Toneff, Bradley Walsh, Robbie Williams, and Paul Winter. In 2016, Bradley Walsh recorded the song for his debut album, Chasing Dreams. Christian McBride included the song in his 2017 album Bringin' It.[8]

“Lodi“ Creedence Clearwater Revival Keyboard And Vocals Just about a year ago I set out on the road Seekin' my fame and fortune Lookin' for a pot of gold Thing got bad things got worse I guess you will know the tune Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again I rode in on the Greyhound I'll be walkin' out if I go I was just passin' through Must be seven seven months or more Ran out of time and money Looks like they took my friends Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again The man from the magazine Said I was on my way Somewhere I lost connections Ran out of songs to play I came into town, a one night stand Looks like my plans fell through Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again If I only had a dollar For ev'ry song I've sung And ev'ry time I had to play While people sat there drunk You know, I'd catch the next train Back to where I live Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again "Lodi" is a song written by John Fogerty and performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Recorded in March 1969, it was released in April, four months before the album, as the B-side of "Bad Moon Rising", the lead single from Green River.[2] The song describes the plight of a down-and-out musician whose career has landed him playing gigs in the town of Lodi (pronounced "low-die"), a small agricultural city in California's Central Valley, around 75 miles (121 km) northeast of Fogerty's hometown of Berkeley. After playing in local bars, the narrator finds himself stranded and unable to raise bus or train fare to leave.[2] Fogerty later said he had never actually visited Lodi before writing this song, and simply picked it for the song because it had "the coolest sounding name."[3] However, the song unquestionably references the town's reputation as an uninteresting farm settlement, though the narrator does not make any specific complaints. The song's chorus, "Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again," has been the theme of several city events in Lodi.[3] The song's arrangement includes a change of key in the final verse of the track, emphasising the melancholy drama of the lyric, "If I only had a dollar for every song I sung...

Show Tunes OKLAHOMA The Surrey With The Fringe On Top Piano and Vocals "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a show tune from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.[1][2] The piece was part of trumpeter Miles Davis's repertoire in the 1950s,[3] which probably motivated other jazz musicians to play it.[4]

Jazz Standards Summertime Porgy And Bess George Gershwin vocals with keyboard "Summertime" is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP.[1] This is my piano and vocal interpretation. The song has been a popular jazz standard and show tune since its creation. The song soon became a popular and much recorded jazz standard, described as "without doubt ... one of the finest songs the composer ever wrote ... Gershwin's highly evocative writing brilliantly mixes elements of jazz and the song styles of blacks in the southeast United States from the early twentieth century".[2] Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim has characterized Heyward's lyrics for "Summertime" and "My Man's Gone Now" as "the best lyrics in the musical theater".[3] The song is recognized as one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music, with more than 33,000 covers by groups and solo performers.[4] Contents [hide] 1 Porgy and Bess 2 Analysis 2.1 Lyrics 2.2 Music 3 Other versions 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Porgy and Bess[edit] Gershwin began composing the song in December 1933, attempting to create his own spiritual in the style of the African American folk music of the period.[5][6] Gershwin had completed setting DuBose Heyward's poem to music by February 1934, and spent the next 20 months completing and orchestrating the score of the opera.[7] The song is sung several times throughout Porgy and Bess. Its lyrics are the first words heard in act 1 of the opera, following the communal "wa-do-wa". It is sung by Clara as a lullaby. The song theme is reprised soon after as counterpoint to the craps game scene, in act 2 in a reprise by Clara, and in act 3 by Bess, singing to Clara's now-orphaned baby after both its parents died in the storm. It was recorded for the first time by Abbie Mitchell on July 19, 1935, with George Gershwin playing the piano and conducting the orchestra (on: George Gershwin Conducts Excerpts from Porgy & Bess, Mark 56 667). The 1959 movie version of the musical featured Loulie Jean Norman singing the song. That rendition finished at #52 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. Analysis[edit] Lyrics[edit] Heyward’s inspiration for the lyrics was the southern folk spiritual-lullaby All My Trials, of which he had Clara sing a snippet in his play Porgy.[8][9] The lyrics have been highly praised by Stephen Sondheim. Writing of the opening line, he says That "and" is worth a great deal of attention. I would write "Summertime when" but that "and" sets up a tone, a whole poetic tone, not to mention a whole kind of diction that is going to be used in the play; an informal, uneducated diction and a stream of consciousness, as in many of the songs like "My Man's Gone Now". It's the exact right word, and that word is worth its weight in gold. "Summertime when the livin' is easy" is a boring line compared to "Summertime and". The choices of "ands" [and] "buts" become almost traumatic as you are writing a lyric – or should, anyway – because each one weighs so much.[10] Music[edit] Musicologist K. J. McElrath wrote of the song:[7] Gershwin was remarkably successful in his intent to have this sound like a folk song. This is reinforced by his extensive use of the pentatonic scale (C–D–E–G–A) in the context of the A minor tonality and a slow-moving harmonic progression that suggests a “blues”. Because of these factors, this tune has been a favorite of jazz performers for decades and can be done in a variety of tempos and styles. While in his own description, Gershwin did not use any previously composed spirituals in his opera, Summertime is often considered an adaptation of the African American spiritual Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, which ended the play version of Porgy.[9][11][12] Alternatively, the song has been proposed as an amalgamation of that spiritual and the Ukrainian Yiddish lullaby Pipi-pipipee.[13] The Ukrainian-Canadian composer and singer Alexis Kochan has suggested that some part of Gershwin's inspiration may have come from having heard the Ukrainian lullaby, Oi Khodyt Son Kolo Vikon (A Dream Passes By The Windows) at a New York City performance by Alexander Koshetz's Ukrainian National Chorus in 1929 (or 1926).[14]

U.S. Armed Forces Medley Piano/vocal interpretation of the U.S. Armed Forces medley.