My Guitar Music Videos

• All Blue.  I worked out this solo guitar arrangement of an all-time jazz favorite while sitting on the shores of Green Lake, admiring the deep blue water and sky. The video features images that reflect the mood and feelings I had at the time and what this song means to me.
• Amazing Grace.  This is one of the most popular hymns in the world. In this version, In this instrumental version, I've arranged the melody in a bluesy context. I find it a moving piece and always dedicate it, saying a silent prayer, to those that "once were lost, but now are found."
• Anji: 1960-1965 Timeline.  While most recognize this song as "Angie" from the Simon and Garfunkle "Sounds of Silence" album, it was written as ANJI by Davey Graham in 1962. I present it hear with a timeline of important historical event s in the U.S. from 1960-1965.
• Amazing Grace:  A Legend of Hope, Change, and Freedom.  This lesson celebrates African American Heritage by reviewing slavery in America, the inspiring story of the song Amazing Grace, and what that song has meant to different people over the years.
• America The Beautiful.  A solo guitar arrangement of a favorite American song honoring this nation, this instrumental combines walking bass lines, melodies, harmonies, and chords. I created the guitar piece and video to celebrate the Fourth of July, 2008.
• Bill's Bounce:  World History.  Please join me and The Digital Age Blues Band as we take an abbreviated tour through world history. I wrote this instrumental years ago as a way to share some of the Chicago-style blues that I used to see at clubs such as Biddy Mulligans.  .
• Blue Monk.  Here's one of my favorite jazz standards.  Its by Thelonious Monk.  On guitar, it has a mellow tone.  Recorded with a jazz trio backing me up - "Brushes" Bentley, drums; "3-Finger Murphy", piano, and "Cajun Sue" on bass guitar.  Thanks everyone!
• Bourrée.  This piece, by Bach, is a tribute to a dance of French origin common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century. It is danced in quick double time. My version uses a swing feel - couldn't find any Bourrée dancers, so I have baby elephants playing.
• Chicken Shack.  Here's an "old style" blues - the bouncing rhythm has its roots in a style of organ music played long ago. This video features some film from the 1920's and Farmer Gray's chicken shack and egg operation.
• The Entertainer.  I learned to play this as a teenager.  When I used to perform at coffeehouses, ragtime guitar was very popular. I had forgotten parts of the song, but decided this spring to "dust it off" and work it up again. It's a fun piece - the legacy of Scott Joplin lives on!
• Greensleeves.  This haunting melody is hundreds of years old.  One legend is that it was written by England's King Henry the XIII (1491-1547) and refers to his second wife, Anne Boleyn. 
• Halloween Boogie.  Halloween is a celebration, a time for black cats, pumpkins, witches, ghosts, and goblins. It a time for fun - its a time to boogie with skeletons. Don't believe me? Talk a look yourself. Lot's of magical things happen this time of year.
• Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss.  Here's a music video I just made for fun and share with young children the week of Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 2nd. Theodor Seuss Geisel wrote great books that have inspired many generations of readers. Join me and some of my bear friends as we wish Dr. Seuss a happy birthday!
• I Can't Get Started.  Written by Gershwin and Duke for the Broadway show Ziegfeld Follies, 1936. Its a comedy, first sung by Bob Hope to Eve Arden, about a man that cannot "get started" with the woman he loves.  Today, its a classic jazz standard.
• It Had To Be You.  I like jazz standards from the 1920's - music from the jazz-age sounds great on guitar. My arrangements bring in some blues influences too. This video features some clips of Felix the Cat that are now in the public domain.
• L'Amour Est Bleu/Love Is Blue. A song written by André Popp (music) and Pierre Cour (lyrics) in 1967, most know if from a recording by Paul Mauriat. It's a powerful melody, that describes the pleasure and pain of love.
• Late Freight:  The Spoken Word.  While many consider this a blend of blues and "spoken word," this is actually an old style - improvised lyrics that are stated, not sung. Recorded with bass, drums, I perform the guitar parts and wrote and sing the lyrics.
• Late Freigh:  The Big Boy.  (solo, finger-style instrumental).  This traditional style blues features the rumble of a steam locomotive and freight train - no other machine created by man has intrigued and inspired so many. The video features the Union Pacific's Big Boy - the largest steam locomotive to ever work the rails.
• Love Him.  From the Broadway musical, Jesus Christ - Superstar, I created this instrumental guitar arrangement to celebrate a beautiful song about Mary Magdalene's love for Jesus. To me, it is also song about my acceptance and faith.  Note:  New audio track, June 09; a new acoustic arch-top.  Please listen for the wonderful, rich overtones and harmonics that this guitar resonates with.
• Moonlight In Vermont.  A beautiful song, great on guitar - I play play it with a bit of a swing feel instead of the usual ballad. It has a different cadence because the lyrics don't follow the usual meter and rhyme of the time, really almost a haiku.
• My Favorite Things.  From the musical Sound of Music, the song, My Favorite Things is a popular song all around the world. The lyrics refer to things Maria loves, things she selects to fill her mind with when times are bad. I prefer to share it as an instrumental finger-style guitar arrangement.
• Over the Rainbow.  Where do we go to find our dreams? Influenced by the late, great Chet Atkins, I first worked this guitar arrangement out many years ago and its one of my favorite pieces - an escape and soothing release.
• Rambunctuous.  An old "head tune" that generations have shared, Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines the term as "marked by uncontrollable exuberance, unruly." In this video, I get some help from Felix the Cat and a 1920's silent film that is now in the public domain - April Maze (part 1).
• Rim Shot.  We have probably all heard a comedian tells a joke that bombs and a drummer hits a "rim shot". I learned it as an old "head tune". In this video, I get some help from Felix the Cat and a 1920's silent film that is now in the public domain - April Maze (part 2).
• Rock-A-Bye Baby.  Here's a peaceful song that I play to help children sleep or to provide a quiet atmosphere for reading or independent work.  My version has a "jazz waltz" feel, a subtle difference that you will feel.  The video features clips from an old animation that is in the public domain.
• Sesame Street Theme.  Well, more like a little jammin' on this popular children's show's theme. The song has changed over the years, featuring a wailing harmonica and a hip-hop feel today. Here, I try to turn it into a guitar jam with a bit of a blues/rock feel.
• Someday My Prince Will Come.  A beautiful song from the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Someday My Prince Will Come has become a jazz standard with an upbeat jazz-waltz feel that makes it swing.
• Something.  The "quiet Beatle," George Harrison, was always one of my favorite musicians.  He inspired me to learn to play guitar.  Unfortunately, he is no longer with us and I recorded an instrumental version of his song, "Something" as a personal memorial to his life and work.
• Starry Starry Night (Vincent).  Vincent Van Gogh was ahead of his time - the vivid impressionist style that he created still captivates the imagination. This music video compares and contrasts elements of "Starry Starry Night" with 21st century images from the Hubble spacecraft and distant galaxies. 
• Straight No Chaser.  Here's a Thelonious Monk tune - one of my favorites. It's an upbeat swing-blues. The version I play in this video has a bit of a rock feel in the rhythm section, brought to you by the Digital Blues Band.
• Sweet Georgia Brown.  This upbeat old-time jazz standard is a lot of fun.  Many recognize it as the theme song for the Harlem Globetrotters.  For years, I didn't think I could work it out as a solo-guitar arrangement, keeping the melody intact, but here it is.
• Take Me Out to the Ball Game.  It's almost summer and the baseball season is in full swing. The Milwaukee Brewers are having another good year, so I decided to arrange and record a classic song and make a music video for Take Me Out To The Ball Game!
• Takin' Names.  This is an old Negro Spiritual that goes back to at least the 1890s - probably much older.  Various people have performed it over the years, including Josh White, though many know it from a Peter, Paul, and Mary recording.  It's a haunting melody with chords that ring with dark overtones on a guitar.
• This Land Is Your Land.  This is an American classic, by Woody Guthrie that I have been playing since I was a kid. I still enjoy it today, don't do much "Travis picking" anymore, but it is a fun sound that I don't want to forget.
• Tribute To Chuck Berry.  Please join me and the "Digital Age Blues Band" for a tribute to a great American musician, the first inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Chuck Berry.
• Watermelon Man.  Please join me and the New Age Piano Trio as we play a jazz classic, Herbie Hancock's Watermelon Man. Its a timeless piece, still popular at jazz jam sessions - a playful song that that sounds like a party and makes people want to clap along and dance.
• What I Did For Love.  From the Musical "Chorus Line," this instrumental guitar version features the lyrics and a montage from the Broadway production. It's a healing piece, about acceptance and gratitude for things we have, things we have lost, and things that are still with us.
• When I'm 64.  I have always admired the melodic guitar work of George Harrison that set the mood for many of the Beatle's songs. I created this instrumental arrangement using some of the lines that are used in the Beatles version. The video features pictures and video clips from the movie, Yellow Submarine.
• When You Wish Upon A Star.  This is a popular tune, from the movie Pinocchio. I prefer to share it "up", with a swing feel. I have also rearranged it to put the "hook" up front, so that people recognize it even though it has a jazzier feel than the original.

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