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‘Hotel TV’ from Lawrence: My favorite album of 2021

Ryan Welton, December 9, 2021December 9, 2023

The Grammy nominations are littered with talent. Its album-of-the-year category features what I think is…

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How To Play “What A Fool Believes,” a 2021 piano tutorial

Ryan Welton, August 1, 2021December 9, 2023

One of my first pop music memories was the massive 1979 smash “What A Fool…

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Ryan’s Playlist No. 7: The music getting me through the COVID-19 pandemic

Ryan Welton, June 27, 2020December 9, 2023

It’s almost eerie. The last music blog I did was called, “Adios, 2019. Hello, 2020!”…

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Cover + Chords: Learn how to play Gino Vannelli’s “I Just Wanna Stop”

Ryan Welton, October 22, 2017January 4, 2018

Listening to my favorite Yacht Rock radio station yesterday, SiriusXM’s 311, on the SiriusXM app,…

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One dude’s opinion: Al Jarreau’s 5 Best Songs

Ryan Welton, February 13, 2017January 4, 2018

With the death of Al Jarreau today, another great has left the planet. There were…

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The Weeknd: A smooth jazz interpretation

Ryan Welton, February 5, 2017January 4, 2018

Since I re-started posting videos to YouTube late last year on the knowledge that I…

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A quick tutorial on playing George Michael’s “Careless Whisper”

Ryan Welton, January 17, 2017January 4, 2018

In this case, I put together a video how-to for the piano basics of George Michael’s classic 1984 tune, “Careless Whisper,” with what is arguably the most famous sax lick ever to be written.

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