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December 9, 2021 music / music review / songwriting / YouTube

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

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

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August 1, 2021 1970s / 1980s / music / music lesson / piano / piano lesson / tutorials / YouTube

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

One of my first pop music memories was the massive 1979 smash “What A Fool Believes” by the Michael McDonald-led

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June 27, 2020 country music / indie music / music / videos / YouTube

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

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

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October 22, 2017 1970s / cover song / music / music lesson

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

Listening to my favorite Yacht Rock radio station yesterday, SiriusXM’s 311, on the SiriusXM app, I heard Gino Vannelli’s “I

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February 13, 2017 1980s / jazz / music / Uncategorized

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

With the death of Al Jarreau today, another great has left the planet. There were very few male vocalists ever

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February 5, 2017 cover song / music / soul music / Uncategorized / YouTube

The Weeknd: A smooth jazz interpretation

Since I re-started posting videos to YouTube late last year on the knowledge that I could once again post cover

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January 17, 2017 1980s / George Michael / Uncategorized

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

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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