‘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
Tag: pop music
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
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
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
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
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
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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