Pray Live Take@That

My Sweet Lord (George Harrison)

Rehearsal Recording

- Drums: Anita
- Bass: Michaël
- Vocals: Suzanne
- Lead Guitar: Kris
- Rhythm Guitar: Geert

Alannah Myles - Black Velvet

The Real Ritchie Valens - La Bamba [electric Guitar]

Don Henley - All She Wants To Do Is Dance

Rich Girl - A Tribute To Hall & Oates

Hall and Oates have sold an estimated 40 million records, making them the third-bestselling music duo of all time. They are best known for their six No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "Rich Girl", "Kiss on My List", "Private Eyes", "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)", "Maneater", and "Out of Touch", as well as many other songs which charted in the Top 40. In total, they had 34 chart hits on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Rich Girl - is a fun filled trip down memory lane from the 70s when the duo was formed through the height of their stardom in the late 80s. This tribute act captures the songs, the style, the time and everything Hall & Oates, in this true to form live musical tribute act. 

Along with the chart topping pop hits of the 70s and 80s, Hall & Oates revisited and perfected some of Motown’s most popular soulful hits, most notably “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” along many others.

Rich Girl will soulfully guide you back through the story of two guys who met during college in Pittsburgh and soon become one of the greatest selling pop duos of all time. Known by some as Daryl and John, but known by the world as Hall & Oates!

MOYC Live

You Make My Dreams Come True

Heart Strings

Right Here Waiting

*** REMASTERED VIDEO VERSION HERE ***
https://youtu.be/iZIlX9sXtyY

Ricardo Abrahin singing "Lavender" by Marillion. Recorded at Dharma Studio. August, 13th, 2012.

Dharma Sessions - Marillion - Lavender

I play a lot of America songs, this is one of my favorites. For my wife, Judy. 

You Can Do Magic

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Hooked On A Feeling  featuring 20-year-old Broadway and soundtrack phenom Sara Niemietz.    Niemietz first sang this classic—a Top Ten pop hit from 1968— with Thomas years earlier, when she was invited by the singer, at the age of four, to join him onstage for her first public performance ever.  This became his second million-selling single record.                                              

ABOUT THE ALBUM:

A true American institution whose iconic pop, country and gospel hits defined their respective generations and now transcend them, B.J. Thomas has found a unique way to celebrate an incredible half a century in music and some 47 years since his first gold selling hit on Scepter Records. The singer, a five time Grammy and two time Dove Award winner who has sold more than 70 million records and is ranked in Billboard’s Top 50 most played artists over the past 50 years, invites longtime fans and newcomers alike to his living room—or more accurately, The Living Room Sessions, his debut recording for Wrinkled Records featuring intimate acoustic re-imaginings of 12 of his most renowned songs. 

Working with famed veteran country music producer Kyle Lehning (Randy Travis, George Strait, Willie Nelson) at Sound Stage Studio in Nashville and backed by a host of Music City’s finest sessions musicians, Thomas recorded many of these as duets with a perfectly fulfilled “wish list” of guest artists from different genres. These include pop great Richard Marx “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song”, country legend Vince Gill (“I Just Can’t Help Believing”), bluesman Keb’ Mo’ (“Most of All”), Lyle Lovett (“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head”), rocker Isaac Slade, lead singer of The Fray (“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”) and producer/songwriter turned popular contemporary standards singer Steve Tyrell (“Rock and Roll Lullaby”). 

Thomas also vibes on The Living Room Sessions with two lesser known powerhouses, labelmate and renowned Nashville touring and session singer) Etta Britt (“New Looks From An Old Lover”) and 20-year-old Broadway and soundtrack phenom Sara Niemietz, who joins Thomas on “Hooked on a Feeling.” The Living Room Sessions also includes four solo performances by Thomas that represent a several decade swing in his earlier career: the opening track “Don’t Worry Baby” (a Beach Boys classic first covered by the singer in 1977), “Eyes of a New York Woman” (1968) “Whatever Happened To Old Fashioned Love” (a #1 country hit in 1983) and “Everybody’s Out of Town” (1970). 

One of the keys to making The Living Room Sessions as cozy and warmhearted as its title promises was not over-thinking the process in advance. Realizing that most of these classic tracks lent themselves perfectly to the “unplugged” setting, he trusted Lehning and the Nashville “cats” (Bryan Sutton on acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo, gut string guitar and dobro, John Willis on electric, acoustic and gut string guitar and dobro, Viktor Krauss on upright bass and Steve Brewster on drums and percussion) to just trust their instincts and do their thing. While bringing a fresh emotional urgency to each song, Thomas  mostly kept the arrangements in line with the original, only varying the melody slightly on a select  few—including “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Don’t Worry Baby” and “Hooked On A Feeling.” 


Hooked On A Feeling (with Sara Niemietz)

I play and record music strictly for fun. I don't take it too seriously and it shows in my efforts. I've been recording myself long before I could play and some of this stuff is really old. All of the cover songs were obtained minus the guitar parts which were added/performed/recorded into the mix. Many were not practiced therefore they're littered with mistakes and I'm sure many will chuckle at my efforts which is okay as I'm not trying to impress anyone, just having fun which is the way music should be. Leave a comment if you feel like it just don't bruise my ego too bad.

You Can Do Magic

Hijammer Studios