Nuttin’ For Christmas. Still having fun, but a little sad since I’m getting nothing for Christmas! LOL Cute song. Had fun doing the music and video. I hope it brings a smile to your face as you reminisce about your childhood. Words and music by Roy Bennet and Sid Tepper 1955. Thank You to the wonderful artists at Pixabay for the cute graphics.… Read the rest
Jingle Bell Rock. Always a favorite of mine, much fun to play. Can remember playing it way back in the ’80s. Don’t think I ever saw an audience that did not clap, sing and/or dance. You just can’t sit still for this one. I hope you enjoy my little video. I did it for fun and not perfection. Perfection is getting pretty far out of my reach these days! “Jingle Bell Rock” is an American popular Christmas song first released by Bobby Helms in 1957 and was composed by Joseph Carleton Beal and James Ross Boothe.… Read the rest
A Marshmallow World. We had beautiful snow this weekend and I thought of this song and Christmas. Mr. Dino and Mr. Roland collaborated on this one. My sister did her thing, the best she could. LOL I have the utmost respect for the wonderful accordionists that do difficult duo and trios. It is very difficult, at least for me. We tried to keep it together, but the snow separated us a few times! LOL I hope you enjoy this beautiful song. Thank You to Pixabay for the beautiful video backgrounds. The words by Carl Signam and music by Peter De Rose 1946 for this beautiful song.… Read the rest
Gotta Get Me Somebody To Love. I was going through my really old books and found this song. Never heard it before, but really liked after playing it a few times. It sounded like a western song that a guitar or accordion player would sing and play around a campfire. So I dug up a campfire and did some singing and playing. Bing Crosby sang this song in 1946. So I am assuming it is about that old. It felt good sitting around the campfire on a chilly night. LOL… Read the rest
Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup. Nice song for Mr. Dino. I have always enjoyed playing this song. I love Nat King Cole’s version done in 1956. “Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup” is a popular song with words and music by Anna Sosenko in 1935.… Read the rest
Count Your Blessings. Happy Thanksgiving. I have always like this song and often played it. It really touches my heart. I think my Roland 4X did a great job with fantastic strings and violin. It is often difficult to realize how blessed we are during times of turmoil. “Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)” is a popular song written by Irving Berlin and used in the 1954 film White Christmas. It is commonly performed as a Christmas song, although the lyrics make no reference to the December holiday. Thank You to vimeo-free-videos at pixabay for the beautiful background.” If you’re worried and you can’t sleep, Just count your blessings instead of sheep and you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings”… Read the rest
Green Green is another song from my college days. We all liked to sing folks songs back then. I even traded my old accordion in at the pawn shop for a guitar! Accoridonless until 1981. My ex and I started to play as a duo then. This is just a little toe taping music to help you get ready to prepare your Thanksgiving meals! “Green, Green”, a 1963 hit single by The New Christy Minstrels.… Read the rest
At My Front Door. Mr. Dino and I are getting acquainted. We’ve been practicing pretty musette songs, which sound great on him. Then, while turning pages, up pops At My Front Door. I was 11 back in 1955 and don’t remember this song. But, even Pat Boone did a version of it. Meanwhile, we had fun rocking it out. Usually Mr. Roland works best for that, but Mr. Dino needs to get a bit of exercise. It was just for fun. The 50’s and 60’s rock song are fun to play since they only have a few different chords. Favorites for us mature players! LOL “At My Front Door” is a song written by Ewart Abner and John Moore and performed by The El Dorados. It reached #1 on the U.S. R&B chart and #17 on the U.S. pop chart in 1955.[1] The song was featured on their 1957 album, Crazy Little Mama.… Read the rest
Lay Some Happiness On Me. 3 minutes of happiness for your Sunday. Love to play happy music and make fun videos. Hope all the happy critters and music bring a smile to your face. We all need something happy these days!! “Lay Some Happiness on Me” is a song that was first released by Eddy Arnold in 1966, on the album Somebody Like Me. The song became a hit in 1967, when it was released by Dean Martin and by Bobby Wright.… Read the rest
Cynthia’s In Love. I am betting few people recognize this song. Don’t think I ever heard it before. I was practicing the song below it in the fake book with Mr. Dino. It is very plain print with no words. I started playing it and I found it to be a beautiful song. Much more a Roland song with a tenor sax lead. I felt like I was playing music back in the old, old days and should have had a lighted cigarette hanging out of my mouth with the smoke rising! LOL LOL LOL Just a spur of the moment – pretty song, lets record it. CYNTHIA’S IN LOVE Billy Gish, Earl White ANDJack Owen 1942. As recorded by Eric Whitley w Harry Roy & his Band.… Read the rest
Can’t Help Falling In Love. Love at first squeeze with Mr. Dino. Dino Baffetti that is. No, he is not replacing Mr. Roland. But, it is nice to play an acoustic accordion and feel the depth of the base and vibration of the sound. He is my new, slightly used, accordion. Trading Mr. Weiltmeister for him. Wanted an accordion with more quality sound and range. Just another instument than the Roland. Thought this was an appropriate song since I am sure the accordionship will go a long way. I have to get use to playing smoothly again. Great fun and pleasure to play Mr. Dino. His bass C button has a rhinestone in it instead of a cup. After 70 years of bass C with a dent, a bump sure is different. Will get use to it. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” is a song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley for the album Blue Hawaii (1961). It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss and published by Gladys Music, Inc. The melody is based on “Plaisir d’amour”, a popular French love song composed in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini.… Read the rest
Dream Lover. I was rocking it out this morning. Celebrating two good eyes via catarct surgery and having all 3 possible exposures to Covid be negative! The surgery center called me the next day to say they had an asymtomatic Covid Patient that did not know it the day of surgery. Suggested I stay home for awhile. They actually heavily taped our masks on. I still have scabs from pulling the tape off – but boy am I glad they did that. Then my friend that gave me a ride home found her sister that lives with her had become very sick. Went for Covid test. Then my neighbor that gave me a ride to go back and pick up my car had is son exposed in school. We both wore masks. Everyone turned out negative! I am very blessed!!! So I was rocking it out this morning in a very happy mood. Good eyes, good music and no Covid. I did the song in the Enoch Light version where the band did swing it in 1964. But “Dream Lover” is a 1959 song written by Bobby Darin. Darin recorded his composition on March 5, 1959.… Read the rest