16 Miles to Seven Lakes - Gordon Lightfoot
This may be some of the best 2:08 minutes of Gordon Lightfoot and is one of the first of his tunes I learned to play on the 6 string.
Gentle On My Mind - Glen Campbell
Glen made this sng known around the world and Johnny Hartford who wrote it... a lot of money!
Battle Hymn of the Republic Elvis Presley
An All American Tribute to An All American King...with fantastic images provided by Rowdycowboy - Steven Millington of Youtube.
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez
This lament for the crushing of the South by the North in the Civil War was requested by Stationmaster at Youtube...it was a stroke...a tribute to the South.
Forrest Gump - Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
Tom Hanks deserves everything life has given him because he hasgiven his all to the characters he so admirably protrays.
Mule Skinner Blues - Dolly Parton Version
This was requested by Oldchief...Manilla and it took a while butwe " got'er done"
Waltzing Matilda - Eric Bogel
This classic WWI song was requested by Tarquin 45 from Great Britain on Youtube. Tarqin was generous with his time and critique on this video..it is a permanent remebrance of that brutal First World War.
McArthur Park - Richard Harris
Perhaps one of the most difficult and rewarding videos I have made thus far...ranks with Railroad Trilogy and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald for difficulty in production.
Mule Skinner Blues - Chet Atkins and Les Paul
Chet Atkins and Les Paul are All-World guitarists and this audiotrack proves it.
Everything I own - David Gates
A viewers request that has become a viewers favorite.
Alberta Bound - Gordon Lightfoot
If you have ever been to Edmontom - Calgary - Banfj Jasper anf the great Canadian Rockies then you have been Alberta Bound as well.
Ciy of New Orleans - Seldom Scene
This classic rendition of a great song is posted in memory of Katrina and the future of New Orleans.
Norma Jean Mortenson - Elton John
Quite possibly Marilyn Monroe was the greatest actor of the 20thCentury.
Me and Boby McGee - Kris Kristoffersen
This song has always been a favorite...did not know until recently that this was a love song written by Kris Kristofferson for Janis Joplin.
Calypso - John Denver
"Calypso" was the name of the research ship of Jaques Cousteau.
Run for the Roses by Barbaro - Dan Fogelberg
Dan Folgelberg recorded Run for the Roses long before the greatracer "Barbaro" suffered a career ending injury attempting to win the Triple Crown this year.
Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Loghtfoot
Gordon Lightfoot was attracted to the stories of building the railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Shania Twain - Oh Canada
Shania Sings Oh Canada and the country unfolds like a tapestry of elegant beauty...like Shania.
Love Always Marilyn - Christine Aquilera
This video is dedicated to Marilyn, tootsweet and all who love this magnificent lady.
All My Life's A Circle - Harry Chapin
Researching Crop Circles lately I thought ... Harry Chapin's great song All My Life's a Circle
Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
This greatest hits song by John Denver seems autobiographical.
Song for a Winter's Night - Gordon Lightfoot
Song for a Winter's Night, though not widely covered. is anothergreat song from this Canadian songwriter icon.
Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up....
Notwithstanding this classic Highwaymen song and caution to allmothers...many babies grew up to be great cowboys.
Shenandoah - The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio sing this classic song as well as any group.
Misty - Ray Stevens
The first time I heard this version of Misty by Ray Stevens I drove straight to "Sam the Record Man" and bought the album.
San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
We met once a lifetime ago ...it was in April...1964 at Guelph University taping the Canadian Folk Music show called "Let's Sing Out" "with Oscar Brand.
Roses Cantina - El Paso - Marty Robbins
This classic country song was inspired by Tarquin 45...thank you.
Age of Aquarius
In 1968 with the great musical "Hair" The 5th Dimension might have forseen the magnificent images the Hubble Telescope is now sending back to us.
Out on the Mira - John McDermott
This is a song about yearning for our youth...when summers nights were spent learning how to to deal with our first love.
Maggie's Dream-Don Williams
Lyrics and music by Dave Loggins and Lisa Siver. Recording by Don Williams.
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Gordon Lightfoot released this his tribute masterpiece within weeks of the disasterous loss of The Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior.
Hobo's Lullabay-Emmylou Harris
This is one of Wood Guthrie's gentle and loving song he wrote for his "fellow travellers" in the box cars and on the trains he hopped crisscrossing America many times in his life.
Remember Katrina and 1927
The song sung by Aaron Neville for this video is about the GreatMississippi Flood of 1927.
Josh Groban Tribute
Yhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Kou Are Loved/Don't Give Up-was released this week...the response at the Josh Groban Forum and related Josh Groban links has been wild! Will produce a tribute video as soon as the track is available!
Norma Jean
Marilyn Monroe will be an icon forever.
Bound For Glory
Woody Guthrie wrote and performed hundreds of songs for the world. Perhaps the most famous is " This Land is Your Land".
You may think this is a sweet song about two lovers on the banksof Loch Lomond --Noooooo
Have you ever been to Bangkok?