hallelujah video jukebox

Leonard Cohen wrote Hallelujah in 1984. Since then it has been sung by numerous artists. Who knew that even Bob Dylan has sung Hallelujah? Enjoy the most popular of them in this video jukebox which begins with an early recording by Leonard Cohen and ends with a performance by him in Dublin 2008.

a simple playlist

cat stevens video jukebox

Cat Stevens, now Yusuf Islam, is an English musician and singer-songwriter who has sold over 60 million albums during his long career. Enjoy some of the best of his music in this video jukebox.

judy collins video jukebox

From the early 60s to this day Judy Collins has always moved people with her gentle songs.

man in black video jukebox

"Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" is the way the Man in Black began his concerts. Over a 50 year career he had many hits including Ring of Fire and I Walk the Line . As a testament to his popularity he sold over 90 million albums during his lifetime.

Just before Johnny Cash died in 2003 he wrote and performed what I think is one of his best songs - Hurt

harry chapin video jukebox

My wife and I saw Harry Chapin perform at the Circle Star theater in Redwood City,CA, in the late seventies. This theater in the round had a rotating stage which made it great for seeing the performance from any viewpoint. I remember Harry was about 45 minutes late for the performance when suddenly he ran down the aisle in tattered jeans and guitar in tow. He hopped on the stage, sat down on a bar stool and said "I'm sorry I'm late, but now I'm gonna sing my &#! for you"! And he did! He gave a high-energy performance that covered his hit songs like Taxi,and Cat's in the Cradle to some of his lesser known songs like Mr. Tanner and A Better Place to Be. Of special note was the band's performance of Life is a Circle on the rotating stage.

Sadly, Harry Chapin died in a car crash in 1981. His music and his advocacy for fighting world hunger is missed.

weird al parodies video jukebox

Weird Al Yankovic has the uncanny ability to create a parody of a song that frequently achieves greater popularity than the original song itself. For example, I'll bet not many of you have heard the rapper song Ridin' Dirty but I'll bet most of you have heard of Weird Al's parody White and Nerdy

In this video jukebox I have Weird Al's parody in the left column and the original in the right column. Watch both and decide which one you like better.

amazing grace video jukebox

Some great musicians sing Amazing Grace. My favorite is Judy Collins, but Lee Ann Rimes also gives a great contemporary performance. And how about the Blind Boys from Alabama singing Amazing Grace to the tune of House of the Rising sun or Amazing Grace in the Cherokee language?

kristin andreassen video jukebox

Kristin Andreassen is a very versatile musician. She sings, clogs, writes and plays instruments in both the Uncle Earl and Sometymes Why bands.

Two of the songs she sings that I especially like are Crayola from her new Kiss Me Hello CD and Bony on the Isle of St. Helena from the Uncle Earl Waterloo,Tennessee CD.

leonard cohen video jukebox

Leonard Cohen is a Canadian songwriter,singer,poet and storyteller. Leonard is different and I like that. What do you think?

abigail washburn video jukebox

Abigail Washburn is a great singer and banjo player. She is equally comfortable singing in Chinese or English. Perhaps the only time she is uncomfortable is when she is without her banjo which she considers to be a required fashion accessory.

Abigail Washburn is currently a member of the Uncle Earl and Sparrow Quartet's band.
She has also performed with the Canadian Duhks band.

uncle earl video jukebox

The musical group Uncle Earl is not what you might think. It's an all female band that plays a lot of old-tyme music with a contemporary flair.

I saw these g'Earls, as they like to be called, in concert at the Freight and Salvage Coffee House in Berkeley recently. They all are very talented ladies who can write, sing, play instruments and even clog on occasion.

Speaking of clogging, checkout the first video below. It's a recently released one showing the g'Earls participating in some mean Kung Fu clogging!




If you enjoy these videos, I'm sure you would like Uncle Earl's new Waterloo,Tennessee CD

sixties music video jukebox

The sixties were a decade of great social upheaval. It was also a decade when some music was created.

Revisit these times with some of the best music that came from this era.