I have a little friend, her name is Spunky. Spunky is a great singer and she has a lot of nerve. Together, we go to unsuspecting “venues” and perform impromptu “concerts”. We move in swiftly, plug in a small (pig nose) amp, acoustic guitar and mic. With I, on guitar and Spunky on vocals, we […]

This is an accurate, note-for-note rip of one of my favorite Beatle songs (one of the best songs ever made). From the movie “A Hard Days Night” (one of the best movies ever made).      

Doing an imitation of Julian Lennon, imitating John. No studio work on this one, no overdubs, just a “live on tape” presentation, in the can in one take.  

Alright, somebody just kill me. Put a guitar in this girl’s hands and you get a million dollars worth of silky, soothing therapy. Just listen! … So the Craftie Girl put a new coat of paint on “Chances”, which was already one of my favorite songs; now, I LOVE it. She makes beautiful music with […]

For those fortunate to live in the DFW metroplex, this girl may be found singing around town. She lugs a “Pawn shop special” guitar and a “Target cheapie” keyboard around, pops in to any place that’s open and drops her name into the hat. She made a “Taranova song” for the ocaision. Last night she […]

Ok, so here’s the Open Mic challenge in Portland:  Play one song from the Sgt. Peppers album. ON A UKELELE.  A ukulele??? That album was the most complex, lushly-produced record in the history of history! Ten contestants, I was number 9 (yes!). I chose “She’s Leaving Home” for my entry, in my best Paul McCartney […]

Here’s a difficult one. See if you can memorize all the words to this song, in just one listening. I’ll be handing out prizes to the first fifty callers. For those who succeed, my hat is off to you! And for everybody else – keep trying, you’re bound to get it sooner or later.   […]

This does sound a lot like Paul, right? It’s a cover of “Carrying”, which was originally made for a dear friend (Valerie), who loved Paul’s music and loved being my friend. I haven’t seen her in nearly four years, but I know she’s out there somewhere and I bet she pulls this file from time […]

Also known as “Melody Riffs”, she is an American artist who sings, plays guitar & piano, writes and performs. This is a hand-crafted song about “ben1b” my Instagram profile name, something of which I am very proud and from which I derive a great deal of pleasure.   Melody has a new album out, “When […]

Joanna sings in both English and Chinese. She’s an artist who I’ve found to be off-beat and odd … and she revels in the oddity of it all. Here’s a great cover of the Doors “People are Strange”, which pretty much sums up Joanna altogether. On her beautiful acoustic guitar (which she plays left-handed).