Me, going into a (sometimes dark) rant about the loss of the Blues in both American and world music. Clearly, I'm not happy about this turn of events. But it is what it is... ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRLrpcdSujg

A song with a very simple structure but still slams it out of the park as a catchy, memorable song. Many thanks to James Corbett and Broc West (video editing.) A side note: This morning I was listening more closely to the Ab chord that shows up in the Coda of the song. There was something about the quality of that Ab the kept bothering me. On close listening, yes, it was an Ab chord but with a raised 5th making it yet another augmented chord to show up in this song--precisely Ab augmented. This morning's discovery put a smile on my face. Broc West's Odysee Channel: https://odysee.com/@brocwest:d James Corbett's website: https://www.corbettreport.com/ James Corbett's Odysee channel: https://odysee.com/@corbettreport:0 From Me To You, performed by Paul Moody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVlew2k5qpE ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mZvm_4WxgY

Continuation of the overview. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE1JzECub0s

As a composer, I have a bad habit of writing pieces that stand at the precipice of my technical skill. This one has always been very difficult for me to play. That's why I call it 'A Wing & A Prayer,' because that's exactly how it feels when I attempt playing this one. This was absolutely pre-composed when I was living in Austin, TX in the mid Nineties. I'm proud of this piece as a real work of art. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RENaDAYG9M