Moondance played by Rick

Let It Be Me

Satin Dolls

Happy Birthday

My One True Love - Wuthering Heights - Dorothy

Dorothy's Scott Joplin set

Dorothy's Set 1 July 2016

Chim Chim Cheree

Marguaritaville

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Margueritaville on piano-only with vocoder

We have an upcoming gig on piano only-- with perhaps keyboard drums on the side and vocoder so I thought I'd try a few tunes using that format. It requires I play in the key I sing so no auto transpose possible. This one's in D. My hair is better since I found an extra bottle of Chinese shampoo. I still have that cowlick on the right side but sometimes a curler takes care of it. I'm thinking about a laser brush-- but not until my car transmission repair bill is paid off. So here's Marguaritaville.

Desperado cover by Rick in studio - using extreme vocoder as test

This is a version of Desperado (Eagles) using bass in the left hand split piano keyboard on the Casio Privia. I didn't transpose down as I would normally because I'm testing to see what I would do if I had to play in the key my music is in-- F. The vocoder (BOSS) is set at 16 with a hard electronic pitch correction engaged for fun to see what it sounds like. I'm wired directly from the primitive mixer on the amp to the stereo input on the camera-- with the piano off and the speaker off-- all sound coming only through my moniter headphones. My hair is limp because I haven't using my Chinese shampoo lately, having run out. I never let bad hair days stop me from posting however. My teeth don't show up too well but they're still fairly okay though the enamel is thinning and gums are beginning to recede. On with the show.

"If" ...Rick in studio-- with vocoder & Casio digital piano with split keyboard for bass in LH

Yesterday Once More -- with a BOSS vocoder an octave higher

Right Here Waiting ...Rick in studio

Here I used the Galaxy piano #011 voice on the Yamaha 433 keyboard, along with #16 on the Boss voice processor with a "hard" pitch correct and layering effect turned on. The connection from the mixer/amp is through the headphone jack into a tenuous connection into the stero mic input on the camera which is propped up on the amp tenuously. My particular arrangement is likely inaccurate but for the purpose of the demo, it's good enough for today. I haven't used my favorite shampoo from China on my hair so it's a bit scraggly-- having used some American stuff that doesn't work nearly as well.

God Bless America - Dorothy Live

Blue Suede Shoes - Rick & Dorothy Piano Keyboard Hour - Live

Great Balls of Fire - Rick on keys, Dorothy on tamborine & shouts - Live - July 2016

Go Johnny Go - Live at a retirement residence - Rick

Linus & Lucy - played by Rick on keyboard ensemble in studio