Song List
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The songs in the list are thoughtfully selected with a certain percentage of songs from each decade, and selected for their popularity and crowd appeal. Song list for any particular performance is tailored to the venue and can cover a "background easy listening vibe" to "full on dance party" vibe. Whether it's a senior center, or late-night bar/brewery dancing crowd, or anything in between, I've got it covered.
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Songs are chosen by level of popularity and how well they work with backing tracks accompanied by a singer/guitar player. There is also a number of 'novelty' songs that can be performed if appropriate to the venue, as well as fun sound clips.
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If you would like a certain song(s) performed for your event that you don't see on the list, let me know and I'll do my best to add it if possible. Or, if you would just like to suggest a song that you think would work well, I welcome the input! Just go to the "Contact" page above and send me a message.
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Make sure to visit the Videos page to see videos and hear audio tracks of selected songs.
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Songs listed here are a sampling of musical style. The song changes over time based on crowd response and my own whims.
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60's
Acoustic Guitar
Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
The Weight - The Band
Ballad of John and Yoko - The Beatles
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison/J Buffet
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
King of the Road - Roger Miller
Electric Guitar
These Boots Were Made for Walking - Nancy Sinatra (Billy Ray Cyrus Version)
You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
70's
Acoustic Guitar
Melissa - The Allman Brothers
Layla - Eric Clapton (Acoustic)
Brandy - Looking Glass
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
Don't Mess Around with Jim - Jim Croce
Make Me Smile (Come up and see me) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Kodachrome - Paul Simon
Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
Cracklin' Rose - Neil Diamond
Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Take Me Home Country Road - J. Denver
Who'll Stop the Rain - CCR
Electric Guitar
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel/Keith Urban
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Take It Easy - The Eagles
Come and Get Your Love - Redbone
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
What I Like About You - The Romantics
80's
Acoustic Guitar
Under the Milky Way - The Church
End Of the Line - The Traveling Wilbury's
Small Town - John Mellencamp
Down Under - Men At Work (Colin Hayes acoustic version)
End of the Line - Traveling Wilburys
Galway Girl - Steve Earle
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
Electric Guitar
Stray Cat Strut - The Stray Cats
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Purple Rain - Prince
Dancin' in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
90's
Acoustic Guitar
Losing My Religion - The R. E. M.
Wonderwall - Oasis
Good Riddance (Times of Your Life) - Green Day
Electric Guitar
Mary Janes Last Dance- Tom Petty
Achy Breaky heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
All the Small Things - Blink 182
Folsom Prison Blue - Brooks and Dunne version
Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry
Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
One Headlight - The Wallflowers
Santeria - Sublime
2000 -2010
Acoustic Guitar
Sittin, Waitin, Wishin - Jack Johnson
Say Hey, I Love You - Michael Franti
Sweet Pea - Amos Lee
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
Electric Guitar
Bad Things - Jace Everett (True Blood)
Blvd of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
I'm a Believer - Smash Mouth
Sugar Sugar - Ross Antony remake (but in English)
Valerie - Amy Winehouse (Tumbling Paddies version)
2010 and beyond
Acoustic Guitar
A Bar Song - Shaboozey
Circles - Post Malone
Riptide - Vance Joy
Electric Guitar
Blinding Lights - The Weekend
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
And more!
The song list may change from time to time based on audience feedback and my own whims. Although I try to keep the website updated, the song list used for performances may vary slightly from what's listed here.