Love for Levon: A Benefit to Save the Barn

For fans of the Band and of Levon Helm, this concert is a creative twist on their music.  Maybe not ideal for hardcore Band fans, but for someone who finds them to be a decent group, you may find this to be interesting cover work by real top quality and world class musicians.  John Mayer, Joan Osborne, Joe Walsh, David Bromberg, Gregg Allman, and Roger Waters are only a few of the several special guests.
This benefit concert was held in honor of Levon Helm and to help his family keep his Woodstock farm, Kingston, NY, in the family.
It was for a really good cause and I liked it because they perform all of the songs from the Band records I listen to including "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "The Weight," and "Ophelia."

The Last Play at Shea

This is an absolutely amazing documentary about the history of Shea Stadium.  The Beatles were the first band to perform at a stadium and it became legendary, especially since it wasn't just any band - it was The Beatles.  The whole documentary is based around Billy Joel's 2008 performance.  There were two concerts filmed over July 16 and July 18 with a combined total of 110,000 fans.  These two performances were the final two before Shea Stadium was demolished.  This film was first presented in front of 20,000 people at Citi Field, the stadium that replaced Shea.
The musicians that appear in the film are Billy Joel, Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, Roger Daltrey, John Mayer, Paul McCartney, John Mellencamp, and Steven Tyler.  The 25 songs performed are:

1. Prelude/Angry Young Man
2. My Life
3. Summer, Highland Falls
4. Everybody Loves You Now
5. Zanzibar
6. New York State of Mind (with Tony Bennett)
7. Allentown
8. The Ballad of Billy the Kid
9. She's Always a Woman
10. Goodnight Saigon
11. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)
12. Shameless (with Garth Brooks)
13. This Is the Time (with John Mayer)
14. Keeping the Faith
15. Captain Jack
16. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
17. The River of Dreams/A Hard Day's Night
18. We Didn't Start the Fire
19. You May Be Right
20. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
21. Only the Good Die Young
22. I Saw Her Standing There (with Paul McCartney)
23. Take Me Out to the Ball Game
24. Piano Man
25. Let It Be (with Paul McCartney)

This movie is incredible.  It is done so well and as a music rookie, I find it to be very inspiring.

Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day fellow Americans! I would like to say the sincerest thank you to everyone who has fought for this country and everyone who continues to fight for our freedom. You all have such bravery and courage and my family and I really appreciate all of you and all you have done for this country! God Bless America!

Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)

Here's the music video for one of my favorite songs "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" by Journey.

The Saturdays

My Great Britain obsession continues with the girl-group The Saturdays.  The group is being released here in the US and they even have their own show Chasing The Saturdays.

The English-Irish group consists of Frankie Sandford (24), Una Healy (31), Mollie King (25), Rochelle Humes (24), Vanessa White (23).  They were formed through Fascination Records in 2007 and have released three albums 'Chasing Lights' (2008), 'Wordshaker' (2009), and 'On Your Radar' (2011).  The quintet will be releasing a fourth studio album sometime this year, but unfortunately all of their albums are only sold in the UK for right now.  Their first single released in the US was "What About Us" and they have released songs off their 'Chasing The Saturdays' album for the TV show including "All Fired Up," "Higher (feat. Flo Rida)," "Notorious," and "Ego."  These songs are available on iTunes.
For more information on The Saturdays, go to thesaturdays.co.uk