SOLO & MORE
When possible, he brings his band, Collateral Damage [‘New York’s best band’] but there’s something wonderful about the intimacy of a solo show. He’s played at Hebrew Home for the Aged in Riverdale, Bainbridge Nursing & Rehab Center, The Rev. Robert V. Lott Assisted Living Center 1261 Fifth Avenue New York, NY Split Rock Rehab & Health Care Center, Bx, NY, Schaffer Extended Care Center New Rochelle, Schervier Nursing Home Riverdale, NYC, West Seventy-Fourth Street Home Nursing Home, NY, NY, Bruckner Nursing Home, Bx, NY, Ditmas Park Care Center in Brooklyn. Kings Harbor Multicare Center, the New Jewish Home at 106th St, Manhattan, and many others.
“When playing for old folks, or any folks, I like to play whatever they want to hear. If they like it, I like it. So I’ll try anything. Maybe get them to sing it. Of course, after the show’s over, I’ll go home and really learn the song. Over the years this has resulted in me knowing and liking a lot of songs.” Some of his favorites to play solo are here:
The Songs
Ain’t Misbehaving——–Fats Waller
All of Me————Simons, Seymour
All of Me Loves All of You———John Legend
Ain’t That a Shame—-Fats Domino
Ain’t Too Proud———Temptations
All Shook Up———Elvis Presley
Always on My Mind-Willie Nelson
As Time Goes By—Herman Hupfield
Baby It’s You———Shirelles
Back the USSR——–Beatles
Bathroom Window—Beatles
Be My Baby———the Ronettes
Black Magic Woman–Santana
Blue Moon———Rogers & Hart
Blue Monk——Thelonious Monk
Blueberry Hill———Fats Domino
Bobby McGee———Janis Joplin
Bring it on Home—Willie Dixon
CC Rider———————Ma Raney
Cheating Heart—Hank Williams
Crying Time————Buck Owens
Dead Flowers——Rolling Stones
Dock of the Bay——Otis Redding
Don’t Be Cruel———Elvis Presley
Downtown—————Petula Clark
Feeling Alright————Joe Cocker
Letter————————–Joe Cocker
Margaritaville–-——Jimmy Buffet
Mercy Mercy Mercy————Canonball Adderly
Midnight Hour——Wilson Pickett
Misty———————Errol Garner
Money Makes Fools—Jim Wacker
Moondance————Van Morison
Mustang Sally—–Wilson Pickett
My Girl—————–Temptations
N Y State of Mind——-Billy Joel
N Y, N Y———–Frank Sinatra
Nobody Knows You-Eric Clapton
Oh Darling——————Beatles
Old Time Rock & Roll—————–—–Bob Seegar
On Broadway———————Drifters
One Night with You—————–Elvis Presley
One Way Out——————–Allman Brothers
One————————————————U2
Pretty Woman—————–Roy Orbison
Proud Mary——–——–Creedence Clearwater
Red House—————————Jimi Hendrix
Rock This Town———————-Stray Cats
Rockin’ Pneumonia—————–Frankie Ford
Save The Last Dance for Me————Drifters
Shake Rattle and Roll————Big Joe Turner
Something——————————Beatles
Fire———————Pointer Sisters
Further on Up the Rd——-E Clapton
Georgia————————–Ray Charles
Get Back——————————-Beatles
Great Balls of Fire———Jerry Lee Lewis
Great Pretender————————–Drifters
Hallelujah, I Love Her So—–Ray Charles
Have You Ever Seen t Rain?—––Creedence Clearwater
Hound Dog————————Elvis Presley
House of the Rising Sun———Trad
I Can See Clearly Now————Johnny Nash
I Saw Her Standing There———Beatles
I Second that Emotion————–Miracles
I Want to Hold Your Hand———–Beatles
I Wish——————————Stevie Wonder
I’m a Believer———————Neil Diamond
I’ll Be There——————————Jackson 5
I’ll Be Seeing You——————Fain & Kahal
Imagine——————————John Lennon
It Had to be You—————Jones & Kahn
Jailhouse Rock——————Elvis Presley
Johnny B. Good—————Chuck Berry
Just the Way You Are ————Billy Joel
Kansas City——————Wilbur Harrison
Kingston Farewell———Harry Belefonte
Key to the Highway——–Eric Clapton
Knock on Wood—————–Otis Redding
Somewhere Over the Rainbow—Harburg
Stand By Me————————-Ben E King
Stormy Monday————-Allman Brothers
Stroll/Run, Hide—————–Fats Domino
Summer Wind——————-Frank Sinatra
Sunny Side of the Street——–Ruth Etting
Sweet Caroline—————-Neil Diamond
Sweet Home Chicago——Robert Johnson
Take Five—————————-Dave Brubeck
Tears in Heaven———————Eric Clapton
the Stroll/Run, Hide———–Fats Domino
the Tennessee Waltz—————-Patti Page
They Can’t Take That Away—–Sinatra
Time is on My Side———Rolling Stones
Tutti Fruity———————–Little Richard
Twist & Shout/La Bamba—–Isley Bros
Twist—————————Chubby Checker
Under the Boardwalk————-Drifters
Up on the roof————————-Drifters
Waiting on the World to Change–John Mayer
Way [the]——————————-Fastball
What a Wonderful World——–Louis Armstrong
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?——Shirrelles
Wind Cries Mary————Jimi Hendrix
Yesterday———————————Beatles
You’ve Lost that Lovin Feeling–——-Righteous Bros
You Can’t Alway Get What YouWant—–Rolling Stones
Young Blood————————-Coasters