LOVE ragtime especially what you play & how you play it . They just don't write em like that any more. The 'history' lessons are such a bonus. You mention names of old' musicians' my Dad talked about when I was a tot, 3/4ths of a century ago.
Thanks for mentioning the great Winifred Atwell. She lived for a long time in Australia, and was the organist at my local church when I was a child. She was very much loved by Australians !
Thank you for honoring Joe Fingers Carr (Lou Busch) and Jo Anne Castle. Two great ragtime players that inspired me to play in that style way back in the early 1970s.
He is the only four- time winner of the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and has been a featured performer and lekturę at ragtime and jazz festivals both in the US and around the world...
This is the first time I heard you play, and I'm amazed! I'm a struggling piano player who can only dream of playing like you. What a wonderful talent you have! I enjoyed your music very much as well as your commentary. You've motivated me to practice more even though it's very hard for me. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. I love listening to you play!! Play some more, I'll be listening.
Adam, you are fantastic! The first video I saw by you was when you were playing 12th Street Rag, which appeared to be done at a house party. The little boy with the glasses standing next to you was completely enthralled by your playing. I was too. I couldn't get over how you kept speeding up that 12th street rag as you went along. Absolutely amazing! I subscribed immediately after watching that video. I'm hoping to hear Kitten on the Keys written by Zez Confrey. The first time I heard the song was back in the 50s or 60s by Knuckles O'Toole.
15:25 My dad used to sing us a parody of that hit song: I want a beer like the beer That pickled dear old Dad It was the beer, and the only beer That daddy ever had A good old fashioned beer With lots of foam It took ten men to carry daddy home Oh, I want a beer like the beer That pickled my old man
Wonderful music, thank you. I just discovered your youtube channel. I’m from New Jersey, the Jersey Shore as people call it. My dad loved music, he had a lot of those records that were heavy and seemed made out of rock (he was born in Elizabeth, NJ in 1910).
Live performance 9/11/2022 Timestamps: 0:12:25 - 0:00:02 Music! Music! Music! [Put Another Nickel In] (Stephen Weiss and Bernie Baum 1950); Mr Sandman (Pat Ballard 1954); Mack the Knife (Kurt Weill 1943) 0:03:55 - 0:05:09 Entertainer's Rag (Jay Roberts 1912) 0:08:46 - 0:09:22 Black and White Rag (George Botsford 1908) 0:13:40 - 0:14:43 I Want a Girl [Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad] (Harry Von Tilzer 1911) in honor of Joanne Castle 0:18:01 - 0:18:44 Twelfth Street Rag [12th St] (Euday L Bowman 1914) 0:21:59 - 0:22:56 Old Piano Roll Blues (Cy Coben 1950) 0:26:36 - 0:27:28 Glad Rag Doll (by Milton Ager & Dan Dougherty 1929); Moonglow (Will Hudson & Irving Mills 1933) 0:33:43 - 0:34:10 Frankie and Johnny (Frank and Bert Leighton 1912); St James Infirmary Blues (unknown 1928) 0:38:00 - 0:38:24 Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue (Ray Henderson 1925); Yes Sir That's My Baby (Walter Donaldson 1925) 0:42:54 - 0:44:24 Down Yonder (L Wolfe Gilbert 1921) 0:47:40 - 0:48:11 Ace in the Hole the (Buster Wilson 1909) 0:51:21 - 0:52:41 Ragtime Razzmatazz (Richard "Dick" Hyman alias J Gaines: alias Knuckles O'Toole 1958) 0:56:05 - 0:56:49 Gold Bar Rag (Max Morath 1959) 1:00:48 - 1:02:58 Crazy Otto medley (arr: Johnny Maddox 1955) 1:07:27 - 1:08:06 It Had to Be You (Isham Jones 1924) 1:12:59 - 1:14:39 San Antonio Rose (Bob Wills 1938); Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael 1927); My Little Grass Shack (Tommy Harrison & Bill Cogswell 1933); Sioux City Sue (Dick Thomas 1945); In the Mood (Glenn Miller 1939); Dipsy Doodle (Larry Clinton 1940); Josephine (Wayne King & Burke Bivens 1936); Yellow Dog Blues (WC Handy 1914) --- in honor of Johnny Maddox 1:26:11 - 1:28:22 medley - George M Cohan: Yankee Doodle Boy (George M Cohan 1904); Mary's a Grand Old Name (George M Cohan 1905); Give My Regards to Broadway (George M Cohan 1904); Harrigan (George M Cohan 1908); Over There (George M Cohan 1917); Nellie Kelly I love You (George M Cohan 1922); Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway (George M Cohan 1906); You're a Grand Old Flag (George M Cohan 1906)
Yes indeed Fantastic show tonight. Loved every piece and every song. Thank you Adam I recommended your lives to about 20 people tonight. You might get some new viewers 🤞🏽🙌🏼✅🙏🎶🤩
Do you have a list of 50 ragtime / honky-tonk classics for the piano that an aspiring piano student can learn over time to represent a full repertoire of that time?
man its been a pleasure to watch you evolve and the personal changes of the music ..im a hard rock heavy metal long hair but man i really enjoy your videos ..your teacher and parents should be glowimgly proud as you should be too WOW MAN
Do you play any John Phillip Sousa (on piano, of course)? might be interesting to hear your arrangements--could do an entire program of them....dts/usa
Even though this concert has a high number of views, I would not recommend it as an example of my work. It’s “themed honky-tonk” night… the corny 1950s commercial style of ragtime. I would suggest looking at my stride jazz oriented concerts or the concert entitled “Jazz Age Masterpieces,” for more variety and serious concert piano works of the 1920s and 30s.
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Whaaoouu ! Excellent! 👍👍✌✌😍😍
LOVE ragtime especially what you play & how you play it . They just don't write em like that any more. The 'history' lessons are such a bonus. You mention names of old' musicians' my Dad talked about when I was a tot, 3/4ths of a century ago.
Thanks for mentioning the great Winifred Atwell. She lived for a long time in Australia, and was the organist at my local church when I was a child. She was very much loved by Australians !
Thank you for honoring Joe Fingers Carr (Lou Busch) and Jo Anne Castle. Two great ragtime players that inspired me to play in that style way back in the early 1970s.
Fantastic concert...wonderful music. Thank you Adam from Fresno, California.
I love listening to the music and your commentary .
He is the only four- time winner of the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and has been a featured performer and lekturę at ragtime and jazz festivals both in the US and around the world...
Fantastic concert Adam.
Great music Wonderful playing ! Thanks very much !
Phenomenal interprete ; dexterité , passion , et humilité ! ......un admirateur Français parmi beaucoup d'autres !! 😇🖐👍👍!!
Спасибо большое! Высший класс!!!
Phenomenal Fantastic entertaining concert.
This is the first time I heard you play, and I'm amazed! I'm a struggling piano player who can only dream of playing like you. What a wonderful talent you have! I enjoyed your music very much as well as your commentary. You've motivated me to practice more even though it's very hard for me. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. I love listening to you play!! Play some more, I'll be listening.
Замечательно, браво!!!
your rendition of 'It Had to be You' is brilliant--you are humble--you are as good as Art Tatum...dts/usa
Excellent as always
Adam, you are fantastic! The first video I saw by you was when you were playing 12th Street Rag, which appeared to be done at a house party. The little boy with the glasses standing next to you was completely enthralled by your playing. I was too. I couldn't get over how you kept speeding up that 12th street rag as you went along. Absolutely amazing! I subscribed immediately after watching that video. I'm hoping to hear Kitten on the Keys written by Zez Confrey. The first time I heard the song was back in the 50s or 60s by Knuckles O'Toole.
Dear Adam, what a wonderful concert! Greetings from Amsterdam!
Best "Frankie & Johnny" I've heard.
Superb! 👏👏👏👏
Unfreakenbelievable piano playing! Thank you !
2:52
Merci ! Quel feeling !
holy gosh dude i love ur playing piano!
Wonderful, as usual!
Loved the stream!
Very good love your arrangement
15:25 My dad used to sing us a parody of that hit song:
I want a beer like the beer
That pickled dear old Dad
It was the beer, and the only beer
That daddy ever had
A good old fashioned beer
With lots of foam
It took ten men to carry daddy home
Oh, I want a beer like the beer
That pickled my old man
I’m excited to hear
You are so good Adam I love to hear you play
Bravissimo! Thank you
This is masterful work sir
Wonderful music, thank you. I just discovered your youtube channel. I’m from New Jersey, the Jersey Shore as people call it. My dad loved music, he had a lot of those records that were heavy and seemed made out of rock (he was born in Elizabeth, NJ in 1910).
78 rpm records.
Me too
Man you are talented
Superb
Like that one alot
Cool arrangement
Soupy Sales had a kiddie show in Detroit and used the Honky Tonk album when showing silent movies. Early 50s.
Bravo monsieur 👍👏🙂
very enjoyable
Nice
Amazing inspiring 👏 😅
great
I. LOVE. this. video!!!🎉🎉😊😊😅😅😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊
Nice arrangement
Nice to see you branching out.
Tea for Two
Nice rag
Live performance 9/11/2022
Timestamps:
0:12:25 - 0:00:02 Music! Music! Music! [Put Another Nickel In] (Stephen Weiss and Bernie Baum 1950);
Mr Sandman (Pat Ballard 1954); Mack the Knife (Kurt Weill 1943)
0:03:55 - 0:05:09 Entertainer's Rag (Jay Roberts 1912)
0:08:46 - 0:09:22 Black and White Rag (George Botsford 1908)
0:13:40 - 0:14:43 I Want a Girl [Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad] (Harry Von Tilzer 1911) in honor of Joanne Castle
0:18:01 - 0:18:44 Twelfth Street Rag [12th St] (Euday L Bowman 1914)
0:21:59 - 0:22:56 Old Piano Roll Blues (Cy Coben 1950)
0:26:36 - 0:27:28 Glad Rag Doll (by Milton Ager & Dan Dougherty 1929);
Moonglow (Will Hudson & Irving Mills 1933)
0:33:43 - 0:34:10 Frankie and Johnny (Frank and Bert Leighton 1912);
St James Infirmary Blues (unknown 1928)
0:38:00 - 0:38:24 Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue (Ray Henderson 1925);
Yes Sir That's My Baby (Walter Donaldson 1925)
0:42:54 - 0:44:24 Down Yonder (L Wolfe Gilbert 1921)
0:47:40 - 0:48:11 Ace in the Hole the (Buster Wilson 1909)
0:51:21 - 0:52:41 Ragtime Razzmatazz (Richard "Dick" Hyman alias J Gaines: alias Knuckles O'Toole 1958)
0:56:05 - 0:56:49 Gold Bar Rag (Max Morath 1959)
1:00:48 - 1:02:58 Crazy Otto medley (arr: Johnny Maddox 1955)
1:07:27 - 1:08:06 It Had to Be You (Isham Jones 1924)
1:12:59 - 1:14:39 San Antonio Rose (Bob Wills 1938);
Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael 1927);
My Little Grass Shack (Tommy Harrison & Bill Cogswell 1933);
Sioux City Sue (Dick Thomas 1945);
In the Mood (Glenn Miller 1939);
Dipsy Doodle (Larry Clinton 1940);
Josephine (Wayne King & Burke Bivens 1936);
Yellow Dog Blues (WC Handy 1914) --- in honor of Johnny Maddox
1:26:11 - 1:28:22 medley - George M Cohan:
Yankee Doodle Boy (George M Cohan 1904);
Mary's a Grand Old Name (George M Cohan 1905);
Give My Regards to Broadway (George M Cohan 1904);
Harrigan (George M Cohan 1908);
Over There (George M Cohan 1917);
Nellie Kelly I love You (George M Cohan 1922);
Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway (George M Cohan 1906);
You're a Grand Old Flag (George M Cohan 1906)
You nailed it. Where's Big Tiny?
Yes indeed
Fantastic show tonight.
Loved every piece and every song.
Thank you Adam
I recommended your lives to about 20 people tonight. You might get some new viewers 🤞🏽🙌🏼✅🙏🎶🤩
Do you have a list of 50 ragtime / honky-tonk classics for the piano that an aspiring piano student can learn over time to represent a full repertoire of that time?
man its been a pleasure to watch you evolve and the personal changes of the music ..im a hard rock heavy metal long hair but man i really enjoy your videos ..your teacher and parents should be glowimgly proud as you should be too WOW MAN
Are you going to return to the Orbisonia Ragtime Festival this year: 2024? dts/usa
Who wrote that I didn’t quite catch it
Jelly roll
i think im in love with you.
Do you play any John Phillip Sousa (on piano, of course)? might be interesting to hear your arrangements--could do an entire program of them....dts/usa
Loved the Cohan--you should do an entire night of his hits...along with Irving Berlin...dts/usa
Mama blues my teacher used to play that one don’t know who wrote it
What's the name of the first song played in this video? I've been looking up that song for ages
12:25
Medley of Music! Music! Music!, Mr. Sandman, and Mack The Knife.
Anything with fats waller
Max who
Alligator crawl
Swanson plays lots of nice rag literature but he just isn't an exciting piano player.
Even though this concert has a high number of views, I would not recommend it as an example of my work. It’s “themed honky-tonk” night… the corny 1950s commercial style of ragtime. I would suggest looking at my stride jazz oriented concerts or the concert entitled “Jazz Age Masterpieces,” for more variety and serious concert piano works of the 1920s and 30s.