Song List for April 20
Here is the tentative list of songs for the Senior Center Ukulele Group.
The four songs for the Ukefest 2022, all four of which are in this Songbook: Uke Fest 2022 Song Book_(2022-04-02)
1. Sweet Georgia Brown ( If you've got one, bring your Banjo Uke! ). For the music historians among us, here's some old sheet music: Sweet Georgia Brown (1925 Sheet Music).
2. Blue Hawai’i (pen and ink correction to the 4th line: "there should be love." This is the updated song sheet.)
3. Love is a Rose ( If you've got one, bring your Banjo Uke! )
The Alabama Uke Fest 2022 will be held May 13-14 at Lake Guntersville. And here's the songs from their website for the Friday night "strum and share" and for the Saturday group sing: Alabama Uke Fest 2022 - Song Sheets_Friday & Saturday.pdf. Here are some more details about the Alabama Uke Fest.
Ten other songs are from the TVUC Songbook, Version 2.2.5. (Oct 2019). To make it a bit easier for you, here's all ten in one PDF file: Senior Center Song List_(2202-04-20).pdf
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#203. Down in the Valley (F) AKA "Birmingham Jail." See Down in the Valley, Wikipedia. |
Down in the Valley by Burl Ives Down In The Valley by Andy Griffith and Joanna Moore (1962) Birmingham Jail by Darby & Tarlton (1927) Birmingham Jail by Leadbelly Birmingham Jail by Slim Whitman (1949) Birmingham Jail by "Grossberger" (actor Erland Van Lidth, 1953-1987, but sung by Dorian Jose Holley, an American musician, backing singer and a vocal coach) in a clip from the movie "Stir Crazy" (1980) Birmingham Jail by Jerry Long |
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#204. Dream Baby-204_(C) & Dream Baby-204_G |
Dream Baby by Roy Orbison |
| #208. Jambalaya_(C) - Jambalaya (F) - Jambalaya (G) Written by Hank Williams (1950) |
Jambalaya by Hank Williams Jambalaya by Creedence Clearwater Revival Jambalaya by Emmylou Harris |
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#302. Amazing Grace (C) |
Amazing Grace by Mormon Tabernacle Choir Amazing Grace by Judy Collins Amazing Grace by Elvis Presley |
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Banana Boat Song ("Day-O") by Harry Belafonte (1956) Banana Boat Song from the movie "Beetlejuice" (1988) |
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#332. Roses are Red (C) |
Roses are Red by Bobby Vinton, 1962. His first hit, which went to #1 in the US and numerous other countries. |
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#337. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (C) |
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Paul Robeson Swing Low, Sweet Chariot By Etta James Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by The Tennessee Gospel Society |
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#401. Act Naturally (C) |
Act Naturally by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos (1963), a break-out #1 hit for Buck. Act Naturally by the Beatles (1965). The Beatles performed Act Naturally during an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show which was taped on August 14, 1965, and broadcast on September 12, 1965. It was a staple for Ringo in later years. Act Naturally by Ringo Starr and Buck Owens (original recording) plus see Act Naturally by Ringo Starr and Buck Owens, a humorous 1989 music video. The recording was Owens' last top 40 single on the Billboard Country chart. |
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#410. I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (C) |
The Coca-Cola™ Commercial by The Hilltop Singers (1971) I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing by The Hilltop Singers (1971) I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing by The New Seekers (1971) |
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#419. Sloop John B (C) See: Carl Sandburg's 1927 The American Songbag, "John B Sails," pp. 22-23. |
Sloop John B. by the Beach Boys from "Pet Sounds" |
If we finish these songs, any other songs will come from the TVUC Songbook, Version 2.2.5. (Oct 2019).
Please feel free to nominate a song or two for the next session. If neither Theresa nor I know the song, the person who nominates the song will have the priviledge of leading the group.