This song was used as the closing theme music to the 70’s TV show ‘All in the Family’. It was written by Carroll O’ Connor and Roger Kellaway. The latter was the pianist who performed the rendition heard at the shows end. I always thought this sounded stylistically like James Booker and have been using it as a set closer for quite a few years.
Keep on Gwine
‘Keep on Gwine’ was written by the New Orleans musician Mel Lastie and was popularized by James Booker who performed it frequently. This rendition is based on a transcription of one of Booker’s recordings notated by New Orleans pianist Tom McDermott and Canadian pianist Andrew Fielding.
Sunny Side of the Street
A staple tune for James Booker and Louis Armstrong as well as many others, this song is usually credited to Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields although there is evidence it was penned initially by Fats Waller. My performance is based on a transcription by New Orleans pianist Joshua Paxton from a recording of Booker
Schubert Impromptu in G-flat D.899
Schubert (1797-1828) wrote this piece in the last year of his life. It was not published until almost 30 years later. The English rock musician Manfred Mann used this composition as the basis for his song ‘Questions’ in 1976.
