Musical Selection of the Evening... All about Piano!!!

[bsnicely]

Tonights post is " ALL ABOUT PIANO ".  I will post some of the greatest Rock & Roll songs featuring the piano. As before, I am sure I won't get them all so pitch in with your favorites,     enjoy!!




The piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal. Although not portable and often expensive, the piano's versatility and ubiquity have made it one of the world's most familiar musical instruments.

Pressing a key on the piano's keyboard causes a felt covered hammer to strike steel strings. The hammers rebound, allowing the strings to continue vibrating at their resonant frequency. These vibrations are transmitted through a bridge to a sounding board that couples the acoustic energy to the air so that it can be heard as sound. When the key is released, a damper stops the string's vibration. Pianos are sometimes classified as both percussion and stringed instruments. According to the Hornbostel-Sachs method of music classification, they are grouped with chordophones.

The word piano is a shortened form of the word pianoforte, which is derived from the original Italian name for the instrument, clavicembalo [or gravicembalo] col piano e forte (literally harpsichord with soft and loud). This refers to the instrument's responsiveness to keyboard touch, which allows the pianist to produce notes at different dynamic levels by controlling the speed with which the hammers hit the strings.


Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill
Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill

Billy Joel - Just the way you are
Billy Joel - Just the way you are

Elton John - Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)
Elton John - Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding)

Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire

Jackson Browne - The Load Out / Stay - Live 1978
Jackson Browne - The Load Out / Stay

Evanescence - My Immortal Live in Paris
Evanescence - My Immortal Live in Paris

Carole King - You've Got A Friend
Carole King - You've Got A Friend

Bruce Hornsby - Mandolin Rain
Bruce Hornsby - Mandolin Rain

The Eagles Desperado Farewell Tour Live in Melbourne, Australia
The Eagles Desperado

Fleetwood Mac - Songbird (live)
Fleetwood Mac - Songbird

REO Speedwagon (Live 1985)- 157 Riverside Avenue
REO Speedwagon - 157 Riverside Avenue

Rick Wakeman - Close to the edge (on piano)
Rick Wakeman - Close to the edge

OK, so what's your favorites ? ?

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

 

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (1975)

[JimL]

Great compilation of songs...I guess you did specify piano, but my favorite song which focuses on keyboards is the following....

Procol Harum - A whiter shade of pale 1967

[bassman]

Good stuff....always liked Leon Russell....early 70's...Crystal Closet Queen and also the Joe Cocker album Mad Dogs and Englishmen wit Leon on keyboardl....

[Dag]

... dont forget

[wdvalk]

gotta love Joe Cocker '' Its alright''

[Gilligan]

... dont forget

Yep, I agree with you, Dag.  Here is one of my Ray Charles favorites. Our rock band played this one every night, 6 nights a week for 2 years in the 18-year-old beer bars in Wisconsin.   

Ray Charles - Whatd I Say.avi