Sing, Sing a Song Saturday

Sing, Sing a Song Saturday is all about me discovering something that is different to post. I don't want to post things that you and I have more than likely heard before. I want to find something different. It could be from another country, someone singing from the streets of NY, and more.

I ran across something unusual that someone had posted on Facebook. It's a lady named Miche Braden singing Guns N' Roses Sweet Child O' Mine in a jazzy way. I do have to say that I love older jazz. Some of the modern stuff sounds like fancy elevator music to me.

Miche Braden doesn't have a fancy elevator sound to it.

Miche is a singer, songwriter, arranger, actor, and entertainer extraordinaire. She's been described as a "Diva Out of Bounds."

Sweet Child O' Mine

Story of My Life

The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith - The Devil's Music. This is from a musical.

Check out Miche Braden's:

Website
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Sing, Sing a Song Saturday

I started doing what I call Sing, Sing a Song Saturday.  I'm going to post one song on Saturdays that the boys or I like. 

The song may be part of a movie, a kid's video or just a song we like. I'll try and include why we like it and/or the history of the song/singer.

This is a new band to me. I asked my college art students to write down unique bands, singers, musicians for me. They did. Some I love. Some I dislike. That's why we all have opinions right? What I really like is some of these bands lead me to other cool, unique bands. Certainly a score for me.

This week a co-worker told me about a New Orleans band called, Tuba Skinny. They play traditional jazz music with a twist of their own.

They started in 2009. Tuba Skinny evolved from a collection of street musicians  into a ground breaking band. They aim to bring back traditional New Orleans music to people around the world. Their sound comes from spirituals to depression-era blues, from ragtime to traditional jazz. They want to bring back the musical heritage of New Orleans. Many follow them because of their unique sound, reviving long lost songs, and well done live performances.

Check out their washboard solo:

It's so fun and good!


Many of them I can't find titles for, but this one is called Gimmie Some.


They are so charming. They play live all the time. They do have 3 CDs.

Like Tuba Skinny on Facebook, buy their CDs: Rag Band, Garbage Man and Six Feet Down at Bandcamp and follow their blog.