Category: Show Tunes
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Que Sera Sera — Fingerstyle
FingerstyleKey of G3/4 Time Que Sera Sera was written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans in 1955 and sung by Doris Day in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film, “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” In 1956, it won an Oscar for Best Original Song, and the Doris Day recording reached #2 on the Billboard Hot…
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They Call the Wind Mariah — Travis Picking
“They Call the Wind Maria” was written by Alan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe for their 1951 Broadway musical, Paint Your Wagon. It became a favorite of folksingers in the 1960s and was recorded by The Kingston Trio, The Smothers Brothers, and Doc Watson among others. This song uses “Travis Picking” fingerstyle accompaniment on the…
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Till There Was You — Strum-Along
Strum-AlongKey of C4/4 Time “Till There Was You” was written by Meredith Willson in 1950. It was featured in the Broadway musical The Music Man in 1957 and became a Top 40 hit for Anita Bryant in 1959. Shirley Jones sang it in the 1962 movie The Music Man. The Beatles recorded it on their…
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Moon River — Fingerstyle
The music for “Moon River” was written by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Johnny Mercer for the 1961 movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and also won the 1962 Grammy Awards for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year. It became the theme song for…
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Old Man River — Fingerstyle
The lyrics to “Ol’ Man River” were written by Oscar Hammerstein (with music by Jerome Kern) for the 1927 musical “Show Boat.” The song contrasted the struggles of African-Americans with the constant flow of the Mississippi River. This song was written in 4/4 time and every recording I listened to was in 4/4 time, but…
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