Johnny J. Blair Singer at Large
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"The Girl With The Lena Horne Smile" (live) Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
I wrote this Latin-y pop song as a valentine to my soulmate and true love, Uma Robin Mackey, as she has a big and remarkable smile that she blesses the world with every day. The idea for the lyrics came from looking at album covers and photos of Lena Horne, the legendary actress, singer, and Civil Rights activist. Both women bear a resemblance. If you’re familiar with Lena Horne’s career, you’ll catch my “name-checks” with her songs and themes in the lyrics, adapting them to a description of My Babe. This was recorded live in San Francisco, and I aim to cut a studio version.
Do you like this music and wish to support what I’m doing? Please contact me to do an online concert (blairproductions32@gmail.com) and/or drop something into the tip jar PayPal.Me/johnnyjblair and/or become a Patreon patron www.patreon.com/johnnyjblair …and please subscribe to my CZcams channel! (Thank you so much!)
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Song written by Johnny J. Blair © 2023 publishing pending
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3 Songs by The Hollies performed by Crystal Drive (live 1973)
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Crystal Drive was a cover band based in Madeira Beach, Florida during the early to mid 1970s. They were fans of The Hollies and their set included the hit “Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress” as well as the rarely covered songs “Survival of the Fittest” and “Gasoline Alley Bred.” These cuts feature the lead vocals and piano of Chris Jones. This audio was recorded live on Thanksgiving 1973. The vi...
"Like A Dream" by Chris Andrews
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When life and loss are overwhelming, dreams enter in to help us heal. This micro-musical fantasy ballad features some of Chris’s best keyboard and vocal work. On a cosmic jukebox this song would play next to Elton John, Cliff Richard, and Leo Sayer. Download here: timchrisandrews.bandcamp.com/track/like-a-dream If this is your introduction to Chris, he’s a British singer-songwriter and recordin...
Davy Jones (Monkees) live in Pittsburgh 5/14/10
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As filmed for PBS at Benedum Theatre w/myself, Jessica Pacheco, and members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. For me this was an auspicious occasion on several counts-including that, for the first time, I played guitar on songs that I usually played bass or keyboards on. That very day, Davy bought me that blue tie “to go with my guitar” (I still wear it). The complete set can be downloaded ...
"Keep Sharing the Crayons" by Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
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This is a passion piece of mine, inspired by my experiences being in fellowship with diverse people-“The Grand Company, No more missing harmony.” Everyone-black, white, brown, old, young, big, small-brings something to this big table called life, and it’s a gift to be handed even the tiniest role in God’s Kingdom called Earth. The line “And you know the difference, it won’t wash away…” was insp...
"In Your Mind" a Bryan Ferry song played acoustically by Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
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This is my off the cuff cover of the title song from Bryan Ferry’s 4th solo album (made when Roxy Music was taking a break). Some say it’s a “secret highlight” of Bryan’s early career. For me, "In Your Mind" is one of his masterworks as a songwriter. The song drew me in when I’d just turned 20, and it gave me a sublime sense of place in a time when life was uncertain for me. The original had so...
Johnny J. Blair & The Temple UMC Choir "Jesus Gave Me Water" (live 2014)
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Happy souls sang in earnest when I joined the San Francisco Temple United Methodist Church Choir to do this song, made famous by Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers. Written by Lucie E. Campbell, this gospel tune is based on the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman found in the Gospel of John. When the woman goes to a well to fetch water, she finds Jesus resting there. Because Jews don't associate ...
"Marley Purt Drive" - Crystal Drive performing a Bee Gees song (live 1973)
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Crystal Drive was a cover band based in Madeira Beach, Florida during the early 1970s. In the US "Marley Purt Drive" is best known as a deep cut on The Bee Gee’s landmark ODESSA album, but in foreign markets it was a hit single as covered by Jose Feliciano, Ole & The Others (Scandinavia), Bonny St. Clair, Victor Scott (Trinidad), and others. The Crystal Drive take was performed live on Thanksgi...
"Visions" by Ryder-Desmond a.k.a. Kris Ryder (Chris Andrews) & Andy Desmond (Miten)
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Released in 1981, "Visions" is a New Wave power pop single issued on DJM Records. Ryder-Desmond was Chris Andrews a.k.a. Kris Ryder Andy Desmond. They’d been collaborating for a few years, and their combined careers intersected with Roger Daltrey, David Essex, The Kinks, and other notables. The Ryder-Desmond duo had obvious potential, but they lasted for but one single (now highly collectible d...
Davy Jones (Monkees) "Papa Gene's Blues" live in 2010
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This “Texan samba” was written and sung by Mike Nesmith for the Monkees 1966 debut album. Most Monkees songs were written by outside songwriters (Boyce & Hart, Neil Diamond, Carole King, etc.), but Mike and Davy Jones managed to squeeze in their share of originals on the LPs. In this clip, Davy jokes about how he got into songwriting, noting that Mike’s publishing royalties meant Mike drove a C...
St. Patrick's online concert replay - Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
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During the pandemic, most musicians had to migrate online to keep working, and I'm no different. This is a highlights reel from an online St. Patrick's Day celebration including a visit from "Charles T. Horse." It was a Zoom concert (3-16-22) for San Mateo Medical Center, a care and rehabilitation center where immobile folks could get a live concert piped in. If you like this, please consider m...
An Urban Beauty & The Beast song: "She's Not Some Animal" by Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
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The lyrics combine street-wise romanticisms and observations from when I was working as a bicycle messenger on the streets of San Francisco. When I wrote this “old fashioned love song” I was dosing heavily on Beach Boys, 60s British Invasion, late 70s New Wave. On a cosmic jukebox it would play next to Badfinger, “Marcella” (Beach Boys), early Elvis Costello, and klassik Kinks. This track went ...
2 Sam Cooke gospel songs performed by Johnny J. Blair @SanFranciscoLighthouse
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Two of my favorite gospel songs made popular in the early 1950s by Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers. "Touch the Hem of His Garment" re-tells the amazing story of the chronically ill and socially outcast woman who touches the hem of Jesus's garment (His prayer shawl) to be healed (Matthew 9:20-21) the more you learn about this story the more fascinating it becomes. "Jesus Gave Me Water" is the stor...
Remembering Jeff Lloyd: "Ventura Highway" performed by Crystal Drive (live 1973)
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Crystal Drive was a cover band based in Madeira Beach, Florida during the early 1970s. Their take of America’s “Ventura Highway” was recorded Thanksgiving 1973 and features the lead vocals and guitar of the late Jeff Lloyd. He was fond of the song for it’s near-mythic depiction of a coastal region in Southern California-which didn’t stop him for indulging his satiric wit by changing some of the...
Rupert's People "Hold On" ft. Chris Andrews, Gordon Haskell, Bryn Haworth, Phil Sawyer, Pete Solley
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In 1967, Rod Lynton was a rising songwriter, so managers and record companies got behind him to record his songs by using bands-for-hire-in this case Fleur de Lys with Chris Andrews on lead vocals. To avoid confusion over the Fleur de Lys “brand,” the band re-named themselves “Rupert’s People.” “Hold On” was the B-side to Rupert’s People single “Reflections on Charles Brown,” a 45 issued to pos...
Davy Jones (Monkees) "You & I (Promises Not Broken)"
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Davy Jones (Monkees) "You & I (Promises Not Broken)"
"Daydream Believer" live @Starry Plough - Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
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"Daydream Believer" live @Starry Plough - Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
LIVE! "Somebody Loves You (Like Dino Said)" Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
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LIVE! "Somebody Loves You (Like Dino Said)" Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
"Prisoners" by Chris Andrews
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"Prisoners" by Chris Andrews
The Monkees “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again?” live 2011 (enhanced & remastered)
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The Monkees “Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again?” live 2011 (enhanced & remastered)
MUSIC FOR HEALING BENEFIT CONCERT Johnny J. Blair live in concert!
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MUSIC FOR HEALING BENEFIT CONCERT Johnny J. Blair live in concert!
DOOR IN THE WATER A Micro-Documentary by Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
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DOOR IN THE WATER A Micro-Documentary by Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
"Lonely Room" by Kris Ryder a.k.a. Chris Andrews
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"Lonely Room" by Kris Ryder a.k.a. Chris Andrews
Davy Jones (Monkees) sings "Number One" (remixed + remastered)
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Davy Jones (Monkees) sings "Number One" (remixed remastered)
LIVE! “Daydream Believer” + “It’s Going to be Different Today” by Johnny J. Blair “Singer at Large”
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LIVE! “Daydream Believer” “It’s Going to be Different Today” by Johnny J. Blair “Singer at Large”
"Rebellion Comes On (War in Heaven)" A dreamscape song by Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
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"Rebellion Comes On (War in Heaven)" A dreamscape song by Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
“Something About Suburbia” by Tim a.k.a. Chris Andrews: 55th Anniversary Video Edition!
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“Something About Suburbia” by Tim a.k.a. Chris Andrews: 55th Anniversary Video Edition!
The Monkees "Porpoise Song" live 2011 (enhanced & remastered footage)
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The Monkees "Porpoise Song" live 2011 (enhanced & remastered footage)
"Heavy Disguise" sung by Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
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"Heavy Disguise" sung by Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
"Ring of Fire" busked live in Bandon (Oregon) by Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"
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"Ring of Fire" busked live in Bandon (Oregon) by Johnny J. Blair "Singer at Large"

Komentáře

  • @BarleyC
    @BarleyC Před 7 dny

    Nice version! Your piano gives it a lovely, plaintive quality. Subscribed!

    • @JohnnyJBlairSingeratLarge
      @JohnnyJBlairSingeratLarge Před 7 dny

      The old piano has a charm, and it felt like going out on a limb to do this without flute, but the heart said to go for it. Thanks for tuning in Colin.

  • @bbordelon2
    @bbordelon2 Před 9 dny

    Loved the hugs Micky and Davy had during the concert...true love and brotherhood.

  • @thomasr.5784
    @thomasr.5784 Před 11 dny

    Very bad sound!

    • @JohnnyJBlairSingeratLarge
      @JohnnyJBlairSingeratLarge Před 11 dny

      You're welcome to finance a remix of the audio. The goal was to capture an event. Thank you for tuning in.

  • @noblefeather6192
    @noblefeather6192 Před 18 dny

    🎶💜🕊️💜🕊️💜🎶

  • @user-nh6tm3de8q
    @user-nh6tm3de8q Před 20 dny

    ❤❤❤

  • @garyhill2740
    @garyhill2740 Před 22 dny

    Great job on this one. Fantastic video! Really like this version, liked it ever since I first heard it! I myself am a big Monkees fan, also a Davy Jones fan. He is underrated as a solo artist. The recent re-release of "Incredible!" brings that into clearer focus. It was the album the Monkees should have done in 1986, but didn't. So Davy did it himself. Rest in peace, Manchester Cowboy. Your fans love you and still miss you!

  • @MarilynCase
    @MarilynCase Před 28 dny

    I miss the Monkees so much. I was 12 in 1966 and Davy was my first love.

  • @robertmpowell1122
    @robertmpowell1122 Před měsícem

    Catchy song!

    • @JohnnyJBlairSingeratLarge
      @JohnnyJBlairSingeratLarge Před měsícem

      It's one of the great lost singles of the 80s. I had to retrieve the audio from an import 45 to make this video for my old pal Chris. Thanks for tuning in.

  • @brigglerintune
    @brigglerintune Před měsícem

    Wow! They sound great live.

    • @JohnnyJBlairSingeratLarge
      @JohnnyJBlairSingeratLarge Před měsícem

      They worked hard at it. Even built a real recording studio in Chris's garage. Only 2 of them are left in this mortal coil. Thanks for tuning in.

  • @SaberRedwan
    @SaberRedwan Před měsícem

    excellent❤❤

  • @SaberRedwan
    @SaberRedwan Před měsícem

    nice❤❤❤❤

  • @justinherbert9146
    @justinherbert9146 Před měsícem

    Less then 2 years later he was dead - hard to believe - taken way before his time - RIP

  • @topgazza
    @topgazza Před měsícem

    Just brilliant. Fantastic band and Davy still had the chops

  • @sagestream1031
    @sagestream1031 Před měsícem

    Nice job. Johnny.

  • @68blues
    @68blues Před měsícem

    1968, school Christmas dance….superb! Remember the good times.

  • @robinmackeymusic
    @robinmackeymusic Před měsícem

    Gorgeous song and video.

  • @azmidaie349
    @azmidaie349 Před 2 měsíci

    I like it...

  • @ScottZucco
    @ScottZucco Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for posting this. Really tugged at the heartstrings. Hope all those unreleased recordings get released. ❤

  • @hickorystx
    @hickorystx Před 2 měsíci

    Beautiful song and man!

  • @ronfowlermusic
    @ronfowlermusic Před 2 měsíci

    I can see why he went for Jessica. Very pretty! Nice to see him where he belonged - onstage, performing for his fans.

  • @marymccarthy8253
    @marymccarthy8253 Před 2 měsíci

    Hello again Johnny, sorry,,I sometimes misspelled words, or don't write a sentence correctly or even a name. My problem is I'm 69 yrs. old, I sometimes get emotional writing, my heart gets in the way, these days, my fingers are a bit stiff, and I type like a monkey 🐒 and yes, I do mean monkey 🐒 Not our BELOVED MONKEES ❤ THANKYOU AGAIN FOR BEING YOU ❤ MARY

  • @marymccarthy8253
    @marymccarthy8253 Před 2 měsíci

    Hello Johnny, this show just popped up on my phone, I just finished sending my personal feelings to a write up about, Neil Dimond, and why he is no longer performing 😢 I sent who ever will be reading my message to him and his whole family ❤ I mentioned to Neil, Thanking him for writing, and giving The Monkees the songs he wrote. I mentioned, that they gave me great joy for many yrs. Which helped me to discover his BELOVED, BEAUTIFUL GIFTS ❤ I told him, he and his beloved family will be for ever in my prayers and heart ❤ Now Johnny, my reason for writing to you, when I finished my message to Neil, your work you recorded, of David, you and the rest of the band and his wife Jessica. Thank you, I was a bit sadden by the news ,that has been out today about Neil's health 😢 Thank you, for always being there for all of us ❤ I feel like ever since our David Jones, left us, you have been there, in some BEAUTIFUL WAY , YOU ALWAYS CHEER ME UP ❤ DAVID WOULD LOVE, THAT OF YOU ❤ I was befriended by him ,back in April 77, after a NYC show he and Micky performed , at the Riverboat Cafe . When David asked my name and where I was from, his eyes lit up! And he started asking me if I written letters to him. Well, it turned out, he'd loved them for yrs.! Because they weren't the usual fan letters and he told me, that they had become to him, like a chat.,and said ,there have been times he really needed that chat. He asked for my phone number and he told me ,now I may not call ya, but you never know? He said, he was very busy and he had no time for anything, any more! Johnny, over the yrs. he went from a friend to a friend with a father's heart. Peter Thorkelson befriended me also , and was the same way, just our David, was the English, Welshman version, and Peter was the American hippie version❤ Jennifer McLeod was also very dear to me ❤ Johnny, I so very glad, you were so close to David, and his family ❤ He really needed someone to be with like you were in his life ,like a Son , I felt Jerry Reno was to him in the past ❤ DAVID, l felt had a lot of, personal pain not many knew about, only his closest ❤ THANKYOU FOR BEING ,ONE OF HIS CLOSEST ❤ I FEEL A LOVE IN MY HEART, FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ❤ MAY I SAY, MAY THE BLOOD OF JESUS COVER YOU AND YOUR BELOVED FAMILY❤ ALWAYS ❤ MARY

  • @Hellfireknightmare
    @Hellfireknightmare Před 2 měsíci

    Dudw, what a song. My deceased mother used to listen to it so much when I was a child. Heavy stuff, man. Love, time, life.

  • @jarujav
    @jarujav Před 2 měsíci

    Just called to tell my dad you uploaded this. He is so pumped!!!!

  • @Trumptrain1879
    @Trumptrain1879 Před 2 měsíci

    Really like this one good! I'll be sharing this !! Thank you cousin ❤️

    • @Selah-dl3ef
      @Selah-dl3ef Před 2 měsíci

      😉😂🎉I will share.I have a 64 count😊

  • @jarujav
    @jarujav Před 2 měsíci

    Do you have the video performance of "A Little Bit Me" from this event?

    • @JohnnyJBlairSingeratLarge
      @JohnnyJBlairSingeratLarge Před 2 měsíci

      I do. I plan on posting it sometime in the upcoming weeks actually. Please subscribe &/or watch this space. My bandcamp page has the audio, but not the video. johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/album/davy-jones-goes-to-the-symphony

  • @robertpetricko4846
    @robertpetricko4846 Před 2 měsíci

    That Song was My Childhood!! Thank You Davy and the Monkeys and Thank You to the Writer John Stewart

  • @user-xz3iu2lz7b
    @user-xz3iu2lz7b Před 2 měsíci

    Super catchy song Johnnu

    • @JohnnyJBlairSingeratLarge
      @JohnnyJBlairSingeratLarge Před 2 měsíci

      Thank you for tuning in. I intend it to be the first song on my next album, which I'm scraping together funds to studio time in May. Thanks again.

    • @user-xz3iu2lz7b
      @user-xz3iu2lz7b Před 2 měsíci

      Your very welcome Johnny . Keep me posted so I can be one of the first to get it

  • @kcjones89
    @kcjones89 Před 2 měsíci

    I loved watching reruns of the Monkeys at my Grannys house in Ireland back in the 90s . I'm only 34 but Davey was loved by many generations.

  • @user-be2yc3th1p
    @user-be2yc3th1p Před 3 měsíci

    Missing you my luv! You are and always will be a big part of my heart. ❤

  • @user-wx2sy6ix9p
    @user-wx2sy6ix9p Před 3 měsíci

    Awesome ❤

  • @user-wx2sy6ix9p
    @user-wx2sy6ix9p Před 3 měsíci

    Oh Davy😢

  • @bernadettesmith6649
    @bernadettesmith6649 Před 3 měsíci

    I still can't believe he is gone. I saw him three times, and he was the nicest man. RIP Davy, Mike and Peter.

  • @michaelmcgill-uu5ox
    @michaelmcgill-uu5ox Před 3 měsíci

    Anyone here 2024

  • @lindsaywarden1746
    @lindsaywarden1746 Před 3 měsíci

    Oh how I would love you tonight

  • @marymccarthy8253
    @marymccarthy8253 Před 3 měsíci

    OH Mr. Blair I meant your music which I do enjoy and all the beautiful things and stories you share with all of us about our Beloved David ❤God Bless you and your loved ones❤

  • @marymccarthy8253
    @marymccarthy8253 Před 3 měsíci

    OH! Hello ❤ THANKYOU❤What a most beautiful gift ❤Words just can't say enough how you have made me feel day! I was feeling bit lost, a bit sadden, remembering our David Jones . Like others, I was befriended by him over time, being his fan,and letters I'd write my shared love of horses 🐎 I'm so grateful the Lord put you two friends in David's life. Mr. Andrews I love your music you share with us all❤ And Mr. Blair, you music gifts also. GODSPEED and CHEERS ❤ Mary McCarthy

  • @user-xz3iu2lz7b
    @user-xz3iu2lz7b Před 3 měsíci

  • @georgeshelton6281
    @georgeshelton6281 Před 3 měsíci

    All of you Monkees fans still gave me an idea. This is what I had in mind. Have the Monkees appear in one of the Gilligan's Planet comic book issues. I also got bruised really bad when the DC Comic book hero front cover artist has infringed on every Dick Tracy fan. He depicted Harley/Swier Durcholz going up against Dick Tracy. The DC Comic book hero story writer failed to be direct. He didn't depict Batman going up against Dick Tracy. It's just that I know reality too well. You want me to go tell this to Mariska Hargitay? If you expect to find one Dick Tracy impersonator in a New York DC Comic book hero convention center, you can just as might as forget, because you're not going find any. You can't force someone to love whoever you want them to love. & besides, Dick Tracy represents a man of the Lord God. The Batman fans also knows that Dick Tracy is an investigator.

  • @user-xz3iu2lz7b
    @user-xz3iu2lz7b Před 4 měsíci

    That was a heart touching song Johnny thank you from Barbara Free

  • @carolineharrison9288
    @carolineharrison9288 Před 4 měsíci

    OMG! So beautiful, touching and somehow ironic this was his last recording. Almost like his farewell song to all, especially his beloved family and The other Monkees.😢😢❤❤ RIP dearest Davy. Always loved and remembered. Thanks for multiple generations of happiness!

  • @teknical100
    @teknical100 Před 4 měsíci

    And suddenly everyone in the audience is 10 again. What a great time to be alive, he left some great memories.

  • @joseleal1080
    @joseleal1080 Před 4 měsíci

    Na minha infância ouvia coisas muito boas que nostalgia❤

  • @martinrowlands3622
    @martinrowlands3622 Před 4 měsíci

    Such a brilliant band. Very underrated. Probably because of being on the TV Still I loved watching hinge them on the goggle box too

  • @johntuck6731
    @johntuck6731 Před 4 měsíci

    Absolutely fantastic show 👏 thanks for sharing much appreciated 👍

  • @katm.4119
    @katm.4119 Před 4 měsíci

    Oh my heavens, that’s our friend, Nick behind his kit

  • @Dloomis494
    @Dloomis494 Před 5 měsíci

    Those are some happy people. Listening to this and seeing it makes me happy.

  • @BeatlesGirlKaren
    @BeatlesGirlKaren Před 5 měsíci

    Aww, this is so wonderful 💖 so glad to find this one, too! The Monkees & The Beatles were & still are such a big part of my life!

  • @BeatlesGirlKaren
    @BeatlesGirlKaren Před 5 měsíci

    I can't believe I'm just now seeing/hearing this - I love it so much!