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Ben Mauro – Guitarist to Lionel Ritchie, Cher and more
Ben Mauro is an international musician, who has performed all over the world, in some of the largest venues, with Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Cher, Lionel Richie, Don Felder from the Eagles, Peter Frantom, and John Fogerty from Creedence Clearwater Revival. He has also performed with other icons, including Toni Braxton, Kelly Clarkson, and many others. He now performs singing and playing guitar, either acoustic or electric, as a solo singing guitarist, as a duo, or with his cover band. Today’s selection includes:
| Take it easy |
| Turn Back Time |
| Easy |
| One of These Nights |
| Stuck on You |
| This Crazy Love |
| Hotel California |
Keyboard / Vocalist Nick DeMatteo
Nick DeMatteo is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music producer and sound editor. His band REC has released over a dozen albums, and he’s written and produced music for several films and shows.
Nick is also a podcast producer, currently in the fifth season of his show, MUSIC is not a GENRE (MxG), on YouTube and all the major streaming services.
You can hear Nick’s voice over work in several commercials and web spots, and see Nick’s acting in films such as The Many Saints of Newark.
Today’s selection includes:
| I’ll Be Back |
| Song for Someone |
| Just Like Heaven |
| Thinking About You |
| I Wanna Be Lonely |
| Zuzu’s Petals |
| Where You Go |
| Shoot To Kill |
| Porch Step (unreleased) |
| All On Me (unreleased) |
Ariel Sol – Harpist & Composer
Ariel Sol Bertulfo Schwartz (2000) is at the cutting edge of musical arts as an LA-based composer, producer, and harpist. Originally hailing from Chicago, he is passionate about channeling musical innovation to foster community both on and off stage. Storytelling, ancestry, technology, and mischief intersect to inform his dynamic approach to the music of today. Today’s election includes:
| Ebb Tide |
| Beauty and the Beast |
| Sleepwalk |
| La Vie en Rose |
| Afterglow |
| Love Story |
| Fools Rush In |
| Over The Rainbow |
Singer, Guitarist My Mate George
Glenn Bassett, also known as ‘My Mate George’ lives in London, England and plays guitar and sings. His job since 2012 has been leading music sessions for people with dementia. They are energetic groups, and there is always plenty of dancing — it’s like a big party. He has over 2000 songs in his repertoire and can usually oblige any style. And if he doesn’t know it, he’ll go and learn it! Glenn created Teatime Tunes’, a brilliant idea to help engage and foster positive behaviors from those suffering memory loss and dementia. Today’s selections:
| Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head |
| Just Walkin’ In The Rain |
| Singin’ In The Rain |
| Sunny Afternoon |
| Only Fools And Horses |
| Hookie Street |
| Ob-la-di Ob-la-da |
| Folsom Prison Blues |
| Those Were The Days |
| Jumping Jack Flash |
| Satisfaction |
| All You Need Is Love |
| Blue Moon |
UK Vocalist Alan Mann
Alan Mann studied classical piano as a child, playing piano and singing songs from musicals with his mother. He remembers that one Christmas his Aunt and Uncle bought him a huge box of second hand Juke Box records. He thought this to be an unusual gift but these records introduced him to lots of different music and he played them for many years. Alan performs a variety of music from many genres with the aim of providing musical memories for everyone, encouraging his audience to join him in singing their favorite songs. Today’s selection includes:
| The Last Waltz |
| Is This The Way To Amarillo |
| Do Wah Diddy Diddy |
| Ferry Cross The Mersey |
| Halfway To Paradise |
| Summer Holiday |
| I Like It |
| Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da |
| My Kind of Girl |
| Love Grows |
| How Do You Do It? |
| Words |
| I’m Into Something Good |
| Please Don’t Tease |
| I’m Coming Home |
Jaraneh Nova – Voice from the Ancestral Well
Jaraneh Nova is a Native American songwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist based in Tucson, AZ. She has been called the Voice from the Ancestral Well, drawing inspiration from her ancestral roots. She brings the essence of Traditional Native American Music and merges it with a modern freshness, fusing the essence of her Apache and Inuit Roots with Electronic and Live Looped Music