Recently heard at San Francisco’s favorite and oldest Saloon – ‘The Saloon’ – Takezo & Friends delivering this riveting rendition of ‘Stand By Me’, originally written and performed by Ben E. King in 1961 and derived from a spiritual influence, with rough audio in the intro – a song about unity.
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Steve Ehrmann on Bass
Paul Revelli on Drums
Tony ‘Macaroni’ Lufrano on Keys
Doug Rowan on Sax
Takeda Takezo on Guitar & Vocals
Located at 1232 Grant Avenue, ‘The Saloon’ is San Francisco’s oldest bar and best place to hear live blues, 7 days a week with both afternoon and evening concerts.
http://www.sfblues.net/Saloon.html
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North Beach’s First Friday (October) – Poetry Reading & Music
Celebrating Italian Heritage month – October 2024’s ‘First Friday’ hosted by ‘Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and Sculpture’ on Grant Avenue in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood and orchestrated by Jessica Loos alongside poets Johnny Ramirez, Chun Yu, Darius Simpson and music with Tiger Dave, Michael Groh and The MINA project.
First Friday has been a tradition in North Beach since 2007. Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and Sculpture offers classes for metal work sharing over sixty years of metal work experience brought into intimate class settings for beginners and experienced jewelry makers alike.
For more information:
http://www.metalworkssf.com
https://www.macreativedesign.com
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Manny Berry & Friends – ‘Keep Your Head To The Sky’
From Cha Cha Cha Tapas restaurant on Mission Street in San Francisco, Manny Berry & Friends delivering this rendition of ‘Keep Your Head to the Sky’, a gospel song by Earth, Wind & Fire – about divine guidance.
Manuel Berry – Keys & Vocals
Freddy Strong Jr. – Background Vocals
Garry William – Drums
Located at 2327 Mission St, Cha Cha Cha offers delicious paella, calamari, jerk chicken, Cajun shrimp, chicken paillard and its world-famous sangria.
#sanfranciso #chachacha #Mission #mannyberry #freddystrongjr #garrywilliam #Keepyourheadtothesky #earthwindandfire #cover #alcatrazradio
The Quitters @ GG Bandshell – ‘Ready For The Times To Get Better’
From the Bandshell in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park – ‘The Quitters’ delivering this beautiful rendition of Crystal Gayle’s song called ‘Ready for the Times to Get Better’ – a song about people who’ve grown tired – with Stevie Coyle and Glenn “Houston” Pomianek.
“The highly-anticipated series comes to us courtesy of Illuminate and SF Rec & Parks. The Bandshell, which is 120 years old, added new lighting, a state-of-the-art sound system, and a new stage during the pandemic.”
https://goldengatebandshell.org/
#sanfrancisco #goldengatepark #bandshell #ReadyfortheTimestogetbetter #CrystalGale #TheQuitters #coversong #alcatrazradio
C.J. Briggs – ‘The Jig’
From San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, visiting Pianist Jake Briggs delivering his own song called ‘The Jig’, based on a jig.
https://www.instagram.com/c.j.brigg/
The Blue Heron Piano is courtesy of a project called the “Golden Mile’ and was painted by Chris Granillo in March 2024.
It is free for anyone to play. Donations are welcome: https://goldenmileproject.org/
Jessica Loos & Mario Sacasa – ‘2nd Line’ (*Tribute to Dave Bullers)
A little tribute to our friend and saxophonist Dave Bullers who passed away on this day two years ago. Rest in Peace Dave.
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