The Kevin Lavin Show: Recent Episodes
Kevin Lavin
this is a request from gina, it was a 1974 hit for neil sedaka, he co-wrote it too, re-recorded this afternoon, I hope you enjoy. k.
recorded this morning written by and was a hit for stevie wonder. I hope you enjoy my version. k.
a 1944 hit for the three suns they wrote the music for it too I hope you enjoy my version. k.
had some thumb surgery on Monday so haven't recorded anything for a day or two. recorded today this is for susan s. r. n & a Ronnie Hilton fan. I hope you enjoy k.
i'm dedicating this to my dad from me, big sis & the family, he would have been 94 today. happy birthday dad. rip.
re-recorded couldn't find the old version, req by poppy from Islington, a hit for van mcoy in 1975, I hope you enjoy. k.
written by bobby scott & bob Russell and was a hit for many but mainly for the hollies. I hope you enjoy. k.
takes me back a few years it was played to death in the early 70s. by everyone.... I hope you enjoy. k.
written by the gibb brothers this was a 1977 hit for them, also it was on the sat night fever album. I hope you enjoy. k.
written in 1956 this has been covered by many. I cant find the sheet music so this is from memory. I hope you enjoy. k.
req by Lesley I re-recorded as its quicker than locating the original I hope you enjoy. k.
a hit for the beatles written by paul mcartney, one of the most recorded songs ever, so I thought I would give it a go. I hope you enjoy. k.
a 1974 hit for the stylistics, covered by many since including simply red. i hope you enjoy my arrangement. k.
a 1964 hit for petula clarke twas written by tony hatch, recorded this morning ust before the bacon & mushrooms, i hope you enjoy my arrangement. k.
written by glen miller in 1939, now recognised as his signature tune. a re-record i hope you enjoy my version . k.
had a lot of requests for this & i cant find my copy & aint played it for over 20 years so this is a bit ish because i played it by ear... [ normally use me fingers.] still worth a listen though. i hope you enjoy. k.
written by irish accordion player/singer, dermot o brien, a great mentor and friend sadly missed. i hope you enjoy my version on yamaha tyros. k.
a 60s hit for procul harum. i had a lot of requests for this so i did a quick record this afternoon. i hope you enjoy my version. k.
written in 1967 for ringo starr and the sgt peppers album, by lennon & mcartney. i hope you enjoy. k.
written in 1948 by sid tepper & roy bennett & was a hit for many inc dean martin. i hope you enjoy my arrangement. k.
written in 1957 by meredith wilson, i reckon mr mcartney & chums made a few quid out of it too. hope you enjoy my arrangement. k.
another one re-recorded this morning i hope you enjoy. k. its not rad its rag a de rag..
recorded before the bacon & eggs this morning, written by strauss, i hope you enjoy my arrangement. k.
my tribute to the great james [aka hans.] last. recorded quickly this morning. he was an awesome band leader composer musician & jazz bass player. rip. i hope you enjoy my arrangement. k.
i'm dedicating this to mum, whom we lost 31 years ago today, 1st june 1984 who was only 51 years young.. from me , mags, tony/shelly & mike. jenny/ mary-jane & the rest of the family. rip.
was a 1967 no 1 hit for sandie shaw, she hated it with a passion. it was no1 for 13 weeks, hope you enjoy. k.
written in 1966 by bobby hebb covered by many, its still at no 25 in the top 100. hope you enjoy .
had a request for some beatles music from sr assumpta who's from killybegs co Donegal hope ye enjoy. k. this was recorded aprox 10 years ago on my trusty old Yamaha 8000.
new record, the tv version is by the guvenor himself jack emblow in my humble opinion the uks finest jazz accordionist.
written by tom springfeild in 1963. this was the biggest uk selling single of 1965. a req for a ladys 60th but i lost the piece of paper the chap gave me with the details on.
a pretty bossa-nova. don't know who wrote it but it wasn't jobim, def worth a listen......... req by colin [key's] shoreditch.
sedaka/greenfield.1962. arr. kelamusic2010. allthough this more like his 1975 version. req by anon....[sarah.] 1st take.
a hit for american lady organist ethel smith. played this one for decades but this is the 1st time ive recorded it.2 of 2.
written by the amazing jimmy webb in 1968 . totally live performance absolutely no overdubs... hope you enjoy.
this was recorded at a party a couple of days ago. totally impromptu didn't know i was been recorded someone just switched the machine on.. no transposers/samplers/sequencers/ overdubbing/midi files just me on someone else's tyros totally live although recorded direct into a yamaha 16 track hard disk recorder. unmixed. as you would hear a gig.
written by leroy anderson. as a musician its very annoying that we only get a few weeks every year to play this kind of music. some of the best music written is xmas music. def worth a listen and dedicated to everyone on facebook. not bad for an accordion player from scunthorpe lol.
arthurs theme. a big hit for christopher cross in the early 80s def worth a listen. the tyros comes into its own with this one
A truly beautiful piece of music. requested for agnes whos 82 years young. many happy returns.. written by mr rodrigo. also known as rodrigos guitar concerto and aka orangejuice. hope you enjoy.