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The Performer's Circle

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10 contributions to The Performer's Circle
Hey Google
I have an Android Phone (but I'm sure this works the same way with the Siri feature on iPhones) I have made my list of Senior Communities to dial. I dread each dial because cold calling is WAYYYYYY out of my comfort zone BUT one little trick that is helping me is that I have set up "Google Assistant" on my Android phone. (Newer models have Gemini as the Assistant feature) I can simply be hands free and say "Hey Google - Dial 615-300-2751" and it says "Sure - Dialing 615-300-2751". The point is that it's so much easier, faster and 100% accurate when I'm staring at an intimidating list of numbers to dial. The process has removed some of my apprehension and made the deed less painful. Just thought I'd share...
Hey Google
Been wanting to add this one to the show for a long time
Written by JEROME Kern for Fred Astaire in the 1936 movie Swong Tome and then recorded by Bublé, Sinatra, Rod Stewart, and a bunch of others – best of all in my opinion by Tony Bennett… Just the way you look tonight
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Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Howdy / E-Z Pleasers?
Hi again. Hope life is smooth and fun for ya. Say—I need to add a few more tunes to my repertoire quickly...any suggestions for great tunes (1940s thru 80s) that are also simple, easy to learn, memorize and remember? also, just an fyi/btw —I play the piano/keys, and am a baritone with only octave and a half range... I can of course transpose to my key —if the range is not too great. Innyhoo—Thanks in advance, and smooth sailing! - Jim
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"America Pie"... All you have to do is learn all 47 verses and that single song can cover the whole show (or just learn the first verse and chorus and sing them over and over and over again for 60 minutes straight - chances are fairly good that they might not notice the difference).
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@Jim Schrader but seriously... I am finding myself reviewing and re-learning songs I knew as a grade schooler. (I'm 68 now). There are several sing-a-long campfire type songs that I know every word to (but had long ago forgotten that the songs existed.) I'm talking about "Michael Row The Boat Ashore" or "This Land Is Your Land" or "Oh Suzanna"... There are tons of them. True they are campy but when offered in the spirit of kindness they are guaranteed to bring a smile. I have to constantly remind myself... it's not about me - it's about them. If hoaky, old timey, 2 chord songs bring out the smiles then it's not for me to disagree with their wants and tastes.
Creating a senior entertainment business
As I move forward with creating s business entertaining seniors, I am looking to create a website, a business card, and a “demo reel”. Does anyone have examples, specific to performing for seniors, that they can share? I suppose activity directors would be the primary audience.
0 likes • 21d
@Miriam P. Tierno I'd love to see your website. Can you post the link here? Thanks
1 like • 20d
@Judy Maggs Thanks Judy - It opened like a champ. Wonderful to hear your music and see your smile.
How do you prepare your setlist at shows?
I'm curious what everyone uses when referencing a setlist during shows? I go completely from memory and don't rely on anything and I'm wondering if anyone else does this?
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I just wing it. I do have a list of all of songs taped to the back of my guitar if I ever drew a massive blackout blank
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Austin Gee
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@austin-gee-1396
Guitar / Vocals / Southern Humorist - Now 68 years old and living "Life In The Slow Lane".

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