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Acoustic & Acoustic Folk Music artist from East Aurora, NY. 40+ songs free to stream or download. Add to your playlist now.

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John Robert Whitney

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Sing for the Morning Sing for the Morning

I wrote this song in January of 1986 but never notated or recorded it. Thanks to Band in a Box and TC Helicon's harmonization tools for the backing and processing help - much faster than organizing a real band. Someday - real instrumentation!

Acoustic Folk

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I Can't Dance 'Cause I Didn't Wear My Boots I Can't Dance 'Cause I Didn't Wear My Boots

This is a little novelty tune. I can hear it being played live with audience participation and a twist at the end bringing in the girls with boots to sing a variations with some patter listing all of the dances that are possible for boot wearers.

Country General

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Romance Romance

Brad Whitney, clarinet; John Whitney, guitar.

Classical General

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Pavane Pavane

Brad Whitney, clarinet; John Whitney, guitar

Classical General

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Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

Brad Whitney, clarinet; John Whitney, guitar

Acoustic Folk

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Ave Maria Ave Maria

Brad Whitney, clarinet; John Whitney, guitar

Classical General

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Air on a G String Air on a G String

Brad Whitney, clarinet; John Whitney, guitar

Classical General

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Color My Prayers Color My Prayers

Color My Prayers is a Contemporary Christian song although there are no specific Christian references beyond the reference to prayer common to most religious expressions. It is based on the work of Sybil and Andy MacBeth, "Praying in Color."

Christian Pop

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If I Asked You Today If I Asked You Today

An anniversary waltz built around what may be a familiar theme

Acoustic Folk

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The Song of Simeon (Nunc dimittis) The Song of Simeon (Nunc dimittis)

This is a companion to The Song of Mary written in dedication to Tom and Sue Broad for the occasion of Tom's ordination as an Episcopal priest in 2005.

Choral

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The Song of Mary (Magnificat) The Song of Mary (Magnificat)

This is a setting of The Song of Mary, also called The Magnificat as recorded in Luke 1:46-55.

Classical General

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Sheep May Safely Graze Sheep May Safely Graze

J.S. Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze transposed and arranged for Bb Clarinet and Guitar (concert G)

Baroque

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Canon in D Canon in D

Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major, arranged for clarinet and guitar

Baroque

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Dance Across the Moon Dance Across the Moon

Acoustic version of my 1989 lullaby, Dance Across the Moon - just me and my Epiphone 12-string.

Acoustic Folk

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O Little Town of Bethlehem (Forest Green) O Little Town of Bethlehem (Forest Green)

Acoustic Folk

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Fifty's the New Thirty-five Fifty's the New Thirty-five

Acoustic Folk

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Bats, Bats, Bats Bats, Bats, Bats

This is a 2010 Band in a Box supported arrangement of my 1986 Halloween song, "Bats, Bats, Bats!"

Acoustic Folk

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The People of Haiti Sang Hymns The People of Haiti Sang Hymns

"The People of Haiti Sang Hymns" is a meditation on the immediate aftermath of the January 12, 2010 earthquake that decimated Haiti causing the death of 200,000 to 300,000 people.

Acoustic Folk

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Pure Prairie Dreams Pure Prairie Dreams

This is a 'country jazz waltz' with my vocal accompanied by my grandmother Doerler's old Buffalo, New York-built upright Kurtzmann piano and my Epiphone mandolin along with Band-in-a-Box generated midi slap bass and 'RealDrums.'

Acoustic Folk

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That's Where Life Is That's Where Life Is

This down home, country tune is a tribute to Lyle Lovett.

Country-Pop