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1930s Piano - 'Guilty'
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GUILTY in Charlie Kunz styling.
keyboard piano instrumental smooth uk pianist solo organ
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One thing you may notice from my featured first 10 tracks is the wide variety of ideas, music and instruments . . . with over 60 years since first music lesson.
Musically I'm enjoying both new feelings with the pristine Yamaha Digital Piano perfection; and "old" feelings with the very old electronic organ by Technics (Panasonic). Also Piano Accordian and various keyboards by Casio and Yamaha. Old Electronic Organs give me a warm feeling from years gone by in particular, and I have played everything from the Hammond Tonewheels to long-forgotten budget brands - "the good, the bad, and the darn right ugly" . . . Pianos, I have played everything from Bechstein and Bosendorfer to "firewood" ! One piano in particular - a slightly out of tune upright with a huge output called KNAUSS (a long gone gone German manufacturer) remains in my bloodstream almost, - being the very first I was employed to play at a church hall in Heaton Norris, Stockport, England at age 14 for children dancing . . . this gave me a feeling of being valued and noticed in early life. I guess this page must sound like a Museum to some! - but it's me, and I wish YOU all the very best whatever you are doing . . .
Song Info
Charts
#106 today Peak #2
#11 in subgenre Peak #1
Author
Whiting, Akst and Kahn 1931
Rights
Probably Public Domain now in 2023.
Uploaded
January 15, 2023
Track Files
MP3
MP3 4.6 MB 320 kbps 2:00
Lossless
WAV 21.9 MB
Meta Data
Beat
4/4
Vocals
No vocals, instrumental only
Character
Danceable
coffee-place
dancefloor
Positivity
dark, sad, angry
happy
Appeal
unique
radio-friendly
Story behind the song
"Guilty" is a popular song published in 1931. The music was written by Richard A. Whiting and Harry Akst. The lyrics were written by Gus Kahn. Popular recordings in 1931 were by Ruth Etting, Wayne King and by Russ Columbo. CHARLIE KUNZ was an American born pianist who visited Britain and stayed. He became in the 1930s the highest paid pianist ever at 1000 GBP a week! put that in today's money. His big break came at the Holborn Empire in London. He was a prolific recording artiste with an unmistakable style of accentuations which I have tried to portray here.
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AlexisPatrick
Nov 06
Absolutely amazing Piano playing. Great musicianship, my friend.