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Hey guys I watched a lot of Mr. Rogers clips to make this, and now I can't get "I'm Angry" out of my head. So I took apart how it was written and put it in the extended version over on Nebula. But it didn't help because it's still stuck in my head. But at least you can learn it and get it stuck in your head too.
I have the most utmost respect towards your great grandfather...I know you must be a super proud great granddaughter !!!...He is a legend in my books 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
He is...soooo many kids blessed to have watched his show as they grew up and used the things and ideas they took from the Mr Rogers experience...to build their own education in life owe a slight debt to Fred for introducing us to being better gr0wnups!
Nah, Rogers’ nephew was my college Music Composition professor at Rogers’ alma mater, and I can tell you we DEFINITELY learned how intricate that music was when he played the theme song, which Fred composed, for us in variations. He clearly had a deep respect for Costa and his uncle. But Fred’s compositions were just so incredible. Unfortunately, the television doesn’t even come close to doing justice to how gorgeous and full it sounds on a grand piano. It a precious memory from my college days that I will never forget.
It's not the horrid subject matter that bothers me.. like you say, it's life. It's the broken melodies, wrong harmonies and doggerel lyrics that corrupt our kids chances of becoming musically literate.
I was so mind blown the episode Mr. Rogers turned the camera around to show the live band. Every episode after, I noticed every nuance. From different variations of the same song to the one or two-note sparks that would highlight a special moment or remark made by Fred. Best children’s show ever.
I was just thinking that today when I was listening with my toddler. He invested money in having a jazz pianist (and other musicians) to accompany all moments of the show instead of spending on effects or whatever.
I always try to treat children as people with less experience, not less intelligence. Of course, there are differences developmentally and whatnot, but it's not that big a difference when you get past a certain point.
If someone watches Mr. Rogers ironically, I hope they come to enjoy it unironically. Because that’s what he would want. I as a 26 year old man still turn on Mr. Rogers when I need to calm down.
I'm a 70s kid and I loved Mr. Rogers. I ALWAYS waited for the final song "Good feeling to Know Your'e Alive" and when Mr. Rogers' lyric was finished, the trio would keep going during the credits, and they ALWAYS, played it different, from double timing, or a waltz, or even a Rock groove! Some of the greatest minute and a half of music I every heard! Thank you for putting this video out and recognizing the great music on this show, something I have always tried to put into words!
Same here. I wonder how many kids paid that much attention. I used to get so mad if someone in my family would turn it off when the credits were running. That was the best song!
A beautiful quote, but incorrectly attributed to Frederick Douglass. It was in use for 20 years before being incorrectly attributed to Douglass in 1995. checkyourfact.com/2019/04/30/fact-check-frederick-douglass-easier-build-strong-children-repair-broken-men/
@@suggestivesimon Noticed the article link only attributes the quote to "apocrypha," but nowhere in the same article is there an actual attribution to whom the quote is sourced. So still no verifiable source to quote.
One of my jazz theory professors in college was recruited to play flute in a Mr Rogers episode about music! My professor was studying music in Pittsburgh at the time -- he still beams with pride telling the story all these years later.
The more I learn about Fred Rogers the more I realize what a wonderful person and roll model he was. The world needs more people like him in it. Thanks Fred for making the world a better place.
Thank you for making this. As a 51 yr old, I've always known this music was amazing, but never REALLY LISTENED to it. Mr. Costa was brilliant, and deserves all the recognition for his compositions. So glad I found this video.
Funny... I was born in '69, and we didn't have cable, either! 😂 (The town got it, ironically, in '84!) But, I, too, grew up on this, and PBS. I knew the song was slightly different everyday.
@@gregorymessimer5728 We had plenty of shows in 1967 as well without cable. I remember Sesame Street used to be a very different program from how it is, now. Mr. Hooper was cantankerous and it seemed like everyone was always hollering at Big Bird for some ridiculousness. Mr. Rogers was great, except I didn't like that one puppet of the mischievious female in the king's court. She was kind of scary looking.
Omg same. I remember sending this song to a friend a few weeks ago at a time when she was feeling unwell. Even though she only knew about Mr. Rogers from my stories (we are not American, but I knew a little more about him than she did thanks to RU-vid), she cried after listening to the song, thanking me profusely for helping her feel loved and appreciated. 🥺🥺🥺🥺 And that, my friends, is the magic of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, which knows of no boarders.
@@aminaj.7032 Aww, I just shed a few tears of joy upon reading this, thank you so much for sharing! It is so important to celebrate these moments. You are a good friend!
When you sang It's You I Like, it brought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful cover of this song. That has got to be the best song Mr. Rogers has ever written. Hearing you sing it really made my day better.
I remember the years when intellectually nourishing television and music was not drowned in mudslides of dross. And I don't care if you call me an old codger!
@@soccerruben1 KidsBOP isn’t the worst thing. There are much worse children’s things. Children are so much more exposed to adult music and media that KidsBOP isn’t a horrible idea. Bad execution but not a bad idea. Things like Trolls and other movies like that irritate me though
I remember when I was a I loved to watch "Fantasia" every night. My parents thought it would make me fall asleep, but I thought the music was too beautiful.
That's exactly what I was going to say. Fred Rogers made people (including congress) better than they think they deserve to be; in that way he elevated people and left an amazing legacy.
My mother has talked about him in those terms; giving so many parents a starting point and some vocabulary to have tricky but really important conversations with their kids
Fred Rogers was a true hero, & Johnny Costa deserves as much credit for not patronizing his young audiences but offering them a truly rich repast of musical brilliance.
You have me in absolute tears... you focused on just the musical genius of this program. At 42 I'm HEARING the words for the first time. Omg... your amazing as well to even actually think to bring this into the conversation of Mr. Roger's neighborhood. I cried when he died... he felt like a family member. Unbelievable. Thankyou! ✨️💕✨️💕✨️💕✨️
Very few people in history have made an impact on youth the way that Fred Rogers did you can truly see how passionate he was in the way that he fought for public television and children's programming and the pure wholesome valuable entertainment he provided for myself and so many others
Exactly! It's why I love him. I used to watch him even when it was uncool & I was 13. Kept watching when I remembered even up through college. I raised all 3 of my kids on his music & show. There's something better and different from a cartoon teaching kids. Seeing a live complex human enjoying & experiencing life makes a difference.
@@pianopatterns2440 I’m pretty sure both shows ran simultaneously for about the same amount of years until Mr. Rogers ended in 2001 and later died in 2003.
I'm a 63 year old man who grew up with Mr. Rogers. I always loved the music but didn't appreciate it until I was in my early teens. That's when Johnny Costa became my favorite jazz pianist. He also gave me jazz as a relaxation medium. Thank you Costa family for sharing him with us.
I never realized how technically proficient the intro song was. I do remember, as a young child zoning out into the melody. The expressiveness became second nature and it just was present.
The fact that they had a pianist to play every episode in a unique iteration gets me in the feels somehow. The dedication and care taken to deliver this TV magic to children for so many years just... I don't think such a thing will ever come about again and that makes me tear up a little
Fred Rogers was an incredible man. He was compassionate, wise, and caring. His sense of justice and his belief in what was right and correct served generations of children well.
Im a nanny full time and when i put the baby to bed for a nap, i always sing her You are my friend, Its you i like, and its such a good feeling. I have kept her since she was about 4 months old so she will be growing up knowing nothing but love and how special she is ❤
The first year after my divorce 30 years ago, I would make sure I was in the living room at the exact moment that Mr Rogers would say, as he said every show, “I like you just the way you are.” A man looking me in the face and saying that was exactly what I needed. Oh, Fred. You were the man.
One day after the opening song, in the "Hi neighbor!" banter, Mr Rogers finished tying his shoes and then stopped, cocked his head, and said "Did you ever wonder where that music comes from, when we get together? Come on, let me show you" AND WALKED OFF THE SET, taking the camera guy with him, to introduce us to Johnny Costa and the rest of the little jazz combo. They each explained what their instrument was and how it sounded in isolation, and then struck up a little tune as Mr Rogers went back on set to get on with his day. Absolutely magical to 5yo me - I remember it like it was yesterday, and it was probably 47 years ago.
thank you for this comment. I went looking for the episode and found it on Amazon prime video streaming season three episode 11 for anyone else looking for it. Episode number 1546.
Something about Mr Rogers that I didn't realize until I was older is that he was always speaking to ME the only other person in the room he didn't speak to all the children watching her always spoke sad if he was speaking to just ONE person.
That's just it about Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood: even though it was designed to be digestible to the minds of children, it never talked down to them or insulted their intelligence. Jazz is not "too sophisticated" for children; if anything, their minds are more open and adaptable than anyone else's, which makes them PERFECT for absorbing a strong sense of music, which is much harder to develop later in life.
Totally. My kids are always requesting common songs "but in jazz." No one told them they have to like it. They've just had some exposure and a few conversational explanations of how it works and why I enjoy it.
It's amazing how great the music for Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood really is. This is my favorite style of music. I grew to love this style of music from growing up watching Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. I felt as if I knew Mr. Rogers and I literally wept when I heard in the news that he had passed away. I loved the man so much. He was the first person to tell me I was special and was liked exactly as I was. He's one of those persons who can never be replaced. He is one of a kind. Even though he is gone, his music and the life lessons he taught on his show will never be forgotten. He had the most unique show for children, which is what is missing from today's television. God blessed Mr. Rogers with the ability to show love to children, which is a rare thing in TV. R.I.P. Mr. Rogers.
Almost brings me to tears everytime he shows up on something. Mr. Rogers was one of the single greatest human beings there ever was and ever will be. Never has there been a time where Mr. Rogers has been needed more. The world needs him so bad these days. Sigh.... like a special 2 hour show with Mr. Rogers, Steve Irwin, and Bob Ross. Damn... so much loss.
A little nitpicky, but in the interests of music education, Vince Guaraldi Trio made you love jazz, for their work in the Peanuts franchise which Charles Schulz inspired. (Lee Mendelson, the producer, actually put them on to the task.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Guaraldi#Compositions_for_Charles_Schulz's_Peanuts
Honorable mention: listening to my inherited 8-track copy of Billy Joel's "52nd Street," and Freddie Hubbard teaching me what bebop was with his guest trumpet solo on "Zanzibar," more than a decade before I would learn the word for it.
Fun fact a lot of the higher ups did not want to have jazz as the music for Charlie Brown. Boy, am I glad I live in the time-line with Vince being in my childhood.
I remember it to be VERY intricate… My Dad was a music major & told us about Johnny Costa and what a fantastic jazz musician he was… I guess I took it for granted that ALL people heard the variations in the accompaniment… What a joy.
I agree with you that music should not be dumbed down to a “child’s” level. I don’t remember how old I was but when I was in my single digits my parent took me and my brother to watch a John Tesh concert. I remember being so amazed by what music can be that I wanted to play piano too. As a kid growing up learning to play a chord in so many different ways helped me to stretch my brain and be as creative in other things too like hobbies, school, etc and to think outside the box.
I'll be 58 in March and Fred Rogers was so, so important to me as a child watching television. The most comforting thing to watch was his show. A place of peace and learning about so many things. But the music, both intro and outro and everything in between was ABSOLUTELY VITAL!! Today, you've made all of it transcend to a higher place by honoring it the way you have. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I cried hearing you playing his music, or more accurately, Johnny Costa's music. So now all of Johnny's music goes into a playlist for me to enjoy while I work!! Charlie, it's you I like..thanks again 🙏🙏😪
The first episode of Mister Roger’s Neighborhood aired the day I sent in my college application. I remember walking into the living room and crashing on the couch next to my younger brother. He was halfway through watching the episode, so I let him finish before asking my turn. By the end of the episode, I’d forgotten the stress I’d felt just a few minutes earlier. In college, I didn’t have a television, so I’d go over to my friend’s dorm next door and watch that show on the dog mats he used as couches. The show was such a big part of my life throughout college and the first year of my adult life. I can’t describe the unbelievable sting I felt when Fred Rogers died in 2001. I am glad he got to miss the 9/11 attacks, though. That’ll be a story for another time. For the sake of context, I was born October of 1950. Edit: I don’t normally edit my comments, but I feel this is necessary to say. I was made aware of the fact that he died in 2003. I’m not sure why 2001 is what I remembered. Thank you, Nathan Rasmussen for pointing that out.
My mother (born 1954) had the same experience as you encountering this strange so-called children's TV show. From "oh, I am way too old for this" to "wow, I feel great." Fred Rogers was alive on 9/11 though. The show stopped airing at the end of August 2001, but he recorded four public-service spots in response to 9/11, gave the Dartmouth commencement address in 2002, and lived on into 2003.
As an adult whenever I watch Mr Rogers, I find myself being overwhelmed by emotion. I feel happy and sad and touched, and maybe some tears of joy, by the messages that Fred Rogers was communicating, but now I think that Costa's music really made it that much more emotional.
I can't talk about the man without tearing up and I'm 57 years old. When I watched Mr. Rogers as a very young child, even though I didn't completely understand the depth of some of the more difficult topics he covered, I still listened to what he had to say. It wasn't until I indulged a bit of nostalgia one day in my 20s and watched his show as an adult that truly appreciated the small nuances of who he was, what he was trying to convey, and how that contributed to making me the person I am today. The musical influence was equally profound. I feel those imprints every time I hear jazz piano. For a split second sometimes, the image of King Friday or Lady Aberlin or the trolley flashes in my mind and brings a smile to my face.
PBS plays it at 6:30 am on Saturday morning where I am, so the DVR is set. My 2 year old asks for it frequently, and I often find myself in tears as we watch.
My favourite quote from this video “They believed in a child’s ability to appreciate things that are not dumbed down.” Bravo. I wish more things were like this these days. 😊
I loved watching his show when I was little. :) Being welcomed in felt so warm. I'm musically inclined. Hearing that music was amazing to my little brain. :) I'm so, so happy that they didn't dumb it down just because kids were watching it. It's a point that show didn't discount the intelligence levels of children. Exposing them to beautiful complicated things is how kids can really grow. We weren't considered stupid.
I cannot love this video enough. Thanks for bringing me back to my youth, when life was so much simpler, and there was a person on TV who not only reminds me of my dad, but who cared enough to make truly quality show that focused on helping children navigate growing up. And that was a wonderful piece to wrap it all up.
Yeah! I think it feels that way because he's showing that it's okay to be angry, while showing a great deal of self awareness, explaining that he's angry because he feels small and scared. I'm from South Africa and I've never heard of this show. Looks like it was really great though. 😊
GregVKMusic that show is literally the most benevolent and beneficial thing you could ever show to a child. I watched it religiously as a toddler and I believe it absolutely made me a better person.
i didn’t grow up with this show as a non american, so hearing “it’s you i like” for the first time, such a beautiful rendition and gorgeous gorgeous song.
I grew up in the us but I didn’t watch mr. Rogers. It’s probably weird, but I watch it now from time to time when I’m having a really hard day. His lessons and sincerity is so great. He reminds me that it’s okay to feel what we feel. And when I first heard him sing “I like you as you are” I cried. Like really ugly, hard sob, cry.
For the longest time I couldn't find _any_ information to "It's You I Like", to the point I thought it had been lost to the world. Happily, I was just looking in the wrong places. It doesn't quite meet all the specifications of a torch song, but I think it would make a lovely torch song.
I grew up with this song performed by the lovely and uber talented Rita Morena. This version 100% made my heart get all heavy and I got a little weepy. Really well done, Charles! (Also, this episode was outstanding.)
I was watching Mr Roger’s Neighborhood as a 4-5 year old kid in 1968. The piano music was always amazing to me even though I didn’t understand it at the time. My parents rarely listened to jazz music. I had no idea the show would go on for as many decades as it did. Thank you to Johnny Costa, Fred Rogers, and others, for introducing me to wonderful music.
Johnny Costa is so good, his playing at such a high level is so playful, it really seems childlike and free to me. Even though it is advanced and complex, the spirit that comes across to me is not complexity, but free play and adventure.
I’m a 44 year old grown man…when Charles started his rendition of “It’s You I Like” the nostalgia hit so hard, it almost brought me to tears and I’m blown away. (this rarely happens to me because I’m not super nostalgic. Sure, I have great childhood memories, but nothing hits like this just did.) Charles, you need to do stuff that this more often in your videos! Well done, man.
43, and it did for me. Fred Rogers had such a beautiful soul. I pray I'll be able to meet him someday in Heaven. 🙏🏼☦️ I'd love to get the full archive of all his shows in original quality for my own children to enjoy.
Even as a 4yr old kid, i noticed the intro was always different. I thought i was just remembering it wrong, but now hearing that Costa played it different EVERY time i feel better lol
This made me cry.. the music of this show was my favorite part of the show really. Not to mention the jazz guitar virtuosity of Joe Negri, who I never hear anything of either. As a keyboardist myself, it really inspired me. Fred Rogers had some top shelf musicians as guests as well like the Marsalis family and also renowned classical musicians. I wish there was still a mister Rogers for kids today. The world would sure be a better place . God bless Fred and Johnny and all the others .
I clicked on the video after a long day of work, and as soon as I heard the song I I was instantly soothed and relaxed, comfortable and safe. How I felt as a child watching Mr. Rogers.
It is not just the nostalgia--it is the truth in that music, those lyrics. The authenticity of emotion and care is rare, almost too beautiful to look at for long.
I already knew Mr. Rogers was a great pianist, but the title of this video was still perfectly accurate. I had no idea how much music was played throughout the show! Bravo!
It is official: I cannot listen to the Mr. Rogers theme song without crying. So thanks to Mr. Rogers and Mr. Costa for making music that makes me so unbelievably happy that it makes me terribly sad.
The nostalgic impact of Mr. Rogers is too much. Brings back those early experiences, growing up watching pbs Saturday mornings and remembering the days when the future was bright. God what happened to the world?
@@arnierc4 there are far too many things to list, but when you take a step back and do a quick analysis of a few basic things, you really start to see that basically everything in society is purposely broken, and we’re kept too busy to see/question it all. It’s terrifying because when you point it out to people, they can’t see it from the hamster wheel, and you automatically become “the crazy one” for pointing out the simplest things like “how is it possible that in every political office, we repeatedly get people who are generally working against our best interests, and consistently push us towards worse situations (more debt, and laws, less freedom, etc.)?” It never gets better, just a steady flow of tiny wars lost… then a big one… then back to the steady flow of minor disappointments. None of us speak up, or fight back (because really, how could we?) we’re not free, our cage is just pretty big. (Sorry, it’s hardly worth complaining about anymore, and it’s depressing)
You said that so well! Thank You! It would be nice to pin that down, what makes the memories of Mr. Rogers and this beautiful music by Jimmy Costa have this effect!
Mr Rogers treated children as intelligent beings, capable of feelings and levels of thinking that sometimes adults don't believe they have. The fact that he allowed me as a child to be exposed to this level of jazz was life changing. It is at least 50% of the reason I tear up when I watch old Mr Rogers shows. :) I was able to be a decent jazz pianist in our small jazz band in HS probably because this was in my 5 yr old brain- over 14 years of piano lessons, jazz had never been part of the repertoire
This philosophy is exactly why so many of his viewers grew up liking jazz. Fred Rogers was such a kind soul and so validating to kids, to the extent that whatever framework he had around him (the music included) was eaten up in spades. Mr Rogers and his kindness opened doors to many things…including beautiful music. ❤
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one crying from what I thought was just going to be a fun music theory video. What a pair of talents in Fred Rogers and Johnny Costa, and what a beautiful exploration of what made their music so important.
I had the good fortune to briefly meet Fred when I was visiting the WQED studios back in the '90s. What a wonderful man. He had the God-given talent to be able to talk to children, without talking DOWN to them. He is missed.
So glad this popped up in my feed this morning. What a great way to start my day. Mr Rogers is truly someone we can all look to for an example of goodness. The music was always special. Now I know why. Thank you!
I remember raising my kids to Mr. Rogers and thinking "hmmm...that's really nice accompaniment jazz music". Then I learned of Mr. Rogers' musical ability/appreciation. But I never heard this recognition of Johnny Costa. What a gift and beautiful connection between the two of them.
“It’s You I Like!”🤍January 2024🎉 and I’m blown away by this tender moment and your Vlog. It is you I love and adore for admiring a wonderful vintage timepiece locked in a precious time capsule. There’s so many going thru life storms. Just for a tiny second you took me back to my childhood, with a few tears rolling down my cheeks, your musicality, and your beautiful voice soothed my heart that’s praying for comfort, peace & joy! 🙏 We Will All Be Fine! Never give up! Sending love and hugs out into our World and into the arms of those in need! Thank you xo❤xo
Dude, I legitimately started tearing up and sniffing during that “It’s You I Like” song. I can see myself paying real money to listen to this stuff at my local jazz club while sipping a glass of wine, and I’d never even notice it’s a song from a kids’ show. Also, I’ve always loved your piano music, but I never knew you could sing! You have an amazing baritone voice, and I’d love to hear you sing more in your videos.
My parents were and have always been emotionally/physically absent. Mr Rogers was for me who took care of me. I watched some episodes online when I found out he was, and it became a comfort thing for me. Still is! And yes, his music is lovely. Just like the show and him.
I know the old Warner Bros. cartoons weren't originally intended for kids-neither were the Flintstones-but I was always impressed Bugs Bunny had actual orchestral music as his soundtrack; you don't find that in the later cartoons.
Dude…I never knew you sang. That Mr Rogers song at the end made me all teary eyed. I’m now off to find your work on Spotify. Thanks for all the incredible musical inspiration you give all of us on this and all of the rest of your videos. Lifelong fan.
Being British and hearing this music for the first time makes me feel gutted about the musical riches I missed out on. Our nearest equivalent was the excellent Derek Griffiths who wrote music for many children's educational shows and never dumbed down the musical content. I'm a pianist too and through an unexpected turn of events I've ended up as a kindergarten teacher. It's not something I thought I could do but hearing your beautiful cover of "It's you I Like" has given me a new appreciation for the work I do at school and the fourteen little souls I have in my care. Your passion for the power of music is inspiring. I'm going to research more about the amazingly talented Jonny Costa now.
For what it’s worth, it’s been 50 years since I started kindergarten, I can still remember Mrs Mershawn (I have no idea how to spell her name) playing the piano.
johnny costa's album "johnny costa plays mister rogers neighborhood" is a instrumental only version of mr rogers songs + solos. it shows off his abilities very well imo
Mr. Rogers never talked down to or condescended to us. That’s why we loved him. The music on his show is perhaps the finest example of this. Thank you for this brilliant video.
Great presentation! I used to sit through the entire 30 minutes of that show just to hear Costa's trio jam out the last 30 seconds. It was my introduction to the sound of the piano trio and the beginning of my journey into the jazz world. What a legacy of music left to us by Rogers and Costa.
We have a kid with delays. He is highly stimulated by music. Even more so when my wife sings it. We are in the process of recording our own versions of standard nursery rhymes. The wife is saying I'm making them overly complicated. Just give her basic chords. I'm sorry, but if there's a tune that demands a jazz trio behind the vocals it's Skidamarrink. And yes, its going to include more than the I, IV, and V chords. Does it need the BIG ending with Shave and a Hair Cut? Maybe not, but why not? Let me have some fun making the accompaniment a little interesting. I love your show. Please keep it up.
I love the interactive options rfid toys (Tony box or no) allow for children much younger than I was when I first got to play my own music but seeing children react to their parents own recordings is very special!
Hi Charles. I was fortunate enough to be a close friend of Carl McVicker, the bassist on the show, I grew up working and hanging with him from around age 20 in Naples, Florida where we both lived. He had great stories about the show, Fred, John, and himself and Bobby, the drummer. I was privileged enough to be flown to Carl's funeral in 2021 after a message I wrote on Instagram made it back to his granddaughter essentially just in praise of him, and how I would miss the ends of our phone calls with Carl stating, "Jeffy, have a lousy day". I have the last check ever written out of Carl's check book as the family paid me to come up and said, "Dad wanted you there". We had 100's of great talks.... Miss him everyday, Johnny, along with being very nice to be around, was an exceptional teacher, also. He showed me some Tatum things that really made me understand how you must make a piano sound a certain way, and to voice in a way that the parts can all be heard, even if you are only playing 4 parts. I am so happy to see this excellent video you have put up. Sincerely, Jeff Phillips
In all things with the "Mr Rogers Neighborhood" show... I was a child and before I knew what it was called - I could see that he was never condescending towards children. It was pure and truthful, straight up forward and just beautiful! I learned morale, higher thinking,and honesty from this show. God blessed us with this man and his crew! Thank you all for what you shared! May God bless you!
I watched Mr. Rogers Neighborhood from the time that I was born. The music was my favorite part! "Handyman" Joe Negri is a fabulous Pittsburgh jazz guitarist and former professor of music. These folks knew their stuff! 😎
They installed in me a life-long love of Jazz. I played guitar for a couple of decades and now I am enrolling in Jazz Guitar classes here in Chicagoland, at The Des Plaines School of Music. I am so excited! 😎
That "I'm angry" Interlude was incredible. I had to get up of walk for a minute before coming back down to finish the video. An incredible message as well as an incredible video by you Mr. Cornell. Thank you.
Wait'll you see the video of him reading the lyrics before congress. This song earned public television millions of government dollars (because society at large does not value these things & many folks hated Fred Rogers for casting a Black man as a cop).
