My Favorite Music from Playing for Change/Peace Through Music, featuring Grandpa Elliot in New Orleans singing Stand by Me and in Los Angeles Dodger Stadium singing God Bless America--I've never heard it sung this way before, and it brought tears to my eyes!

Date:   12/18/2011 3:40:46 AM ( 13 y ago)

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- From the award-winning documentary, "Playing For Change: Peace Through Music", comes the first of many "songs around the world" being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it travelled the globe.




While the Playing For Change Band was in Los Angeles, Grandpa Elliott received a special invitation to perform at Dodger Stadium. To open the game, Grandpa played a soulful rendition of The Star Spangled Banner on his harmonica. And then during the seventh inning stretch, accompanied by Louis Mhlanga on the electric guitar, Grandpa gave this inspired performance of God Bless America.

As a blind man, Grandpa is not always able to see the joy his music brings to people. This night however, as his last notes were still ringing in the stadium, the sound of tens of thousands of people's vigorous applause brought a jolly grin to this beautiful man's face.


 

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