Ray Charles - Rockhouse - Solo Piano Cover - 12 Bar Blues

[@okiepita50t-town28]

I think I like your version better than Ray Charles and that’s sayin’ something.

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Wow, that's a great compliment! Thanks for your support and stay tuned for more!

[@okiepita50t-town28]

@@RobertVanSoloPiano you can be assured I will.

[@jilllong26]

Wow - just what I want to play! Thanks so much. xx

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Cool - Glad you liked it! Hope you will check out my other Blues videos and Like, Share, Comment and Subscribe. Here is a Link to a Playlist you might like : kzbin.info/aero/PLLyY9KHeqReJcVBZbKYXV_wO6c-MR80og

[@daleidenjoel5655]

A B S O L U T E !💪🏼🔨🙏🏼🌍✨✨✨✨

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Thanks man, I appreciate it! Here is a link to a Playlist : kzbin.info/aero/PLLyY9KHeqReL9cmY2bYa9Jz5tlgXO6tbw Please Like , Share , Comment and Subscribe!

[@JamesNabhan-e2g]

Nice and easy.

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Thanks man , I appreciate it. Here is a link to a Playlist you might like : kzbin.info/aero/PLLyY9KHeqReJcVBZbKYXV_wO6c-MR80og

[@JamesNabhan-e2g]

@@RobertVanSoloPiano I saved thee page. Thank you

[@88BlueKeys4U]

That's the way to play relaxed blues tunes, with the famous, sparse Yancey bass line, leaving room and focus for right hand action! These clustered chord moves of "Roadhouse" are intriguing: so rich and dissonant on purpose. By varying their rhythm one can tinker with them for hours. I discovered this clip while searching for more of Ray Charles piano solo/vcl tunes, after hearing his dramatic vocal 'Worried Life Blues' the way Big Maceo had originally set it up. Apparently Ray did not record a lot in this minimalistic solo instrument way, sadly. Of all the music on this planet I always felt that Blues piano is about the most authentic, down to earth, the most honest music one can find. Especially if played 'off the wrist', extemporaneous, talking with one's fingers. Jimmy Yancey literally spoke through his hands, he mesmerized me as a youngster, showed that "little is more". Impressive and overladen arrangements will never have the depth of such melancholic solo pieces as played by the early Blues pianists almost 100 years ago. Montana Taylor, Henry Brown come to mind, contemporaries of Yancey, less spectacular and furious than the big three Ammons, Lewis and Johnson, but at least as influencial for generations to come. Even young Ray Charles learned from these early black artists! This is GOOD MUSIC - thanks for showing!

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Thanks for your insightful and detailed comment, I really appreciate it! Jimmy Yancy, Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson are all influences of mine. I'm including a link below to a playlist of some of my other videos. Please Like, Share, Comment and Subscribe. kzbin.info/aero/PLLyY9KHeqReJcVBZbKYXV_wO6c-MR80og

[@88BlueKeys4U]

@@RobertVanSoloPiano Thanks for your reply and link to your other clips! I like your clear, straight-forward and pleasant style, in the footsteps of the old barrelhouse and speak-easy players. Yancey hung out at the 'Beartrap' in Chicago's eastside for decades, doing his thing. More for fun than for dough. That's the proper attitude to play one's guts out! My former friend Erwin Helfer is quite similar to Yancey in many aspects; as modest, quiet and secluded. And AFAIK he is still playing the bars of the 'windy city' today. What you do NOT know: several years ago I did EXACTLY the same as you: recording my own renditions of popular and less known Blues'n'Boogie piano solo tunes of various famous pianists from Ammons-Zwingenberger, from the very same top-view cam perspective. Actually I did turn the lens by 90 degrees so viewers would see the keyboard from a horizontal view, a little easier to follow. In total I had about 12-15 of these clips online here at YT, with a neat resonance by the few viewers (it is a niche market after all, no modern "rap crap"..). Later I decided to pull all my videos from YT, as I do not consent with the Google monopoly and influence on this platform. If interested in communicating with me (an autistic German) outside of this platform, you can contact me privately. It is nice to know that the traditional blues and boogie piano is kept alive to these days. In fact it seems to gain popularity again, due to the social media and many new active players around the globe. When I started my interest in this music, in the early 1970s, the 'scene' was miniscule, only a dozen good players left. We all learned from old 78rpm records, using slowed-down tape recorders to pick up riffs and licks, the good old times...

[@ofkhod3638]

Very well done sir! Great job

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Thanks man , Glad you liked it! Here is a Link to a Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLLyY9KHeqReJcVBZbKYXV_wO6c-MR80og

[@pauleliades3823]

Excellent tune.

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Thanks!

[@fulltiltboogiewoogie]

Very Cool.. love the mellow vibe.. Great shot from above.. I'll be able to try some these licks and so on.. Great!!

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Thanks man! I've got some new Shorts videos on my series "A Moment of Blues" that might have some licks you might like.

[@fulltiltboogiewoogie]

@@RobertVanSoloPiano Cool.. I'll check them out!!

[@pauleliades3823]

So lay back for being so moving.

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Thanks

[@staygold94]

Fantastic Rob!! 🙌🏽👏🏽

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Glad you liked it! I hope you will check out my other videos.

[@kzeich]

Thank you!

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Glad you liked it! I hope you will check out my other videos. REPLY 1

[@SkylaneGuy]

That was amazing. So beautiful.

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@two5one_251]

Really comfy

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Thank you

[@dougmoran3340]

I’ll never be able to play like that. Why? Because I’m almost 80, have almost no musical knowledge and acquired my first piano just two weeks ago !!!! But I’m prepared to try.

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Thanks for your comment! and congratulations on acquiring your first piano. If you are interested in learning Blues Piano I have some tutorials that might help. I've included a Link below. Keep me posted on your musical journey. kzbin.info/aero/PLLyY9KHeqReJaWnnMaTe7iFV_Pnhtt6Yj

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

There's free sheet music for a couple of my Blues tunes on the Robert Van Solo Piano Community page: www.youtube.com/@RobertVanSoloPiano/community Check it out!

[@person3538]

This was great

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Thanks for listening

[@dominiccottrill2387]

Brill vid! Is it possible to turn the camera 90 degrees

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Thanks for your comment! This is one of my first videos that I recorded on my iPhone, so it's not possible to turn it. I do have a bunch of other videos shot from above with the correct angle. Here is a Link to a Playlist of Short videos I think you might like: kzbin.info/aero/PLLyY9KHeqReJmXWpKHTsTXMFvoeU6d1jq

[@scratchthat8230]

Hello Sir, Great 12 Bar Basic blues tutorials. What is the Chord progressions done on the right hand at 1:34 through to 1:58. Just on the right hand, it seems like a fun progression but I dont know where to look to learn it, If you could tell me or point me in the direction of a place that shares this info about that little part on the right hand that would be great, Thanks!

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Hey man, Thanks for your comment! ok, the first chord in the Right hand is: F (thumb) B, D, E ,G (w/5th finger) to D, E G, Bb to B, D, E, G. Also I have 3 Tutorials on Basic 12 bar Blues. I use a different L H bass line but all the rhythms apply to any triplet feel Blues.

[@scratchthat8230]

any forms i can learn this sheet music or tutorial?

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Thanks for taking the time to comment! I have some Tutorials on Basic 12 Bar Blues. The rhythms and hand independence exercises apply to any blues with a Triplet Feel, including Rockhouse. (the bass line is different) Here is a Link to a Playlist of the Tutorials: kzbin.info/aero/PLLyY9KHeqReJaWnnMaTe7iFV_Pnhtt6Yj

[@scratchthat8230]

@@RobertVanSoloPiano Thank you for taking the time. Will look into your tutorials, appreciate you taking the time to reply to my little old comment.

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

There's free sheet music for a couple of my Blues tunes on the Robert Van Solo Piano Community page: www.youtube.com/@RobertVanSoloPiano/community Check it out!

[@edh2246]

What! This has been up for a year and this is the first I’ve heard it? Where the hell is my algorithm?

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

Hey man, thanks for your comment. Yeah, I don't know what's up with the algorithm. Glad you found it! Here is a playlist of some of my other videos: kzbin.info/aero/PLLyY9KHeqReL9cmY2bYa9Jz5tlgXO6tbw

[@JamesNabhan-e2g]

Do you sell any transcriptions of your stuff?

[@RobertVanSoloPiano]

The transcriptions and sheet music that I have are Free and available on my community page. Here is a Link to the Robert Van Solo Piano Community page: www.youtube.com/@RobertVanSoloPiano/community Let me know what you think, Thanks