The Coolest 6th Grade Piano Recital Ever!!

Eleven-year-old visually impaired, self taught piano and guitar player Conrad Oberg performs "Rock and Roll Hoochie Coo" with, keyboard and piano great Doug Matthews, the Chair of the LASOTA piano department, at a recent recital.
copyright 2007 Conrad Oberg

www.conradoberg.com


Conrad Oberg was born three and a half months prematurely in the Summer of 1994. Weighing only one and a half pounds at birth, Conrad was left with no eyesight in his left eye and only 15% of the vision in his right. At age two, Conrad taught himself to play the piano, and again taught himself the guitar at age ten. Conrad has been performing solo live performances since he was four years-old, and has been fortunate enough to meet and/or perform with some of the greats of the entertainment industry. Conrad has been performing with his own band "The One Elevens" for the past two years, playing his own brand of blues,roots, and rock music. For more information, photos and booking contacts please check out his website....and please remember to SUBSCRIBE!!

www.conradoberg.com


Conrad's musical influences are varied and include: Ray Charles, Pinetop Perkins, Charles Brown, Dr. John, Edgar Winter, Reese Wymans, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Ray Vaughan, T-Bone Walker, Robert Johnson, Son House, Muddy Waters, John Hammond Jr.,Johnny Winter, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Gibbons, Rory Gallagher, Eric Johnson, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Steve Morse,Elton John, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell, Jeff Healy, Joe Walsh, Allan Collins, Gary Rossington, Albert King, Albert Collins, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Skip James, Buddy Guy, Freddie King, George Thorogood, John Fogerty, Pete Townsend, Keith Richards, Peter Frampton, EVH, Ted Nugent, Cat Stevens, Brian May, J.B. Lenoir, Hound Tog Taylor, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and Bukka White . He will continue to post videos in the coming months, many in the style of his musical heroes that he's listed!

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• conrad
• oberg
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• rick
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• rock&roll
• rockabilly
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• jerry
• lee
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• doug
• matthews
• edgar
• winter

[conradoberg]

Three years after this performance, Conrad opened the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock at Bethel Woods playing guitar! Please visit his YouTube Channel and website. Thanks!

[demsi2004]

Where is the music?

[conradoberg]

@demsi2004 Unfortunately, Conrad can't see well enough to read sheet music so he taught himself to play by ear when he was very young.

[MeLikeThat08]

Do u have the sheet music?

[conradoberg]

No, sorry. Conrad plays completely by ear.

[Changychangu]

What song is this?

[conradoberg]

Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo by Rick Derringer!

[sheester3]

AMAZING!!

[AZHaoleDi]

AWESOME!

[jazzrockblend]

Great Job Conrad!!!! Don't ever stop playing!!!

[eurogirl45]

hey another Mr. Ray Charles. Great Ear Man.

[pianoswish]

u know, many people aspire to be just like him, coming for a 12 year old it might not mean much but people like Conrad have given many people hope, not being able to see is more of a gift because if he was born with the ability to see he would have not made a decision for piano, keep it up Conrad the clapping of audiences 2 u must be like a gift from god :)

[ry200821]

derringer! i just learned to play that on the guitar. awesome job

[heels23fan]

That is the next Oscar Peterson right there!

[Luvfreestyleswimming]

OMG! I LOVE THIS! its amazing what you can do, when you have disabilities like Conrad. I wish I could teach myself like him. Amazing talent comes from practice, not from skill, but, skill is good to have too. Amazing work Conrad!

Kaeli

[fucla70]

idk why anyone would dislike this song.. this kid taught himself how to play piano. that is just amazing, especially blind. iv been playing piano for years and can't play this well

[MikeyCanDoIt]

the 66 people that disliked this video were soon crippled by the 515 that did like it