"My Blue Heaven" played by Frederick Hodges

Walter Donaldson had many hit songs, but this one probably was the biggest. It's a later song, from 1927, with lyrics by George Whiting.

http://www.frederickhodges.com

Frederick Hodges can be heard regularly throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. See his website (link above) for places and times.

And of course, his web site has details on how to order his recordings and DVDs.

This performance was during the 10th annual Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival in Sutter Creek, California.

Of course, many people only know this song from the recording made by Fats Domino 30 years after the tune had been a hit the first time.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ragtime
• song
• 1927
• walter
• donaldson
• frederick
• hodges
• piano
• suttercreek

[LizardWizard72]

Saw you at Distant Worlds last night.

You were amazing then, and amazing on this video.

[Keeper1st]

Frederick is pretty much amazing all round! See the schedule on his web site (linked in the description) for more opportunities to see him live.

[sunshinecapers]

One of the first viewers! Yes..=)

This is a very full arrangement of My Blue Heaven! I can't help but being amazed at the many novelty breaks, and cadenza-like runs up and down the keys.

Thanks for the video, Ron!

Did you perchance get any of Tom playing any of his compositions?

[Keeper1st]

Yes. Speaking of blue, I got him playing Blue Lampshade, also a pretty good close-up on the hands. And wait 'til you hear how he played Redneck Rag (though of course we all know that was composed by "Brian March", yeah...).

aaaand I have two videos of Tom making stuff up, so that counts! Stay tuned...

[sunshinecapers]

Blue Lampshade?!?!? That's awesome.. I cannot wait to see that one.

Keep on the lookout on my channel - I'll be posting one of Tom's more obscure novelties that we heard last year during our talk with Dave Jasen - I'm finished learning it, so now I just need to polish it and find a piano!

By the way - I'm not sure how interested you are in hearing some of my new novelty rags - but I've written two new ones, and I can email them to you if you like!

[Keeper1st]

Of course I'm interested!

[jamesbkozak]

You are brilliant. A one-man Ampico Roll. I am blown away. I have never heard the likes of you. Bravo.

[oldpbass]

The notes from that sostenuto pedal sure comes ringing thru on this song!

[gmmix]

Electric! Exciting in the extreme.  Thank you for this video.

[RagPiano1]

bravissimo frederick!!

[ragtimefrank]

I have been following Frederick & The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra for about the whole time they have been around - 25 plus years, Maybe? He is just an amazingly talented entertainer who brings such joy to his listeners time and again.

His lyrical, precise, melodic interpretations of rags and songs from the twenties and thirties just amaze and delight me. Ten plus stars for Frederick....Decomoderne

[dixiejazz1]

I had the pleasure of hearing Frederick Hodges play a few years ago when he was a guest artist for the Northern Virginia Ragtime Society.He was wonderful then and even better now. What a fabulous swinging sound he gives to this great old tune from the Roaring Twenties. Piano playing doesn't get any better than this!

[KawhackitaRag]

I believe he already has made some Duo-Art rolls on the Upright and Grand label of Eric Bernhoft.

[brcmano]

Max Raabe recorded this one, if I'm not mistaken, but I liked your playing also.

[KawhackitaRag]

what is a crock?!?