Recent Songs
Flamingo (11/1) PSR-SX900
Where Do I Begin? (11/1) PSR-SX900
Saving All My Love For You
Adios
Musical Background
(August, 2017) Glen Allen, VA -- a suburb outside of Richmond, VA. Joe is married and has four children and seven grand kids.
Musical Background: When I was 12, I launched my music career with some free lessons on an accordion. By my senior year in high school, I managed to spend a number of Saturday nights providing dance music in a local bar in one of the Chicago suburbs. But a musical career seemed risky, so I went off to the University of Illinois, then on to graduate school at Cornell University, and then spent four years as an Asst Professor in Economics at Middlebury College, Vermont. In 1974, we moved to Washington DC where I worked as a federal employee until my retirement in 2004. I spent a few years working for General Dynamics before really retiring in 2008 and moving down to the Richmond, VA area.
In the late 70s, my interest in music was rekindled when I discovered the Lowrey Holiday organ. I didn't care for organs much, but the Lowrey could pretend to be all kinds of other instruments, complete with a rhythm accompaniment. That's what I really liked and so I spent several years learning how to play the organ, but eventually job requirements (and computers) took over and the organ sat idle. In my spare time, I became very involved with Atari computers and for 10 years published a magazine (called Current Notes) for fans of this terrific home computer.
In 2000, I happened to stumble upon a "digital piano" and once more, I was hooked. I couldn't wait to get one of those things. I discovered, however, that a keyboard would do everything the digital piano did, but was considerably cheaper. I bought the Yamaha PSR 540 for Christmas 2000 and then spent most of the next year learning to play it and find out what features I wanted in a keyboard. I upgraded to the PSR2000 the following November and then to the 2100 as soon as it was released. Similarly, I moved to the PSR3000 when it was available and then the Tyros2, PSR-S900, Tyros3, Tyros4, and now, Tyros5. Part of the reason for the regular upgrades is my work in developing and supporting this web site, which now takes up almost all of my "spare" time and a major reason there are not more songs below!
I play primarily for my own enjoyment by sight-reading from fake books. Since I don't normally perform for anyone, I don't work on memorizing songs; I simply flip through my books playing whatever seems interesting. I'm only an amateur player, but when I started the PSR Performer section, I was encouraged to provide some songs, so here they are. I hope you enjoy them.
Joe's MP3 Song Index
Joe's songs are listed alphabetically. Click on the song title to listen to and/or download the song. Songs were recorded on the PSR-SX900 (X9), the Tyros3 (T3) or the PSR-2000 (2K). (11/1/20)
Joe's MIDI Song Index
Joe has provided 92 songs in midi format. These were created on the PSR-2000 (2k). Individual songs are shown in the table below and any one song can be downloaded by right-clicking on the song link. You can download all of Joe's MIDI songs here: JW-2k.zip. The table displays the song title, tempo (T), time signature (TS), lyrics (L), chords (C), where possible, the style used, the original volume (V), and the keyboard used (K).
| Title | TS | L | C | Style | V | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrázame Asi | 96 | 4/4 | N | Y | 04 | 2k | |
| Angels From The Realms Of Glory | 90 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| Angels We Have Heard On High | 90 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| As Long As He Needs Me | 65 | 4/4 | N | Y | 01 | 2k | |
| Auld Lang Syne | 88 | 4/4 | N | Y | PianoBallad | 00 | 2k |
| Away In A Manger | 82 | 3/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| Blue And Sentimental | 80 | 4/4 | N | Y | 01 | 2k | |
| Blue Christmas | 82 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| But Beautiful | 72 | 4/4 | N | Y | 02 | 2k | |
| Candy Kisses | 122 | 4/4 | N | Y | 04 | 2k | |
| Chipmonk Song, The | 140 | 3/4 | N | Y | TraditionalWaltz | 00 | 2k |
| Christmas Is | 76 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| Christmas Song, The | 70 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| Christmas Waltz, The | 110 | 3/4 | N | Y | SwingWaltz | 00 | 2k |
| Comes Love | 100 | 4/4 | N | Y | 02 | 2k | |
| Coventry Carol, The | 88 | 3/4 | N | Y | GuitarSerenade | 00 | 2k |
| Day In The Life Of A Fool, A | 112 | 4/4 | N | Y | 03 | 2k | |
| Deck The Halls | 128 | 4/4 | N | Y | BigBandMed2 | 00 | 2k |
| End Of A Love Affair, The | 72 | 4/4 | N | Y | 02 | 2k | |
| First Noel, The | 88 | 3/4 | N | Y | GuitarSerenade | 00 | 2k |
| For Heaven's Sake | 90 | 4/4 | N | Y | 02 | 2k | |
| For Sentimental Reasons | 90 | 4/4 | N | Y | 02 | 2k | |
| Frosty The Snowman | 160 | 4/4 | N | Y | ChristmasSwing1 | 00 | 2k |
| God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | 120 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| Good King Wenceslas | 106 | 4/4 | N | Y | SoulShuffle | 00 | 2k |
| Go Tell It On The Mountain | 82 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| Happy Holiday | 126 | 4/4 | N | Y | BigBandMed2 | 00 | 2k |
| Hark The Herald Angels Sing | 110 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| Have A Holly Jolly Christmas | 136 | 4/4 | N | Y | CountryShuffle | 00 | 2k |
| Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | 82 | 4/4 | N | Y | BigBandBallad | 00 | 2k |
| Hello Young Lovers | 112 | 3/4 | N | Y | 03 | 2k | |
| Here Comes Santa Claus | 160 | 4/4 | N | Y | ChristmasSwing1 | 00 | 2k |
| How Deep Is Your Love | 102 | 4/4 | N | Y | 03 | 2k | |
| I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine | 150 | 4/4 | N | Y | 03 | 2k | |
| I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day | 68 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| I'll Be Home For Christmas | 88 | 4/4 | N | Y | SlowFox | 00 | 2k |
| In The Still Of The Night | 73 | 4/4 | N | Y | 04 | 2k | |
| I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | 108 | 4/4 | N | Y | SlowFox | 00 | 2k |
| It Came Upon A Midnight Clear | 83 | 3/4 | N | Y | GuitarSerenade | 00 | 2k |
| It Never Rains In Southern California | 120 | 4/4 | N | Y | 03 | 2k | |
| It's A Blue World | 78 | 4/4 | N | Y | 03 | 2k | |
| It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas | 104 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| It's Impossible | 72 | 4/4 | N | Y | 04 | 2k | |
| Jingle Bell Rock | 124 | 4/4 | N | Y | 60sGuitarPop | 00 | 2k |
| Jingle Bells | 194 | 4/4 | N | Y | ChristmasSwing1 | 00 | 2k |
| Jolly Old St Nicholas | 83 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| Joy To The World | 86 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| Just My Imagination | 120 | 4/4 | N | Y | 03 | 2k | |
| Just My Imagination | 114 | 4/4 | N | Y | 04 | 2k | |
| Let It Snow | 128 | 4/4 | N | Y | ChristmasSwing1 | 00 | 2k |
| Lollipop | 116 | 4/4 | N | Y | 04 | 2k | |
| Longer | 82 | 4/4 | N | Y | 03 | 2k | |
| Marshmallow World, A | 126 | 4/4 | N | Y | CountryShuffle | 00 | 2k |
| Mary's Boy Child | 85 | 4/4 | N | Y | Caribbean | 00 | 2k |
| Mexicali Rose | 132 | 3/4 | N | Y | 03 | 2k | |
| Mood Indigo | 90 | 4/4 | N | Y | 04 | 2k | |
| Moonlight Becomes You | 90 | 4/4 | N | Y | 04 | 2k | |
| Moon River | 90 | 3/4 | N | Y | 04 | 2k | |
| Nearness Of You, The | 82 | 4/4 | N | Y | BigBandBallad | 01 | 2k |
| Nuttin' For Christmas | 200 | 4/4 | N | Y | OrganQuickStep | 00 | 2k |
| O Christmas Tree | 83 | 3/4 | N | Y | GuitarSerenade | 00 | 2k |
| O Come All Ye Faithful | 83 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| O Holly Night | 68 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| O Little Town Of Bethlehem | 72 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers | 109 | 4/4 | N | Y | GermanMarch2 | 00 | 2k |
| Pennies From Heaven, Slow Boat To China | 110 | 4/4 | N | Y | 02 | 2k | |
| Please Mr Sun | 92 | 4/4 | N | Y | 04 | 2k | |
| Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer | 148 | 4/4 | N | Y | ChristmasSwing1 | 00 | 2k |
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | 165 | 4/4 | N | Y | JazzClub | 00 | 2k |
| Silent Night | 88 | 3/4 | N | Y | ChristmasWaltz | 00 | 2k |
| Silver Bells | 90 | 3/4 | N | Y | EnglishWaltz | 00 | 2k |
| Sinner Kissed An Angel | 70 | 4/4 | N | Y | 02 | 2k | |
| Sleigh Ride | 142 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| Stormy Weather | 75 | 4/4 | N | Y | 01 | 2k | |
| Suzy Snowflake | 178 | 4/4 | N | Y | ChristmasSwing1 | 00 | 2k |
| Tenderly | 75 | 3/4 | N | Y | EnglishWaltz | 01 | 2k |
| There's A Kind Of Hush | 90 | 4/4 | N | Y | 01 | 2k | |
| These Foolish Things | 82 | 4/4 | N | Y | MovieBallad | 01 | 2k |
| Things We Did Last Summer | 70 | 4/4 | N | Y | LoveSong | 01 | 2k |
| This Guy's In Love With You | 86 | 4/4 | N | Y | 02 | 2k | |
| Till There Was You | 74 | 4/4 | N | Y | 01 | 2k | |
| Too Late Now | 74 | 4/4 | N | Y | 01 | 2k | |
| Toyland | 88 | 4/4 | N | Y | 6-8Soul | 00 | 2k |
| Up On The Housetop | 184 | 4/4 | N | Y | ChristmasSwing1 | 00 | 2k |
| We Wish You A Merry Christmas | 137 | 3/4 | N | Y | CountryWaltz | 00 | 2k |
| What Are You Doing New Years Eve | 77 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| What Child Is This | 88 | 3/4 | N | Y | GuitarSerenade | 00 | 2k |
| When Sunny Gets Blue | 70 | 4/4 | N | Y | 03 | 2k | |
| White Christmas | 93 | 4/4 | N | Y | 00 | 2k | |
| Willow Weep For Me | 70 | 4/4 | N | Y | 02 | 2k | |
| Winter Wonderland | 108 | 4/4 | N | Y | BigBandBallad | 00 | 2k |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | 100 | 4/4 | N | Y | 02 | 2k |