Tyros1

(Jul, 2003) - Vince lives and works in Virginia Beach, Virginia with his wife Velda and granddaughter Nicole.

I was born in 1940. My earliest memories of music were at the age of three. My mother always had the radio or records playing. At age six I started to play the ukulele. I found that after I learned the chords to one song, I could play the same chord structure for other songs. I converted the chords to an old upright piano in my grandmothers basement and added melody with my right hand and became a piano pounder.

At age 15, while in the 10th grade in Baltimore, I started a seven piece rock and roll band; played lots of record hops and a local TV dance show called "The Buddy Dean Show." We recorded a record on the old Jay Wing label but the record company went bankrupt (probably because of us). In 1958, we started to play local clubs with a show based on Prima's stuff, even with a Keely Smith impersonator. We did quite well, but the band eventually fell apart, so I joined the Air Force. Upon returning, I soloed at piano bars and sang, but the night life was not compatible with marriage so that ended my professional efforts.

I started playing for my own enjoyment in the 80's with the old Yamaha PSR's 5700, 6700, 6000 and now I own a Tyros. I love all music but particularly like the 40's, 50's and 60's. Favorite artists include Mancini, Dr John, Prima, Fats Domino, TD and all the big bands of the 40's.

I hope you enjoy this album as much as I have enjoyed all the artists on psrtutorial. This is a fantastic site. Thanks to Joe for the opportunity to contribute.

Vince

Vince's MIDI Song Index

midiVince has provided an additional 80 songs in midi format. These were created on the original Tyros (T1). 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 Vince's MIDI songs here: VA-T1.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 T TS L C Style V K
Ain't No Sunshine 78 4/4 N N KoolShuffle 03 T1
All Right, Ok 100 4/4 N Y 07 T1
Angel Eyes 110 4/4 N N 02 T1
Anytime 100 4/4 N Y MovieSwing 04 T1
Baubles, Bangles And Beads 90 3/4 N Y EnglishWaltz 05 T1
Beethoven's Minuet In G 100 4/4 N N 08 T1
Brahms' Lullaby 100 4/4 N N PianoBallad 05 T1
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 100 4/4 N Y 6-8Orchestral 05 T1
Breeze And I, The 120 4/4 N Y Rumba 02 T1
Candy 100 4/4 N Y 04 T1
Carol Of The Bells, We Three Kings 120 3/4 N Y JazzWaltzSlow 06 T1
Change The World 100 4/4 N Y 08 T1
Charleston Medely 100 4/4 N N Charleston 01 T1
Crusing Down The River 100 4/4 N Y Rumba 07 T1
Edelweiss 100 3/4 N Y SwingWaltz 08 T1
Embraceable You 100 4/4 N Y ModernJazzBld 07 T1
Fire In Velda Eyes (c), The 100 4/4 N Y 04 T1
Forty Miles Of Bad Road 100 4/4 N Y 07 T1
Girl From Ipanema 100 4/4 N Y BossaNova2 06 T1
Godfather Meets the Magnificent Seven 100 4/4 N N 08 T1
Love Theme From The Godfather 120 4/4 N N 02 T1
Have I Told You Lately 100 4/4 N Y PianoBallad 05 T1
Honky Tonk 100 4/4 N N ComboBoogie 08 T1
Hurt 62 4/4 N N 02 T1
I Don't Know Why 120 4/4 N N 02 T1
I Get A Kick Out Of You, Candy 100 4/4 N N 02 T1
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 100 4/4 N N 01 T1
In Veldas Arms (c) 80 4/4 N N SecretService 03 T1
I Only Have Eyes For You 100 4/4 N Y 04 T1
It's A Good Day 100 4/4 N Y OrchBigBand1 06 T1
It's A Sin To Tell A Lie 120 4/4 N N 02 T1
JH Boogie 100 4/4 N Y BluesRock 06 T1
Killer Joe 120 4/4 N N 02 T1
Lay Down Sally 186 4/4 N N 05 T1
Let It Be 100 4/4 N Y LoveSong 08 T1
Let It Be Me 100 4/4 N Y GuitarBallad 08 T1
Libiamo ne' lieti calici 100 4/4 N N Live8Beat 05 T1
Listen To The Music 100 4/4 N Y CntryBrothers 06 T1
MASH 100 4/4 N Y 05 T1
Moonlight In Vermont 100 4/4 N Y 06 T1
Moonlight Sonata 100 4/4 N N 6-8Orchestral 04 T1
Moonlight Sonata 120 4/4 N N 6-8Orchestral 07 T1
Moon River 100 3/4 N N 03 T1
Mountain Dew 120 4/4 N Y Bluegrass 05 T1
Night And Day 100 4/4 N Y Rumba 06 T1
Night Train 120 4/4 N N 02 T1
Our Day Will Come 100 4/4 N Y 06 T1
Our Love Is Here To Stay 100 4/4 N Y MovieSwing 07 T1
Peter Gunn 100 4/4 N Y 05 T1
Rag Mop 100 4/4 N Y 04 T1
Rocking Pneumonia 100 4/4 N N BluesRock 05 T1
Rotation 100 4/4 N Y Mambo 06 T1
Sentimental Journey 100 4/4 N N 01 T1
Shangri La 60 4/4 N N 03 T1
Singing In The Rain 125 4/4 N N 03 T1
Sometimes I'm Happy 100 4/4 N N 03 T1
Somewhere Over The Rainbow 100 4/4 N N 07 T1
Sorta Blue 100 4/4 N Y ClassicBigBand 07 T1
Spanish Eyes 100 4/4 N N 01 T1
Summertime 100 4/4 N N 01 T1
Take Five 100 4/4 N Y Five-Four 08 T1
Tea For Two 128 4/4 N N 03 T1
Those Were The Days 100 4/4 N N Castschock 02 T1
To All The Girls I've Loved Before 82 4/4 N N 03 T1
Tribute To Reagan 66 4/4 N Y Slow&Easy 04 T1
Velda (c) 120 4/4 N N 03 T1
Velda Does The Bolero (c) 109 4/4 N Y 07 T1
Velda's Boggie (c) 150 4/4 N Y 04 T1
Velda's Magic Dancing Shoes (c) 130 4/4 N Y Ibiza2002 07 T1
Veldas Red Hats (c) 100 4/4 N Y 04 T1
Veldas Smile, Naturally (c) 100 4/4 N Y 6-8Orchestral 08 T1
Velda Walks On South Beach (c) 100 4/4 N Y 16Beat 08 T1
Watermelon Man 100 4/4 N N 01 T1
Way We Were, The 100 4/4 N N LoveSong 01 T1
What A Difference A Day Makes 100 4/4 N N 01 T1
What A Difference A Day Makes 100 4/4 N N 06 T1
What'd I Say 179 4/4 N Y SlowBossa 04 T1
When You Wish Upon A Star 106 3/4 N N GuitarSerenade 01 T1
Who's Sorry Now 100 4/4 N N 01 T1
You Made Me Love You 74 4/4 N N 02 T1
You Made Me Love You 100 4/4 N N 03 T1

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