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December 8, 2006A Great Musician Needs Your HelpMy Friend Bruce LanghorneBy JONATHAN DEMMEBruce Langhorne, an old friend and musician/composer that I have known for many years has had a catastrophic series of medical events this year, and they are not over yet. Bruce does not have any medical insurance. ...He's a beautiful dude who has had an auspicious but unhighlighted career, including being the guy playing that amazing slide guitar on Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". Tons of other Dylan, Odetta, Clancy Brothers, etc. He scored Melvin and Howard and Fighting Mad for me, also peter fonda's brilliant Hired Hand. He's quite a guy.When Bruce was a 12-year old violin prodigy living in Harlem in the fifties, he accidently blew several of his fingers off with a cherry bomb that he held onto too long. In the ambulance on the way to the hospital, Bruce looked up at his distraught mom and said, "At least I don't have to playviolin anymore." He has been a master on all guitars, mandolins, etc, pianos etc over the years and for many years was Dylan's first choice for important guitar parts on the albums and sometimes live, with Bruce playing all these instruments django rhinehart style, working the strings with mostly nubs instead of (his missing) fingertips.Bruce suffered a huge diabetes-related attack on his digestive system in the spring, and then had a stroke in the summer. He is recovering slowly but surely and needs to have a microscopic tumor removed from his brain when it gets big enough -- the tumor is related to his previous problems.Janet told me that Bruce sat down at the piano a couple of weeks ago, played a few notes and then just sat there silent. He told her 'my fingers used to melt into the keys, but now they don't know what to do.' He's in good spirits though, and focused now on trying to get strong for the future operation.Checks can be sent to:"JANET BACHELOR ITF BRUCE LANGHORNE", and mail to JANET BACHELOR629 SUNSET AVEVENICE, CA 90064Jonathan Demme is a film director. His films include Something Wild, Philadelphia, Silence of the Lambs and The Agronomist.The interview quoted below appeared in full on the website Film Threat: Truth in Entertainment at filmthreat.com.PETER FONDA SHOWS HIS "HIRED HAND"by Tim Merrill (2003-11-02) How did you hook up with Langhorne? I know he used to be a session guitarist for Bob Dylan, and played on "Bringing It All Back Home" and "Blonde on Blonde." Fonda: He was producing an album for me, "Got to Get You Into My Life," through Hugh Masekela's label. At the time I told him about "Easy Rider," and he told me he thought I ought make that film. Then I came back to work with him again, up comes "The Hired Hand" and I knew who was going to score it. If he were to walk in right now and you didn't see Bruce, you would feel his presence. He just emanates love and kindness, in addition to being a virtuoso on like 50 string instruments. I took him over to Hawaii once, he heard the slack-key guitar and went full-on Hawaiian! But he lives in Venice now, and he also makes a great hot sauce - Brother Bru-Bru's Hot Sauce. Bloom: There are so many things about this movie that are perfect, and Bruce's score is one of them. You can't imagine any other score with this film. And it was his first film score, right? Fonda: Yeah. Universal told me, "You can't just hire your friends, man." But the word "virtuoso," applied to musical instruments, means something. Like if I want a full string section, he'll go play fourteen different violins and violas and cellos. So I have one man I have to pay who can do all this work for me! Then they were okay with him. And by the way, on Bruce's picking hand, his thumb, his index and middle fingers are all stumps. They were blown off in a rocket accident in his backyard when he was a kid. But he had already been playing, so he had the surgeon sort of shave them down a little so he could still finger pick. And that National steel guitar that he favors, and we favored very much in the film because it has such a beautiful tone - how did he get there? He used old electric guitar strings, and this muted picking. So there's a reason his playing sounds like no one else...
Bruce Langhorne-Closing...
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No One Concerto - Alicia Keys.   This is the short and simplified version, based on No One (ft. in the film 27 dresses with Katherine Heigl) by Alicia Keys.Alicia also recorded with Usher ( Love In This Club) and John Mayer (Say).  She appeared in American Idol's Idol Gives Back along with Bono, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Rihanna, Fergie, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Maroon 5, Miley Cyrus, Billy Chrystal, The Jonas Brothers, Carry Underwood, Gloria Estefan, Robin Williams, Jordin Sparks, Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical),  Jimmy Kimmel, Jim Carrey, Annie Lennox, Dane Cook, Sarah Silverman, Daughtry, Victoria Bekham, David Bekham and many more. Jordin Sparks ( No Air, Tatoo/ American Idol) will perform with her in concert.No One Concerto is a part of a NEW CONCEPT:"Immortalizing" selected songs (by various artists) by presenting them in classical forms of music. It is created in appreciation of the music of various artists. Among them are With You/Kiss Kiss Overture (Chris Brown, T-pain), What goes Around Rhapsody, My Love Concerto (Justin Timberlake, TI, Timbaland), Apologize (Timbaland, One Republic), Sweet Escape Suite (Gwen Stefani, Akon), Umbrella (Rihanna, Jay-Z, Chris Brown), What I've Done (Linkin Park, ft. in "The Transformers"), Makes Me Wonder (Maroon 5), What I Are (Timbaland, Keri Hilson), Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie), How Far We've Come (Matchbox 20), Take You There (Sean Kingston), Hey There Delilah (White T's), Runaway Love (Ludacris, Mary J. Blige, Keri Hilson), Gimme more Sonata (Britney Spears) and others. This version is not intended to be a copy of the original song. The music might be a mixture of genres, with intentional constant changes in the tempo and rhythm (as a personal interpretation). This original concept is presented, arranged and performed by Marrina.Award-winning concert pianist/composer/conductor Marrina has performed in concerts since she was 8 years old. Her styles of music are ranging from classical, to pop, to dance, to R&B, to hip-hop. Her high school musical compositions were featured in films and theater.After her performance in the Superbowl Halftime Show Marrina continued to perform in concerts, in films and on television. She has appeared in the film "Face/Off" with John Travolta and Nicolas Cage and on television shows such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Today Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Entertainment Tonight, Extra and others. She conducted and performed with the group she founded in front of presidents (President Clinton, President Meri of Estonia) and royalty, appearing in major events, from the Olympic games events to the Grammy Fest. She has appeared with and in front of well-known artists and personalities such as Liza Minnelli, Sting, Natalie Cole, Jessica Simpson, John Travolta, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Robert DeNiro, Barbra Streisand, Will Smith. Larry King, Bruce Springsteen and many others.In appreciation of their artistic and humanitarian contributions, Marrina has written special compositions in honor of Steven Spielberg, Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Sir Paul Mccartney.
Alicia Keys - No One...
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4 Minutes Concerto by Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.  This is the short simplified sample of the 4 Minutes Concerto,  based on 4 minutes by Grammy winners Madonna (Hung Up, Ray of Light, Evita, Like a Prayer), Justin Timberlake (What Goes Around, My Love, Ayo Technology (w/ 50 Cent), Until the end of time (w/ Beyonce), Give it to me (w/Nelly Furtado), Sexy Back, Rock Your Body) and Timbaland (The Way I Are, Apologize (w/ One Republic), Scream (w/ Terry Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger. He also worked with Usher and Flo Rida (Elevator) Rihanna, Beyonce, Coldplay, Ashley Simpson (Little Miss Obsessive, Outta My Head).  Madonna also performed with Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Missy Elliott. Madonna  and Justin appeared on The Grammy Awards, The Academy Awards (Oscar), The Golden Globe Awards, AMA, American Idol, 60 Minutes, 20/20, The Tonight Show, The Late show with David letterman, The Oprah Show, Ellen DeGeneres Show, Carson Daly, Larry King, Saturday Night Live (SNL), MTV TRL, VMA, VH1, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood and others. Justin also appeared on Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Gloria Estefan and Disney Christmas Parade specials. 4 Minutes Concerto is a part of a NEW CONCEPT:"Immortalizing" selected songs (by various artists) by presenting them in classical forms of music. This concept was created in appreciation of the artists' music. Among the songs are With You / Kiss Kiss Overture (Chris Brown, T-Pain), No One Concerto (Alicia Keys), What goes Around Rhapsody, My Love Concerto (Justin Timberlake, TI, Timbaland), Apologize (Timbaland, One Republic), Sweet Escape Suite (Gwen Stefani, Akon), Umbrella (Rihanna, Jay-Z, Chris Brown), What I've Done (Linkin Park, ft. in "The Transformers"), Makes Me Wonder (Maroon 5), What I Are (Timbaland, Keri Hilson), Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie), How Far We've Come (Matchbox 20), Runaway Love (Ludacris, Mary J. Blige, Keri Hilson), Gimme More Sonata (Britney Spears) and others. This version is not intended to sound as a copy of the original song. The music might be A MIXTURE OF GENRES, WITH INTENTIONAL CONSTANT CHANGES IN TEMPO AND RHYTHM (personal interpretation). This original concept is presented, arranged and performed by Marrina.Award-winning concert pianist/composer/conductor Marrina has performed in concerts since she was 8 years old. Her styles of music are ranging from classical, to pop, to dance, to R&B, to hip-hop. Her high school musical compositions were featured in films and theater.After her performance in the Superbowl Halftime Show Marrina continued to perform in concerts, in films and on television. She has appeared in the film "Face/Off" with John Travolta and Nicolas Cage and on television shows such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Today Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Entertainment Tonight, Extra and others. She conducted and performed with the group she founded in front of presidents (President Clinton, President Meri of Estonia) and royalty, appearing in major events, from the Olympic games events to the Grammy Fest. She has appeared with and in front of well-known artists and personalities such as Liza Minnelli, Sting, Natalie Cole, Jessica Simpson, John Travolta, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Robert DeNiro, Barbra Streisand, Will Smith. Larry King, Bruce Springsteen and many others.In appreciation of their artistic and humanitarian contributions, Marrina has written special compositions in honor of Steven Spielberg, Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Sir Paul Mccartney.The purpose of the videos of this channel are :1. To present selected songs in classical forms of music, in hopes to "immortalize" them. This concept was created in appreciation of the artists' music. 2. To encourage acceptance and combining various styles of music.3. To inspire and encourage playing a musical instrument and being creative.Per the request of some of the viewers to make it easier, some of the songs are transposed to easier keys.
4 minutes Concerto-...
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