Play It Again Tony - Pianist
Quote: "SoundClick is a pioneer in online music. We went online in 1997". The year was 2006. I had not played piano seriously for a VERY long time. I discovered Soundclick (and other sites that have now gone). Soundclick "re-incarnated" me as the Pianist I once was - and probably went a little further
I do hope you find something to brighten your day. I do largely work on my early life repertoire of tunes plus own compositions, and an even earlier repertoire from my teenage days as a ballet school pianist. My style of playing is based on what I was taught as a child and what I picked up along the way. I do like a "few" keyboard or old electronic organ pieces but my main intention has always been to record solo Piano. Online Charts? I occasionally take part.
Send Email No Spam or Musical Promos please. Soundclick members see "Contact" at foot of page. Finally . . . Soundclick allows "Covers". There are no sales restrictions on covers, and all my tunes are old or very old. Any issues? no drama - just e-mail.
Listen to Piano, Keyboard and Old Electronic Organ Tracks. FULL SITE URL: https://www.playitagaintony.com
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Times Gone By - Pontins Prestatyn Sands 1979 Organ
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Somewhere In Time (John Barry)
College Rhythm
Legend (Robert Docker)
Green Dolphin Street - up-tempo
Two Lovely Waltzes (Mancini/Waxman)
DEAR HEART (Mancini) RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE (Waxman)
A Ragtime Moment
Girl Of My Dreams (Novelty Arr.)
The Dream of Olwen (1947 C. Williams)
Popular 20th century Piano Solo.
Wave
You Make Me Feel Brand New
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Soundclick is not about Charts to me. Nor really about Sales. It is a place where I can remember tunes I played long ago as a very young man working as a Musician.
My future lay however with my wife and our runaway Magic Party Business started in 1980. We are blessed with sound bodies and minds in our 70s, and lead a very active life.Band/artist history
THE PAST: I was born a handful of years after end of WW2 in Stockport UK (what is now part of Greater Manchester). My parents were Bill and Alice Gay of Heaton Norris, This bears no ID Security risk as this is not my surname now. I spent my childhood in Heaton Norris and through to my early 30s. By this time I had ceased working as a Musician and was Married to Susan, and we had an amazing thriving Magic Entertainment business from Wilmslow, Cheshire, and brought up our kids there. Today - "somewhere" very rural in North Staffordshire, England where my wife's family originated from.
I owe my musical roots to parents and family on my father's side, also a Dancing Teacher Aunt called Joan Bates of Stockport (Bates Dancing School Stockport or Melbourne School of Dancing) on my mother's side, to an excellent Music Teacher in Heaton Norris who taught under The Trinity College of Music London Syllabus. I was enabled at age 15 to play at Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester by Joan G. Bates for her shows there; I also worked Bands - one in particular in partnership with Guitarist Alan Yates of Altrincham UK which went through an amazing short spell at top venues in the North West England; many Manchester Clubs playing for Cabaret and Dancing on (hopefully) Hammond Organs; and also three "ok-ish" years 1977-79 in Prestatyn, North Wales for "what was then" - not now! (questionably) a reasonably nice Holiday Company called Pontins with venues also all over the UK and many in Europe.Have you performed in front of an audience?My first big memory was stepping out into Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester UK to play for a Children's Ballet Show as part of the British Railways Annual Carnival. I'm not going to say the year - but I was only 15. All I had done was play at school and Church Hall Concerts before . . . probably about 1800 to 2200 people at these. But the Kings Hall hosted famous names from all over the world. Held about 5000 max. Now all gone. there are venues in Manchester now in 2025 that dwarf this capacity, but it was a nice old venue in it's day.
This in turn led to audiences for Music and Magic far too numerous to mention here.
Your musical influences
My musical influences cover my experiences in life really. Music from a Dancing School, Music from Clubs and Cabaret, Music from working with Jazz players, Music from Ballroom Dancing bands etc.What equipment do you use?
Mostly Yamaha Digital 88 Pianos nowadays. I enjoy coming across a nice Acoustic though (which seems to be an increasing rarity). Oh yeah - a few Keyboards too.Anything else?
I do not mention the lives of our children online and respect their privacy. Myself and my wife Sue are by and large, very healthy and happy people in retirement. I am also into family histories, - histories of where I was brought up as a child, - I also do a few requests locally to where I live for "Find A Grave" and have discovered and photographed. I am in touch with some relatives on my father's side of my family; and those on my mother's side - my door is left open.READ MORE
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Comments (469)
Exquisite!
such a wonderful piece, Mancini like lush orchestral tones abound, just so nice to listen to.
Simply beautiful, maestro!
Very nice rendition of this classic!
Congratulations Tony...You are Number One in Pop and Cover songs. Great new page photo.......This song is absolutely amazing.