Silent Night – (Weiss Music Minute)
December 24, 2017
Please enjoy this piano rendition of Silent Night. Related Post - Silent Night (with Jamie vocals)
Welcome to my music blog -
The Soundtrack of My Life!
Many of you have asked me “What’s with all the music, Dr. Weiss?” Well, as I’ve told some of you:
I personally call every surgery patient on the evening of surgery just to make sure they are doing well and have no questions that need answering. Occasionally, I would be at the piano and play a song that we had listened to that day. I gradually realized that I wanted to go through all the music that I had played during my life and at least start making a list of the songs that I had recently played.
Well, there are now about 600 songs on the list and I realized that it in a way it represented the ‘soundtrack of my life’! And that’s how I got the idea to record these songs and share them with my patients, friends and family. After I record them they will reside here, for easy access.
Music is truth. It’s honest. It’s really the first social media, where in a way, people could share their souls directly. And isn’t that what the purpose of social media is and why it’s so popular - trying to share who you really are, as completely and directly as possible?
Finally, it has been (and will continue to be) a genuine pleasure sharing these different songs with you and I really appreciate all of your positive feedback!!
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!
December 24, 2017
We’re getting close! And if you ignore the bright sun, blue skies, and squint a little, you might even begin to notice it’s…well…beginning to look a lot like Christmas! ?. I hope you enjoy today’s classic Christmas standard!
Slipping Into Christmas
December 24, 2017
Hi guys, Here’s something a little different! I was feeling a little under the gun by committing to my Christmas song countdown, so I put this song together quickly last night. It’s an old Leon Russell tune called ‘Slipping into Christmas’ from 1972. For some reason it has haunted me for years! Two firsts: 1- Dr. Weiss singing (I was told once never to sing in public!). And 2- my first attempt at lip-syncing (almost all music videos are lip synced!). Anyway, both done on the first take (c’mon, I’m a professional surgeon, not a professional musician!) But it’s alright – it’s just between us: my family, friends and family of patients, and it’s just what I would play for you if you were in my living room. Definitely not looking for a record deal. So. please enjoy today’s somewhat obscure Christmas song.
Winter Wonderland
December 22, 2017
Christmas is inching closer, but I doubt we’ll be seeing the sights described in this classic song. Today’s piano interpretation is “Winter Wonderland”. A bit of trivia for you all – while regarded as a Christmas song, the song never actually mentions the holiday and is considered more of simply a winter song!
Santa Claus is Coming to Town! (piano minute)
December 22, 2017
As promised for my patients and friends, let’s count down to Christmas together! One a day until Christmas! We’ll start off with an uptempo version of the holiday classic “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” Enjoy!
This blog is a tribute to the New Orleans Jazz Fest that started today and runs this weekend and next weekend. First of all, I want to give a shout out to everyone having a great time down there! I sure wish I could have made it down this year. As jazz enthusiasts have been saying every year around this time: Next Year, in New Orleans! Playing a simple piano rendition of ‘Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans’ reminds me of so many good memories over the years. Here are a few. (Click on the photos for better detail.) You just can’t stop dancing from the moment you get to the fairgrounds around noon. Plenty of alligators and crawfish and colorful looking people. Plenty of fiddlin’ around. You basically can’t not dance to Springsteen swinging acoustic. I took this photo of the inside of a grocery store in one of the Parishes that was completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. One of the most moving performances I’ve ever seen anywhere was Springsteen at the first JazzFest (2006) after Katrina (which was August 2005). The day was cloudy, but when he came on in the late afternoon, the […]
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
April 7, 2017
Baseball season strikes again! That means it’s time to swap March Madness for your baseball cap, dust off your baseball mitt and get ready to celebrate “America’s pastime”! In honor of baseball season, I made a cover of the song, “Take Me Out To the Ball Game!”, the unofficial theme for baseball. The song was composed in 1908 by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer. I hope you enjoy my little baseball haiku! Feel free to use it as a ringtone, share with your friends or even give us a shout out on Twitter (@drRichardWeiss) if you’re feeling so inspired! Play Ball!
Silent Night
December 24, 2016
I hope everyone has a peaceful Christmas and a Happy Hannukah! Click here to sit down for a second and have a peaceful minute: P.S. C’mon, you didn’t think that I’d play ‘I had a little Dreidl’, did you?
Maple Leaf Rag
December 12, 2016
Well, that came quick didn’t it? Thanksgiving is already here (what happened to the rest of the year??) and we’re excited to wish our family of patients a Happy Turkey Day! Dr. Weiss wanted to share a quick song with you – a ragtime piece by Scott Joplin, also known as the Ragtime King whose birthday happens to be November 24 (or at least that’s what the tombstone says)! Also in a fascinating turn of events, guess what the name of Joplin’s most influential teacher is? Yep – Weiss! REALLY!! Yeah, we thought that was cool too! ? (Watch out for the faster, syncopated section starting at 1:25)
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out – SoundCloud
October 28, 2016
We’ve got some new and…ahem…noteworthy news for you – Dr. Weiss is officially on SoundCloud! For those not “in the know”, SoundCloud is basically a social platform built around sharing music and other audio. Think of it as a YouTube for sounds and music 🙂 We love sharing music with our family of patients and friends – SoundCloud seems like a popular and exciting platform for us to continue doing that! You can listen to our first track right now – a distorted, guitar driven cover of Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out, the blues standard composed by Jimmy Cox in 1929. We hope you like it!
