For my live music performances I play a variety of covers including the following:
You are my Sunshine - Traditional
I will - Beatles
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Diamonds on the Soles - Paul Simon
Me and Julio down by the schoolyard - Paul Simon
Don’t Worry Be Happy- Bobby McFarrin
Somewhere over the Rainbow - TraditionalBlackbird - Beatles
Obla Di - Beatles
All of me - John Legend
Better Together -- Jack Johnson
Bring it on Home to Me -Sam Cooke
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Sweet Pea - Amos Lee
Stir It Up - Bob Marley
On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
Country Roads - John Denver
Rainbow Connection - Kermit the frog
Wagon Wheel- Bob Dylan/others
When I'm Sixty Four - Beatles
Wildflowers - Tom Petty
Moondance - Van Morrison
Stand By Me - Temptations
And many others...
Below is an example of songs I play for DJ sets:
Dance Party Favs
- BILLIE JEAN / Michael Jackson
- BOOGIE SHOES / K.C. & Sunshine Band
- BROWN EYED GIRL / Van Morrison
- CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE/ Elvis
- CAN'T STOP THE FEELING / Justin Timberlake
- CLOSER / Chainsmokers
- I WANT TO DANCE WITH SOMEBODY / Whitney Houston
- DON’T STOP BELIEVING / Journey
- FREE FALLING/ Tom Petty
- FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES / Garth Brooks
- GET LUCKY/ Daft Punk
- ALL NIGHT LONG / Lionel Ritchie
- FEEL IT STILL / Portugal The Man
- HAVANA / Camila Cabello
- HEY YA / Outkast
- HONKY TONK WOMEN / Rolling Stones
- HOT HOT HOT/ Buster Pointdexter
- LA BAMBA / Ritchie Valens
- TWIST & SHOUT / Beatles
- I CAN'T HELP MYSELF, SUGAR PIE HONEY BUNCH / Four Tops
- AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH / Marvin Gaye
- I LOVE IT / Icona Pop
- I WANT YOU TO WANT ME / Cheap Trick
- I WILL SURVIVE / Gloria Gaynor
- JESSIE'S GIRL / Rick Springfield
- LET'S STAY TOGETHER / Al Green
- MISS YOU / Rolling Stones
- OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA / Beatles
- OH WHAT A NIGHT / Four Seasons
- OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL / Bob Seger
- PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC / Wild Cherry
- TAKE YOU HIGHER / Sly Stone
- PROUD MARY/ Tina Turner
- SANTERIA / Sublime
- SATISFACTION / Rolling Stones
- SEPTEMBER / Earth Wind & Fire
- SHOUT / Isley Bros.
- SHUT UP AND DANCE / Walk The Moon
- STAND BY ME / Ben E. King
- SWEET CAROLINE / Neil Diamond
- SWEET DREAMS / Eurythmics
- JUMP/ Van Halen
- TEQUILA / Champs
- THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL / Michael Jackson
- YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE / Hall & Oats
- UPTOWN FUNK / Bruno Mars
- VALERIE / Amy Winehouse
- WAGON WHEEL / Old Crow Medicine Show
- WONDERFUL WORLD / Louis Armstrong
more HITS cont..
- BORN THIS WAY / Lady Gaga
- EXPRESS YOURSELF / Madonna
- CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD / Kylie Minogue
- DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT / King Harvest
- Toploader / Toploader
- DON'T STOP THE MUSIC / Rhianna
- HAPPY / Pharrell Williams
- I GOTTA FEELING / Black Eyed Peas
- JUST DANCE / Lady Gaga
- SAY HEY (I LOVE YOU) / Michael Franti
- SEXYBACK / Justin Timberlake
- SIMPLE MAN / Shinedown
- SUGAR / Maroon 5
- TENNESSEE WHISKEY / Chris Stapleton
- YOU ARE THE BEST THING / Ray LaMontagne
80s - BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE / Talking Heads
- CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE / Queen/ Brian Setzer
- DON'T GET ME WRONG / Pretenders
- KISS / Prince
- LET'S DANCE/ David Bowie / JUMP Van Halen
- LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR / Pete Townshend
- MAN EATER / Hall and Oats
- NOTHING BUT A GOOD TIME / Poison
- LOVESONG / Cure / Adele
- NOTHIN' BUT A GOOD TIME / Poison
- SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO / Clash
- TAINTED LOVE / WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO / Soft Cell
- WALKING ON SUNSHINE / Katrina & The Waves
- WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU / Romantics
FUNK & DISCO
- BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE / Taste Of Honey
- BRICK HOUSE / WE GOT THE FUNK / mashup / Commodores & Parliament
- DANCING QUEEN / Abba
- FUNKY TOWN / Lipps Inc.
- GET DOWN TONIGHT/ SHAKE YOUR BOOTY/ KC & the Sunshine Band
- I WISH / Stevie Wonder
- KISS / Prince
- LADY MARMALADE / Patti LaBelle
- MORE THAN A WOMAN / BeeGees
- OH WHAT A NIGHT / Four Seasons
- SUPERSTITION / Stevie Wonder
- WE ARE FAMILY / Sister Sledge
- YOU’RE MY FIRST, MY LAST, EVERYTHING / Barry White
- YOU SHOULD BE DANCING / Bee Gee's
R & B, MOTOWN (Old School)
- AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG / Temptations
- BABY I LOVE YOU / Aretha Franklin
- BABY I NEED YOUR LOVIN' / Four Tops
- BE MY BABY / Ronettes
- BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP - Foundations
- CHAIN OF FOOLS / Aretha Franklin
- CRUISIN' / Smokey Robinson
- DOCK OF THE BAY / Otis Reddin
- GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY / Little Richard
- GOOD ROCKING DADDY / Etta James
- GROOVING / Smokey Robinson
- HEATWAVE / Martha & the Vandellas
- HOLD ON I'M COMING / Sam and Dave
- HOW SWEET IT IS TO BE LOVED BY YOU / James Taylor / Marvin Gaye
- I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU / Etta James
- I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD) / James Brown
- ISN'T SHE LOVELY / Stevie Wonder
- I WISH/ Stevie Wonder
- JUST MY IMAGINATION / GROOVIN /Temptations / Young Rascals - mash up
- KNOCK ON WOOD / Eddie Floyd
- MIDNIGHT HOUR / Wilson Pickett
- MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA / Gladys Knight
- MY GIRL / Temptations
- MY GUY / Mary Wells
- SON OF A PREACHER MAN / Dusty Springfield
- SWEET HOME CHICAGO / Blues Brothers
- TAKE ME TO THE RIVER / Al Green, Annie Lennox, Talking Heads
- THINK / Aretha Franklin
- UP ON THE ROOF / Drifters
- WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD THIS COULD BE / Sam Cooke/ James Taylor
- YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE / Stevie Wonder
- YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE / Supremes / Phil Collins
- YOU NEVER CAN TELL ("Pulp Fiction" Twist ) Chuck Berry
more CLASSIC ROCK / POP
- BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU (DOCTOR DOCTOR) / Robert Palmer
- BEAST OF BURDEN /Rolling Stones
- BLUE SUEDE SHOES / Elvis Presley
- CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU / Frankie Valli
- DIZZY MISS LIZZY / Beatles
- DO YOU LOVE ME / Contours
- EVERYWHERE / Fleetwood Mac
- GET BACK / Beatles
- GIMME SOME LOVIN' / Spencer Davis Group
- GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY / Little Richard
- GREAT BALLS OF FIRE / Jerry Lee Lewis
- HOUND DOG / Elvis Presley
- HOT HOT HOT/ LA BAMBA / TWIST & SHOUT / medly
- JUMPIN JACK FLASH/ Rolling Stones
- KANSAS CITY / Fats Domino, Beatles
- LET'S GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT/ Bonnie Raitt
- MARGARITAVILLE / Jimmy Buffet
- ONCE IN A BLUE MOON / Van Morrison (latin)
- OYE COMO VA / Santana (Latin)
- PINK CADILLAC / Bruce Springsteen
- PRETTY WOMAN / Roy Orbison
- PRIDE AND JOY / Stevie Ray Vaughn
- RHYTHM OF MY HEART / Rod Stewart
- ROADHOUSE BLUES / Doors
- SAY YOU LOVE ME / Fleetwood Mac
- TEQUILA / Champs
- THING CALLED LOVE / Bonnie Raitt
- VOLCANO / Jimmy Buffet
- WEREWOLVES OF LONDON / Warren Zevon
- WHEN WILL I BE LOVED / Linda Ronstadt
COUNTRY
- ACHY BREAKY HEART (line dance) Billy Ray Cyrus
- ALWAYS / waltz / Willie Nelson / Patsy Cline
- AMARILLO BY MORNING / George Strait
- BEST OF MY LOVE / Eagles
- BLAME IT ON YOUR HEART / Patty Loveless
- BLUE SKIES / Willie Nelson
- BOOT SCOOTIN' BOOGIE / Brooks and Dunn
- COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE (waltz) / Anne Murray
- CRAZY / Patsy Cline ( slow)
- DREAM SOME / Shelby Lynne
- FREE / Zac Brown Band
- GOODTIME / Alan Jackson
- HANDS ON THE WHEEL / Willie Nelson & Norah Jones (waltz)
- HARVEST MOON / Neil Young (waltz)
- HOME / Blake Shelton
- I COULD NOT ASK FOR MORE / Sara Evans
- I CROSS MY HEART / George Strait
- I HOPE YOU DANCE / Lee Ann Womack
- I JUST WANNA DANCE WITH YOU / George Strait
- I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY / BJ Thomas
- I SWEAR / John Michael Montgomery
- IF I NEEDED YOU / Townes Van Zandt
- ON THE ROAD AGAIN / Willie Nelson
- RING OF FIRE / Johnny Cash
- SHE'S MY KIND OF RAIN / Tim McGraw
- SHE’S NO LADY / Lyle Lovett
- TAKING YOU HOME /Don Henley
- TENNESSEE WALTZ / Patti Page
- TEQUILA SUNRISE / Eagles
- THE CHAIR / George Strait
- THE LUCKY ONE / Allison Krauss
- WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS / Ernest Tubbs
- WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL /Allison Krauss
- WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM / Jackie DeShannon, Pam Tillis
- WILDFLOWERS / Tom Petty
- YOU DECORATED MY LIFE / Kenny Rogers
- YOU MOVE ME / Garth Brooks
SWING
- A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON / Louis Armstrong / KD Lang
- ALL I DO IS DREAM OF YOU / Michael Buble/ Dean Martin
- ALL OF ME / Tony Bennett, Sinatra
- CHEEK TO CHEEK / Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald
- COME FLY WITH ME / Frank Sinatra
- CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE / Queen/ Brian Setzer / Buble
- EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY SOMETIME / Dean Martin
- FLY ME TO THE MOON / Sinatra
- JUMP JIVE & WAIL / Brian Setzer / Louis Prima
- LAST DANCE / Frank Sinatra
- L.O.V.E. / Nat Cole
- MAKIN' WHOOPEE / Sinatra
- MACK THE KNIFE / Bobby Darin
- MOONGLOW / Tony Bennett & K. D. Lang
- MOONDANCE / Van Morisson
- OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY / Ella Fitzgerald
- PAPER MOON / Nat Cole
- PENNIES FROM HEAVEN / Frank Sinatra
- SATIN DOLL / Ellington
- STARS FELL ON ALABAMA / Frank Sinatra
- THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT / Frank Sinatra
- UNFORGETTABLE / Nat Cole
- YOU’RE NOBODY TILL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU / Dean Martin
REGGAE
- IS THIS LOVE / Bob Marley
- JAMMIN' / Bob Marley
- THREE LITTLE BIRDS / Bob Marley
- TIDE IS HIGH / Blondie
SPECIALTY SONGS
- HAVA NAGILA - HORA - Jewish Traditional
- LA MARCHA - Spanish Traditional
- POLKAS - BEER BARREL & more
SLOW DANCING
- AT LAST / Etta James
- CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU / Frankie Valli Four Seasons
- COME AWAY WITH ME / Waltz / Norah Jones (waltz)
- GEORGIA / Ray Charles
- HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY/ Van Morrison /Rod Stewart
- HARVEST MOON / Neil Young (waltz)
- MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE / Dylan / Adele
- MOONRIVER / Andy Willliams (waltz)
- MY WAY / Frank Sinatra
- PERFECT / Ed Sheeran
- PULL YOU THROUGH / Maggie Rose
- SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW / Judy Garland/ Eva Cassidy
- SONGBIRD / Fleetwood Mac
- THANK YOU / Dido
- THINKING OUT LOUD / Ed Sheeran
- TUPELO HONEY / Van Morrison
- UNCHAINED MELODY / Righteous Brothers
- WICKED GAME / Chris Isaak
- WONDERFUL TONIGHT / Eric Clapton
- YOUR SONG / Elton John
- YOU SEND ME / Sam Cooke
COCKTAILS/DINNER background (a mix of songs 40's to now)
- A LOVE THAT WILL LAST / Renee Olstead
- ALL THE WAY / Sinatra / Nicole Henry
- ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE / Beatles
- BESAME MUCHO / Rumba
- BLACKBIRD / Beatles
- COME RAIN OR COME SHINE/ Sinatra / Etta James
- CRAZY LOVE / Van Morrison
- DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE/ Madeleine Peyroux
- DAYS LIKE THIS / Van Morrison
- DON’T KNOW WHY / Norah Jones
- DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME / Cass Elliot/ KD Lang
- EAST OF THE SUN / Diana Krall / Tony Bennett
- EMBRACEABLE YOU / Nat King Cole
- EVERYTHING / Michael Buble
- FEELING GOOD / Nina Simone
- GREEN ONIONS / Booker T & MGs (Instr.)
- HEAVEN / Bryan Adams / Brandie Carlile
- HEAVENLY DAY / Patti Griffin
- HERE COMES THE SUN / Beatles / Nina Simone
- HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE / Beatles
- HOME / Michael Buble
- I'M YOURS / Jason Mraz
- I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HIS FACE / Diana Krall
- IN CROWD / Ramsey Lewis (Instr.)
- IN MY LIFE / Beatles
- LET IT BE ME / Everly Brothers
- LET'S FALL IN LOVE / Diana Krall / Ella & Louis A.
- LIGHT MY FIRE / Doors
- LITTLE WING / Jimi Hendrix
- LOOK OF LOVE / Bossa / Dusty Springfield / Diana Krall
- ONE AND ONLY / Adele
- OUR DAY WILL COME / Amy Winehouse
- OVER THE VALLEY / Pink Martini
- SONGBIRD / Fleetwood Mac
- SONG FOR MY FATHER/ Horace Silver (Instr.)
- SOULFUL STRUT / Young- Holt (Instr.)
- SUGAR IN MY BOWL / Nina Simone
- SUMMER TIME / Billie Holiday
- SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE / Etta James
- SUNNY / Bobby Hebb
- S’WONDERFUL / Bossa / Diana Krall
- THAT'S ALL / Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble
- THAT'S AMORE / Dean Martin
- YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL / Joe Cocker
- YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE / Stevie Wonder
- YOU'D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO / Sinatra / Nina Simone
- YOU GO TO MY HEAD / Etta James
- YOUR LOVE IS KING / Sade
- YOUR SONG / Elton John