(upbeat music) -[Darrell] Yeah.

You all look good out there.

(applause) My family's from Kentucky.

I was born there myself.

A lot of Southerners would leave the farms to go work in factories.

(guitar music) My folks did that.

(guitar music) We were still a Kentucky family, but living in northern Indiana.

or eventually Southern California.

(guitar music) The music that was played in the home was another big part of what kept us together, because we did travel a lot.

(guitar music) Five boys and yeah, we all played.

Our oldest brother, Denny was kind of the first one to get after it.

He was a really good, gifted guitar player, way beyond his years.

(guitar music) I couldn't imagine not playing with dad or my brothers for many years.

(guitar music) ♪ The title of the song, title of the song.

♪ ♪ When left... ♪ My own pursuits and interests started going, and it was kind of the beginning of my voice, so to speak, wanting to write and be musical like the singer songwriters of the 70s.

♪ Well, It's girl meets boy... ♪ We were all self-taught.

♪ girl meets boy.

♪ It's all by ear, it's all by memory.

And that really started as a kid.

♪ ♪ ♪ I got rice cooking in the microwave.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I got a three day beard.

♪ ♪ I don't plan to shave, and it's a goofy thing, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ but I just gotta say, ♪ ♪ hey, man, I'm doing all right.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, I think I'll make me some homemade soup.

♪ ♪ I'm feeling pretty good ♪ ♪ and that's the gospel truth.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It's neither drink nor drug induced.

♪ ♪ No, I'm just doing all right.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And it's a great day to be alive.

♪ ♪ I know the sun still ♪ ♪ shining when I close my eyes.

♪ ♪ It's hard times in the neighborhood.

♪ ♪ But why can't every day be just this good?

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It's been 15 years since I left home and said good ♪ ♪ luck to every seed I'd sown.

♪ ♪ I gave it my best, ♪ ♪ then I left it alone.

♪ ♪ I hope they're doing all right.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Now.

Redbird, redbird ♪ ♪ what do you see?

♪ ♪ He says, "I see a lone wolf looking at me.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Head in the clouds, but harmless as a tree.

♪ ♪ Good God, I guess he's doing all right."

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And it's a great day to be alive.

♪ ♪ I know the sun still ♪ ♪ shining when I close my eyes.

♪ ♪ It's hard times in the neighborhood.

♪ ♪ But why can't every day be just this good.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Sometimes it's lonely.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Sometimes it's only me.

♪ ♪ And all of the shadows that fill this room.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Sometimes I'm falling ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ desperately calling.

♪ ♪ and howling at the moon.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ah woo... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, it's a colorful life that we go through.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It's neither black or ♪ ♪ white nor just shades of blue.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Now maybe I'll grow me a Fu Manchu.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah.

It's a great day to be alive.

♪ ♪ I know the sun still ♪ ♪ shining when I close my eyes.

♪ ♪ It's some hard times in the neighborhood.

♪ ♪ But why can't every day be just this good?

♪ ♪ It's a great day to be alive.

♪ ♪ I know the sun still ♪ ♪ shining when I close my eyes.

♪ ♪ It's some hard times in the neighborhood.

♪ ♪ But why can't every day be just this good?

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Uh.

♪ ♪ Oh.

♪ ♪ Doo doo doo doo doo doo.

♪ ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ hoo hoo hoo.

♪ ♪ Ah woo... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Uh, da da da da da da da.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, I will meet ♪ ♪ you in Nebraska.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Where the Platte runs muddy and wide.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And the cranes ♪ ♪ come for the feeding.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'll be standing ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ by your side.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Summer winds will stir the sandhills.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Trader clouds may dim our view.

♪ ♪ Oh, we'll be watching ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ from the window.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ For the shadows to turn to blue.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Give me something ♪ ♪ to believe in.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When this world turns dark and cold.

♪ ♪ Tell me sunlight's shining somewhere.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Dreams are born ♪ ♪ but never sold.

♪ ♪ Give me lovin' in abundance.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Give me love that never dies.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ There's no light ♪ ♪ in all creation.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Like the light in my angel's blue eyes.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And when the leaves ♪ ♪ turn in the autumn.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Gathered up ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ to make our bed.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Daylight flickering ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ 'neath the branches.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And my arm a pillow for your head.

♪ ♪ Oh, I will meet you ♪ ♪ in the morning.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ From the longest ♪ ♪ night of the year.

♪ ♪ Winter's blanket freezing and all around us.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'll be there baby ♪ ♪ to hold you near.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Give me something ♪ ♪ to believe in.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When this world, this world, this ♪ ♪ world turns dark and cold.

♪ ♪ Oh, tell me ♪ ♪ Sunlight's ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ shining somewhere.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Dreams are born ♪ ♪ but never sold.

♪ ♪ Give me love, love, love and an abundance.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Give me love that never dies.

♪ ♪ Oh, there's no light ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ in all creation.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Like the light in my angel's blue eyes ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Like the light in my angel's ♪ ♪ blue eyes.

♪ ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Woo... ♪ (no audio) (upbeat music) -[Jeni] I moved a lot.

I've been a lot of places.

But music has kind of always been a part of whatever I've done.

In some small way.

As a recording artist, it sometimes stresses people out because they're like, well, we thought you were blues or we thought you were or roots or what is this?

And I just thought, I thought this song was funny.

And so I wrote it.

And I grew up in the 70s and vinyl was a part of our lives.

Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, but Whitney Houston, Ani DiFranco really sort of broke me out of this idea of what a woman had to be in music.

♪ ♪ ♪ Well, I'm alone docking just another town.

♪ So music was always there.

It just wasn't something I did as a profession.

It was just something I really loved.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I've been wearing ♪ ♪ these tears like a coat, dragging your love ♪ ♪ around my ♪ ♪ throat.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ They ask me if I'm fine, I say, hell yes, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ but I'm a mess.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But I want to see you happy.

♪ ♪ I want to set you free.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You said "I love you first" ♪ ♪ with a beggar's stare.

♪ ♪ Hungry for my heart ♪ ♪ even though I wasn't there.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But a serial lover gets off on the dance.

♪ ♪ I was just a victim of your circumstance ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I want to see you happy.

♪ ♪ I want to set you free.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But baby you should know ♪ ♪ you made a fool of me, yeah.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ We promised truth no matter the test.

♪ ♪ I hate to admit it now I'm just like the rest.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But make no mistake I'll be just fine.

♪ ♪ If therapy don't help, then I've got wine.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And I wanna see you happy.

♪ ♪ I want to set you free.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But baby you should know.

♪ ♪ You made a fool of me, yeah.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ The whispers of the chorus in this tragedy.

♪ ♪ They think they know the story of you and me.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ They smile at my face while they stab my back.

♪ ♪ They congratulate you on another heroic attack ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But I want to see you happy.

♪ ♪ I want to set you free.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But baby you should know.

♪ ♪ You made a fool of me, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I ♪ ♪ want see you happy.

♪ ♪ I want to set you free.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh.

♪ ♪ But baby you should know.

♪ ♪ You made a fool of me, yeah.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Cuz I need to be happy.

♪ ♪ And I need to be set free.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But baby you should know.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You made a fool of me.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm tired of running up ♪ ♪ and down the same old hill.

♪ ♪ Who knew that ten years later I'd be here still.

♪ ♪ Waiting for my turn.

♪ ♪ Just taking my time.

♪ ♪ Knowing that eventually it will be mine.

♪ ♪ Running myself ragged.

Yeah.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Peter, Paul and Etta watching over me.

♪ ♪ two to guide my soul ♪ ♪ and a third to set me free.

♪ ♪ Mama always said I just gotta believe.

♪ ♪ But I believe I've got more work to do than I ♪ ♪ can achieve.

♪ ♪ Now running myself ragged.

♪ ♪ Yeah.

♪ ♪ I'm always under the gun.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ One step forward, two steps back, yeah.

♪ ♪ I'm always on the run.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I got my hands full, ♪ ♪ I'm up to my neck.

♪ ♪ Working every day for the next small check.

♪ ♪ One of these days I'm gonna take a break.

♪ ♪ Not sure how much more that I can take.

♪ ♪ Now I'm running myself ragged.

♪ ♪ Yeah.

♪ ♪ I'm always under the gun.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ One step forward, two steps back.

♪ ♪ Yeah.

I'm always on the run.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ One step forward.

♪ ♪ Two steps back.

Yeah.

♪ ♪ I'm always on the run.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Fast food, micro dates, ♪ ♪ Can't talk now I'm running late.

♪ ♪ I meant to call two days ago, ♪ ♪ man where does the time go.

♪ ♪ Fast food, micro dates, ♪ ♪ Can't talk now I'm running late.

♪ ♪ I meant to call a week ago, ♪ ♪ man where does the time go.

♪ ♪ Fast food, micro dates, ♪ ♪ Can't talk now I'm running late.

♪ ♪ I meant to call two weeks ago, ♪ ♪ man where does the time go.

♪ ♪ Living from a suitcase, ♪ ♪ laced up for the rat race.

♪ ♪ What day is it, ♪ ♪ I don't know, ♪ ♪ hurry up ♪ ♪ it's time to go.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm running ragged.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm running ragged.

♪ ♪ Yeah.

♪ ♪ Oh, I'm running ragged ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ One step forward.

♪ ♪ Two steps back.

♪ ♪ Yeah.

I'm always on the run.

♪ (upbeat music) -[Josh] Tonight we're going to make some time for love here in Brussels, y'all.

I would lie to you if I said that it wasn't fun to play big stage.

Playing Europe, they come out in numbers and they come right up to the stage.

I mean, they're just ready to have an experience.

Are you ready to have some fun?

Going from like, side to side and trying to engage everyone.

♪ ♪ You can feel the energy throb and move.

You feel that in a small venue, which is wonderful.

But on those big stages, you're attempting to make that same energy happen in an expanse that's way bigger.

(upbeat music) ♪ I was born to love you, baby.

♪ That's why I love the zoo bar.

(upbeat music) It's kind of a sacred space for me.

(upbeat music) If you go see a singer songwriter and he's telling you stories, if you really dive in and allow that story to wash over you and have a moment, then you can grow from that.

If you're connecting to the song and it's soulful music and really feeling what you're saying, and it's going to get heavy and it could get you worked up.

That's the kind of performance I want to hear, personally.

♪ When I realize my place, a cosmic place.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ In this universe.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I see a little clearer.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I dig a little deeper.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ A spiritual rebirth.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And no more pushing left, pushing right.

♪ ♪ Pushing black or pushing white.

♪ ♪ I love my colors.

♪ ♪ So many beautiful colors.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Nature's beautiful mystery.

♪ ♪ I see it clear through history of this world.

♪ ♪ It's magic.

♪ ♪ You see.

♪ ♪ I just want to give love and be loved in return.

♪ ♪ I just want to give, wanna give, wanna give to ♪ ♪ my love.

♪ ♪ I just wanna give love and be loved in return.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When I realize this ♪ ♪ space, this time and space.

♪ ♪ I feel clearly averse.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ To circumstance ♪ ♪ steering, my deepest feelings.♪ ♪ See it's a conscious choice.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And no more pushing left, or pushing right.

♪ ♪ Pushing black or pushing white.

♪ ♪ I love my colors.

♪ ♪ So many beautiful colors.

♪ ♪ And it's just beautiful mystery.

♪ ♪ I see it clear through history of this world.

♪ ♪ It's Magic.

♪ ♪ See, I just want to give ♪ ♪ love and be loved in return.

♪ ♪ I just wanna give, wanna ♪ ♪ give, wanna give you my love.

♪ ♪ I just wanna give love and be loved in return.

♪ ♪ I just wanna give, wanna ♪ ♪ give, wanna give you my love.

♪ ♪ I just wanna give love and be loved in return.

♪ ♪ I just wanna give love, give love.

♪ ♪ Going to give you my love.

♪ ♪ I just wanna give love and be loved in return.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I see a little clearer.

♪ ♪ I see a little clearer, clearer, clearer.

♪ ♪ I just want to give love and be loved in return.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh.

Can you feel that people.

♪ ♪ I just want to give love and be loved in return.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Going to give you my love.

♪ ♪ Everybody.

I just want to ♪ ♪ give love and be loved in return.

♪ ♪ Come on everybody get together.

Sing now.

♪ ♪ I just want to give love and be loved in return.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Come on.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I just want to give love and be loved in return.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I want to give you my love, everybody.

♪ ♪ I just want to give love and be loved in return.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh.

♪ ♪ I... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Hey, come on down.

♪ ♪ Sing it baby.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I just wanna give love, give love.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh.

♪ ♪ Yeah.

♪ ♪ ♪ (upbeat music) -[Announcer] Jam is funded in part by the Bill Harris and MarySue Hormel Harris Fund for the Presentation of Cultural Programming.

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