I Didn’t Steal Your Pictures!
Time Will Do The Talking
Let Him Fly
Dyin’ Crapshooter’s Blues
Louise
February, 2023
The guitar chord charts are below … Continue reading “Mark Urso, Four Song Set – Patty Griffin, Dave Bromberg, Bonnie Raitt”
Sugar, Esker Point, 2022 – 1 hour
Recorded Thursday, July 28, 2022, Groton, CT
55-minute set. Unedited. Continue reading “Just Some Old Video Footage, Sugar Band, Esker Point, Groton, CT – Summer 2022”
I’m proud to release my second CD, “Stardust,” a nice assortment of guitar-focused music, covering the usual suspects with a fresh approach; the Dead, Dylan, Patty Smyth, Randy Newman, Lowell George, and of course Hoagy Carmichael and Mitchell Parish!
Thanks to the inimitable Salvatore Fontana and guitar hero Brandon Raimondo, who join me for a couple trance inducing jazzy original compositions. I renovated Stardust, Continue reading “Mark Urso Releases “Stardust” on Friday!”
Written by Jackson Browne
Performed by Mark Urso Continue reading “My Opening Farewell”
This is a cover of a Katell Keineg song by Mark Urso
Enya X4 Pro carbon fiber acoustic guitar Continue reading “One Hell of a Life!”
What the world needs more of is niceness.
And I’ve been here spending all my energy pushing terrible, mean things. Continue reading “Sunshine, Rainbows and Kittens”
As a pause in the seriousness of this week’s blog posts, here’s me playing guitar and singing an old Gladys Knight song, You’re the Best Thing (That Ever Happened To Me)!
Hope you enjoy! Continue reading “You’re The Best Thing!”
Two new songs – full set coming soon!
This is Sugar Band playing the annual Esker Point Beach concert in Groton, CT, with sand, kids, boats and dogs!
First up, a cover of Harry Styles’ popular “Watermelon Sugar.”
Continue reading “More Sugar”
I guarantee this will be the most fun you have today! Esker Point Beach, courtesy of the City of Groton, and this year it didn’t rain and Rickie showed up in her pajamas!
It’s what’s known in the industry as pop star casual. I like it.
I thought …
This day couldn’t get better!
But as you’ll see, it did! Continue reading “Pop Star Casual Takes The Beach, Sugar at Esker Point, Groton, CT, 2022”
This review (w/video) of the EA-X4 Pro Carbon Fiber Acoustic Guitar is intended for people somewhat familiar with the instrument. Still, I’ll go over the basic functions and features for those just hearing about this new product. I receive no compensation for my review. I picked this guitar up a couple weeks ago. It arrived from a USA origin within 4 days in very good shape. I changed the strings to Thomastik 10s, but otherwise it’s out of the box, requiring no adjustment.
A full video review is below. Continue reading “Enya EA-X4 Pro Carbon Fiber Guitar”
This one speaks for itself! Quality-wise, what we have here is a minor masterpiece, a redo of a funky song … to make it even funkier! Sugar really rocks the house in North Stonington, CT in this music video!
And to boot, it was a fundraiser for a charity organization known as Madonna Place (more below), held at Jonathan Edwards Winery, a place where you arrive to enter a postcard; like a movie set depicting the beauty of the rolling hills of Southeastern Connecticut. Wine country. A perfect setting.
The boot?
Just happens this song was made famous by “Madonna” herself!
Amazing drum skills, Ben LaRose! Continue reading “Sugar Covers Madonna and Madonna Place, Ben LaRose Shines on Drums!”
This song showcases Rickie’s vocal! Sugar in North Stonington, CT: Continue reading “Sugar @ Madonna Place | Love Again”
Who’s got two minutes and forty-four seconds to spare? Go!
This song was written in 1927. It was the theme for our AM radio station’s (Westerly, RI) nostalgic music format, many years-ago. Stardust was on my license plate. After all the years, I conceded the MANY varieties of notations of this song weren’t working for me on guitar, so I arranged it myself. I wrote all the chords you see me playing, and when I was done, I remember thinking it was kind of amazing that I didn’t listen to the song once, and I don’t think I’ve heard it in years. It’s just in there, in my brain! Continue reading “Stardust”