One of my first jobs using a piano was to hold classes in nursing homes and convalescent hospitals where I would play singalong songs which we also used as a catalyst to discuss the elderly resident's earlier years. Popular songs became a common ground that people shared and that in turn helped to open up discussions and relatable personal stories. I learned a lot from the residents about meaningful living and loving, enjoying and enduring life at all stages and ages and I came to love and cherish many of the songs that filled the soundtracks of their lives.  Here are a few of those songs...

00:01. Bye Bye Blackbird.  1926
02:59. Always.  1925
05:51. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love.  1927
07:55. By The Light of the Silvery Moon.  1909
09:07. Ain’t She Sweet.  1927
10:36. I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now. 1909
12:35. After You’re Gone.  1918
14:14. As Time Goes By.  1931
17:01. Side By Side.  1927
18:50. Anything Goes.  1934
21:39. I’m In The Mood For Love.  1935
24:13. You Made Me Love You.  1913
26:28. ‘S Wonderful.  1927
28:26. My Romance.  1935
30:46. All Of Me.  1931
33:13. I Get A Kick Out Of You.  1934
35:24. On The Sunnyside of the Street. 1930
37:14.  Blue Skies. 1926
39:29. Nevertheless  1931
41:35.  Cheek to Cheek  1935
43:53.  When You’re Smilin’.  1928

00:01.  I’m Gonna Sit Right Down &
                 Write Myself a Letter.  1935
01:55. Had To Be You. 1924
03:32. April Showers.  1921
04:48. Carolina In The Mornin’. 1922
06:19 And The Band Played On. 1894
08:14. Ain’t Misbehavin’. 1929
10:08 My Blue Heaven.  1927
12:45. Baby Face. 1926
13:58. Side By Side. 1927
15:37. Makin’ Whoopie. 1928
18:28. Who’s Sorry Now. 1923
20:41. Won’t You Come Home. 1902
22:28. The Way You Look Tonite.  1936
23:31. Winterwonderland.   1934
25:30. Good Mornin’.  1939
27:10. It's Only A Paper Moon.  1932
28:46. Ain’t We Got Fun.  1920
30:46. Heart and Soul.  1938
33:03. School Days.  1907
​34:59.  Life Is Just A Bowl of Cherries 1929
32:58. I’ll See You In My Dreams.  1924