My dad was very well known In musical history ...he always got standing ovation for last date .. as any musical instrument he owned each song his way ... Rip to my dad .. Charlie O'Bannon went to heaven August 24 2021 .. Forever etched into our hearts 💕
If you want to learn this song right - you've come to the right place. I found this video and I said, "That's it!" ... I believe this may be the only video on UA-cam that will show you how to play this song the way it's supposed to be played. Excellent job and thank you!
He is NOT playing it correctly. It is obvious he doesn't listen very well. Search for Floyd Cramer and put your headphones on and listen real good. You will see he is NOT even close!
@virgilgray Just believe in yourself, and one day, you will be a real boy! Never give up on your dreams and always eat your vegetables. It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, but I believe in you. You just have to believe in yourself!
Kent, you have painted this evening to me in the light tone of nostalgia - when, in the late 50 - ies I started trying to play this style on piano; whereas in Russia no one and nowhere didn't play this music , there was no vinyl - only radio and Floyd Cramer. Since then for country piano I always kept in my heart a warm corner
This was my first piece of sheet music... I think in 1960. This is a beautiful arrangement. I downloaded it and am working on all the grace notes. Thank you so much for the explanations in all your videos. I’m not at all good with jazz because I cannot walk and chew gum at the same time, but this one I think I can conquer. I do, however, enjoy your jazz tutorials.
Yes indeed ! Thanks for putting up the Jazz piano lessons as well. All my life I wanted to play this kind of music on the piano or keyboard so hopefully I can grasp something out of it. Thanks again
Kent. Thank you for this! I’m a guitarist (fingerstyle) and found this very helpful. I had heard Floyd had listened to steel guitar (which I’m into) when he developed his style.
Thanks!, Sean, that's a great compliment. It's a special kind of song that stands in a "class by itself"...and I'm glad I can pass on my interpretation of it to you.
I am a self-taught musician as well and when I look at Kent tutorials I am very fascinated he is just a complex genius with a grateful heart to help others I'm learning lick between 251 this instructor is awesome as a self-taught musician when you look at Kent tutorials you can see in hear what you are missing to be a proficient musician
+Emmett House Thanks, Emmett. I appreciate it when you write to me and tell me you like my videos and that they are helpful. A lot of what I know is self-taught, believe me, ...so you can do it too. Like you, I am very grateful for the gift of music. If you have the ear and passion for music, and really practice, you can become a proficient musician.
Beautiful . I learned how to slow any tune till I learn it, then set it back to normal again thanks to Kent. For info he provided . Thanks. Ken in VA 22405.
You can slow any video down to half speed using the wheel gear in the lower section panel. Watch this video for tips.ua-cam.com/video/07Qlhd_-p0s/v-deo.html Also check out my beginner videos in my Playlists: ua-cam.com/users/KentHewittpiano88playlists?view=52
Brother I’ve found a lot of versions helpful with rhythm and general style education. This is it though. This is what I’m workin towards on this piece. Thank you!
The main reason why I enjoy your tutorials so much is, that you're able to go through various genres (jazz, blues, country) in such complexity in a few minute video. As a self-taught piano player, it really gives me a different perspective on things - I'm able to see things in context, see the rules, that I somehow hear, but wasn't able to comprehend in such detail. I was wondering, if you could maybe do an analysis on a Matt Rollins' piano solo in the intro of I've Been To Memphis by Lyle Lovett. In the studio version, there's this really cool jazzy-bluesy-ragtime intro full of licks and great ideas. It also appears in the middle of the song and the outro. He also works with some weird time-signature, which I'm unable to understand when just listening to it. I'd be very much interested in your thoughts about it.
+Jakub Urbánek Hi Jakub, thanks!, that's a really great comment. It's very gratifying to know my tutorials are useful because a lot of work and years of knowledge go into them. I'll try to check out that intro if you can direct me to the MP3 or some type of recording.
Cramer played with such style & simplicity... it is a genius composition... that grace note thing stands out on his studio work with other musicians. It’s his trademark.
It's over, our love affair, Too late now I find I care Her sweet love, never more I'll share She's gone, I'm alone, I was wrong, should have known Took her home after our last date. I searched for a simply way To tell her what I had to say I kissed her then I turned away Set her free, foolishly, destiny, misery Tragedy, on our last date. Took my ring from her trembling finger Brushed the tears from my baby's eyes Walked away, didn't know That I'd soon miss her so I guess I was too young to realize. So blind I couldn't see How much she really meant to me And that soon she would always be On my mind, in my heart, I was blind from the start Lost her love on our last date... This is the lyrics to the song "Lost our Love on our Last Date". Conway Twitty and Emmylou Harris sings it. As close to "Last Date" as you'll find.
Thank you!!! I found the sheet music to this in an old pile of music. I just could not get it to sound correct until I watched this explanation. You do a much better job of explaining the grace notes then the score does--good job. Either way, it is still tough to bring the hands together.
Oh yeah, laying down on the back window deck of my Uncle's Buick heading home after a long day at South Beach, Staten Island. Faa-get-a-bout-it! No way.
I'm sure you've done the research.. I am getting the diminished scale down. I see a nice patern .. it seems the diminnished is is the dominant seven followed by the dimished in f.
Bonjour kent, Could we have a "jerry lee tutorial" ? "you win again" or "lucky old sun" ? That would be great. ( i secretly hope a "tennessee waltz" ) Big thanks from Paris. XC
It's over our love affair Too late now I find I care His sweet love no more I'll share Now he's gone I'm alone I was wrong should have known Took me home on our last date I search for a single way To tell him what I had to say I kissed him, watched him walk away Set him free foolishly destiny misery Tragedy on our last date Took the ring from my trembling fingers Brushed a tear from my baby's eye Walked away didn't know that I'd soon miss him so Guess I was too young to realize So blind I couldn't see How much he really meant to me And that soon he would always be On my mind in my heart I was blind from the start Lost his love on our last date Writer(s): Floyd Cramer
Nice arrangement. Unfortunately, when I go to download the music, I get no response when I hit the download button. In fact, I get no response on any of the download buttons that I’ve chosen such as the blues walking baseline. Possibly, you can tell me what I’m doing wrong? Thanks again. Nice clear tutorial.
Thanks! Are you going to my website? Look for Free music Downloads button. I checked and it's working fine on my end. For more help write to me here: kenthewitt@hotmail.com
Nice job.. I like to play this style.. I never realized it.. but you can hear .. and I tried and and I tried I can't get.. who knew .. the Stones would have some of the same progression as last Dance.
Yes just great great great and wellgreat love that solo piano here this on loads of country albums and it's great to see how it's played and performed do you have a web site and any dvd instruction I think I can probably play this after watching you sir and I'm a rockibilly bass player but play have and play a few instruments thank you for posting all your videos such an inspiration to keep pedling g away thanks Tony
@@KentHewittpiano88 well I listened to everyone and the doctors. they all told me I will never walk drive my truck ride my bike or ever use my left hand again so I sld everything then proved them all wrong. and I have over the years bought everything but a piano. but maybe after I get my new house finished I will treat myself to a new one. then I will find out if I can still play. my middle and ring finger on my left hand still gives me trouble. but I think I can work around most of it.
if you're coming, definitely let me know ;) ...the flights from NY iare cheap and the living costs (food, hotels) cheapear still :D In the meantime, if you want want to listen to some Ve-Bop (Venezuelan Bop) you're welcome to listen to my "Guasa Influenciada" ("Influenced Guasa", guasa is a venezuelan rhythm). Search for it on youtube, I would LOVE to know your impressions!! ...really :)
+Paul Allen Thanks Paul, I hope it wasn't too fast. I've learned the shorter tutorials get watched more. How can I hear an mp3 of the song you mentioned?
I wish you had played it a little slower, because you did say it was worthy of good players, well most of us who view the tutorials are not experts, but keen to improve, so perhaps you can slow it down and add what fingers you find best to play the licks in the video, Other than that well played.
+nottyash100 Thanks for the comment! I played this a little faster than the original tempo because I wanted to have time to do an analysis and hopefully keep it under 10 minutes. This song can be draggy because of the repetition. Also I'm finding people won't listen to long UA-cam videos, so my more recent vids are shorter. But I do offer the arrangement written out on my website as a free download, so that should help you to figure some things out.
actually I don't know if he wrote it but there are 2 other versions one is a woman and hw other is Conway and it has some very sweet words .. Floyd Cramer definitely played the most popular
Thanks for telling me that it was useful...there's also a wheel gear below the video which enables slowing down the video to 1/2 speed without changing the pitch.
Joe Chovanec Joe see if there is a backing track selection on UA-cam.. That helps a lot and often you hear the base or base notes of the piano. Generally they are somewhat muted on better tracks.
Kent's video is sufficient ! my issue is a 64 yr old brain! you know the adage of the "old dog "-- new tricks-- thx for your suggestion and keep on "ticklin' the ivories! or composites whatever!
That's about all I can say about it...all in the video. The important thing is to realize the melody is the lower note in the right hand, so the grace notes are played as much as possible... without being ridiculous.
Like poetic license. It's probably that I always play a score with a certain level of interpretation "in the moment". In other words it may not be precisely as written...but interpreted personally in a way that one feels at the time....that's jazz. There's more than just one option....use the one that's best for you.
+Clarence Kelly There are 50 free music downloads on my website. The direct link to this score is here: www.kenthewitt.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/lastdate.pdfAll scores are my personal arrangements. Please write to me. Thanks!
I composed a song for my nana when she died, and my piano teacher (as a kid) sent me a note of gratitude. That kind of thing will change your life, brother!
My dad was very well known In musical history ...he always got standing ovation for last date .. as any musical instrument he owned each song his way ...
Rip to my dad .. Charlie O'Bannon went to heaven August 24 2021 ..
Forever etched into our hearts 💕
Thanks so much for a wonderful tribute to your dad. God Bless!
One of the prettiest piano pieces ever recorded
Thanks...it's definitely a classic. the original I mean.
If you want to learn this song right - you've come to the right place. I found this video and I said, "That's it!" ... I believe this may be the only video on UA-cam that will show you how to play this song the way it's supposed to be played. Excellent job and thank you!
I wish some people who criticized this video would read this comment...that's all I can say...thank you, sir!
He is NOT playing it correctly. It is obvious he doesn't listen very well. Search for Floyd Cramer and put your headphones on and listen real good. You will see he is NOT even close!
@virgilgray Just believe in yourself, and one day, you will be a real boy! Never give up on your dreams and always eat your vegetables. It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, but I believe in you. You just have to believe in yourself!
Hi, I always follow up this wonderful Floyd Cramer piece with Skeeter Davis's singing it. Have been loving it since my childhood. Thks !
Thanks for telling me...I'll check that out!
Guitar player here - I've heard this for 60+ years and never knew the "tricks" behind it; Thanks!
I'm glad I could help out...and thanks for telling me!
Kent, you have painted this evening to me in the light tone of nostalgia - when, in the late 50 - ies I started trying to play this style on piano; whereas in Russia no one and nowhere didn't play this music , there was no vinyl - only radio and Floyd Cramer. Since then for country piano I always kept in my heart a warm corner
Thanks for telling me...great comment!!
My favorite piano song of all time thank you so much for the tutorial.
Thanks for telling me that, and now I'm really glad I posted it. It's a very cool song and also a classic, so I thank you for the affirmation!
Beautiful, Kent! This was played at my grandpa’s funeral. I still can’t hear it without getting a little water in my eyes.
I'm glad you told me, sir. I remember how I felt when I lost my grandmother....after she had taken care of me for years. Thank you!
Thanks for your very clear tutorial. Am 70 and Inlove Floyd Cramer style. I wish I could play it like in your tutorial.
I hope I can help you with that...thanks!
This was my first piece of sheet music... I think in 1960. This is a beautiful arrangement. I downloaded it and am working on all the grace notes. Thank you so much for the explanations in all your videos. I’m not at all good with jazz because I cannot walk and chew gum at the same time, but this one I think I can conquer. I do, however, enjoy your jazz tutorials.
Wonderful! Thanks for telling me that the video was helpful!
You have taught me so much.God bless you always...
Thank you for telling me, Steve!
I have loved this song my entire life; you make it look so easy!
It's so fantastic to see how it actually done. I heard it when it firs came out in 1960s and heard about the slip notes. So thank you very much.
Thank you for confirming that it was great growing up in the 60's...how fortunate we were!
Yes indeed ! Thanks for putting up the Jazz piano lessons as well. All my life I wanted to play this kind of music on the piano or keyboard so hopefully I can grasp something out of it. Thanks again
Kent. Thank you for this! I’m a guitarist (fingerstyle) and found this very helpful. I had heard Floyd had listened to steel guitar (which I’m into) when he developed his style.
That's very cool...thanks for the comment!
Thanks for the tutorial...this song is one of my favorite.. .hope to get more songs..
Glad to know that!
A very spiritual song that will live forever, and you really did it justice. Thanks so much Kent!!
Thanks!, Sean, that's a great compliment. It's a special kind of song that stands in a "class by itself"...and I'm glad I can pass on my interpretation of it to you.
great tutorial and notation sheets - thank you very much - Kent did a really great job on this!
Glad you enjoyed it! Particulary because there was some critcism of my performance.
I am a self-taught musician as well and when I look at Kent tutorials I am very fascinated he is just a complex genius with a grateful heart to help others I'm learning lick between 251 this instructor is awesome as a self-taught musician when you look at Kent tutorials you can see in hear what you are missing to be a proficient musician
+Emmett House Thanks, Emmett. I appreciate it when you write to me and tell me you like my videos and that they are helpful. A lot of what I know is self-taught, believe me, ...so you can do it too. Like you, I am very grateful for the gift of music. If you have the ear and passion for music, and really practice, you can become a proficient musician.
So good ! Thankyou Kent
You are very welcome!
I loved this song as a 10 year old and I am so grateful for the tutorial. You give wonderful guidance for playing it. Thank you!
Thanks for the affirmation...keeps me going.
Really nice tutorial, thank you
Many thanks!
PLEASE do a dissection of Billy Powell’s work on “T For Texas” !!!
Wah bagus sekali..terimakasih untuk tutorialnya.. i'm from Indonesia
Great song!
Yes...thanks for the comment!
Beautiful . I learned how to slow any tune till I learn it, then set it back to normal again thanks to Kent. For info he provided . Thanks. Ken in VA 22405.
You can slow any video down to half speed using the wheel gear in the lower section panel. Watch this video for tips.ua-cam.com/video/07Qlhd_-p0s/v-deo.html
Also check out my beginner videos in my Playlists:
ua-cam.com/users/KentHewittpiano88playlists?view=52
That was awesome!! Loved it!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great song ,great breakdown. Thanks!
Thanks so much!
Thanks...some people say I played it too fast?
@@KentHewittpiano88 “Some people” even voted for you know who!🤣
Great lesson ! Thanks very much ! Great music ! martin
Thanks for liking it!
One of the best tutorials for Last Date that I've listened to ...Thank U so much !
I appreciate the affirming words!
Absolutely brilliant, so nostalgic
Thanks, does this song remind you of your youth?
Thanks as always, Kent! Could you do some more country tunes? I love this.
Sure thing!
What's going on Kent? I start playing Floyd Cramer and there you are! You's the man!!
Thank you, Greg, you made my day!
Beautiful!
Many thanks!
Enjoyed your presentation! I have always enjoyed hearing the music; not sure if I shall ever learn to play it however!! ha
The thank you means a lot to me!
Brother I’ve found a lot of versions helpful with rhythm and general style education. This is it though. This is what I’m workin towards on this piece. Thank you!
A few told me I played it too fast. Well ...who has that kind of time...these days!?
@@KentHewittpiano88neither you nor I hermano. I play salsa rhythms typically so I play everything a bit too fast if I’m not bein conscious about it 😂
The main reason why I enjoy your tutorials so much is, that you're able to go through various genres (jazz, blues, country) in such complexity in a few minute video. As a self-taught piano player, it really gives me a different perspective on things - I'm able to see things in context, see the rules, that I somehow hear, but wasn't able to comprehend in such detail.
I was wondering, if you could maybe do an analysis on a Matt Rollins' piano solo in the intro of I've Been To Memphis by Lyle Lovett. In the studio version, there's this really cool jazzy-bluesy-ragtime intro full of licks and great ideas. It also appears in the middle of the song and the outro. He also works with some weird time-signature, which I'm unable to understand when just listening to it. I'd be very much interested in your thoughts about it.
+Jakub Urbánek Hi Jakub, thanks!, that's a really great comment. It's very gratifying to know my tutorials are useful because a lot of work and years of knowledge go into them. I'll try to check out that intro if you can direct me to the MP3 or some type of recording.
Jakub Urbánek I'll check this song out.
Cramer played with such style & simplicity... it is a genius composition... that grace note thing stands out on his studio work with other musicians. It’s his trademark.
Thanks for that!
Thanks for this. I got to see Floyd Cramer's grandson Jason Coleman perform this piece a few years back.
That's a cool thing! I don't play it anymore...but did when I was in a blues band! You're the first comment in 2 years.
GOOD PLAYING
Many thanks!
Love this ! Love the clear demo that you provided ! May take a month but I hope to play it recognizably! Thx. Kent!
Thanks for the support!
Conway Twitty wrote words for it and it was recorded by him and Emmy Lou Harris....and others. Nice video...Great job.
Thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it ...thanks!
the version with lyrics is horrible
well done sir i did not go in to country very much i love it thank you
It's over, our love affair,
Too late now I find I care
Her sweet love, never more I'll share
She's gone, I'm alone,
I was wrong, should have known
Took her home after our last date.
I searched for a simply way
To tell her what I had to say
I kissed her then I turned away
Set her free, foolishly, destiny, misery
Tragedy, on our last date.
Took my ring from her trembling finger
Brushed the tears from my baby's eyes
Walked away, didn't know
That I'd soon miss her so
I guess I was too young to realize.
So blind I couldn't see
How much she really meant to me
And that soon she would always be
On my mind, in my heart,
I was blind from the start
Lost her love on our last date...
This is the lyrics to the song "Lost our Love on our Last Date". Conway Twitty and Emmylou Harris sings it. As close to "Last Date" as you'll find.
Deep and touching. I haven't heard this song but I'll try to find it. Thanks for sharing!
Lovely song. I like the grace notes.
Great song and thanks for the comment!
Yow …. You are talented!!! Perfect … just as Floyd played it.
This may be the best comment I've ever had on this video...a million thanks!
Very good and instructive! Thank you!
I appreciate the comment!
Is there a longer version and more in depth on how you play in the beginning. I am teaching myself this song from this video.
This the only version, but write to me for more info.
@@KentHewittpiano88 i will thank you
Great piano number well played thanks
I used to play this song in a blues /swing band, but I always liked it. Thanks!
I love this song. Me and my sisters use go skating our parents would take us. The last song was this song
That's very cool...thanks for telling me!
Thanks for this tutorial + pdf !! Great explanation of the grace notes ! It helped me a lot ! Thx, Ben
great
Thank you!
Thank you!!! I found the sheet music to this in an old pile of music. I just could not get it to sound correct until I watched this explanation. You do a much better job of explaining the grace notes then the score does--good job. Either way, it is still tough to bring the hands together.
Not as easy as it might seem...takes practice...also I have a free score on my website...but the video is better for learning grace notes.
Sounds great!
Thank you!
oh, you made me goose bumps!!
Great compliment!
Thank you Kent!
Always my pleasure...thanks for the comment!
Oh yeah, laying down on the back window deck of my Uncle's Buick heading home after a long day at South Beach, Staten Island.
Faa-get-a-bout-it! No way.
Love that!....you are a cat!
I'm sure you've done the research.. I am getting the diminished scale down. I see a nice patern .. it seems the diminnished is is the dominant seven followed by the dimished in f.
Bonjour kent,
Could we have a "jerry lee tutorial" ?
"you win again" or "lucky old sun" ? That would be great.
( i secretly hope a "tennessee waltz" )
Big thanks from Paris.
XC
Sooooooo good I'm going to learn this thanks for sharing 😃🎹
I'm glad you like it and thanks for the comment!
Thanks Kent very interesting.
Appreciated!
there are words to this song , i used to have a copy of them some years back
If you can find them again...Please send me the words...I'll be very interested to hear them. kenthewitt@hotmail.com Thanks so much!
It's over our love affair
Too late now I find I care
His sweet love no more I'll share
Now he's gone I'm alone
I was wrong should have known
Took me home on our last date
I search for a single way
To tell him what I had to say
I kissed him, watched him walk away
Set him free foolishly destiny misery
Tragedy on our last date
Took the ring from my trembling fingers
Brushed a tear from my baby's eye
Walked away didn't know that
I'd soon miss him so
Guess I was too young to realize
So blind I couldn't see
How much he really meant to me
And that soon he would always be
On my mind in my heart I was blind from the start
Lost his love on our last date
Writer(s): Floyd Cramer
Great Lesson, Lee
Many thanks for taking the time to make a nice comment! BTW, I'm losing it...who's Lee?
Is the country that simple? I thought it was so complex. But now I will practice it... Thx for the tutorial... 😊😊😊😊
I wouldn't call it simple. It's a very particular style all it's own. It's not my forte but I learned this song. Thanks for the comment!
Hi Kent! Love ur arrangement. I've searched ur website & I'm unable to locate the sheet music. Is it still available?
You'll find that score on my new website now. For other scores go to old website here:
old.kenthewitt.com/
Nice arrangement. Unfortunately, when I go to download the music, I get no response when I hit the download button. In fact, I get no response on any of the download buttons that I’ve chosen such as the blues walking baseline. Possibly, you can tell me what I’m doing wrong? Thanks again. Nice clear tutorial.
Thanks! Are you going to my website? Look for Free music Downloads button. I checked and it's working fine on my end. For more help write to me here: kenthewitt@hotmail.com
Nice job.. I like to play this style.. I never realized it.. but you can hear .. and I tried and and I tried I can't get.. who knew .. the Stones would have some of the same progression as last Dance.
I learned this tune when I was playing in a blues band...but I remembered hearing it as a popular country piano style song.
Yes just great great great and wellgreat love that solo piano here this on loads of country albums and it's great to see how it's played and performed do you have a web site and any dvd instruction I think I can probably play this after watching you sir and I'm a rockibilly bass player but play have and play a few instruments thank you for posting all your videos such an inspiration to keep pedling g away thanks Tony
Yes, please go to my website for free scores, and also for the score written out for this song. www.kenthewitt.com/
Hey!! Thanks for this wonderful class. I couldn’t find the score thou, is it still available?
The score is on my website under the heading Free Music Downloads. Go to L's for Last Date. Thanks!
www.kenthewitt.com/
this song is why I started playing the piano when I was a kid. but that all stopped in 2009 when I had 3 strokes in 1 1/2 years.
So sorry about that. I hope you will play it again.
@@KentHewittpiano88 well I listened to everyone and the doctors. they all told me I will never walk drive my truck ride my bike or ever use my left hand again so I sld everything then proved them all wrong. and I have over the years bought everything but a piano. but maybe after I get my new house finished I will treat myself to a new one. then I will find out if I can still play.
my middle and ring finger on my left hand still gives me trouble. but I think I can work around most of it.
♥️
I can't see the comment!
Oh, thank-you so much!
My pleasure...thank you!
Dam this one is a doozy. Slowly but surely im getting it. Got the main riff down
Thanks for telling me!
Thank you for the video and the sheet :)
Cheers from Maracaibo (Venezuela)
-Silv
Wish I could visit your country someday...in the meantime... thanks for watching and the comment!
if you're coming, definitely let me know ;) ...the flights from NY iare cheap and the living costs (food, hotels) cheapear still :D
In the meantime, if you want want to listen to some Ve-Bop (Venezuelan Bop) you're welcome to listen to my "Guasa Influenciada" ("Influenced Guasa", guasa is a venezuelan rhythm). Search for it on youtube, I would LOVE to know your impressions!! ...really :)
My favorite Floyd Cramer song. However you played it too fast!
Thank you!
Thank you too!
Best dance music
A nice one Kent thanks for sharing, Another Country type song is Crippled Inside by John Lennon.
+Paul Allen Thanks Paul, I hope it wasn't too fast. I've learned the shorter tutorials get watched more. How can I hear an mp3 of the song you mentioned?
@@KentHewittpiano88it was VERY fast. would love a version at 3/4 or even half tempo, though that does change how the grace notes sound
great tutorial but can't see the score on your website, kent.
They have to be re-posted on the new website. That will take time . Go to the old website for scores:old.kenthewitt.com/
great tutorial..really enjoyed it..but i can't find the score for it..is there a seperate link? thanks
Thanks for the comment. Try this:www.kenthewitt.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/lastdate.pdf
Kent Hewitt
I wish you had played it a little slower, because you did say it was worthy of good players, well most of us who view the tutorials are not experts, but keen to improve, so perhaps you can slow it down and add what fingers you find best to play the licks in the video, Other than that well played.
+nottyash100 Thanks for the comment! I played this a little faster than the original tempo because I wanted to have time to do an analysis and hopefully keep it under 10 minutes. This song can be draggy because of the repetition. Also I'm finding people won't listen to long UA-cam videos, so my more recent vids are shorter. But I do offer the arrangement written out on my website as a free download, so that should help you to figure some things out.
I for one do like it slowed down and you talking at the same time...I think most do. .. that might be a good question to ask viewers..
Like I said earlier....slow videos won't be watched by most viewers.
dear ken --- 4months later a recognizable facsimile finally emerges!! may i consider myself a pretty good player??? thx for the vid--joe
Hi Joe....it's only my take on it. I played it at a faster tempo, because who wants to watch a slow video. You understand I'm sure...and thanks!
Do you have this in sheet music the way you play this song?
Write to me for all scores...thanks!
I am a rocker but this song so reminds me of riding around in my Dads car on a Saturday morning
That's a cool memory!
actually I don't know if he wrote it but there are 2 other versions one is a woman and hw other is Conway and it has some very sweet words .. Floyd Cramer definitely played the most popular
Thank you I'm working on it slowly....very slowly
Thanks for telling me that it was useful...there's also a wheel gear below the video which enables slowing down the video to 1/2 speed without changing the pitch.
i have been working on this song 4 months-- how is your progress?
Joe Chovanec Joe see if there is a backing track selection on UA-cam.. That helps a lot and often you hear the base or base notes of the piano. Generally they are somewhat muted on better tracks.
Kent's video is sufficient ! my issue is a 64 yr old brain! you know the adage of the "old dog "-- new tricks-- thx for your suggestion and keep on "ticklin' the ivories! or composites whatever!
the most important thing unless you are making a living at it is to enjoy oneself.
Hi, is there any rules on the usage of the grace notes?
That's about all I can say about it...all in the video. The important thing is to realize the melody is the lower note in the right hand, so the grace notes are played as much as possible... without being ridiculous.
I like the lesson, but this version is different that the arrangement on your site.
Like poetic license. It's probably that I always play a score with a certain level of interpretation "in the moment". In other words it may not be precisely as written...but interpreted personally in a way that one feels at the time....that's jazz. There's more than just one option....use the one that's best for you.
there are lyrics to this sung by Skeeter Davis
Tell me!
cute song.
Thanks, Claiton, actually more tricky to play than you'd think!
It sounds tricky.
Kent Hewitt getting all the little nuances in there including the quick little base parts is just a little tricky..it's very enjoyable to play.
Only Floyd can make a piano Twangy
Agreed!
On the printed sheet the first bass note after the intro is a G should this not be a C.
That should be a C. You can correct it on your sheet or download it again. I've fixed it on my website. Thanks for letting me know!
Reminds of Fats Domino and others of that pop Era.
+Teddy D Thanks for the comment! That was a great era for this style of music. Please give a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel. Thanks!
Conway Twitty did last date with lyrics!
I may be wrong but I think the first version had lyrics.
I believe it was an instrumental by Floyd Cramer. I invite you to challenge me on that.
Skeeter Davies did a super job on the lyrics. Have a listen.
How do I get the sheet music?
+Clarence Kelly There are 50 free music downloads on my website. The direct link to this score is here: www.kenthewitt.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/lastdate.pdfAll scores are my personal arrangements. Please write to me. Thanks!
My nana said once i play this for shell think ima good piano player
I composed a song for my nana when she died, and my piano teacher (as a kid) sent me a note of gratitude. That kind of thing will change your life, brother!
There are lyrics..Conway Twitty. Last date
What are they? I'm happy to hear that people like you still know this song.
If you don't play like Floyd, then you can,t play .
Are you serious?....that you think I want to play like Floyd....you tuned into the wrong channel, sir!
Why is his collar so thick and wide? Looks so uncomfortable.
Which video is this?..... and is that my cat!