-"Austin City Limits" presents the dynamic and eclectic husband and wife duo known as The War and Treaty.
-♪ Five more minutes, five more minutes ♪ ♪ I need five more minutes to love ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Five more minutes, five more minutes ♪ ♪ I need five more minutes to love ♪ -And Austin's own powerhouse singer and songwriter Ruthie Foster.
-♪ And oh, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ It feels like freedom ♪ -♪ All my favorite colors ♪ ♪ Right ♪ ♪ All my favorite colors ♪ ♪ Yes, ma'am ♪ ♪ My sisters and my brothers ♪ ♪ See 'em like no other ♪ ♪ All my favorite colors ♪ ♪♪ ♪ It's good day to be, a good day for me ♪ ♪ A good day to see my favorite colors ♪ ♪ Colors ♪ ♪ My sisters and my brothers ♪ ♪ They see 'em like no other ♪ ♪ All my favorite colors ♪ -Now, the bluesy but joyful songs of Michael Trotter and Tanya Blount Trotter, The War and Treaty.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ Leaving so soon ♪ ♪ It's like we just arrived ♪ ♪ Did I play the right tune ♪ ♪ For your pleasure tonight?
♪ ♪ Stay with me ♪ ♪ Don't leave just yet ♪ ♪ We've got all night ♪ ♪ So please forget ♪ ♪ About tomorrow ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ I need five more minutes to love ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ I need five more minutes to love ♪ ♪♪ -♪ Have you tasted the wine ♪ ♪ Smoked a little wisdom in the rain ♪ ♪ Are you-ooh feeling li-li-li-li-ike ♪ ♪ Getting a little crazy ♪ ♪ Stay with me ♪ ♪ Don't leave just yet ♪ ♪ We've got all night ♪ ♪ So please forget ♪ ♪ About tomorrow ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ I need five more minutes to love ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ I need five more minutes to love ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, stay with me ♪ ♪ Don't ya leave just yet ♪ ♪ We've got all night ♪ ♪ So please forget ♪ ♪ About tomorrow ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ I need five more minutes to love ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ I need five more minutes to love ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ Five more minutes ♪ ♪ I need five more minutes to love ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Michael laughs ] Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Michael.
-And I'm Tanya.
-And we are The War and Treaty, and we're so happy to be here in Austin, Texas!
[ Cheers and applause ] And so honored to be able to say that we played Austin City Limits.
[ Cheers and applause ] And not only did we play it, we played it in a special moment, one of...one of the most crucial moments in our history.
The American people once again are surviving this pandemic, so we're here to sing to you, America.
We're here to sing not just to Austin and not just the beautiful, beautiful people that are in this theater right now, but we are here as a representation of what thriving and overcomers look like, so let's give ourselves a hand.
[ Cheers and applause ] It's my big brother -- ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Will Merrell.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Playing piano ] ♪ I didn't see the future ♪ ♪ But it came in so clear ♪ ♪ You were calling ♪ ♪ I came running, dear ♪ ♪ We were walking through the valley ♪ ♪ Where the fog was your breath ♪ ♪ And you breathed it all out ♪ ♪ I knew you had nothing left ♪ ♪ When I looked you in your face ♪ ♪ From your eyes fell a tear ♪ ♪ Then you went away ♪ ♪ Left us standing here ♪ ♪ We're not human ♪ ♪ But what we are is beautiful ♪ ♪ Beautiful ♪ -♪ Oh you are, you are so ♪ ♪ Beautiful ♪ ♪ Bright and morning star, you are so ♪ -♪ I never seen such a pretty thing ♪ ♪ You're so beautiful to me ♪ -♪ And I never seen such a pretty thing ♪ ♪ Oh, you are ♪ ♪ So beautiful ♪ ♪♪ -♪ In the morning when you rise ♪ ♪ You'll be beautiful, so beautiful to me ♪ -♪ Your skin's the globe and your eyes are the skies ♪ ♪ And you're beautiful, so beautiful to me ♪ -♪ Got a glimpse of your new face ♪ ♪ And it's beautiful, so beautiful to me ♪ -♪ And when I get there, oh, what a day ♪ ♪ You'll be beautiful, so beautiful ♪ -♪ We're not human ♪ -♪ But what we are is beautiful ♪ ♪ Beautiful ♪ ♪ O, you are, you are so ♪ ♪ Beautiful ♪ ♪ Bright and morning star, you are so ♪ -♪ I never seen such a pretty thing ♪ ♪ You're so beautiful to me ♪ -♪ And I never seen such a pretty thing ♪ ♪ Oh, you are ♪ -♪ It hurts right now ♪ ♪ It's hard to see ♪ ♪ But I can feel you stand in front of me ♪ ♪ And it's beautiful ♪ ♪ So beautiful ♪ ♪ Save a glass just for me ♪ ♪ Fill it up with that milk and honey, yeah ♪ ♪ It'll be beautiful ♪ ♪ So beautiful ♪ ♪ Beautiful ♪ ♪ Oh, you are, you are so ♪ ♪ Beautiful ♪ ♪ Bright and morning star, you are so ♪ -♪ I never seen such a pretty thing ♪ ♪ You're so beautiful to me ♪ -♪ And I never seen such a pretty thing ♪ -♪ Oh, you are ♪ ♪ So beautiful ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Beautiful ♪ ♪♪ ♪ So beautiful ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -For all those listening at home, and for everyone in here... ♪♪ Don't leave anybody alone, y'all.
♪♪ We dedicate this song to you.
♪♪ -♪ Take me in ♪ ♪ Like I've never been ♪ ♪ Lead me now to your heart's chagrin ♪ ♪ Take me in ♪ ♪ By the river's bend ♪ ♪ There I can wash away my sins ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you take me in ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Walk me down ♪ ♪ To the hallowed ground ♪ ♪ There I promise not to lose my crown ♪ ♪ Walk me down ♪ ♪ To the batter's mound ♪ ♪ The shouts of victory are the only sounds ♪ -♪ Whoa, won't you walk me down ♪ ♪ 'Cause I've been there once and I'll go again ♪ ♪ Just as long as you're the one to take me in ♪ ♪ Like a free bird circling in the wind ♪ ♪ I'll fly to your cage so you can take me in ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you take me in ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ 'Cause I've seen our mothers cry within ♪ ♪ From our fathers who refuse to call us kin ♪ ♪ But I sink my hands and nails in their skin ♪ ♪ Let's break this curse, oh, won't you take me in ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you take me in ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you take me in ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you take me in ♪ ♪ Let's go ♪ ♪ Ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you take me in ♪ ♪ Ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you take me in ♪ ♪ Let's go ♪ ♪ Ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ Yeah, oh, won't you take me in ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you take me in ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you take me in ♪ ♪♪ ♪ America ♪ ♪ 'Merica ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now is the time ♪ ♪ It's time to unite ♪ ♪ We the people ♪ ♪ It's time to unite ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ It's time to unite ♪ ♪ Oh, beautiful ♪ ♪ For spacious skies ♪ ♪ For amber waves of grain ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Yeah!
♪♪ Everybody say yeah!
-♪ Ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ Won't you take me in ♪ -One more time!
Say yeah!
-♪ Ya, ya, ya ♪ -We need each other!
We need each other!
Sing!
-♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ Won't you take me in ♪ -One more time!
-♪ Ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ Ya, ya, ya, ya ♪ ♪ Won't you take me in ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you take me in ♪ ♪ Oh, won't you take me in ♪ -Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ] This next song, there's a special young lady in our life, from a little town called Albion, Michigan.
She's a... singer/songwriter, she's still in high school... She's so beautiful -- -She's our baby.
-And... [ Applause ] Thank you.
We'd like to dedicate this song to you, Ann Wade.
This song is called "Jubilee."
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I see the morning coming in your eyes ♪ ♪ Jubilee, jubilee ♪ ♪ It's shining brighter than the sun in the sky ♪ ♪ Jubilee, jubilee ♪ Aw, yeah, come on, mama.
-♪ I hear the joy bells ringing in your voice ♪ ♪ Jubilee, jubilee ♪ ♪ Your kind of singing cutting through the noise ♪ ♪ Jubilee, jubilee ♪ ♪ Oh, jubilee, yeah ♪ -♪ Jubilee ♪ ♪ You're the kind of joy that I need ♪ ♪ It's shining brighter than the sun in the sky ♪ ♪ Jubilee, jubilee ♪ -♪ Ah, yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Well, jubilee, yeah ♪ -♪ Jubilee ♪ ♪ You're the kind of joy that I need ♪ -Come on, mama!
♪ It's shining brighter than the sun in the sky ♪ ♪ Jubilee, ju-u-u ♪ ♪ Bi-- ♪ [ Laughing ] -♪ Bilee!
♪ [ Laughter ] ♪ Bilee ♪ -[ Laughs ] Thank you!
-You tried to get me.
[ Applause ] Our family deals with PTSD -- Michael is a two-time Iraqi war veteran, he served two tours in Iraq.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you -- and thank him and all the soldiers who fought.
I just wanted to say that a lot of people don't know the struggles that people with PTSD go through, but whenever I look at Michael, I always just want to know how he wakes up every morning and he's just so vibrant, and he's just hanging in the sky with all this joy, and I just look at him like the beautiful moon -- -I wake -- I wake up like this.
-[ Laughs ] You wake up like that?
-Where's the alarm clock?!
That's how I wake up in the morning.
-But you're such a beautiful person -- -Thank you, baby.
-And I'm not saying that because you're my husband, but because you find a way to bring joy and put joy in everything.
-Well, thanks for being my caretaker.
I love you.
This song is called "Hey Pretty Moon."
Thank you, darlin'.
♪♪ ♪♪ -To you, Ray Charles.
♪♪ ♪ Hey pretty moon ♪ ♪ Bright and fair ♪ ♪ How do you hang ♪ ♪ In the air up there?
♪ ♪ Looks like you hang ♪ ♪ Free from all cares ♪ -♪ Free from all cares ♪ -♪ Mmm ♪ -♪ Silver circle ♪ ♪ Light and round ♪ ♪ In the dark ♪ ♪ Look at the peace you found ♪ ♪ Looks like you hang ♪ -♪ Looks like you hang ♪ -♪ Free ♪ ♪ From all cares ♪ -♪ Free from all cares ♪ -♪ How do you shine ♪ ♪ While the darkest hour ♪ ♪ Burns under your luminous eye?
♪ -♪ Teach me how ♪ ♪ To shine the way ♪ ♪ You do ♪ ♪ No matter how grey the sky ♪ ♪ Hey, pretty moon ♪ ♪ Bright and fair ♪ ♪ How do you hang ♪ ♪ In the air up there?
♪ ♪ Looks like you hang ♪ ♪ Free from all cares ♪ -Ladies and gentlemen, on the trumpet, from Knoxville, Tennessee, Mr. Joe Jordan!
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ You find a way ♪ -♪ You find a way ♪ -♪ To stay up high ♪ -♪ To stay up high ♪ -♪ While all the stars ♪ ♪ Fall by your side ♪ -♪ While all the stars ♪ ♪ Fall by your side ♪ -♪ Even the sun ♪ ♪ Sometimes fails to show ♪ ♪ You always ♪ ♪ Keep your glow ♪ -♪ Hey, yeah ♪ ♪ Hey, pretty moon ♪ ♪ Bright and fair ♪ ♪ How do you hang ♪ -♪ How do you hang ♪ -♪ In the air up there?
♪ -♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Looks like you hang ♪ -♪ Yeah, baby ♪ ♪ Free from all cares ♪ -♪ Free from all care ♪ -♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Looks like you hang ♪ ♪ Free ♪ -♪ From all ♪ ♪ Cares ♪ ♪ Oh, look like you hang ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] -The song "Five More Minutes," I think, is -- is the song that has the most personal story of all.
-I served two tours in Iraq, and from there, I, uh, like, I got what they call PTSD.
Depression hit me hard, and... anxiety, and I was ready to just... give it up.
And, uh, I had a plan to end it all that day.
I remember my wife getting down on her knees and holding me by my face and saying, "I just need you to give me five more minutes to love you, and I promise I'll give you reason to keep going."
And I gave her five minutes, and that five minutes led to us being right here in Austin, on Austin City Limits -- I'm still living the five minutes.
-Next, and Austin artist who blurs the lines between soul, gospel, folk, and blues -- Ruthie Foster!
-♪ Uh-huh, ooh, uh-huh, ooh ♪ ♪ Uh-huh, ooh, uh-huh, ooh ♪ [ All vocalizing ] [ Clapping in time ♪ Uh-huh, ooh ♪ ♪ Lost hope, I got life ♪ ♪ Got pain, got strife ♪ ♪ You don't need nobody ♪ ♪ Tell you how to life your life ♪ ♪ Sometimes you hurt ♪ ♪ So down you can't work ♪ ♪ Couldn't see a better way ♪ ♪ Keep trustin' one more day ♪ ♪ My heart, my mind ♪ ♪ Is open wide ♪ ♪ Forgiveness see me through ♪ ♪ I'm free, are you?
♪ ♪ Friendships come and they go ♪ ♪ Lesson learned and so ♪ ♪ Meanwhile keep an eye ♪ ♪ One daybreak at a time ♪ ♪ Cause love heals ♪ ♪ Love kills ♪ ♪ Time will ♪ ♪ Reveal a brand-new day ♪ ♪ You know, love heals ♪ ♪ And love kills ♪ ♪ Time will ♪ ♪ Reveal a brand-new day ♪ ♪ Whoo!
♪ ♪♪ ♪ Might stumble along the way ♪ ♪ Knocked down, that's okay ♪ ♪ Meanwhile I say ♪ ♪ Follow the promise of a brand-new day ♪ ♪ You know love heals ♪ ♪ Love kills ♪ ♪ Time will ♪ ♪ Reveal a brand-new day ♪ ♪ You know love heals ♪ ♪ Love kills ♪ ♪ Time will ♪ ♪ Reveal a brand-new day ♪ ♪ A-ha, whoo, a-ha, whoo, a-ha, whoo, a-ha ♪ ♪♪ ♪ It might sound untrue ♪ ♪ But this song's for you ♪ ♪ Let come what may ♪ ♪ Follow the promise of a brand-new day ♪ ♪ You know love heals ♪ ♪ Whoo!
Love kills ♪ ♪ Time will ♪ ♪ Reveal a brand-new day ♪ ♪ You know love heals ♪ ♪ Love kills ♪ ♪ Time will ♪ ♪ Reveal a brand-new day ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Laughs ] Thank you!
[ Laughs ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Pretty women wonder ♪ ♪ Where my secret lies ♪ ♪ I'm not cute or built to suit ♪ ♪ Or fashion-model size ♪ ♪ But when I start to tell them ♪ ♪ They think I'm tellin' lies ♪ ♪ I say it's in the reach of my arms ♪ ♪ The span of my hips ♪ ♪ The stride in my steps ♪ ♪ The curl of my lips ♪ ♪ I'm a woman ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman ♪ ♪ Whoa, I'm a woman, yeah ♪ ♪ Baby, that's me ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I walk into a room ♪ ♪ Just as cool as you please ♪ ♪ And to a man the fellas stand ♪ ♪ And they fall down on their knees ♪ ♪ And then they swarm around me ♪ ♪ Like a hive of honey bees ♪ ♪ Whoa, I say it's in the fire in my eyes ♪ ♪ The flash of my teeth ♪ ♪ The swing of my waist ♪ ♪ The joy in my feet ♪ ♪ I'm a woman ♪ -♪ Phenomenal woman ♪ -♪ Phenomenal woman ♪ -♪ Phenomenal, phenomenal ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman ♪ -♪ Whoa, I'm a woman, yeah ♪ -♪ Phenomenal, phenomenal ♪ ♪ Phenomenal ♪ -♪ Baby, that's me ♪ ♪ Oh, it's in the arch of my back ♪ ♪ The sun of my smile ♪ ♪ The ride of my breast ♪ ♪ The grace of my style ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ -♪ Whoo ♪ -♪ Now you understand ♪ ♪ Just why my head's not bowed ♪ ♪ I don't shout or jump about ♪ ♪ I don't have to talk real loud ♪ ♪ But when you see me passin' ♪ ♪ It oughta make you smile ♪ ♪ Hey, it's in click of my heels ♪ ♪ The bend of my hair ♪ ♪ The palm of my hands ♪ ♪ The need for my care ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm a woman ♪ -♪ Phenomenal, phenomenal ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman ♪ -♪ Phenomenal woman, yeah ♪ -♪ Phenomenal, phenomenal ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman ♪ -♪ Oh, I'm a woman, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, that's me ♪ ♪ It's in the palm of my hands ♪ ♪ And the need for my care ♪ ♪ Phenomenal, phenomenal ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby ♪ -♪ Baby, yeah ♪ -♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ That's me ♪ ♪♪ ♪ That's me ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Whoo!
Thank you -- that's Scottie Miller over there.
[ Cheers and applause ] This is -- the next song was brought to me by... uh, a singer/songwriter in L.A. Beautiful tune and I... First thing I said to her was, "Can I have it?"
This is a -- it's a beautiful song, it's called "Feels Like Freedom."
We want to do this one for you.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ The sun is coming up again ♪ ♪ Those winds of change are blowin' in ♪ ♪ And I know ♪ ♪ Yes, I know ♪ ♪ It feels like freedom ♪ ♪ Been a long and lonely road ♪ ♪ But I'm finally comin' home ♪ ♪ And, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ It feels like freedom ♪ ♪ Are you ready now?
♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm ready now ♪ ♪ For a change to come ♪ ♪ Feet, don't fail me now ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm ready now ♪ ♪ To move on ♪ ♪ Sing a new song ♪ ♪ Storm clouds are breaking ♪ ♪ And my worries, they are fading ♪ ♪ And, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ It feels like freedom ♪ ♪ And my sisters and my brothers ♪ ♪ I see 'em coming together ♪ ♪ And, oh, oh ♪ ♪ It feels like freedom ♪ ♪ Are you ready now, 'cause I'm ready now ♪ ♪ For a change to come ♪ ♪ Feet, don't fail me now ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm ready now ♪ ♪ To move on ♪ ♪ Are you ready now, 'cause I'm ready now ♪ ♪ For a change to come ♪ ♪ Feet, don't fail me now ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm ready now ♪ ♪ To move on ♪ ♪ The sun is coming up again ♪ ♪ Those winds of change are blowing in ♪ ♪ And I know ♪ ♪ Yes, I know ♪ ♪ It feels like freedom ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] You know, I do love me some Mavis Staples, so... here's a -- here's one I got permission to record, call this one "The Ghetto."
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ If you ever ♪ ♪ Lived ♪ ♪ In the ghetto ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It may be ♪ ♪ At the close ♪ ♪ Of your day ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ From your front porch ♪ ♪ You hear the sounds ♪ ♪ Of a jukebox ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Of a neighborhood ♪ ♪ Café ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ At noon ♪ ♪ You may hear ♪ ♪ Neighbors fussing ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When a kid ♪ ♪ Breaks ♪ ♪ A window pane ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, at night ♪ ♪ At night ♪ ♪ You may be wakened ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ By the sounds ♪ ♪ Of an outward-bound train ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Outsiders ♪ ♪ They refuse ♪ ♪ To help us ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, and they down us ♪ ♪ For living ♪ ♪ The way we do ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, but when you're born ♪ ♪ The child ♪ ♪ A child of a poor man ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ They say the ghetto ♪ ♪ Is the only ♪ ♪ Place for you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But if there's ♪ ♪ Such thing ♪ ♪ As a hereafter ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And I'm satisfied ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm satisfied ♪ ♪ that there will be ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, when they build ♪ ♪ When they build ♪ ♪ Oh, New Jerusalem ♪ ♪ There won't be ♪ ♪ No more ghetto ♪ ♪ For me ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ There won't be ♪ ♪ No more ghetto ♪ ♪ For me ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ There won't be ♪ ♪ No more ghetto ♪ ♪ For me ♪ ♪ Mmm ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ Time to go down Mississippi for a while, let's go to Mississippi.
♪♪ Call this one "Runaway Soul."
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Down in Mississippi, down in Mississippi, y'all ♪ ♪ They got the blues down there, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ They got the blues and the gospel too ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes, sometimes ♪ ♪ They mix it all together ♪ ♪ They mix it all up ♪ ♪ I do believe we can mix the blues and the gospel ♪ ♪ In this house this evening ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, well, well, now ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Well ♪ ♪ I do a little bit of "Runaway Soul" ♪ ♪ Gonna bring the gospel ♪ ♪ And the blues ♪ ♪ In one house together, y'all ♪ ♪ Well, I hope you don't mind ♪ ♪ I hope you don't mind ♪ ♪ Hope you don't mind ♪ ♪ Here we go ♪ ♪ Yeah, all right ♪ ♪ We got one, two ♪ ♪ One, two, three ♪ ♪ I believe my soul's found a happy home ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I believe ♪ ♪ My soul's found a happy home ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, it left me waitin' here ♪ ♪ To suffer on my own ♪ ♪ Well, it's hard to say I'm sorry ♪ ♪ So easy to be cruel ♪ ♪ I'm a long way from right ♪ ♪ And I'm breakin' all the rules ♪ ♪ I believe ♪ ♪ My soul's found a happy home ♪ ♪ Left me waitin' here ♪ ♪ To suffer on my own ♪ ♪ Somebody save me, pray for me tonight ♪ ♪ I've got a long way to go ♪ ♪ Before I see the mornin' light ♪ ♪ And I believe ♪ ♪ My soul's found a happy home ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ And left me waitin' here ♪ ♪ To suffer on my own ♪ [ Instrumental ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Somebody save me, pray for me tonight ♪ ♪ I've got a long way to go ♪ ♪ Before I see the mornin' light ♪ ♪ I do believe ♪ ♪ My soul's found a happy home ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, it left me waitin' here ♪ ♪ To suffer on my own ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ I believe ♪ -♪ My soul's found a happy home ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ I believe ♪ ♪ My soul's found a happy home ♪ ♪ It left me waitin' here ♪ ♪ To suffer on my own ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Runaway ♪ ♪ Runaway, runaway ♪ ♪ Runaway ♪ ♪ Runawa-a-a-ay ♪ ♪ Runaway ♪ ♪ Soul ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Yeah, y'all.
Thank you!
[ Cheers and applause ] And y'all stay safe, stay healthy.
Until we get a chance to see you again, be blessed.
Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ] I wanted to do something with a big band because that's something I used to do when I was in the Navy.
I was a big band singer in front of a 15-piece orchestra for the most part.
And I thought it was time to bring that to the stage and just let folks know that, yeah, this is part of my past, too.
You will never out-sing brass instruments.
That's the number-one thing to remember.
-You shouldn't even try.
-No, it's not gonna happen, especially when they're right behind you.
So it was really about phrasing.
I learned a lot about phrasing singing big band music and listening to some of the greats -- Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughan.
These are incredible people who knew a lot about how to phrase when they sang, and that's where it's at.
They find -- You find those -- those holes, you know?
And it's about the -- you know, playing with levels and what you do with your voice.
Yeah, you are an instrument, so it's basically find a place in that.
-♪ Time will ♪ ♪ Reveal a brand-new day ♪ ♪ A-ha, whoo, a-ha, whoo, a-ha, whoo, a-ha ♪ ♪♪ ♪ It might sound untrue ♪ ♪ But this song's for you ♪ ♪ Let come what may ♪ ♪ Follow the promise of a brand-new day ♪ ♪ You know love heals ♪ ♪ Whoo!
Love kills ♪ ♪ Time will ♪ ♪ Reveal a brand-new day ♪ ♪ You know love heals ♪ ♪ Love kills ♪ ♪ Time will ♪ ♪ Reveal a brand-new day ♪