River

Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock performing Joni's song "River".

River

Joni Mitchell performs "River" with Herbie Hancock on piano.

Woodstock

Heather Maloney covering Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock", and a second video with Joni herself performing the song in 1970.

Cass Elliot - 70

Had she not died so young, Cass Elliot, aka Mama Cass, would have been 70 today. Born in Baltimore, she graduated from high school in Alexandria, VA, and went on from there to become one of the most popular singers in the country.

Later this week I will do a post of her performing with the Mamas and the Papas, but she had such an amazing voice when she performed alone, that I am going to post some videos of her performing solo today.

"Make You Own Kind of Music"



"Dream a Little Dream of Me" sung to Tom Smothers.



Not exactly a solo, but not with the Mamas and the Papas either. Cass Elliot, Mary Travers & Joni Mitchell perform "I Shall Be Released"

Sarah McLachlan

I am going to end the week, and this series of post focusing on piano player, with Sarah McLachlan. I been wanting to post the first video for a while now. This is a performance from one of the Live Aid concerts in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Sarah McLachlan and Josh Groban performing "Angel".



Here McLachlan plays the piano accompaniment to Patti Smith's performance of "Because the Night".



Since it is the day after Thankgiving, and thus the start of the Christmas season, I am including McLachlan's version of Joni Mitchell's song "River". This is not really a Christmas song, but in the last couple years everybody has started including it on their Christmas albums. It a good song, so it doesn't really matter.