The Bad Piano Player

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player finally features a modern songwriter, albeit a throwback, as we learn about the inestimable Tom Waits. 

Send us Fan Mail In honour of Robert Burns day, the Bad Piano Player features Scottish music and how it was shaped by history. D'ye ken?

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player gives a history lesson in Birdsong. I mean, songs about birds. "Fly, Robin, Fly" will not be played, if you were wondering. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the Bad Piano Player makes his second deep dive into the music of the master, Irving Berlin, with some special appearances. 

Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of season two, the Bad Piano Player sings of a home where the buffalo roam with six cowboy songs. Happy New Year to all of our listeners! 

Send us Fan Mail The Bad Piano Player sings some Christmas songs,  to complement, you know, the season.

Send us Fan Mail This week The Bad Piano Player goes back to his “Favourite Songs” file, including a duet with Mrs. Mediocre Singer!

Send us Fan Mail This week, the Bad Piano Player features the prolific partnership of composer Jule Styne and lyricist Sammy Cahn.

Send us Fan Mail This week, The Bad Piano Player features the amazingly tuneful composer, Jimmy Van Heusen.

Send us Fan Mail This week the Bad Piano Player learns about the movie songwriting team of Arthur Freed, producer /lyricist, and Nacio Herb Brown, composer.

Send us Fan Mail This week the bad piano player takes a suggestion from his fanbase and learns about lyricist Ted Koehler, who wrote many of the hits behind Shirley Temple films. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the bad piano player learns about songs that have won Academy Awards.

Send us Fan Mail This week the bad piano player dives into his large collection of compilation songbooks.

Send us Fan Mail Lyricist Jack Yellen is featured on this week's episode. From Eddie Cantor to Paul Whiteman to Shirley Temple. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the bad piano player takes a second look at Frank Lesser, the lyricist and composer of "Guys and Dolls," and other famous songs. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the bad piano player learns about the great Eddie Cantor: singer, comedian, "banjo eyes."

Send us Fan Mail This week the bad piano player takes a second dive into the voluminous catalogue of Harry Warren.  

Send us Fan Mail This week the bad piano player learns about famous broadway teams, some you've heard of, some you haven't. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the bad piano player learns about Richard A. Whiting, who wrote the famous Shirley Temple tune about lollipops. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the Bad Piano Player learns about the highly esteemed composer & lyricist, Irving Berlin, and his creation of "American" music. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the Bad Piano Player dives into the world of Vaudeville, the very beginnings of comedy and variety theatre. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the Bad Piano Player learns about Dorothy Fields, the lyricist behind some of the most well known songs in the world. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the bad piano player delves into more of his favourite songs from his immense collection of music. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the bad piano player learns about songs with places in titles. 

Send us Fan Mail This week the bad piano player learns about more female lyricists and composers like Carolyn Leigh and Cindy Walker.