Stand by me....

this does happen to be one of my all time favorite songs and the version from Playing for Change is just a little bit of heaven! i go there frequently.... the saxophone is always so seductive and haunting...love it.

and today i got this email ... so exciting

Dear Friends,

We are thrilled to announce that TODAY, Playing For Change has been given the incredible honor of debuting our next 'Song Around the World' on Bob Marley's website, www.bobmarley.com. Click HERE to see and hear "One Love" now!!

February 6th is Bob Marley's Birthday, and let us all celebrate his music and legacy with the Playing For Change rendition of his classic anthem, "One Love," featuring over 35 performances by musicians from around the world! We hope that you enjoy it!

"It's time for the world to unite as a human race."

Peace,
Mark Johnson & Whitney Burditt
Co-Founders, Playing For Change

this show was recommended by my friend Bill and boy was he right!!

October 24, 2008Bill Moyers sits down with Mark Johnson, the producer of a remarkable documentary about the simple but transformative power of music: PLAYING FOR CHANGE: PEACE THROUGH MUSIC. The film brings together musicians from around the world — blues singers in a waterlogged New Orleans, chamber groups in Moscow, a South African choir — to collaborate on songs familiar and new, in the effort to foster a new, greater understanding of our commonality.
watch here