I Would Do Anything For You

Here's a song I wrote a while ago that continues to be pretty popular whenever I play it. I was thinking about the ways I could demonstrate my love for a particular person.

A new love song

Here's a song I wrote fairly recently. It's one of those songs about what comes up when you are in a relationship.

Tom Knight "Hot Air Balloon"

This song has an interesting history. Jody Kessler brought this song to the songwriter's group we were in in Ithaca. She had written the first verse and the melody, but didn't feel like finishing the song. She said it wasn't like the usual songs that she writes. It sounded like my kind of song, so I wrote a chorus and 2 more verses.

"Pancakes" by Tom Knight

I'll post a new song from "The Song" TV show every week or two, until I run out. Here's the next one - Pancakes, from my 1992 CD Easy as Pie.

Crazy Little Dream by Tom Knight

Welcome to the relaunch of this Blog! The purpose of this blog initially was to post mp3s of new songs and demos that aren't available on CD or iTunes. Since I've started doing a lot more video production, I decided to continue this blog, but focus more on videos of songs, whether they are new or old songs. My goal is to post a new song every 2 weeks or so. The first few songs will be excerpts from a show I did on August 14th, 2012 for Frontier Community Television (South Deerfield, MA) for a show called "The Song." I hope you like it!

Song tribute to Frankie Manning

Legendary Lindy Hopper Frankie Manning just passed away on April 27th, 2009 at the age of 94. I had the opportunity to take swing dance lessons from him, and met him several times.

In May 1999, I wrote a song for his 85th birthday, which I recorded with my band, Tom Knight & the Blue Moon. I traveled to NYC to deliver it to him at his party at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.

LA Times Obituary

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Vocals and rhythm Guitar - Tom Knight
Bass - Jim Lawrence
Lead Guitar - Mike Vitucci
Drums - Fred Johnson
Sax - Peter Forlano
Trumpet - Gary Hartz

Engineered by Peter Hopper in Freeville, NY.

Tom Knight's website

Frankie Steps Out
Copyright 1999 by Tom Knight

In 1938 things were really hoppin' in Harlem
Goodman and Basie were swingin' all the way to big stardom
On Lenox avenue the kids found a way to move their two feet
Which matched up perfectly with the energy of the new beat
When the band started to swing it in rhythm
All the cats in the corner were with 'em
Hoppin' and stompin'
Under the umbrella of a fella who was known to all as Whitey (Herbert White)
The girls and boys at the Savoy were Lindy Hoppin' nightly (Well all right)

Mr. Chick Webb led the house band playin' in the ballroom
It was one whole city block and had 2 stages - not a small room
When one band finished the other band started there was no rest
The Savoy was famous for its battle of the bands and other contests
Once Chick Webb tried to battle Count Basie
No one won, but the cats all went crazy
Hoppin' and stompin'
Chick had Ella Fitzgerald who could really make the place swing
But singin' with Basie was Billie Holiday she was amazing

Shorty George Snowden mighta been the best dancer in the city
According to the story, Shorty was the first to call it Lindy
When Whitey's Lindy Hoppers were starting to get famous all around town
Shorty thought the time had come to challenge all the young 'uns to a showdown
Shorty did the act that he had been known for
Up steps Frankie, challenging the king of the dance floor
Hoppin' and stompin'
Young Frankie Manning threw his partner in the air, it was a new trick
The crowd went crazy, screaming was louder than the music
(spoken)---We'll have to give this contest to the youngsters!

My parent's 50th wedding anniversary

Joyce and Richard Knight, October 25th, 2008

Joyce and Richard Knight, October 25th, 1958

50th wedding anniversary song
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Chorus:
It’s not easy, it’s not perfect
Find a person you respect
Who shares the values you agree with
You learn to bend instead of break
And laugh at all of your mistakes
Choose someone you really love to be with

35th anniversary song
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Chorus:
35 years of love
35 years of love
You can thank your lucky stars and the heavens above
For 35 years of love

Here are two songs I wrote for my parents' anniversaries - one for the 50th, which just happened Oct. 25th, 2008, and one for the 35th.

I was able to play them both live at the parties we had in California.

Tom Knight: vocals and guitar
Recorded Oct. 2008 by Karl Fitzke at Soundswell Studio, Ithaca, NY