Joni Mitchell Sings Summertime
Clip: Season 2023 Episode 1 | 6m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoree Joni Mitchell performs "Summertime."
Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoree Joni Mitchell performs "Summertime" at DAR Constitution Hall during the 2023 Gershwin Prize Concert, March 1, 2023.
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Joni Mitchell Sings Summertime
Clip: Season 2023 Episode 1 | 6m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoree Joni Mitchell performs "Summertime" at DAR Constitution Hall during the 2023 Gershwin Prize Concert, March 1, 2023.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(audience applauds) (slow bass and piano beat) ♪ Summertime ♪ ♪ And the living is easy ♪ (audience cheers) ♪ Fish are jumpin' ♪ ♪ And the cotton is high ♪ ♪ Your daddy's rich ♪ (chorus drones) ♪ And your mama's so good-looking ♪ ♪ So, hush, little baby ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ (trumpet whines) ♪ One of these mornings ♪ ♪ You're gonna rise up singing ♪ ♪ And you'll spread your pretty wings ♪ ♪ And you'll take to the sky ♪ ♪ But until that morning ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing gonna harm you ♪ ♪ Not with your daddy and your mammy ♪ ♪ Standing by, standing by ♪ - Yeah!
Our main man Greg Phillinganes on the piano!
(audience applauds) (punchy piano solo) (breathy choral accompaniment) - Come on, Celisse!
(bright, warbling guitar solo) (guitar and choral accompaniment continue) (audience applauds) ♪ Summertime ♪ ♪ And the livin' is easy ♪ ♪ Fish are jumpin' ♪ (chorus echoes Mitchell) ♪ And the cotton is high ♪ ♪ Your daddy's rich ♪ ♪ Your daddy's rich ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ (chorus hums) ♪ And your mama's so good-looking ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ So, hush, little baby ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ ♪ Don't cry ♪ (rambling bass) (rambling bass continues, with trumpet accompaniment) ♪ One of these mornings ♪ ♪ You're gonna rise up singing ♪ ♪ You're gonna rise up ♪ ♪ You're gonna rise up ♪ ♪ Spread your pretty wings ♪ ♪ And take off up to the sky ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ (trumpet buzzes) (drums build) ♪ But until that morning ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing gonna harm you ♪ (chorus hums) ♪ Not with your daddy and mammy ♪ ♪ Standing by ♪ ♪ Standing by ♪ (guitar warbles) (audience applauds, yells) (instruments harmonize) (cymbal rides) (trumpet buzzes as other instruments fade) (audience applauds and shouts)
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Carla Hayden Presents The Gershwin Award to Joni Mitchell
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Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden presents the Gershwin Prize to Joni Mitchell. (2m 56s)
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Diana Krall Performs For the Roses
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Diana Krall performs "For the Roses" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (4m 17s)
Graham Nash Performs A Case of You
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Graham Nash performs "A Case of You" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize concert for Joni Mitchell. (5m 1s)
Herbie Hancock and Ledisi Perform River
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Ledisi and Herbie Hancock perform "River" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (4m 50s)
James Taylor Performs California
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James Taylor performs "California" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (4m 23s)
Joni Mitchell's Gershwin Prize Acceptance Speech
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Singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell accepts the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. (51s)
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Major corporate funding for Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song is provided by Wells Fargo. Additional corporate funding is provided by the...