From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music,” comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. This is an amazing version of “Stand by Me†that I think will delight you as much as it did me!
This cover of Stand By Me was recorded by completely unknown artists in a street virtual studio all around the world!
It all started with a base track—vocals and guitar—recorded on the streets of Santa Monica, California, by a street musician named Roger Ridley. The base track was then taken to New Orleans, Louisiana, where Grandpa Elliott—a blind singer from the French Quarter—added vocals and harmonica while listening to Ridley’s base track on headphones. Then Washboard Chaz added metal percussion.
The producers took the resulting mix all through Europe, Africa, and South America, adding new tracks with multiple instruments and vocals, which were assembled into this final final version — all done with a simple laptop and some microphones.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!! (Thanks to Dr. Mercola for sharing this with me!!)