Come Down in Time, by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

Played on his high strung Martin guitar. Very early 70's.

https://youtu.be/xsm5iicLQLs

Entertainment Tonight from 1987
https://youtu.be/poaceu1ZGds

Easy Way Out 1977 home demo - made for Phil Ramone and Peter Yarrow
https://youtu.be/Bba1i1nK3fk

Louie and the Belgians 1991 demo
https://youtu.be/C1hzhtocBT0

https://youtu.be/yYKHNqsLLdU

Univ of Washington concert from 1984. Song list:

It's My Job (Mac McAnally), My Old Yellow Car (Thom Schuyler), White House Pet (Mac McAnally), No One Can Hurt You Like a Friend (Dick Pinney), Troubled For You (Ted Sherman), Gypsy in the Photograph (Crow Johnson), Circle of Fifths (Raun MacKinnon), Temptation (Randy Goodrum), What I Had With You (Claude Putman, Sonny Throckmorton), Old Fashioned Love (Roy Freeland, Bill LaBounty), Lucky Stars (Raun MacKinnon), Mona Ray (Leo Kottke, Michael Johnson), Sailing Without a Sail (Bill LaBounty, Roy Freeland), Departure (Hugh Prestwood), All I Really Need (Raffi), Big Lippin' (Michael Johnson, Jim Salestrom), Catch Another Butterfly (Michael Williams), On The Road (Carl Franzen), Ain't Dis Da Life (Michael Smith), The Last One Singing the Blues (Peter McCann), Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Jimmie Cox), Bluer Than Blue (Randy Goodrum), Oranges and Roses (Dave Mallett), The Wonderful World of Sex (Michael Smith), One Note Samba (Antonio Carlos  Jobim), Don't Look for Love (Thom Bishop), Coming Back To Me (Polly Bolton, Roger Bullen, Dave Cooper, Kevin Dempsey, Martin Jenkins), May You Never (John Martyn), Walk Me Round Your Garden (Dick Pinney)

When I Fall In Love - an old song from the early 1950's. 

https://youtu.be/XlN4Bx9G-yM

Leavin' Lonesome - written by Joanie Chappell Beeson & Michael Johnson

https://youtu.be/eAF1f8_PFAI

A wonderful short classical piece by Francisco Tárrega

https://youtu.be/XegavDgjDVE

Check out this work in progress of MJ by his sister-in-law and songwriter of In Your Eyes among others. I will post her updates. Isn't it beyond words?

Do you enjoy meaningful projects?

I've started a painting that hits home for me. It may take more than one try to draw and paint what I imagine. 

Michael Johnson was a marvelous musician and singer--and he was my brother-in-law and friend. Pop, folk, country, standards--his love for his audiences and the integrity of his music was superb. 

I want to include the titles of the songs he recorded to fill the space as he filled the space us. A beginning. 
@crowspun


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Little Paper Ball from March 1967

https://youtu.be/8vUOm18NhFM

Written by Jon Hendricks. Other Hendricks songs MJ covered: Blue, Sermonette, Gimmie That Wine.

He sang this in 1995 at Orchestra Hall, saying it was the shortest song - he did not repeat the second verse this time. He also performed this in 1972 at Charlotte's Web.

1981 Mpls radio interview, promoting release of Home Free. I found this while searching for "That's Why God Loves Mankind."

https://youtu.be/AxnBBthiStA

partial concert

https://youtu.be/fo0ECE5AsYM

This was on a tape which MJ recorded over. Date and venue unknown. I would place it around 1990. He started performing "Martha" in 1989.

I laughed at Alison Krauss' intro to this tune, and thought others might enjoy it too. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWRGZaHb8xE

February 4, 1982 concert review added at https://mjblue.com/conrev3.html

Along with accompanying newspaper photo: