Moon River

[Mandolin Mick]

I grew up listening to my parents Andy Williams albums. So, when I heard of his death yesterday, I learned Moon River on the mandolin. It's in C and a very beautiful melody.

[JeffD]

Me too. I figured it out in G and played it for friends. RIP Andy

[George R. Lane]

Any Tabs?

[Mandolin Mick]

Not to my knowledge. His version is in C, and the sheet music is in C as well. If you can read musical notation do a search on Moon River sheet music and click on images. It'll bring up Moon River in C. That's what I did, and I'm glad I did, because the melody can be tricky places.

[AlanN]

I love those old melodies, interpreted by the great vocalists of the bygone eras - Sinatra, Williams, Darin, Torme, etc. And the jazzers, too - Grant Green did Moon River very nicely.

[jaycat]

Johnny Mercer really outdid himself lyrically on this number. My girlfriend's daughter named her dog Huckleberry because she loves that line so much.

Here's Grant Green's rendition -- beautiful.

[mandroid]

Branson Missouri seems to have developed a number of showcase businesses ,
where the artist gets to stay off the road, and made a bunch of parking spots for their
RV driving audience members that are out there driving around..

having a Show, food and drinks to sell to the age group that remembers them
and their own younger years..

[Willie Poole]

Alan, you forgot to mention my favorite, Perry Como....Yes, I do listen to music other than bluegrass, or I used to when it was called Pop Music....We still have some old records laying around the house somewhere, some of us know what a record is, some don`t....

Willie

[jaycat]

Billy Stewart did a great version as well. Can't find it anywhere on the 'net, but it was on his record "Billy Stewart teaches old standards new tricks."

[Bruce Clausen]

Good tune. Where I grew up, the hit version was by Jerry Butler:

[Mike Black]

I just listened to Homer and Jethro playing Moon River. Nice mando solo too.

[R. Porter]

Here's my arrangement in F. I love this tune.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUIcIWpsCHs

[Grommet]

Great arrangement and nice picking RP.

Scott

[ald]

Excellent, Mr Porter

[AlanN]

Marvy.

[Pete Martin]

Greens jazz version is wonderful.