Monday Music: Sarah Vaughn - (Somewhere) Over the Rainbow

"Over the Rainbow" was written by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg for the movie The Wizard of Oz. As such, Judy Garland got first dibs on singing it. Since then it has been recorded by well over a hundred artists, from Frank Sinatra to Barbara Streisand to Jerry Lee Lewis and all stripes in between. There is perhaps no more sublime interpretation than Sarah Vaughan's rendition in this 1958 live performance in The Netherlands.

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Monday Music: Tommy Emmanuel

I especially enjoy sharing guitar music form time to time. Here is Tommy Emmanuel performing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Mr. Emmanuel Performed in Birmingham, Ala. last Saturday.

Note from the YouTube site: "This classic song by Harold Arlen from the film, The Wizard of Oz, was arranged and performed by Tommy from the mid '70s. It was first adapted from a version played by Chet Atkins, then it evolved over many concerts."