by Robert Wilkinson
Today we celebrate the remarkable George Ezra. If you haven’t heard his music, you’re in for a treat, since his voice is as compelling as any I've heard!
George Ezra Barnett (7 June 1993) is an English singer-songwriter with an amazing voice that gets your attention and gets your feet tapping! He’s definitely channeling some of the energy of some great past masters of the blues, which you’ll immediately get. He has a couple of albums out, and today we have some of his best. For your enjoyment, the music of Mister George Ezra!
His biggest hit performed live at the 2015 Brit awards, here’s “Budapest.” Here’s the music video of “Budapest”
A very playful video with Sir Ian McKellan! “Listen to the Man”
From Glastonbury 2013, a live solo delivery of the amazingly bluuuzy “Did You Hear the Rain” (The first time I heard this I thought it was an old blues singer!)
Here he explains a little about his music and sound, and about two minutes in begins a great solo acoustic version of “Blame It On Me,” and here's the official music video for “Blame It On Me”
Having some fun with James Corden in the dressing room! George Ezra and James Corden doing “Blame It On Me”
Here’s a great 8+ minute live set! George Ezra Live at Glastonbury 2014
Here’s the music video for “Barcelona”
Here's the music video for "Cassy O"
Here’s an acoustic solo performance of “Broken”
On the BBC’s Radio 1 Live Lounge, George does an interesting laid-back jazzy cover of the Cindy Lauper hit “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”
Also from R1LL, done at a different session, here he covers Macy Gray’s “I Try”
And for the third offering of George on R1LL, here he covers the One Republic hit “Counting Stars”
Here’s a great live set! George Ezra SRF 3 Showcase aus dem Sud Basel
We begin a great trio of 2015 shows! First, his 21 minute set at T in the Park in 2015! George Ezra - Live at T in the Park - 2015
Second, here’s a full 51+ minute set by George! George Ezra - Live @ Hurricane Festival 2015
And third but not last, Christmas in June! Here’s his December 2015 live show in Inglewood, California! George Ezra KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Concert – 2015
Here’s a 25 minute relaxed acoustic set with commentary between songs at HMH Set 17 in NYC. George Ezra Live at HMH Stage 17
Unfortunately, his entire sets from Glastonbury (any year) have disappeared.
This bubbled up this year. It’s a full hour and 27 show from 2019! George Ezra Live at Mainz
Here’s 50 solid minutes of George live in 2020! George Ezra - Live in 2020
This year his 56 minute set titled Front and Center – Live at the Iridium Jazz Club from Feb 2016 is gone, as is his one hour show from 2018. However, I did find this one hour and 3 show from 2021 years later, giving us his newest material! George Ezra - Front and Center – Live at the Iridium Jazz Club 2021
For our final cut, we come back to the song that brought us here! Live at T in the Park in 2014, George in the groove offering up “Budapest.” And here’s another great performance backed by the BBC orchestra at the BBC 2014 Music awards. “Budapest” (It says it contains flashing imagery, so if that’s a problem for you, I suppose you shouldn’t watch this. Really, it’s just bright lights fading up and then fading down in a few shots.)
If you want to know more about this amazing new talent, please check out Georgeezra.com
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