Happy Easter - Blessed Assurance
Sunday Matinee Music Video
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE + SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO: “Blessed Assurance”
...This well-known hymn was written by blind songwriter Fanny Crosby with music by Phoebe Knapp. Originally published in 1873, it’s still sung around the world in hundreds of churches at a time. It’s been covered many times, usually with the familiar arrangement, which I learned in the 80s. Around 1999 I was tinkering in the studio with it and developed my own arrangement, wrapping new chords around the standard melody and giving it a Philly Soul feel. Here I am in Oakland CA, playing it at a memorial service for a remarkable family friend (who is described in the video). Jimmy Touzel was at the mixing board and Uma Robin Mackey captured this video. Be blessed.
#blessedassurance #hymn #singersongwriter #FannyCrosby #PhoebeKnapp #church #phillysoul #oakland #california #jimmytouzel #johnnyjblair #singeratlarge