Skip Browner Pianist from Nashville, TN

Dedicated and highly skilled in playing all styles, including jazz, rock, pop, blues, and country, with hundreds of songs in my repertoire. I have broad appeal and skill at connecting with a wide range of audiences. Played hundreds of venues around the world, from Carnegie Hall to The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and performed for the President of the United States. Accompanied dozens of artists, and had my own band for 15 years. Completely self contained if necessary. High end portable piano and sound system sufficient for most venues. Arrived in Nashville playing ragtime/honky tonk piano at Shaky's Pizza Parlor. Went on the road after that doing the country music thing with Tammy Wynette through the mid 80's. After that, I put a band together called Hot Pursuit. We played the club and small venue scene through 2003. Played private functions and gatherings till 2009 when I started playing piano bar and other local venues. Play all kinds of music, from jazz and blues to rock and country, to the old standards. I'm available for venues around the Mid South area. I Think first and foremost, I am not just a piano player, but a professional. Having a background in the music industry and business, makes a difference in how smooth your performance can go for the agent and the audience. I am not the least expensive, but highly worth the amount requested and will give more than 100%. I like to arrive early and in plenty of time to be set up so the event will go accordingly. Dress and attire is very important to the performance you are working. So, this is always a part of my job before i arrive, knowing how to look for your event. Having the best in equipment and instruments, when needed to bring for the show, is very important. I pride myself in the fact that I have taken a lot time and energy picking out some of the best equipment to give you the best sound needed, wanted and expected by a professional. (Equipment list upon request) Just being a great piano player, does not make you a great performer. A performer can play anything requested, should that situation arise. A performer is personable and knows how to mingle with the guest on their break, making the music a true part of the event happening for the evening. They also know when NOT to be a part of the audience when that is appropriate. In other words, they know when and how to fit in to make everyone a part of the music experience for the evening. I am a performer as well as a piano player. Yes I play standards and request of all genres, but i am a creator, and capturing an audience is what I do best. Testimonials: Thank you soooo much for being here last night. About that piano playing, WOW???? We knew you were good, now we think of you as one of the very best??. That's my kiss!! We really like being hosts, so any time you have an occasion for a small venue let us try it again. You know we have a good piano!! CU soon, Wayne and Judith Wherry

• Ain't Misbehaving | Fats Waller
• Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers
• All of Me | Frank Sinatra
• All the Things You Are | Kern/Hammerstein
• Almost Like Being in Love | Gene Kelly
• April in Paris | Thelonious Monk
• As Time Goes By | Louis Armstrong
• Autumn Leaves | Nat King Cole
• Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich
• Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered | Rodgers & Heart
• Beyond the Sea | Bobby Darin
• Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain | Willie Nelson
• Blue Skies | Art Tatum
• Bluesette | Curtis Fuller
• By the Time I Get to Phoenix | Glen Campbell
• Chances Are | Johnny Mathis
• Come Rain or Come Shine | Ray Charles
• Could it be Magic | Barry Manilow
• Crazy | Patsy Cline
• Cry Me a River | Ella Fitzgerald
• Danny Boy | Elsie Griffin
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Duke Ellington
• Don't You Know | Jerry Vale
• Don't it Make Your Brown Eyes Blue | Krystal Gayle
• Empty Garden | Elton John
• Everybody Loves Somebody | Dean Martin
• Everything I Do | Bryan Adams
• Faded Love | Bob wills
• Fly Me to the Moon | Frank Sinatra
• For the Good Times | Ray Price
• Georgia | Ray Charles
• Girl From Ipanema | Stan Getz
• He Stopped Lovin Her Today | George Jones
• Hello | Lionel Richey
• Here's That Rainy Day | Tony Bennett
• How Am I Supposed To Live | Laura Branigan
• I Can't Help It | George Jones
• I Can't Stop Loving You | Ray Charles
• I Get A Kick Out Of You | Frank Sinatra
• I Wanna Be Around | Tony Benneyy
• If | Bread
• Imagine | John Lennon
• It Had to be You | Harry Connick Jr
• I'll Always Be In Love With You | Eddy Arnold
• I'll Always Love You | Dolly Pardon
• I'll Be Seeing You | Bing Crosby
• I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Thelonious Monk
• I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry | Hank Williams
• I've Got the World on a String | Frank sinatra
• Just the Way You Are | Billy Joel
• Lara's Theme | Ray Conniff
• Last Date | Floyd Cramer
• Linus & Lucy | Vince Guaraldi
• Love Me Tender | Elvis Presley
• Love Story | Andy Williams
• Mack the Knife | Bobby Darin
• Make the World Go Away | Eddy Arnold
• Melodies of Love | Joe Sample
• Michelle | Beatles
• Misty | Errol Garner
• Moon River | Any Williams
• Moondance | Van Morrison
• Moonlight Serenade | Glen Miller
• Most Beautiful Girl | Charlie Rich
• My Funny Valentine | Rogers and Heart
• My Heart Will Go On | Celine Dion
• My Way | Frank Sinatra
• New York New York | Frank Sinatra
• New York State of Mind | Billy Joel
• Night and Day | Cole Porter
• Nobody Does it Better | Carly Simon
• O Mio Babbino Caro | Puccini
• Old Time Rock and Roll | Bob Seger
• Old and Wise | Alan Parsons Project
• One For My Baby | Billie Holiday
• On the Street Where You Live | Dean Martin
• Piano Man | Billy Joel
• Picture of Me Without You | George Jones
• Route 66 | Nat King Cole
• San Francisco | Tony Bennett
• Satin Doll | Duke Ellington
• Secret Love | Doris Day
• Send in the Clowns | Judy Collins
• Sentimental Journey | Doris Day
• Shadow of Your Smile | Tony Bennett
• She Thinks I Still Care | George Jones
• Smile | Nat King Cole
• Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | The Platters
• Someone to Watch Over Me | George Gershwin
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Judy Garland
• Somewhere in Time | Roger Williams
• Stand By Your Man | Tammy Wynette
• Stardust | Hoagy Carmichael
• Stormy Weather | Art Tatum
• Summer Wind | Frank Sinatra
• Summer of 42 | Peter Nero
• Summertime | George Gershwin
• Sunshine On My Shoulders | Bob Denver
• Take Five | Dave Burbeck
• Take the A Train | Duke Ellington
• Tennessee Waltz | Patti Page
• Thats Just the Way It Is | Bruce Hornsby
• That's Life | Frank Sinatra
• They Can't Take That Away From Me | Frank Sinatra
• The Very Thought of You | Nat King Cole
• The Days of Wine and Roses | Andy Williams
• The Grand Tour | George Jones
• The Man I Love | George Gershwin
• The Rose | Bett Midler
• The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand
• The Way You Look Tonight | Maroon Five
• This Masquerade | Leon Russell
• Turn the Page | Bob Seger
• You Were Always On My Mind | Willie Nelson
• Unchained Melody | Righteous Brothers
• Unforgettable | Nat King Cole
• When I Fall in Love | Nat King Cole
• When Sonny Gets Blue | Johnny Mathis
• Willow Weep For Me | Art Tatum
• Wind Beneath My Wings | Bette Midler
• Where is the Love | Roberta Flack
• Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong
• Yesterday | Beatles
• You Are So Beautiful | Joe Coker
• You Don't Know Me | Ray Charles
• You Make Me Fell So Young | Michael Buble
• You and Me | Tammy Wynette
• You Made Me Love You | Judy Garland
• You're Knowbody Till Somebody Loves You | Dean Martin