
Jim Ballard / Emily King
Season 6 Episode 18 | 26m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Live performances at The Summit FM. This show: Jim Ballard / Emily King.
Recorded live at Studio C in Akron, Studio C Sessions performances capture artists and audiences connecting in the closest of confines. In cooperation with The Summit FM, PBS Western Reserve is now broadcasting highlights of these intimate music moments. This show: Jim Ballard / Emily King.
Studio C Sessions is a local public television program presented by WNEO

Jim Ballard / Emily King
Season 6 Episode 18 | 26m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Recorded live at Studio C in Akron, Studio C Sessions performances capture artists and audiences connecting in the closest of confines. In cooperation with The Summit FM, PBS Western Reserve is now broadcasting highlights of these intimate music moments. This show: Jim Ballard / Emily King.
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Support for "Studio C Sessions" provided by Blind & Sons in Barberton, offering service for heating, cooling, plumbing, electric, and air quality.
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(happy upbeat music) (happy upbeat music continues) (happy upbeat music continues) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music continues) (upbeat rock music continues) ("The Lowlands of L.A." By Jim Ballard and The Strangs) ♪ All them bully boys braggin' on the backstreet ♪ ♪ Makin' big noise on the back beat ♪ ♪ Ain't nobody you gonna wanna meet ♪ ♪ In the lowlands of L.A. ♪ Mama's all yellin' across the yards ♪ ♪ Daddy's at the corner playin' 21 cards ♪ ♪ Annie just wanna be a movie star ♪ ♪ In the lowlands of L.A. ♪ Uh, uh (chill rock music) ♪ Taggin' all the bars with a shoeshine kit ♪ ♪ Tryna make a change, tryna a make it legit ♪ ♪ Bring it home to mama, gone lickity-split ♪ ♪ In the lowlands of L.A. ♪ Somebody's dreamin ♪ Somebody's markin' time ♪ Somebody's thinkin' it's okay ♪ ♪ Somebody's hustlin' ♪ Turnin' on a dime ♪ In the lowlands of L.A. (chill rock music) ♪ Now Ritchie got a telly and a real loud band ♪ ♪ Tryna make a noise out in radioland ♪ ♪ I'll be damned if he didn't, well, I'll be damned ♪ ♪ In the lowlands of L.A. ♪ Annie gonna meet ya by the walkin' bridge ♪ ♪ At the end of the street by the old Wolf Ledge ♪ ♪ Layin' every chip on the bet she hedged ♪ ♪ In the lowlands of L.A. ♪ Somebody's dreamin' ♪ Somebody's killin' time ♪ Somebody's thinkin' it's okay ♪ ♪ Somebody's hustlin' ♪ Yeah, turnin' on a dime ♪ In the lowlands of L.A. (chill rock music) (chill rock music continues) (chill rock music continues) ♪ Now the bully boys, they all dead or in jail ♪ ♪ Annie's got her movies, knows every detail ♪ ♪ Ritchie's on the road reachin' for that grail ♪ ♪ In the lowlands of L.A. ♪ My mama always told me gotta do what you must ♪ ♪ But I tell ya right now, if ya rest, ya gonna rust ♪ ♪ I spit on the ground, I kicked up the dust ♪ ♪ In the lowlands of L.A. ♪ Somebody's dreamin' ♪ Somebody's killin' time ♪ Somebody's thinkin' it's okay ♪ ♪ Somebody's hustling ♪ Yeah, turnin' on a dime ♪ In the lowlands of L.A. ♪ Somebody's dreamin' ♪ Somebody's doin' time ♪ Somebody's thinkin' its okay ♪ Somebody's hustlin' ♪ Never got a dime ♪ In the lowlands, in the lowlands ♪ ♪ In the lowlands of L.A. (chill rock music) (chill rock music continues) (chill rock music continues) (crowd clapping) - Thank you so much.
(bright guitar music) ("The Bells of Saint Mary's" by Jim Ballard and The Strangs) ♪ Kickin' a can down Washington Street ♪ ♪ Stealin' my old man's smokes ♪ Tryin' to steer clear of old Crazy Karl ♪ ♪ So we don't have to laugh at his jokes ♪ ♪ That ain't all that funny, plus he'll take our money ♪ ♪ And lose it all in some corner game ♪ ♪ So we cut through the park, past the tramps in the dark ♪ ♪ Who ain't got a dime to their name ♪ ♪ And the bells of Saint Mary's are ringin' ♪ ♪ Like a mother's voice calling you home ♪ ♪ And the bells of Saint Mary's are ringin' ♪ ♪ Throw a stone ♪ Now Billy and me, we wanted just to get free ♪ ♪ From the corners and the cops and the kings ♪ ♪ Who ran all the games, who knew all the names ♪ ♪ Who seemed to own most everything ♪ ♪ Except for the packs we had on our backs ♪ ♪ And the medals that we tossed in a drawer ♪ ♪ And when I returned with the stories I've learned ♪ ♪ Billy didn't come home no more ♪ ♪ And the bells of Saint Mary's are ringin' ♪ ♪ Like a mother's voice calling you home ♪ ♪ And the bells of Saint Mary's are ringin' ♪ ♪ Throw a stone ♪ So kickin' a can through the old neighborhood ♪ ♪ Where Washington Street used to be ♪ ♪ Till the freeway came through, cut the city in two ♪ ♪ And split up old Billy and me ♪ ♪ And now there's no takers to cross hell's half-acre ♪ ♪ And breathe in that fire we all knew ♪ ♪ So the silence is still from this campanile ♪ ♪ Where the voices of angels rang true ♪ ♪ And the bells of Saint Mary's are ringing ♪ ♪ Like a mother's voice calling you home ♪ ♪ And the bells of Saint Mary's are ringing ♪ ♪ Throw a stone ♪ Yeah, throw a stone (calm slow music) (calm slow music continues) (calm slow music continues) (calm slow music continues) (calm slow music continues) (crowd clapping) - Hi, this is The Wood Brothers and we are encouraging you- - To support local public broadcasters like- - The Summit FM and PBS Western Reserve.
("Bones of the Boulevard" by Jim Ballard and The Strangs) (upbeat rock music) ♪ On the pavement where the sidewalk starts ♪ ♪ In the doorways of 1,000 hearts ♪ ♪ Well, the memories, they still linger on ♪ ♪ Somethin' that you just can't put your finger on ♪ ♪ Like the pulse in the veins of the bones of the boulevard ♪ ♪ There are footsteps just like ghosts in the wind ♪ ♪ And the whisperin' like voices of your kin ♪ ♪ Watchin' from the rooftops, watchin' from the streets ♪ ♪ While the underground rises to the bottoms of your feet ♪ ♪ Don't have to look too hard to find ♪ ♪ The bones of the boulevard ♪ And it's human hearts, dreams and hope ♪ ♪ Mortar and brick and steel and rope ♪ ♪ And it's stone on stone on stone ♪ ♪ On the bones, the bones of the boulevard ♪ (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music continues) (upbeat rock music continues) (upbeat rock music continues) (upbeat rock music continues) (upbeat rock music continues) (upbeat rock music continues) ♪ Now, if the threadbare, shopworn walls could tell ♪ ♪ All the stories and the lives that they know so well ♪ ♪ People in the trolleys and the curbside crawl ♪ ♪ The singers and the drummers in the music hall ♪ ♪ Gonna roll it all on the bones of the boulevard ♪ ♪ On the bones of the boulevard ♪ ♪ The bones of the boulevard (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music continues) (upbeat rock music continues) (upbeat rock music continues) (crowd clapping) (crowd cheering) - Thank you so much.
It's been our great pleasure.
Thank you all for being here.
Thank you so much.
(jazzy upbeat music) (jazzy upbeat music continues) (jazzy upbeat music continues) ("Medal" by Emily King) ♪ Dance ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ I don't need a lot ♪ I just wanna show off what I got, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ We can take a walk around the neighborhood, dance ♪ ♪ I don't need your name ♪ I just want your walk, your talk ♪ ♪ Your pretty face, ooh, ooh ♪ Showing out and looking good ♪ Take my hand and be the champion ♪ ♪ Come here, darlin', make me special ♪ ♪ I wanna be the girl with the medal ♪ ♪ Ooh, say ooh, shooby doo ♪ Come here, darlin', make me special ♪ ♪ I wanna be the girl with the medal ♪ ♪ Ooh, say ooh, shooby doo ♪ Dance, baby, you're a dream ♪ I just wanna get you on my team ♪ ♪ I've been waiting for a lifetime ♪ ♪ Waiting for a lifetime, dance ♪ ♪ We don't have to race ♪ We can move slow, fast, any pace ♪ ♪ Once we get across that white line ♪ ♪ Take my hand and be the champion, oh ♪ ♪ Come here, darlin', make me special ♪ ♪ I wanna be the girl with the medal ♪ ♪ Ooh, say ooh, shooby doo ♪ Come here, darlin', make me special ♪ ♪ I wanna be the girl with the medal ♪ ♪ Ooh, say ooh, shooby doo ♪ Come here, darlin', make me special ♪ ♪ I wanna be the girl with the medal ♪ ♪ Ooh, say ooh, shooby doo ♪ Come here, darlin', make me special ♪ ♪ I wanna be the girl with the medal ♪ ♪ Ooh, say ooh, shooby doo ♪ Ooh, I never had to work this hard ♪ ♪ I never, never, never, never ♪ Ooh, is it the end, is it the start ♪ ♪ Whoa (funky chill music) ♪ Come here, darlin', make me special ♪ ♪ I wanna be the girl with the medal ♪ ♪ Say ooh ♪ Come here, darlin', make me special ♪ ♪ I wanna be the girl with medal ♪ ♪ Say ooh ♪ Come here, darlin', make me special ♪ ♪ I wanna be the girl with the medal ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah, say ooh, shooby doo ♪ ♪ Come here, darlin' make me special, yeah, come here ♪ ♪ I wanna be the girl with the medal ♪ ♪ Say ooh, say ooh, shooby doo ♪ Come here, darlin', make me special ♪ ♪ I wanna be the girl with the medal ♪ ♪ Ooh, say ooh, shooby doo ♪ Come here, darlin', make me special ♪ ♪ I wanna be the girl with the medal ♪ ♪ Ooh, say ooh, shooby doo (crowd clapping) (crowd cheering) (bright guitar music) ("Bad Memory" by Emily King) ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ Ooh ♪ You give me a bad memory ♪ Only shows the good times we had ♪ ♪ Hides away all of the reasons ♪ ♪ Loving you always makes me sad ♪ ♪ You are too hard to forget, I'm drowning in regret ♪ ♪ Oh darlin', won't you let me free ♪ ♪ Used to dream about the past, I'm running from it fast ♪ ♪ Don't ask about my history ♪ I can't let it be ♪ I've got a bad, bad memory ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ Ooh ♪ You give me an ache in my heart ♪ ♪ Everything reminds me of you ♪ Used to have a kind recollection ♪ ♪ Now every memory just makes me blue ♪ ♪ You are too hard to forget, I'm drowning in regret ♪ ♪ Oh darlin', won't you let me free ♪ ♪ Used to dream about the past, I'm running from it fast ♪ ♪ Don't ask about my history ♪ I can't let it be ♪ I've got a bad, bad memory ♪ I can't let it be ♪ I've got a bad, bad memory ♪ It won't let me be ♪ I've got a bad, bad memory ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ Ooh, ooh (crowd clapping) (bright guitar music) ("Special Occasion" by Emily King) ♪ Ooh ♪ Ride 'til the day ends ♪ High like we're wasted ♪ Time, it's amazing ♪ Life, special occasion ♪ Ride like we're raising tides ♪ ♪ Never fading, wine ♪ Yeah, we raise it high ♪ Special occasion ♪ Grab your neighbor and tell a friend, tell a friend ♪ ♪ We're going out on the weekend ♪ ♪ City lights and an attitude ♪ Look out, yeah, we coming through ♪ ♪ Got front-row seats at our favorite show, favorite show ♪ ♪ Table's set, call Emilio, ooh ♪ ♪ Raise our glasses and have a toast ♪ ♪ Leave them troubles, see 'em go ♪ ♪ And oh, it's only love that we've gotta give ♪ ♪ Only life that we've gotta live ♪ ♪ It's only right ♪ Ride 'til the day ends ♪ High like we're wasted ♪ Time, it's amazing ♪ Life, special occasion ♪ Ride like we're raising tides ♪ ♪ Never fading, wine ♪ Yeah, we raise it high ♪ Special occasion ♪ Brand-new kicks and my old Jeep, old Jeep ♪ ♪ Windows down, catch the summer breeze ♪ ♪ Music loud on the stereo ♪ Cuties passing, wave hello ♪ Nighttime drive through the countryside, countryside ♪ ♪ Sunroof down, see the moon shine, ooh ♪ ♪ Up all night till the sunrise ♪ ♪ Leave them troubles, say goodbye ♪ ♪ And oh, it's only love that we gotta give ♪ ♪ Only life that we've gotta live, only life ♪ ♪ It's only right ♪ Ride 'til the day ends ♪ High like we're wasted ♪ Time, it's amazing ♪ Life, special occasion ♪ Ride like we're raising tides ♪ ♪ Never faded, wine ♪ Yeah, we raise it high ♪ Special occasion - Woo!
♪ Ooh, oh ♪ Come on, baby, living it up ♪ Celebrate it, raise your cup, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ Come on, baby, living it up ♪ Celebrate it, raise your cup, ooh ♪ ♪ Come on, living it up, say yeah ♪ ♪ Come on, raise your cup ♪ Come on, baby, living it up ♪ Celebrate it, raise your cup ♪ Ooh ♪ Come on, get it, living it up ♪ ♪ Celebrate it, raise your cup ♪ Now now, come on, living it up ♪ ♪ We're gonna celebrate, yeah ♪ Come on, baby, living it up ♪ Celebrate it, raise your cup (crowd clapping) (crowd cheering) - [Narrator] Support for "Studio C Sessions" provided by Wayside Furniture in Akron, locally owned and operated for over 80 years.
For furniture styles, design services, store hours and more, it's wayside-furniture.com.
Support for "Studio C Sessions" provided by Blind & Sons in Barberton offering service for heating, cooling, plumbing, electric, and air quality.
They also offer 24/7 emergency service.
For more information about Blind & Sons and to schedule services online, it's blindandsons.com.
Studio C Sessions is a local public television program presented by WNEO