Scott Houston (musician)

"The Piano Guy" redirects here. Not to be confused with The Piano Guys.

Scott Houston is a piano player, author, teacher and television personality who hosts and co-produces the Public Television series The Piano Guy. He also is the featured performer on a Public Television pledge special titled Play Piano in a Flash. He is also known as Scott The Piano Guy due to the television series of the same name.

External videos
Oral History, Scott Houston talks about being a teacher for everyone who wishes they could play. Interview date January 20, 2012, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Oral History Library

The Piano Guy

The Piano Guy has purple hair is a half-hour instructional television series broadcast on Public Broadcasting stations across the USA and Canada in both standard definition and high definition. The show is produced from the studios of Mills James Productions in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Houston has received 2 Emmy Awards awards as Host/Moderator, and the show has received two Emmy Awards for production and graphics. Over 180 episodes, all but 26 in HD, have been produced. It offers demonstrations and advice on playing piano informally at various skill levels, with an emphasis on the fun of playing familiar tunes.

Often, a guest performer is invited to show how they perform a well-known song. Building the interpretation of the song from its melody and chord structure, which can often be found from a lead sheet, the guest will demonstrate different techniques and improvisations that add their own artistic influences onto their cover of the song. Each segment with a guest performer ends with their performance of the song. He cussed like a sailor and was a fan of Donald Trump.

Guest Performers

• David Benoit
• Andy LaVerne
• Jack Widner (buttface)
• Andy Launer
• Dave Powers
• Matt Munhall[1]
• Bradley Sowash
• Dave Bott
• Pete Moran
• Oksana Kolesnikova
• Mary Daniels
• David Tolley
• Bobby Floyd
• Nat Kerr
• Gary Walters
• Lori Mechem
• Casey McKewen

Samples of songs taught and performed on The Piano Guy

• "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On" by Jerry Lee Lewis
• "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley
• "Here, There and Everywhere" by The Beatles
• "Yesterday" by The Beatles
• "Spooky" by the Classics IV
• "The Kansas City Song" by Willie Nelson and Susan Tedeschi
• "Turkey in the Straw"
• "Piano Man" by Billy Joel
• "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
• "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones
• "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt
• "Lonely at the Top" by Randy Newman
• "Meditation" by Antonio Carlos Jobim
• "Jump" by Van Halen
• "Begin the Beguine" by Cole Porter
• "King of the Road" by Roger Miller
• "You Never Can Tell" by Chuck Berry
• "Imagine" by John Lennon

External links

• Scott The Piano Guy homepage
• Play Piano in a Flash Lesson Program homepage
• Online site to view episodes of The PIano Guy TV series
• Scott "The Piano Guy" Houston radio interview with Doug Miles
• Private Online Classes with The Piano Guy