It got its first play on MY playlist last Saturday as the program opener and I must say it had people swaying and tapping their feet and got a nice round of applause at the end of the song ...
Even the staff members were reacting to it ...

Thanks again, Gary ...

Glad I could help, Tony.

Gary

Tony, I'm impressed you learned it so quick. I've been working on it too and hope have it ready for a NH gig next week. BTW, what styles are you guys using and what keys are you singing in? Anyways thanks for sharing this song with us Gary. It's always fun to learn new material.

Paul, I kick it off with a nice swing style with a tempo of about 100, using the first variation and a piano on the right hand. I put this into the first registration for this particular song. Then I hit a break and the stop button, do the transition vocals, and hit the second registration which kicks off with a break and into the fourth variation of the jump-jive style with a tempo of 200 and a growl sax for the right hand voice. I sing it in "D", but that's because it suits my voice ranges best. Use the vocal and playing chord that is most comfortable for your vocal range.

Hope this helps,

Gary

Paul I did a google search for the lyrics and chords and found a site where I could transpose it into my key... I sing it in the key of F ... for the first time playing it I kept it simple and just used a shuffle style with the same tempo all the way through ...

Paul ... here is a site where you can transpose the chords
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/w/willie_nelson/bring_me_sunshine_crd.htm
... the only 'problem' I have with some of these sites is that they do not show 'flat' keys, only 'sharp' keys, so Bb is written as A#, etc. ... not sure of the reason for that but perhaps it has something to do with the fact that these sites are primarily for guitar players ...

Thanks so much Tony. Believe it or not I figured it out by ear (I usually use charts) Anyways, I've been playing the slow section in F and the fast section in G. The version that Gary posted is in Bb and modulates to C. I will look up that chart though in case my memory ever fails me ( which is quite likely)

I find that modulating up to the next key works very well to 'lift' a song especially in songs that may have a relatively simple chords progression ... I do this in songs like:
Cab Driver
My Darling Clementine (Bobby darin version)
L-O-V-E (Nat King Cole)
Michael Row The Boat Ashore
If I Had A Hammer
Mack The Knife (OF COURSE)... and others ...

Tony, Did you steal my song list again? Yep, modulating up a half step or more always puts more into those songs, and others as well. There's a lot of country songs that I do the same with, which provides the simplest songs with lots of pizazz and keep them interesting right until the end.

Cheers,

Gary

my brother from a different mother ...
I would say great minds think alike but I don't know if I can elevate myself to your category ...