Tom Roberts plays Linus and Lucy
Over the years it has become a family tradition to travel to Kansas City to see the lights on the Country Club Plaza, to do some Christmas shopping and to be a part of the “big city” hub bub. One of the highlights each year is getting to see Tom Roberts play Linus and Lucy by Vince Guaraldi at Crown Center. Everyone has heard the song and seen the, now classic, Peanut’s Christmas special. The thing most people don’t realize is how hard of a piece it is to play. I’m not a pianist but I have been told it’s a tough piece to play. You will see in the video that Mr. Roberts states that it took him two years to learn it. As I understand it, in order to play Linus and Lucy the right hand and the left have to play two separate tunes. I requested Mr. Roberts play the piece right after the flash mob had finished their Hallelujah Chorus piece so there were quite a few people still in the area which contributed to an even noisier than usual atmosphere to try and get this recorded. I think though that the music comes through very well.
