Some people say "She's Five Foot Two and sings it too!" Laurie is personable, reliable and, very versatile when it comes to entertaining seniors for the past 15 years. Her repertoire represents nostalgic tunes from the 20's, 30's, 40's and 50's and into the present. She's a little on the jazzy side with “Five Foot Two”, “Ain't She Sweet” and “Sentimental Journey.” Dameron includes songs that are sometimes calming and reflective and sometimes fun and familiar and encourages all to sing along and also gets the audience to participate in trivia. Her energetic stage presence engages even the most sober audiences; frequently people get up and dance!

Keep Laurie in mind for concerts, sing-alongs, birthday parties and ice cream socials and especially summertime barbeques where she can work as a strolling minstrel.

Testimonials

Laurie Dameron has a unique special presence when she performs for the residents, and I mean for the residents, not to them or at them. She engages them, with her music, her song, her voice, her interaction with each of them. She plays the music they love and know, but encourages them to participate and truly shows that she loves what she does, and that she is able to make the residents smile. Laurie has an incredible way of lifting the spirits of residents who have physical, cognitive and emotional impairments and the staff who are present during her performances. She is a pleasure to work with and is very professional, she is a shining star! Thank you Laurie for everything you do and the joy you bring to the residents.
-- Jessica O'Leary
Connections Director
Juniper Village at Louisville Memory Care

Laurie is full of energy; her guitar and music are extensions of her body; she is aware of her audience interests & accepts requests (old & new), she is able to put together the melodies just from humming a few bars; she plays/sings the favorites then exposes her audience to her original work; always interested in the response of those present & encourages participation; timely, organized, professional, inspires free thinking through musical philosophy.
-- Lisa Slota
Activities Director
HCR ManorCare

Laurie's music is very energetic and happy. You can't help but to smile when she entertains us. The musical selections are songs that our participants know and love. Laurie knows just the right songs to perform for us. People are singing along!
-- Lynnette
A activity director for Johnson Day Center

Partial Senior Song list

Accentuate the Positive Ain't Misbehavin' Ain't She Sweet Alexander's Ragtime Band All of Me Always Fallin' for the Wrong One Amen April Showers Blackbird Blossom Blue Moon Blue Skies Boil That Cabbage Down Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Buffalo Gals Button Up Your Overcoat By the Light of the Silvery Moon Carolina in the Morning Choo Choo Cha Boogie Clementine Country Roads Daisy Don't Fence Me In Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree Elvis Presley Five Foot Two Flip, Flop and Fly

For Me and My Gal Full Moon Full of Love Got No Time top Waste Time Glendale Train Green Paradise Happy Trails Have You Ever Been Lonely Hello My Baby He's Got the Whole World Hey Good Lookin' Hokey Pokey If I Had a Hammer I Love You Truly I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy I'm Beginning to See the Light I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover In the Good Old Summertime In the Mood Irish Jig Is You Is I've Been Workin' on the Railroad I've Got a Crush On You Knockin' on Your Door K-k-Katy Let Me Call You Sweetheart Little Brown Jug Mexican Hat Dance MacNamara's Band Monkey and the Engineer Moonlight on the River Colorado Mister Sandman My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean Ode to the Outhouse On the Sunny Side of the Street O Susanna

Paper Moon Peg O'My Heart Poems, Prayers and Promises Puff the Magic Dragon Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet Ragtime Cowboy Joe Red River Valley Red Roses for a Blue Lady Rock-a-by Baby With a Dixie Melody Roll Out the Barrel Route 66 Scotch and Soda Sell My Monkey! Sentimental Journey Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter Shake, Rattle and Roll She'll Be Comin' Around the Mountain Shine on Harvest Moon Shower the People Side By Side Singin' in the Rain Somebody Stole My Gal Springtime in the Rockies Sugar Moon Study war No More Sunny Skies Sweet Rosie O'Grady Swing Low Sweet Chariot Swingin' on a Star Take Me Out to the Ball game Teach Your Children This Land is Your Land Tip Toe Thru the Tulips When Irish Eyes are Smiling When Sunny Gets Blue When the Saints Go Marching In When You Wore a Tulip Will the Circle Be Unbroken Wild Irish Rose Your Cheatin' Heart You're a Grand Old Flag

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