Dueling pianos is a catch all term for a show that involves 2 singer/pianists at 2 pianos playing song requests from the audience. The show will be interactive in that there will a lot of encouragement to sing along, clap along, audience members will be pulled on stage and roasted or made to do something silly. Check out The 10 Most Requested Songs in a Piano Bar. Here are some videos of things you are likely to see at a dueling piano show.
Most Popular Songs for Dueling Pianos
The grand champion right now has to be Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing”. I’ve been all over the country and played to a huge variety of crowds and no song comes up more often than this one. Here are some others to round out the top 10.
2.Piano Man (of course)
3. Brown Eyed Girl
4. Bohemian Rhapsody
5. You Shook Me All Night Long
6. Livin’ on a Prayer
7. Crocodile Rock
8. Sweet Caroline
9. Friends in Low Places
10. Baby Got Back
Todd’s Bio
Pianist-at-large Todd Dunnigan is a veteran performer, producer and recording engineer with experience in nearly every segment of the music business.
Dunnigan started playing professionally when he was 15 years old in his hometown of Boise Idaho, which gave him the opportunity to hang around with other pros at an early age.
He began playing in top 40 bands but became interested in taking his music to a higher level after attending jam nights hosted by legendary jazz pianist, and fellow Boisean Gene Harris. Harris allowed Dunnigan to sit on the bench next to him while he played giving his pupil an insiders view of his techniques.
IN 1988 Dunnigan produced his first album “Small Pond”, a compilation of Boise recording artists. Sales of the record allowed him to purchase his own studio – a modest 16-track setup that soon blossomed into the Audio Lad Idaho’s leading professional recording studio.
In 2000 Dunnigan sold the studio, which is still currently in operation. Throughout the 80′s and 90′s Dunnigan played and toured with a variety of acts including Smokey Robinson, Built to Spill, The Moody Blues, Natalie Cole, Gary ‘US’ Bonds, and the national touring company of ‘Beauty and the Beast’.
Over the years he has produced hundreds of albums for every type of artist from punk to polka. Currently Dunnigan resides in Seattle and plays Wednesday – Saturday at Chopstix and writes,records and performs with Roaming Royalty. In addition he can be found with local artist like the funky Brown Edition, doing rootsy rock with Jim Basnight, being a musical director of Renegade Opera a company that produces operas and musicals, or playing your wedding or corporate event.
Here is some video of Todd in action
