Valerie June — Somebody To Love (live) — 4K

Valerie June shows off her banjo ukulele (banjolele) named "The Baby" and plays her song "Somebody To Love" live in concert at the UC Theatre in Berkeley, California on April 6, 2022. Somebody To Love appeared on June's third studio album, Pushin' Against A Stone (2013) and was the title of her children's book--Somebody To Love: The Story Of Valerie June's Sweet Little Baby Banjolele--which June talked about. Valerie June is a Grammy nominated singer-songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. Joining her onstage were Jason DiMatteo (bass), Greg Wieczorek (drums), Dan Iead (pedal steel guitar), and Dave Sherman (keyboards). This was one of the first nights of The Moon & Stars Tour.

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Somebody To Love lyrics:

If you're tired and feeling so lonely
You wake up at night thinking that only
If you had somebody
Well, I'll be your somebody
Somebody to love

Did they tell you there were plenty of fish in the sea?
But you're out in the cold and you're feeling empty
Looking for somebody
I'll be your somebody
Somebody to love

I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
If you need somebody
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
If you need somebody
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
If you need somebody
Somebody to love

Are you watching the moon rise in the darkest of night?
Battered and broken 'cause you know it ain't right
You ain't got nobody
You ain't got nobody
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
Somebody to love

I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
You can call on me
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
You can count on me
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
Give you what you need
I'll be your somebody
I'll be your somebody
Somebody to love

Written by Valerie June Hockett

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The Moon & Stars live tour dates (2022):

March 31 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
April 1 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
April 2-3 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
April 5 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
April 6 - Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre
April 7 - Monterey, CA @ Golden State Theatre
April 8 - Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre
April 9 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up
April 22 - Kennett Square, PA @ Longwood Gardens
May 3 - Northampton, MA @ Academy Of Music Theatre
May 4 - New York, NY @ Town Hall
May 5 - Washington DC @ The Fillmore
May 6 - Munhall, PA @ Carnegie Of Homestead Music Hall
May 7 - Ithaca, NY @ State Theater Of Ithaca
May 10 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
May 11 - Ferndale, MI @ The Magic Bag
May 13 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
May 14 - Columbus, OH @ Athenaeum Theatre
May 15 - Indianapolis, IN @ Hifi Annex
May 16 - Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theatre
May 18 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School Of Folk Music
May 19 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
May 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre
May 21 - Iowa City, IA @ Englert Civic Theatre
May 22 - St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
May 24 - Louisville, KY @ Old Forester's Paristown Hall
May 25 - Cincinnati, OH @ Hamilton County Memorial Hall
May 27 - Harrisburg, PA @ Midtown Arts Center
May 28 - Annapolis, MD @ Ram's Head
June 11 - Kerrville, TX @ Kerrville Folk Festival
June 18 - Kansas City, MO @ Boulevardia
July 9 - Pasadena, CA @ Palomino Festival
July 10 - Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller Memorial Library
July 11 - Petaluma, CA @ Lagunita Brewing Company
July 24 - Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
July 29 - Kaslo, BC @ Kaslo Jazz Fest
July 31 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

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Valerie June official bio:

Blending folk, soul, blues, and traditional Appalachian elements into a refreshingly timeless sound that sits outside any particular musical era, Valerie June is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who began her career in Memphis. The daughter of a brick cleaner in the flatlands of West Tennessee, June quickly took to the local roots music styles in the area, teaching herself guitar and developing her own stylistic mix, interpreting traditional material as though it were still alive and breathing, and writing her own material with an eye toward the influences of socially minded artists like Bob Marley. She officially began performing at the age of 19 as half of the husband-and-wife duo Bella Sun (the couple released an album, No Crystal Stair, in 2004 on their own Bella Sun Music imprint), but when the marriage fell apart, June left the South and began living the life of a gypsy street musician, playing for change in bus and subway stations up and down the West Coast. She eventually returned to Tennessee, finally settling in Memphis where she slid right into the city's active music scene. By now she had added banjo and lap steel to her musical base, and she began to draw local attention for her powerful performances, becoming a favorite at area folk festivals and workshops.