Tony Rice is THE STANDARD by which every other great acoustic guitarist is measured. Every new hot guitar picker causes a certain question among fans of acoustic guitar:
“how does he compare to...
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Tony Rice is THE STANDARD by which every other great acoustic guitarist is measured. Every new hot guitar picker causes a certain question among fans of acoustic guitar:
“how does he compare to...
WWBS - What would Bill Say? Lol
I have the LP, but no way to record it to a CD. It’s been a long time, I thought it would be on CD by now...without having to buy the bear set.
Is this project available on CD anywhere?
Thanks
Bob
Did Bill’s mandolin still have that rattle in it?
Bob
Wabash Cannonball - very badly, by ear
Irish Washerwoman - tab
Liberty - tab
My #55 F5 just turned 10 years old. What a monster. I’m hoping for Pete’s A model at some point. I’m looking forward seeing pics.
Bob
He didn’t say grassers couldn’t play other stuff. He just said that to play grass it needs to be in your blood.
I think if you can play grass you can play other stuff. Good grass demands a...
Very sad. Prine was in a category all his own. He was one of those guys who was just “musical.” He assembled lyrics and performed music in a way that touched my heart and soul.
My prayers go...
Thanks for sharing this.
Bob
Here’s an article about the Curtis hand center. Scroll down just a little and click on the video. Dr Wittstadt speaks about musicians hands at about the 24 minute mark. The whole video is good...
I had torn ligaments in my right thumb about 16 years ago. I went to a local “orthopedic hand specialist” who recommended a fusion. I then went for a 2nd opinion. I saw Dr Ray Wittstadt at the...
Gene Stroupe was a 2 finger mandolin player from the Mt Jackson, VA area. Only had index and middle finger on left hand. Excellent player. I think of Gene anytime my hands hurt!
I like to pick Frosty the Snowman. The key of D works really well. I don’t think I still have a recording of it, but I did it about 10 years ago. A great mandolin tune.
Bob
75? Holy cow! Ron Gordo is still at it, of course.
Good interview. I was disappointed that Ron didn’t mention that his mandolin is an AIT Loar. AIT is “Always In Tune.” Lol
I spoke to Ron...
Great music. Loar has “it.”
Yes, Tom Gray, IMHO, is the standard by which all grass(other genres too) bass players are measured. When great bassists emerge you soon hear “is he/she as good as Tom...
After seeing it a 2nd time - it was really heavy on Cash and Cash connections like the Carters, Roseanne and Marty. I love Cash but........
I guess Burns didn’t consider Glen Campbell country??? ...
The last hour of the final episode lost my interest. I guess time will tell if country music is still cyclical. It looks like there are very few people deciding what music is on the airwaves. ...
It would be more fitting if it ended in 1999 with Larry Cordle’s Murder on Music Row.
Bob
The best thing on TV since Band of Brothers.
I was hoping to see Joe Maphis because he and Rose lived here in Clear Spring, MD for while. She had family here and they played here. But I guess Joe...
I’m hoping they mention Joe Maphis. And Homer and Jethro.
Bob
I would contact Pete Hart to get a Buckeye. I played a ton of good mandolins. The only one that was close was a Gibson Derrington Master Model for $12k. The Buckeye was $5k nine years ago, and...
Kevin,
Doc’s Midnight Train is a keeper, and Sam is great.
Sam’s break and energetic chops on Doin My Time in an early NGR project is another good one.
Sam seems to always be slightly ahead of the...
Girl from the North Country. His version is classic, unique Sam Bush. It’s not full of tremolo, not a bunch scales, not a bunch of melodic stuff. Doesn’t sound like a fiddle, banjo or guitar. ...
Interesting thread!
Nearly impossible to come up with an avg income in the ‘20’s. So much bartering, chores for food/rent, and cash. More of a rural, mountain country. My grandfather made $17...