Bedbug's big as a jackass, he will bite you and stand and grin. Drink up all the bedbug poison, come back and bite you again - Furry Lewis, Mean Old Bedbug Blues
Someone asked about fans of Hank Williams on Weenie ... the only reason I haven't been a fan as long as Front Page is that he's older. Hank *was* a great performer, but what keeps me in constant awe about him is his songwriting talent, noticeable in a long long list of cover recordings made by other musicians over the decades. Here's one of my favorites:
In the mid-90s, I was back in NJ and painting my folks' house outdoors. I was listening to Hank on a cassette player. My dad came out, looked at me and said, "You can't argue with talent." His comment stuck in my mind and pretty much sums it up.
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I first saw Grant Gordy perform with Darol Anger's group, "Mr. Sun," at Wintergrass 2-3 years ago. I just stumbled over his website today. First, here's an acoustic guitar duet playing a Bud Powell composition, not something you hear every day:
And here's a link to a page with videos of various collaborations involving Gordy -- with Anger, Grisman, and like-minded musicians:
Hi Lindy, I don't know if it is the case with the video you were attempting to share, but some videos are set up in such a way that they may not be viewed except at youtube. All best, Johnm
Hi all, Here's Danny Paisley with the Southern Grass. Boy, I love the way he sings--the way he pops those notes on the chorus--wow! He's a real paint peeler.
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Thanks, Lindy. It's always a treat to listen to Craig. Now if he would only smile...
While we're on the subject of guitarists, Eric Skye and Jamie Stillway are going to be at the Phinney Neighborhood Center on November 23 for a SFS concert:
Great stuff Pan, I had not seen that either. I cringe at the multi-color, mr. cool producer dude - or whatever he was - but I suppose he is why the taping happened at all!
The shaky start, what with the band having various tuning issues, was making me n-n-n-nervous...
It gets way better after the half way point I reckon. I Got A Woman got cut off way too soon, I Ask For Water & Killin' Floor are good. I wanna see the whole footage of the band, maybe cut the barroom chat to the end of the video or actually just cut it entirely.
Man that piano sure needed tuning, and the bass player must have had trouble hearing himself to be so sharp. Anyway, glad I saw it, thanks.