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Have you ever wondered why the U.S. capitol is located on the east coast instead of somewhere near the middle of the country?
Well, there’s actually a very good reason, and you can probably guess what it is…
Video: Boogie-Woogie on a public piano (by a 9 year old!)
Imagine you’re walking through a mall, an airport or some other public place when all of a sudden you hear Boogie-Woogie music emanating from a piano.
Now imagine your surprise when you get close enough to see that the person making that music is a young boy.
As you probably know, I really enjoy featuring ultra-talented child musicians on here, and this is one of my favorites. [Read more…]
Remembering Joe Diffie – and the song that could have been written about my own early life
I’ll never forget the first time I heard Joe Diffie sing.
It was close to midnight on a hot summer Sunday night as I was driving down a lonely stretch of I-20 between Columbia, South Carolina and Augusta, Georgia.
I was stationed at Augusta’s Fort Gordon Army base at the time and I was on my way back to Augusta after spending the weekend “back home” in Virginia.
14 year old Marty Stuart performing on the Porter Wagoner Show
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If you’re a fan of Classic Country Music you’re probably well familiar with the uber-talented Marty Stuart.
What you night not know about Marty is just how young he was when he started working as a professional musician, performing with some of the biggest stars of the day in the Country and Bluegrass genres.
The short video below is just one example of the young Marty’s work.
Video: “High Sierra” by The Petersens
Well, the requests for more music by The Petersen Family Bluegrass Band just keep rolling in.
I had no idea when I first featured them on here just how popular they would turn out to be.
In today’s video, Ellen and her incredibly talented siblings give a masterful performance of the Linda Ronstadt classic “High Sierra”.
And I must say, they more than do it justice. [Read more…]
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