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If you remember the late, great Jerry Reed you probably remember him as a popular Country Music singer, actor and comedian.
But did you know he was also a master guitarist and award-winning songwriter?
This multi-talented performer wrote and performed one of the most popular guitar instrumentals ever written.
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If you’re a fan of Classic Country Music you’re probably well familiar with the amazing musical talents of Marty Stuart and the members of his band, The Fabulous Superlatives.
Marty himself is a true master of both the guitar and mandolin and Superlative Kenny Vaughn is one of the finest guitarists on the planet.
If you’ve never seen these guys in concert you’re really missing out.
Today I’d like to feature one of my favorite instrumentals by Marty and the Superlatives, an awesome tune titled “Over the Moon”. [Read more…]
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Perhaps more than any other genre of music, Country music is all about telling stories.
Some of those stories are very uplifting while others are downright depressing.
However, most of them seem to fall somewhere in between.
Every now and then a Country song will come along that really grabs at your heart and makes you think… [Read more…]
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Like so many events that help shape our lives, I’ll always remember the first time I heard the magic voice of Jim Croce singing “I Got A Name” on the car radio.
Although I was just a couple of weeks shy of my thirteenth birthday, I had already started thinking about the direction I wanted to take with my young life.
Like most everyone else’s, my path ended up taking many twists and turns as the years came and went, but I never lost my love for that song and what it meant to me as a youngster. [Read more…]
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If you’re a fan of Bluegrass Music (or most any style of traditional American music, for that matter) you’re probably familiar with the timeless fiddle tune “Orange Blossom Special”.
The short video below features Rhonda Vincent and The Rage performing this awesome classic in a way that you’ve probably never seen before – with five fiddlers, including Rhonda. [Read more…]