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I guess it’s just human nature to think of the homeless as somehow less worthy of respect than other people.
But have you ever passed by a homeless person and wondered what brought them to this point?
And more important, what it would take for them to turn their life around?
This story of a man named Donald Gould proves things aren’t always as they seem.
The story begins here… [Read more…]
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“Sooner or later, everything old is new again.“
-–Stephen King
I’m pretty sure Mr. King wasn’t referring to old pianos when he uttered that famous quote, but I think it’s fairly appropriate in reference to today’s video.
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Tommy Emmanuel is probably the best guitar player that most folks have never heard of.
He started playing guitar in his native Australia as a youngster after hearing the late, great Chet Atkins work his instrumental magic over the radio, and he has never looked back since.
What sets Tommy apart from the world’s other great musicians are his obviously deep love of performing and his almost unique ability to make a single acoustic guitar sound like an entire band. [Read more…]
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Regular readers of this newsletter know I always feature a video at the end of every post I publish.
Some of those videos are inspirational and some are (hopefully) educational.
But every now and then I love posting one just because it’s fun to watch.
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Ricky Skaggs is best known a successful Country music performer, but like many Country greats he actually got his start in the Bluegrass genre.
And like most of those Bluegrass-turned-Country stars, he first began making great music at a very young age.
I was checking out some videos on YouTube last night and stumbled across this gem featuring a 7 year old Ricky showing off his musical chops with none other than Bluegrass legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.