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July 31, 2024 at 5:23 pm in reply to: Today is my 4th TACiversary!

Congrats on your journey john – hope to post something similar in 2.5 more years!! 🙂 Rock on!

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July 10, 2024 at 9:09 am in reply to: Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison

What a great classic! Thanks for sharing Loraine – rock on!

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July 17, 2024 at 7:07 am in reply to: “Ripple” – Grateful Dead cover

Hey Braden – thank you so much for the listening and for the kind feedback! It really means a lot. I hope you have a great week and get to play a lot of guitar. Rock on!

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July 13, 2024 at 9:19 am in reply to: St. James Infirmary / “Gambler’s Blues” cover

Thanks so much Nooski! Rock on and good luck – I hope you pick it up easy. Have a great weekend!

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July 12, 2024 at 4:17 pm in reply to: St. James Infirmary / “Gambler’s Blues” cover

Thanks so much Luther! Hope you have a nice weekend and get to play some guitar!

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July 11, 2024 at 12:13 pm in reply to: St. James Infirmary / “Gambler’s Blues” cover

Wow – thank you so much for the kind words and I have been inspired by so many here I’m humbled to provide inspiration for others. I first heard this song on a live recording of Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers 20+ years ago and must have listened to it a hundred times (and where I stole the middle verses from).

I didn’t know it had additional verses until I decided to learn to play it a few weeks ago and found the all the other versions and lyrics. 🙂

Here are the full lyrics I found and used as the base: https://www.bluegrassnet.com/lyrics/gamblers-blues-st-james-infirmary

Rock on and I hope you enjoy learning and playing!!

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Gambler's Blues (St. James Infirmary) | Bluegrass Lyrics

Traditional, I went down to old Joes barroom,, On the corner by the square., The drinks were served as usual,, And a goodly crowd was there., On my left s...

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July 11, 2024 at 9:27 am in reply to: St. James Infirmary / “Gambler’s Blues” cover

Thanks so much for listening and the encouraging feedback! I really appreciate it. Rock on!

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July 11, 2024 at 9:26 am in reply to: St. James Infirmary / “Gambler’s Blues” cover

Thanks so much Leslie! Rock on! (or ‘cheers’ )

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July 11, 2024 at 9:25 am in reply to: “Ripple” – Grateful Dead cover

Hey thanks for listening LutherKnotts!

Ripple is indeed from American Beauty – one of my favorite albums of all time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Beauty_(album).

You have a keen eye! The guitar I’m playing in this vid is a 2019 Martin OM-28 Modern Deluxe. It’s a beautifully balanced and rich sound and has a wide neck and string spacing – almost ‘classical’. I use it mostly for fingerstyle and folk/bluegrass. I will often use the Taylor 714 LTD (w/Sinker Redwood top) when I’m singing classic rock or modern/pop because I think it just sounds better to sing along with, and the Martin sounds better by itself. But I do play the Martin when I’m doing bluegrass and folk because I think it’s mandatory if you have a Martin available to use it when playing that stuff! 🙂

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American Beauty (album). - Wikipedia