I may have just had an orgasm but I can't remember what they are...
No, no new pr0n on the intarwebs this evening. But I was perusing old posts looking for something. And I found it. And it reminded me of something else. So I looked for that. And I didn't find it. But I found something else...
Some that will give send Banjophobe into conniptions.
But first, we should pause and back up for a sec lest we get ahead of ourselves.
Anyway, the upshot is that I came across lots of good stuff at youtube. I couldn't find a particular piece I was looking for, specifically, the GREATEST SOLO PIECE OF ALL TIME EVER PLAYED ON A BANJO OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT. It has no actual title, so far as I know, but it's generally referred to as the "Bumblebee Solo". It's on this album And you can hear the actuall passage itself by scrolling down to the preview section and clicking on the arrow next to "3. Shuckin' The Corn (Album Version)".
But if I can't link to the GREATEST SOLO PIECE OF ALL TIME EVER PLAYED ON A BANJO OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT, I can have a little fun at the Banjophobe's expense and link to not three, not four, but FIVE FREAKIN' BANJOS!
But even beyond the FIVE FREAKIN' BANJOS, I found some cool stuff from my own personal God.
But before even that, I need to link to this. Man, that is too cool.
Anyway, here is my own personal God, the Mighty Earl Scruggs, playing a few classics:
One of his best compositions, Randy Lynn Rag
Paired up with Steve Martin on what is probably his most famous composition, Foggy Mountain Breakdown
BTW, on that last one, the guitar player in the tan jacket is, unless I am terribly mistaken, Vince Gill, who has had a pretty good career as a mainstream country singer in addition to his bluegrass leanings. Much like another guy who just happens to show up in this video as a small boy. Yeah, the little fella just "wants to pick":
My goodness, what a kid. And many years later, he teems up with the GOD EARL SCRUGGS again, in company with the GUITAR GOD DOC WATSON :
Be still my heart.
Posted by Ken S at February 29, 2008 09:43 PM | TrackBack (0) |