And down to Knoxville they did ride.
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lollardfishDel McCoury is one of the great living legends of bluegrass. I've been trying to branch out from Ralph Stanley and broaden my bluegrass repertoire, so went to Youtube.
Here's a lovely little song about a red-headed girl and a motorcycle from 1952. Some of you might have heard it already (sarcasm warning as my sarcasm seems to have been missed a lot lately!).
I really admire people who take someone else's song and just own it when they cover it. I'm a good mimic, taking on the vocal tones of others and replicating them in ways that work for me. But I tend not to reinvent others' work this way. Good stuff!
Meanwhile my son and some spaghetti are locked on mortal combat. Too soon to tell who will win.
Here's a lovely little song about a red-headed girl and a motorcycle from 1952. Some of you might have heard it already (sarcasm warning as my sarcasm seems to have been missed a lot lately!).
I really admire people who take someone else's song and just own it when they cover it. I'm a good mimic, taking on the vocal tones of others and replicating them in ways that work for me. But I tend not to reinvent others' work this way. Good stuff!
Meanwhile my son and some spaghetti are locked on mortal combat. Too soon to tell who will win.
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Date: 2007-12-22 10:31 pm (UTC)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BiJF_oQhb8
Reinventing others' works is one thing...Reinventing your own songs is another...Heh...
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Date: 2007-12-22 10:34 pm (UTC)What I like about 1952 is that it isn't ironic (as opposed to bluegrass Pink Floyd, thank you Austin Lounge Lizards). It's just McCoury taking a song and just owning it. Holding it close, as if it were his own.