Very good stuff there Bob.

I liked Merle's music, despised his politics. Hard for me to separate the two.

.I've heard a lot worst singers Bob. Audio wasn't very loud. But I could hear it better close to my ear. Your pitch wasn't all over which most people who don't sing have issues with. Seemed just fine to me.

That's why you ignore an artist's political views. Rage Against the Machine are insanely political. They were the bomb back in the day though.

Good buddy of mine played fiddle for Ray Price in his later years... He is on tour with T Byrd now.

Real Country music has just about gone the way of real mashed potato's. Country bands these days use the same instruments as the rock bands so fiddle and steel guitar players are not as valuable anymore. For me, if the country band doesn't have a fiddle or steel I don't listen to'em. I'm just about down to either George Strait or Alan Jackson.

Thanks RayBob. I hear ya on the politics. Difficult sometimes. We did a variety of stuff. A John Fogerty Tune, an Eagles tune, Graham Parsons tune, Dolly Parton, John Denver, etc.

I recorded all of the songs. I have a Channel on youtube if you ever have some time to kill:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bdavismartin

Thanks Rick.

I played with a steel player once who was playing with Ray Price but I can't remember his name. I remember his face and that he was a slender fellow. Other than that I couldn't tell you anything about him. Kind of the way it's always been when it comes to musicians, just two ships passing in the night.




Bob, next time you post a Merle song I have a request;
"Looking for a place to fall apart".
Easy song in A,D, and E.
Heck, most of Merle's songs were just A,D, and E.

They're out there. Nashville just ain't playing them. There's a really good outlaw movement going on right now. Get you one of the streaming apps. Spotify is what I use. It will suggest artists by style. Just start going through the suggested artists.
There's basically three categories of country right now.
What Nashville pushes. Straight garbage
Texas Red Dirt. Which has some good artists.
The outlaws. Which is the country I listen to most. If I'm listening to country.

Nothing like country music!

Great song. Yep, most of Merle's song are fairly straight forward. I learned The Fugitive and Sing Me Back Home, a lot of folks recognize them. Are you still playing regularly?

No Bob.
I haven't played regularly for a few years now.
I play all I can at home and enjoy doing so, but...
This was a photo from my last gig and hopefully not my final one (recognize the shirt?)

Very cool! Yes, I recognize the shirt and like the longhorn cooler! A lefthander too.

Where's the video ?

We never allowed video recording at our shows.