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This goes out to Bill Cunningham;
If the song is crashing half way through, right click on the link,
Then click "save as"
after saving the whole file then play it.

Just my 2 cents, Great playing, tone and melody,
I love the western flavour in Midnight In OLD Amarillo, nice stuff.
I'm green with envy.

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"Money distroys or Food and Music keep it an art and play from your heart". Sierra Session D10 Keyless , Too many amps to list.

Thanx for posting, I was there and thoroughly enjoyed all of it, what a treat Loyd Green and Don Helms was at the end, had a beer with Buddy too:-)

Hey Bill, That was a great point, what "applied scientific mathematic formulas" that make a number of musical instruments sound right with one another can be interpreted as rules ? Or scientific needs? I have not made myself to clear on the fact that when I do stay in the relms of intinati...

Terry Miller, A very big "Opposite" interpretation of what I have been saying, the topic of the thread is to play and not to play the melody, my will to have the freedom to choose, and then the interjection of there being rules and regulations constricting the "open mindedness" o...

I second that motion on Ernie Tubb as having class and working with is band as a "whole" single unit. I remember him backstage at the Idian Ranch in webster talking to a radio DJ and stating that,<quote> " It disturbs me to see the music today being managed as THE STAR and the disposa...

Hey Jeff that's a great point you made, I have always been a little dis contented with the trend towards rythem being used as music power rather then meter, seems as though alot of the new stuff is centered around instruments that I am accustomed to hearing in the background as "meter" rat...

"Reggie Duncan" No even they do not hold, me, some of there stuff goes to far into the "fake authority" cr$#pp, especially their spiritual issues, but the concious awarness of "fake authority" from power drunk clowns is dead on, and the elimination of their power to con...

"As I noticed before in another thread, life has hardened on the forum....
Scott, you are right when you mean that art must not be led by commercial thoughts or by the idea of judgement from listeners."-snippet to save--end of quote from John Hanson,
Yes That is what I ment.

For one , this thred is about the freedom to decide whether to play or not to play melody, and the distinct difference between being a free spirited artist [myself] listening to no external authorities and the commercial [getting paid to play] proffessional muician. [not me. ]. Focusing on the facts...

I will never and have never confused the difference between freedom of expression through the form of some kind of art, and making money through some form of commercial art. One thing is for sure , total ignorance to solid facts, need I remeind Steve, For the umpteenth time, I am not a commercial ar...

I recently dumped a slew of rackmount effects for a twin reverb for small rooms and a Nashville 1000 for larger situations. I never run both, my stereo days are gone, I am one that rolled back to basics, a touch of reverb and thats it. Love the straight steel sound especially with a New steel now. S...

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Sorry man but art will never and can never have rules, "sounding good" is an option, just listen to the trash out there that sells, satanic rock, sexual rap, they don't play by any rules and I personally dispise the sound, but being an art they like me are free from bogus authorities claim...

Well I just got back from the gig, and all whent well I must add. I found out tonight that only one [of five] members wants that wacky over prossesed stuff, Fortunatley the leader of the band doesn't !! A lot of air got cleared up tonight and one member was reminded by the band leader that the only ...

Well dudes, first of all I am not upset, I am not mad !! The only thing that's getting me on edge is the lack of understanding my personal attitude towards the "free spirited" lucky artist versus the robot unhappy with his job but makeing money for the sake of it. My job will never be to m...

Hey Steve, your used to being yelled at?
Yikes, that happens to me once and I'm out of there . !!!
The point is be happy with your work and gig or set your soul free and look for another band !!1
Scott

Sounds like a resonable response, I do have to re-iterate on one thing, this all started when I read someones post about "It's right to do it this way or that". In refrence to melody, and that ticked off the liberal in me about music being an art first and formost with out rules telling pe...

Oh Well guy's and Gal's
I have to pack up for my gig tonight, Hummmmmmm??? What's this????
OH !!! The first thing I have to bring to the Gig is my Honest Soul,
Gee, I wonder if it will fit in the case?.
Scott

There is nothing wrong with contemporary, I would have to be a self appointed authoritarian on the subject to differ. There is something wrong with a picker like me playing it if "me" the picker hates to play the stuff. !!! If one likes it and they play it, they will play it well and still...

Like you said in the beggining of your post Bob , If a gig realy sucks you'll move on, A member of the worlds oldest proffession would take the gig and get drunk after the gig drowning himself in the sorrows of hating his work. So it is still centered around your subjective" Do I like the gig O...

Dear Gene; If you enjoy what your playing and are playing what your heart tells you you should be playing when you play those cover tunes then you are a "Lucky Artist". But if you don't? Need I say more. If you hate playing the stuff that pays you money, Get out wile you still can !!! If y...

One last note . Somewhere down the line I have not mentioned the topic "Make the singer sound good" and "Make the band sound good" and "Blend with the band". Well do I have to mention all of the above applies to the "Lucky Artist" syndrome.? Just being myself ...

Thanx Johan; Hey Ye'all I have gone from stardom to the streets with out a home over music. And from experiance every time I worried about "Money for music" I sold my soul to the devil for it or should I say Sold my thought and heart out for "The star of the show's" thoughts and ...

Goverment, Cops, Jails for musicians that wont do what you ask !!! WE are still in some posts evailing around the focus point with non sequetures, The point has drifted to "Proffesional Saleable, Marketable" musician".FROM "A free spirited artist" deciding to play or not to ...