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Paul McEvoy
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Challenge: Amazing Grace

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Anyone want a challenge?

Post your version of Amazing Grace here in two weeks (Sunday May 19)

An original version is preferred but playing someone else’s arrangement is fine.

Pedal/non-pedal/dobro whatever. Do the best you can.

(Delete if this isn’t kosher)
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Clark Doughty
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Amazing Grace

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Mickey Adams has a teaching version .......
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Post by Tony Prior »

why wait ! :D


http://www.tprior.com/Grace%20.mp3


One track from a 6 track Gospel CD completed in 2018.
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I believe this link will work. Someone click on it to make sure, please!

Not the best work, but it's something I threw together for a radio show a few years ago.

https://www.soundclick.com/html5/v4/pla ... ID=7262583
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hb1nMNVmtU

Steel solo at 1:35...

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I missed my own deadline. Mines a lot less polished but the best I could squeak out at the moment.

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Challenge Amazing Grace

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I would like to join in on the challenge, Have to get our version loaded.
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Post by Tony Prior »

Amazing Grace is an interesting song to play. For the past couple of years I did a stint with a band at a monthly Fri night dance, the closing song was always a Gospel song. Typically everyone in the room would stand in a big circle and hold hands while we played the praise song.

One time I called Amazing Grace, we played it and all of a sudden people were slow dancing (3/4) to a Gospel song. HUH ?

It became a Fri Night favorite, so much so that other bands were requested to play Amazing Grace as the last song of the evening ! Go figure. :D
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There's a neat story behind that John Newton song.
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Post by Rick Barnhart »

I hope Fred Justice is watching. His is my favorite version.
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Post by Tony Prior »

only 4 posts with a track ! really ? :?:

I personally would love to hear many different players versions, novice to pro.


It's not a contest ! Its not about who's is better or worse

Its supposed to be our version , not posting a version done by a pro or someone else.

Its family. :)
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Post by Jerry Jones »

Well, Ok here's the pro version .... very moving piece by Lloyd Green.

http://www.steelc6th.com/songs/super_ja ... _green.mp3
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Post by Norman Evans »

I've enjoyed listening to all of these. Here's mine.
https://soundcloud.com/n-evans/amazing-grace-1
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Post by Greg Cutshaw »

Recorded a while back. Got some C6 stuff on it:

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Samples/Amazing_Grace.mp3
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OUT
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Post by Bob Tuttle »

Here's my contribution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b_W0u6vytg

Thanks to Zane King for the excellent backing track.
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Post by Greg Lambert »

Tony Prior wrote:why wait ! :D


http://www.tprior.com/Grace%20.mp3


One track from a 6 track Gospel CD completed in 2018.

Absolutely Outstanding Tony !! What type of compression are you using?
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Post by Greg Sander »

Billy-

I hope you would reconsider putting your version back in. As it was mentioned, this was not a competition, but your expression of a great song. Besides, yours was a version that I personally could really get into.
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Post by Tony Prior »

Greg Lambert wrote:
Tony Prior wrote:why wait ! :D


http://www.tprior.com/Grace%20.mp3


One track from a 6 track Gospel CD completed in 2018.

Absolutely Outstanding Tony !! What type of compression are you using?


Thx Greg for that , much appreciated.

I track everything direct , this track uses compression on the DBX 376 Channel strip printed to the track , along with EQ. Nothing extravagant . I do use a quick and simple T-Racks Mastering Suite profile mostly to even things out and keep the levels consistent. Not to be considered PRO Mastering by any stretch. But for Home , Net or Demo use its a nice tool and user friendly.
Listening back to the MP3 it seems it's a tad more compressed than the two track wav master, probably from the 128 MP3 conversion . Oh well !

Listening to each of the posted tracks, we have a really fine group of players hanging out here ! I personally enjoy listening to each. I'm just glad to be a part of the party ! :) Plus we actually get to SEE Bob play, how kool is that !

I hope Billy puts his track back up as well.
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Amazing Grace

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Rick Barnhart, I hope your watching Pal, if someone will help me put it on here I will be glad to.
I tried copy & paste and that don't work.
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Fred Justice wrote:Rick Barnhart, I hope your watching Pal, if someone will help me put it on here I will be glad to.
I tried copy & paste and that don't work.


Fred if you EMAIL your track, I'll host it and post it for you.
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Tony, I sent it to you, good luck. :D
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Post by Tony Prior »

For Fred Justice. Fred sent me his track which I am glad to host for him.


Amazing Grace, Fred Justice >>> http://www.tprior.com/AmazingGrace.mp3


thx Fred !
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double strike
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Thank you Tony, I might add, they are NO other instruments on this recording, just pre recorded choir voices.
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