Another wonderful house concert at the home of Mike and Sharon Pigott tonight. Great questions from the guests, and a chance to talk about guitars. I brought out the big baritone guitar to play Allan Fraser’s “Them dance hall girls,” and then a … [Read more]
More about the songs
“7 cent cigar blues,” is an old piece of whimsy that Jack, Sue and I used to perform when we went around Nashville as The Crows. I hope you agree that the addition of the horn section (brought to life with an arrangement by Jim Hoke) brings a really … [Read more]
About the songs
I included two covers on this album – “Samson and Delilah,” which I learned from an old Rev. Gary Davis LP. My version differs from the straight-blues of Rev. Davis, but I believe we stayed true to the spirit of the song. In addition to a driving … [Read more]
Recognizing the tremendous talent
A lot of very talented people helped make this album possible. Here are the musicians: Russ Pahl – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, tenor guitar, banjo, ukulele Dennis Crouch – bass Rick Lonow – percussion Kirby Shelstad – … [Read more]