NAMM report: Lots of people and musical instruments. Loudest and most ubiquitous were electric guitars,drums and electric basses. Most of the musicians at demos are paid by the note and can earn a small fortune in a short period of […]
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Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten in 1965. Best known for Freight Train, she was a truly gifted musician. She was eft-handed , and played the melody with her thumb and bass with her fingers
RIP Mike Auldridge – A bluegrass and Dobro pioneer if there ever was one.. Members of the 1979 Seldom Scene: John Duffey (Mandolin), Ben Eldridge (Banjo), Mike Auldridge (Dobro), Phil Rosenthal (Guitar), & Tom Gray (Bass)
It’s been a rewarding year. This time last year I set out on a project to record an album with some friends whose music I admire , raise a little money to fight Parkinson’s Disease and have some fun. Succeeded […]
Singing is a good way to break up those uncomfortable moments at family get-togethers and calm even the most drunken relatives, so let’s all sing along…and there is a non-partisan socially redeeming message Free download at http://jgsdeltamusic.com/cd/angry-christmas-2012 He was born […]
Started this song on Woody’s birthday. I’d been thinking about him, how self absorbed people are, how we have become a nation without compassion and how the less fortunate are either “invisible” or blamed for their condition. So I got […]
from gig on 7/13..Made this up on the spot inspired by the events the previous night. Hundreds of Police beating down OccupyLA people w/ batons and firing rubber bull…
Solo bottleneck live performance of Still Not Over You on 7/13 gig at Cahuenga Cafe. Different vibe from the version on my CD ‘Take A Chance’ http://cdbaby.c…
An impromptu jam . The song is King Of Self Pity which subsequently wound up on the Take A Chance CD (http://cdbaby.com/cd/joegorfinkle). While a li…
There ain’t no more from where you came from. Doc ‘s music wasn’t easily categorized. It wasn’t bluegrass, or old-timey, or blues but it had a little of all of those elements in it. I guess you could call it […]
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