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| J.D. Crowe is second only to Earl Scruggs in defining what bluegrass banjo is all about. His book features tabs for his solos - and selected backups - from the classic New South recording from 1975 and his recent Flashback CD. Old Home Place, Sally Goodin', Cryin' Holy, many more. |
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Features
- Songs from The New South (Rounder 0044)
- Song, Key and Description
- Old Home Place Bb (G capo 3) 1 solo, 1 backup - solid Crowe/Scruggs staple
- Some Old Day G 1 backup - slow, up-the-neck, 'dobro-style'
- Home Sweet Home Revisited F (D capo 3) 1 solo - includes some nice single string and chordal licks
- Sally Goodin A (G capo 3) 1 solo, 3 extended backups - classic stuff!
- Nashville Blues Dm 3 solos - a good workout in Dm tuning
- You Are What I Am C (G capo 4) 3 definitive Crowe style solos
- I'm Walkin' B (G capo 4) 2 solos with lots of typical Crowe pulls and hammers plus the classic ending.
- Cryin' Holy B (G capo 4) 2 solos - straighforward treatment of the melody
- Songs From Flashback (Rounder 0322)
- Song, Key and Description
- Waiting For You A (G capo 2) 2 solos, one backup - backup contains lots of super closed-position, up the neck licks
- I'll Just Pretend C 2 backups - more great two-finger, 'dobro' licks
- Nashville Skyline Rag C 2 solos - another classic Scruggs piece a la Crowe
- Long Journey Home A (G capo 2) 2 solos - textbook examples of how to state the melody in a roll style
- If I Could Only Go Back Home Again C 2 solos and an ending - nice look at playing in C
- Ever Changing Woman F (D capo 3) 1 solo - nice changes in Bb; arpeggiated rolls
- 'Til My Dying Day F 1 solo, 2 backups - another great look at J.D.'s distinctive backup style
- Still Loves This Man Bb (G capo 3) 1 solo - straight up Scruggs picking
- Mr. Engineer B (G capo 4) 1 backup - 'Broken triplets' in 3/4 time - super stuff!
- When The Angels Carry Me Home B (G capo 4) 2 solos - more clear statement of a tune within the roll
- Sledd Ridin' A (G capo 2) 2 solos - another classic that J. D. has played for years
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