Today watching some people perform, I learned two lessons.
One is how similar the human voice is to the pedal steel guitar. The guy who showed me this is Pork McElhinny. He did pedal steel solos with only his voice during an afternoon stint today during versions of "Stand By Your Man" and "Folsom Prison Blues."
The other is how much a mandolin can sound like a Hammond organ. I love the sound of a Hammond B-3. Have for a long time. I own a compilation of great tracks "made" by that instrument. Love it. Paul Shaffer, Steve Winwood: my favorite musicians of all time. I hope I can play like them someday. Maybe I already do, who knows? Anyway, there's a similarity between the way you play a mandolin and the way you play a Hammond B-3, which I never realized before, until just now.
One lesson I had today but didn't learn for the first time is how clever you can be in country music. I learned that a couple years ago when I was in Houston. That time, I bought a CD from a guy by the name of Russel Ray. This time, bought a CD in Nashville from a guy by the name of Dave Cox. Great musician. Just wish I were his keyboardist, and that I didn't have to cost him half the profits when he plays out.
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