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'Ole Joe Clark

Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 287
Size: 294kb, uploaded 3/4/2011 10:17:34 AM
Genre: Folk

I really enjoy playing this tune; and it's fun to play up the neck too....Robert

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12th of April

Posted by rmlong, written by James Rogers of Ft. Meade, Fla.

1 person likes this

Play count: 273
Size: 1,478kb, uploaded 1/12/2011 5:21:50 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

James Rogers is a very popular State Champion Banjo Player from Ft. Meade, Florida. He was and may still be the banjo player for the crowd-favorite Sunny Bluegrass Band. He inspired me to learn to play the banjo. My banjo teachers were Harry Trott, James Dockery and Ron Rimmer in the 1970s.

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12th of April

Posted by rmlong, written by Jame Rogers

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Play count: 165
Size: 1,768kb, uploaded 6/30/2011 5:17:37 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

This was with Band In A Box Accompaniment. I made two or three mistakes but in general it's a pretty good example of how I play this great tune by James Rogers of Ft. Meade, Florida. James has been the Florida State Champion Banjo Player many times and the Banjo Player for the very popular Sunny Bluegrass Boys. He's one of the best banjo players I've ever heard and a really nice guy! I have three of his albums autographed by him....Robert

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12th of April (Up the Neck)

Posted by rmlong, written by James Rogers

Play count: 131
Size: 358kb, uploaded 3/31/2011 3:48:35 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

This is my arrangement....Robert Max

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8th of January

Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 169
Size: 237kb, uploaded 2/2/2011 9:05:27 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

This is a fun tune to play. A great chromatic tune for warming up on....

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Amarillo Breakdown

Posted by rmlong, written by Pete Wernick

Play count: 209
Size: 462kb, uploaded 3/25/2011 5:32:20 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Amazing Grace

Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 208
Size: 390kb, uploaded 4/15/2011 8:13:10 PM
Genre: Traditional

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An Inside Forward Roll Then Regular Scruggs Style Chord Progressions

Written/Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 166
Size: 486kb, uploaded 3/2/2011 7:29:24 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

This is an example of an inside forward roll leading into various Scruggs-style chord progressions. Robert

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Another Example of playing along with the Mac Garage Band

Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 241
Size: 1,542kb, uploaded 1/12/2011 5:25:38 PM
Genre: Country

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Ballad of Jed Clampett

Posted by rmlong, written by Paul Henning

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Play count: 272
Size: 225kb, uploaded 3/26/2011 5:11:03 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Ballad of Jed Clampett

Posted by rmlong, written by Paul Henning

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Play count: 205
Size: 360kb, uploaded 4/27/2011 12:02:34 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

I did this version up and down the neck; without picks! Ben Eldridge has mentioned he sometimes plays without picks around the house when he is trying something new....Robert

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Beaumont Rag

Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 199
Size: 349kb, uploaded 2/19/2011 6:53:50 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Bill Cheatem

Posted by rmlong, written by Traditional

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Play count: 72
Size: 340kb, uploaded 3/19/2011 3:40:47 PM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen

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Blackberry Blossom

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Play count: 158
Size: 231kb, uploaded 2/15/2011 8:02:23 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Blue Ridge Cabin Home

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Play count: 239
Size: 319kb, uploaded 5/4/2011 11:15:44 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

I love the way J.D. Crowe takes his break on this tune! Robert

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Buffalo Gals

Posted by rmlong

1 person likes this

Play count: 185
Size: 197kb, uploaded 3/3/2011 11:22:56 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Bugle Call Rag

Posted by rmlong, written by Pettis, Meyers & Schoebel

Play count: 180
Size: 361kb, uploaded 3/3/2011 11:27:10 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

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By the Time I Get To Phoenix

Posted by rmlong, written by Jimmie Webb

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Play count: 127
Size: 1,167kb, uploaded 5/18/2011 2:22:00 AM
Genre: Country

My all-time favorite song; Glen Campbell had a big hit with this one and did a great! Robert

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By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Posted by rmlong, written by Jim Webb

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Play count: 116
Size: 1,280kb, uploaded 5/19/2011 10:20:02 AM
Genre: Country

This is my latest, current recording of my favorite song of all time. With digital MP3; for David who has this very discerning, acute ear;-) It's a bit "slower-paced" but I think the quality is better and David will appreciate the endeavor....anyway, here it is and I feel it's not too bad for an 'ole codger like me to sing at the age of 75...many of my relatives and friends my age are facing going into nursing homes....but not me!!! This is too much fun to seek security, food and shelter provided by someone else! ;-) Robert

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Carolyn

Posted by rmlong, written by Merle Haggard?

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Play count: 98
Size: 950kb, uploaded 5/18/2011 2:08:49 AM
Genre: Country

Merle Haggard had this on an album years ago. It's a beautiful song...Robert

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Chubby;s Ride

Posted by rmlong, written by Bill DeMarcus

Play count: 77
Size: 286kb, uploaded 3/12/2011 8:21:24 AM
Genre: Unknown/None Chosen

This tune was written by Bill DeMarcus, banjo player for Chubby Anthony's Tall Timber Bluegrass Band from Florida. Chubby was a great fiddle player and also a really good banjo player. Their band was very popular at Festivals back in the 1970s when I lived down there. I'm just starting to learn the tune. Bill DeMarcus is a great banjo player. Robert

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Clinch Mountain Back Step

Posted by rmlong, written by Ralph Stanley

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Play count: 231
Size: 264kb, uploaded 5/27/2011 8:30:16 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Play count: 167
Size: 361kb, uploaded 2/26/2011 5:49:38 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Fireball Mail

Posted by rmlong

1 person likes this

Play count: 213
Size: 351kb, uploaded 1/26/2011 8:01:46 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

Earl has a great example of this tune on YouTube

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For The Good Times

Posted by rmlong, written by Kris Kristofferson

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Play count: 116
Size: 1,413kb, uploaded 5/19/2011 8:06:48 AM
Genre: Country

This is a 2nd generation recording onto my MP3 digital recorder; so, it may have some extraneous sounds that distract....I love this song and the way Ray Price performed it....it's a lovely, sad song....Robert

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G, C, D Progression # 2 with low Band-in-the-Box Volume

Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 145
Size: 933kb, uploaded 1/30/2011 10:12:24 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

A variation of the first Progression with Band-in-a-Box background.....I'm still in the process of learning how to use the Band-in-a-Box Program that has a "Bluegrass" soloist component. It's difficult to learn how to use it...but it has immense potential....Robert

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G, C, D Progressions Up & Down Neck

Written/Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 187
Size: 460kb, uploaded 3/12/2011 7:53:38 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

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G, C, D Progressions with low volume background from Band-in-a-Box

Posted by rmlong

Play count: 116
Size: 932kb, uploaded 1/30/2011 10:07:47 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

I recorded this for my friend Kerth so he could hear my "vamping" during the Band-in-a-Box "break"....Kerth has always been my best student for the last 30 years.

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G, C, D, Am, Em Progressions

Written/Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 169
Size: 1,734kb, uploaded 1/31/2011 5:42:14 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

This has Band-in-a-Box background music accompanying my playing G, C, D, Am, Em Progressions; very useful for timing and improvisational practice. There are infinite ways of playing these progressions; they are fun! Robert

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Gentle On My Mind

Posted by rmlong, written by John Hartford

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Play count: 205
Size: 1,253kb, uploaded 2/19/2011 9:01:32 PM
Genre: Country

My second all-time favorite song. Robert

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Gold Rush

Posted by rmlong, written by Bill Monroe

1 person likes this

Play count: 179
Size: 332kb, uploaded 2/4/2011 11:26:29 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Goodbye City, Give Me Some Country

Written/Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 99
Size: 1,122kb, uploaded 2/19/2011 7:52:40 PM
Genre: Country

I wrote this tune in 1972 while living in Columbus, Ohio. We were sick of the city and needed to get back into the country; hence, this tune. I recorded it at Appalachian Recording Studios, Ross County, Ohio. John Call was featured on the Pedal Steel.

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Grandfather's Clock

Posted by rmlong, written by Traditional

2 people like this

Play count: 234
Size: 462kb, uploaded 2/5/2011 12:14:11 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

James Dockery taught me this tune. He was a great, great banjo player! I spent hours and hours with him and I just was amazed at his talent. His kids are the same way! I finally deciphered his main rolls and that was a great moment for me! One of his most important rolls was T-I-M-T-I-T-I-M; one you hardly ever see in the tabs; but to me is one of the most important along with I-M-T-I-M-T-I-M & T-I-M-T-M-I-T-M Robert Long

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Home Sweet Home in G

Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 194
Size: 319kb, uploaded 3/17/2011 8:16:35 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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If I Could Go Back Home Again

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Play count: 132
Size: 377kb, uploaded 3/19/2011 3:00:47 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

From a JD Crowe Album; my arrangement...how I play along with the album's song...Robert

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Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 221
Size: 530kb, uploaded 3/5/2011 6:16:22 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Just Playin' Around II

Written/Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 89
Size: 172kb, uploaded 4/27/2011 9:45:28 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

That sounded pretty good; I'll post this one too and try it again and see what happens;-) Robert

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Just Playin' Around III

Written/Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 100
Size: 615kb, uploaded 4/27/2011 9:46:52 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

Could this be the beginning of my own Opus? ;-) Robert

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Just Playn' Around I

Written/Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 113
Size: 481kb, uploaded 4/27/2011 9:43:26 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

One way of creating a tune is just start playin' and see what happens. So, here goes! Robert

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Written/Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 116
Size: 1,049kb, uploaded 6/23/2011 12:38:31 PM
Genre: Country

I wrote this tune while coming home from work when I lived in Florida. I would write down a few words each time I stopped for a red light, a stop sign, or stopped-backed up traffic. Robert

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My Susie

Written/Posted by rmlong

Play count: 94
Size: 1,542kb, uploaded 2/19/2011 9:18:09 PM
Genre: Country

This is a song I wrote for my daughter. Now I have a granddaughter and the song applies to her just as well. Robert

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Noodlin' # 7, with 12th of April at the end

Posted by rmlong, written by My arrangement of James Roger's 12th of April

Play count: 124
Size: 3,584kb, uploaded 1/15/2011 6:09:54 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Noodlin' Intro Then Sunny Bluegrass Breakdown

Posted by rmlong, written by James Rogers of Ft. Meade, Fla.

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Play count: 91
Size: 559kb, uploaded 2/26/2011 6:20:39 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

James Rogers, one of my mentors down in Florida. James was a member of the Sunny Bluegrass Band and State of Florida Champion Banjo player. To me, he is one of the best banjo players in the country. He inspired me to learn how to play the banjo; and I would sit a many a time at a festival in the back lot listening to him and his friends pick thru the nite...Robert

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Old Home Place

Posted by rmlong, written by D.Webb&Mitch Jayne

Play count: 169
Size: 335kb, uploaded 2/26/2011 6:10:50 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Playing along with Mac Garage Band: Dobro Intro III

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Steam Powered Aeroplane

Posted by rmlong, written by John Hartford

Play count: 153
Size: 392kb, uploaded 3/28/2011 3:06:53 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

I'm trying to learn this tune from Courtney Johnson's playing it when he was with New Grass Revival. To me, he was one of the best banjo players out there when he was with NGR....I used to listen to New Grass Revival when they would perform at the Canal Street Tavern in Dayton, Ohio back in the '80;s; when Bela was playing with them along with Pat Flynn, Sam Bush and John Cowan; a terrific combination!! It will take alot more time to get this song right;-)...Robert

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Stoney Creek

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Play count: 153
Size: 343kb, uploaded 2/4/2011 11:05:16 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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The Homecoming

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Play count: 105
Size: 524kb, uploaded 2/26/2011 5:44:37 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

I learned this song from listening to the Osborne Brother's Bluegrass Concerto Album; to me, one of the best albums ever produced. Sonny's playing of this tune with the Orchestra was just superb; not to mention his rendition of Jesse James; this album should have received more acclaim than it did...I sure loved it!!! Robert

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The Tennessee Blues

Posted by rmlong, written by Bobby Charles Guidry

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Play count: 133
Size: 1,357kb, uploaded 6/26/2011 12:47:13 PM
Genre: Country

I love Keith Whitley's rendition of this song....Robert

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Turkey in the Straw I

Posted by rmlong

3 people like this

Play count: 198
Size: 285kb, uploaded 2/1/2011 10:55:14 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

This is a fun chromatic type of song to play. I find it a good "warm-up" tune. Robert

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When I'm Alone

Written/Posted by rmlong

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Play count: 74
Size: 4,754kb, uploaded 5/28/2012 10:00:45 PM
Genre: Country

My wife Elaine and I wrote this tune in 1972 and performed and recorded it at The Appalachian Studios near our home town. It was our first attempt at writing and recording. I played guitar accompaniment, John Call was on Steel Guitar. Elaine sang harmony.

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Wildwood Flower Key of C

Posted by rmlong

1 person likes this

Play count: 179
Size: 189kb, uploaded 2/16/2011 9:14:26 AM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Wildwood Flower Key of F

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Play count: 125
Size: 202kb, uploaded 2/19/2011 7:15:34 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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Wildwood Flower Key of G

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Play count: 203
Size: 211kb, uploaded 2/19/2011 6:21:36 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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You Are My Sunshine

Posted by rmlong, written by Davis, Jimmie H;Mitchell, Charles

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Play count: 123
Size: 378kb, uploaded 4/30/2011 9:54:30 PM
Genre: Traditional

I've known and sung this song since I was five years old. However, tonight is the first time I've attempted playing it on the banjo. Robert

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You Are My Sunshine (Down and Up The Neck Version)

Posted by rmlong, written by Jimmie Davis & Charles Mitchell

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Play count: 203
Size: 569kb, uploaded 5/16/2011 7:20:29 PM
Genre: Country

I almost got it this time. Down and up the neck then down the neck finale. It's a fun song to play on the 'ole five-string. This is the first time I've played it up the neck. Much fun! Robert

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You Are My Sunshine (Vocal)

Posted by rmlong, written by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell

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Play count: 147
Size: 595kb, uploaded 5/16/2011 4:24:38 PM
Genre: Country

David Martin inspired me to sing this song. I learned and sang this song when I was five years old. David does a great job on this tune and he made me want to sing it again. Robert

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You Are What I Am

Posted by rmlong

Play count: 163
Size: 287kb, uploaded 2/15/2011 9:35:54 PM
Genre: Bluegrass

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