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chuckv97 - Posted - 04/12/2026: 14:34:56
I wasn’t sure if the picking was strong enough at the beginning when I made this video 10 years ago, but it seems ok now - must be my tinnitus….
Fred Rose wrote this one but I find it tough to sing at jams - I don’t have the vocal range.
Arrangement by Janet Davis from her “The Ultimate Banjo Songbook”.
youtu.be/eT1_W2-Q_h8?si=vIJiWHxdU-c3dDA6
Edited by - chuckv97 on 04/12/2026 16:29:03
TLG - Posted - 04/13/2026: 08:13:02
VERY GOOD
chuckv97 - Posted - 04/13/2026: 08:25:20
quote:
Originally posted by TLG
VERY GOOD
Thanks, Tommy!
TLG - Posted - 04/13/2026: 08:34:36
I always enjoy your pickin.
I'm still working on Birth of the Blues ,when I get time !
Tom
earlstanleycrowe - Posted - 04/13/2026: 09:15:48
Great picking Chuck and you don't seem to have aged in the last 10 years!
I really like this song but find that its two-chord simplicity can throw others at a jam. A lot of people want to put a IV chord in it.
chuckv97 - Posted - 04/13/2026: 10:24:47
earlstanleycrowe Thanks! Yes, I’ve noticed that at times. Some play it with a flatted 7 chord (F) near the end. Go figure….
i had the same problem at jams with "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy" ,, they couldn't handle the 2-chord structure.
Edited by - chuckv97 on 04/13/2026 10:27:57
Pick-A-Lick - Posted - 04/13/2026: 13:41:22
Thanks Chuck! Love me some Fireball Mail.
I play this song as part of my warm up routine and I play it almost exactly as you do. It’s also a great song to play when someone stops by my house and sees a banjo on the stand and requests a tune.
