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Really pretty cover of my favorite Tony Rice song (Original Post) The Polack MSgt Apr 2022 OP
That's really nice! BluesRunTheGame Apr 2022 #1
I always thought it was Tony's song The Polack MSgt Apr 2022 #2
I can think of three of Blake's songs that Tony covered... BluesRunTheGame Apr 2022 #3

BluesRunTheGame

(1,635 posts)
1. That's really nice!
Thu Apr 28, 2022, 01:41 PM
Apr 2022

…and Tony’s version is just about as good as it gets. The original was written by Tony’s old pal, Norman Blake.

The Polack MSgt

(13,218 posts)
2. I always thought it was Tony's song
Thu Apr 28, 2022, 01:53 PM
Apr 2022

Thanks fro the correction and the link.

I need to get smarter on Norman Blake

BluesRunTheGame

(1,635 posts)
3. I can think of three of Blake's songs that Tony covered...
Thu Apr 28, 2022, 02:18 PM
Apr 2022

… Ginseng Sullivan, Church Street Blues, and Annie Orphan Annie. There could be more. Tony composed a few instrumentals but I don’t believe he ever wrote a song with lyrics.

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