A nice, Jazzy rendition of Home on the Range. Also, a great story about Jack playing and singing Home on the Range for president Roosevelt.

I'm better than he is. I can play that song with only four chords.

Now, that dude knows some passing chords! Talk about overkill!

I LOVE IT!

Russ

Ironically, when I first got married in 1962, I nearly purchased the Roosevelt motor yachts, which was pretty much a derelict sitting in Curtis Creek, near Baltimore Harbor. At the time, they marina was asking $10,000 for the yacht, which was in deplorable condition and required a huge amount of maintenance and repairs to make it livable. I passed on the deal, mainly because I just didn't have that much money and the time to make all the necessary repairs.

The boat was sold, and later moved to Cambridge, Maryland, where it served as a Tidewater Fisheries Commission vessel to enforce oyster and clamming laws, until it was again sold, totally restored and moved to California where it became a museum boat.

From what I was able to find, the restoration cost was nearly a half million dollars. Probably a good thing I didn't but that boat. Carol thought the same!

Gary

Haha. I know what you mean. Actually, three chords would be enough without a secondary dominant. I just thought that some of us would like a little break from all the hardware/software talk.

Chris

Chris, thanks for posting that ... I didn't know you could put that many chords in one song ...

Hi Tony, you mean that many chords in a measure? Once a retired local music store owner, a pretty guitar player himself, "complained" to me about our mutual friend a B3 player, "I don't know how many chords he squeezes into a single measure."

Here's my idea of tasty chording behind a vocal. Magic, with just 2 hands, and 2 vocal cords.

Talk about massive chord overkill!


I LOVE IT!

Was in California in the 60's when Joe cleaned up. He would come into a venue and try to do interventions.

Everyone ran in the other direction.

How lucky was I to have met him?

Russ

I enjoyed his playing and singing. I don’t think his chords were overkill, he’s just playing the wrong song for his type of playing.

It’s not good when the chords take away from the singing.
John C.