Willis Alan Ramsey - The Ballad of Spider John (Reid Maclean

[48snowbird]

burned out the stove doing that! oh well, like the new one better - nice cover by the way~

[MsShad01]

I have been a fan of this video for quite some time and I never get ill of it - I think because it is done so eloquently but so simple - I have and always will love this cover version - thanks

[drshockalu420]

strum patter please!!!!



[uppermeadows]

Really nice, man. Thanks for posting this.

[Skyrivermojo]

Nice rendition with soothing vocals. You found a way to sing Ramseys' ballad to suit 'your style'.

*does having the oven door open create an acoustically more sound environment? (just kidding ;~) very nicely done.

[Skyrivermojo]

You found a way to make Ramsey's ballad 'suit your style'...nice voice.

[hellsvalley]

That was a great cover of a great song.

[Bluegeek1]

Reid; you got it goin' on here. Very gasolicious and I like your B-love gitar mucho. Keep up the good work and thx for posting a great ballad.

[tyronee19]

you do that song better than the man that wrote it . way better keep jamming. I Liston to you regularly love it .I play it myself just cant make it sound as good.

[frubalu]

Ok, I've been looking for years on how to actually play this song. YEARS. Are there any tabs for this song? Or atleast tell me what kind of fingerpicking pattern it is, that'd atleast put me off on the right foot in trying to figure it out. It's been driving me INSANE, and I absolutely love the song. Help someone?

[LookOutForTheWam]

Great job man, I love this song

[catndryer]

You nailed it man......muy bueno...:)

[HauteHarry]

Very nice Breedlove guitar! And you play and sing an entertaining version of this great ballad!

[godsmanforsure]

Great job Brother

[moonpie8ful]

Good try, but not the real deal.

[JohnnaFisher]

Awesome.... you did this amazing song justice

[rekinso]

Reid, me and you have a lot in common. I open my stove to warm up all the time, I play a breedlove, and we both play this song. Great cover bud!

[gnelson700]

hey reid - watch out heating your rooms from your stove - that's a ticket to monoxide poisoning (you have to crack a window or something). your tbosj is a "thing of great beauty and a pleasure to behold..."

[tnbrdnrd]

A great rendition of a Masterpiece!! I saw WAR in '79 at a small club in Memphis.  He was mesmerizing!

[keyser1961]

Very nice...an excellent version.

[aratifingers]

well done.

[ElissaWasHere]

A fine rendition!

[ksmit2]

This is really great! I bought the album back in

1975 when I was living in New Orleans. I don't

know where it is now.Why didn't this guy ever

make any more albums? He was really great.

Your rendition probably sounds better than the

original. Good work!

[riecket13]

good job man!!!

[cyberbubba1]

Very Nice...Willis would be proud...

[kentuckydrb]

Nice. Is that a Cuban flag behind you? Looks like it.

[treyviathan]

Incredible. I really became familiar with this song through Jimmy Buffett, and it's a favorite of mine, but found out today about Willis Alan Ramsey. I saw a few of his recordings on youtube and plan on buying his album ( on CD) from Amazon. Incredible music. Anyways, I can not find a TAB for Willis Alan Ramsey's version anywhere. Do you know where I can find it or if there is a book I can buy of his sheet music?

[floridarockergb]

wow. just wow. i am completely blown away. thank you for this...

[onephinepeace]

You did this song so much justice.

[thirdroadproductions]

Very impressive! You do do it justice!

[Ragincajunol68]

You do "The One and Only Willis Alan Ramsey" justice on this cover. Im not easily impressed, but this was indeed impressive.

[southofcali]

Excellent !

[ffdyno1]

that was really good. Its cool to see all the different versions of this. Check mine out at ffdyno1

[n1te0wl]

Very good! I really like the tone of your voice. I play the guitar myself and many of the songs you've chosen to do are new to me and I'm gonna learn them too (but I don't do vids). Greetings from Scandinavia, music is universal. Thanks for the goosebumps.

[straightwhiteguy]

... beautiful.... excelllent job.... keep up the good work....

[riecket13]

great cover!!

[AidanParle]

Lovely version man. Good job. Some lovely guitar work too. I believe he's coming out with a new album soon. His first is a very tough act to follow

[WIGSCOTT]

I just posted up my version of this great song. Obviously I heard the lyrics differently than you, (I believe you actually have them right!). Great job, love Willis too.

[NYCElizB]

SO Good Reid. Love it.

EB

[jefferyakathedude]

very well done man!

[Marseglia12345]

Started to sound good when you sang Motor bank stool-pidgeon. The beginning was this overemotional stupid young kid edge. Remember it's a Texas accent, not Maroon Five.

[akg16]

thanks god this ain't Texas karaoke - if it's the accent your after, just check out the original

[stump1959]

Yo dude, nice job on that song. You do it better than most I have heard. Keep it up...

[WaldoBadweather]

I LOVE YOU MAN! You can have my Bud Light!

 W.A.Ramsey?, Thanks Brother. Post more of that, its better than any drugs!

[scorpwarped]

Beautiful

[sherrilovesto]

nice!

[landshark107]

Actually saw Jimmy Buffett do this song in Sag Harbor NY a few years back...

awesome version my friend!

[Kathi50]

Excellent job. I've loved Willis Alan Ramsey since I was a teen girl in the 70's. Any chance you can do Painted Ladies?

[johnnd01]

Nice.

His new album will hopefully be out this year.

[carladamadam]

I live here, I've loved Willis for ever and I feel it dude.

[milkriverfilm]

very, very nice dude!

[50hmustang]

he has this song nailed, brought me back to Austin in the seventies..

[wendelinmize]

Really! Is there any video of Willis Allen Ramsey doing anything? Especially Northeast Texas Women. I need to dance again!

[Caropick56]

It seems everyone has their own way of doing this song. This guy has a good voice and it suits the song well.

[smarlonc]

Nice job. Does anyone have a video of Willis Alan Ramsey performing Goodbye Old Missoula, Painted Lady, Boy From Oklahoma, Angel Eyes, or Northeast Texas Women?

[milkriverfilm]

i don't have any Willis, but i have one of his friends, Rex Foster, doing Angel Eyes. just posted it.

[franciswo3]

You know you can burn down your apartment that way!

[ellieyounis]

Beautiful sound