I`m thinking tonight of my Blue Eyes

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Music

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• dobro
• slide
• country
• squareneck
• resophonic
• lap
• style

[hawaiiandobroblues]

Lovely. I've learn this piece from Rob Ickes's Big Time CD and tab book, and I have to say I really like the way you do it. When I can play it I shall put a video up!

By the way, is that a Meredith you are playing?

Cheers

Liam

[MartinGross]

Liam,

you are right, it`s a Meredith indian rosewood / spruce top.

( I´m gonna wait for that video )

[jamiedon]

Many songs are based on this melody; music scholars classify the later ones as "melody from" the original, Rev. Guy Smith's "Great Speckled Bird." The order, I think, was: 1-Smith/GSB; 2-A.P. Carter/ITTOMBE; 3-Acuff/GSB. Other songs w/this melody: "Wild Side of Life", Kitty Wells' response, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels," and more. Martin correctly states that he is playing "ITTOMBE" based on Rob Ickes' version, released on Rounder as ITTOMBE & credited to A.P. Carter.

[MartinGross]

jamiedon, thank you very much for explaining. It`s realy interesting that so many songs are based to the same melodie.

Martin

[MartinGross]

strech50,

I guess you are right

Martin

[MartinGross]

I learned that song from Rob Ickes at Sore Fingers Summer School. He is a fantastic player and also a great teacher.

cheers

Martin

[jonessm50]

lovely version. Hope you like mine

[jerlan23]

This song is as beautiful as they come, and you've done a beautiful job on it.

[TheMemphisSlim]

Isn't that instead "The Great Speckled Bird" by brother Ozwald?

[dobro71]

boy i wish i could get those slants to work out like that. it's hard to put together all those quick changes in a row.

[shipgw]

Martin. I am 67 yrs and I have been listening to and loving country and blue grass all my life. and sir you are the best . Thanks for the videos.

[FenceThis]

wow - very sweet and smooth indeed

[ivepickedcotton1]

Bravo

[oldbluegrasskurt]

scarry good

[fearfultom]

;-) sweet. And this is coming from a blues man

[goffbum]

Martin, your just too smooooooth.....would give a listen to some of brother Oswalds stuff and do your impecable interpretation....the more new stuff you post the more I can work on.....you are my hero......