Ellie Mannette, the father of the steel pan, plays at Delta State University

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Uploaded by on Apr 9, 2009

The Father of the Steel Pan, Ellie Mannette, plays "My Way." Notice he plays both melody and chords by playing it with suspended meter instead of a strict meter.. this is so that he can play the chords as well as the melody line.. quite amazing.

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  • Amazing!!!!!!

  • thanks! it was truly an honor to meet this man... he will soon retire and move back to trinidad. Im SO glad i got to meet him before he moved back..

  • I wish I could meet him just once!!!!

    My dreams would come true.

  • it really was a surreal experience...

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  • @trinrich I remember when I met Ellie at JMU in 2008... he is one of the nicest guys I ever met.

  • I'm glad I met him

  • He's one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet.

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