Amazing Grace...Played On Tyros 2!

My arrangement of "Amazing Grace." (Music Trad.) lyrics by Englishman John Newton, written in 1772.

The pictures are of the California Ghost Town of Bodie...a State Historical Park.

I hope that you enjoy my arrangement of this great hymn! Please feel free to comment, and to "RATE" the video...thanks!!!

Some History: Bodie was named after Waterman S. Body (also known as William S. Bodey) who discovered gold here in 1859. That November, Body perished in a blizzard after making a supply trip to nearby Monoville. The change in spelling of the town's name has often been attributed to an illiterate sign painter, but another theory is, that it was a deliberate change by the citizenry to insure proper pronunciation.

The town of Bodie rose to prominence with the decline of mining along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. Prospectors crossing the eastern slope in 1859 to "see the Elephant" - that is, to search for gold - discovered what was to be the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, and started a wild rush to the surrounding high desert country.

In 1876, the Standard Company discovered a profitable deposit of gold bearing ore, which transformed Bodie from an isolated mining camp, comprising of a few prospectors and company employees to a Wild West boomtown by 1879. Rich discoveries in the adjacent Bodie Mine during 1878 attracted even more hopeful people. By 1880, Bodie boasted a population of over 10,000 with 2,000 buildings. Over the years, Bodie's mines produced gold valued at more than $34 million.

Bodie was second to none for wickedness, badmen, and "the worst climate out of doors". One little girl, whose family was taking her to the remote and infamous town, wrote in her diary: "Good-bye God, I'm going to Bodie." The phrase came to be known throughout the west. As a bustling gold mining center, Bodie had the amenities of larger towns, including two banks, a brass band, railroad, miner's and mechanic's unions, several newspapers, and a jail.

Killings occurred with monotonous regularity, sometimes becoming almost daily events. The fire bell, which tolled the ages of the deceased when they were buried, rang often and long. Robberies, stage holdups, and street fights provided variety, and the town's 65 saloons offered many opportunities for relaxation after hard days of work in the mines. The Reverend F.M. Warrington saw it in 1881 as "a sea of sin, lashed by the tempest of lust and passion."

The town became more known for its wild living than for its big gold resources. Every other building on the mile long main street was a saloon. Seven breweries were working day and night. The whiskey was brought in by horse carriages, 100 barrels at a time.

The boom was over in four short years and by 1882, Bodie was in the grips of decline. The rich mines were playing out and mining companies were going bankrupt. Two fires, one in 1892 and the other in 1932, ravaged the business district. Bodie faded into a ghost town during the 1940's. It became a State Historic Park in 1962, managed in a state of arrested decay. Today, with less than 10% of the town still standing, it is still the largest ghost town in the western United States, and what is left looks much the same as it did over 50 years ago when the last residents left.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Tyros2
• Yamaha
• Keyboards
• Amazing
• Grace
• Instrumental
• Bodie
• California
• State
• Park
• Hymn

[goldcreekfilms]

very nice - great images - love Bodie - and love Amazing Grace!

[ilovetrains63]

Hi @ goldcreekfilms,

Thanks a lot my friend!!! I'm glad that you enjoyed my arrangement,

and the pictures of Bodie!!! I like the old "Ghost Towns," and we have quite a few here in California!!

Best Regards Always,

Dwayne

[shanokhala]

Great Combination of a hymn with the marching band rythm, adds a new dimension to amazing grace.

I like your My Version concept. Keep it up, and post more. I kno Its hard but when inspiration flows it just keeps on flowing otherwise as a player even I get put off for long. Keep yur inspiration high...

[ilovetrains63]

Hi shanokhala,

Thanks very much!!! I'm glad that you enjoyed mjy arrangement!!! I try to be inovative when I can with an arrangement, and still keep the main concept of the song!!! Thanks again!!!

Best Regards from California, USA,

Dwayne

[MusicComputerTyros3]

Hello.

Your usic ist very, very good.

And the Pictures to your Music is fantastic.

I like it so.

5*

Many Greetings from Germany

MCT3

[ilovetrains63]

Hi Again MCT3,

Thanks for the great compliments!!! I'm glad that you've found my music, and are enjoying it!!!

Thanks Again!!!:o)

Best Regards From California, USA,

Dwayne

[3Divad3]

Nice job. 

[ilovetrains63]

Hi rudykazooti...thanks a lot!!! New songs will be coming when I return in a couple of weeks from Hawaii!!! Thanks again!

Best Regards Always,

Dwayne

[rudykazooti]

Still find it enjoyable. Hope to see and hear new things soon.

rudy

[CrazyKid956]

ya ok