
Maurice Tani
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2 weeks ago |
acousticguitar.com | Maurice Tani |Mary Flower |Adam Perlmutter |Judy Minot
“Oh, the Dreadful Wind and Rain” is a traditional folk ballad with roots tracing back to the mid-17th century. Like many songs passed down orally for generations before the era of recording, it has appeared under various titles, with small shifts in melody and lyrics. But the core story has remained—and it’s a dark one.
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1 month ago |
acousticguitar.com | Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers |Adam Perlmutter |Maurice Tani |Danny Carnahan
The title track from Jason Isbell’s new solo acoustic album, Foxes in the Snow, is one of its happiest—an unabashed celebration of love and intimacy amid many songs that traverse much darker emotional terrain. Set to a bouncy minor-key groove, “Foxes in the Snow” also features some fine picking and is very fun to play, with a melodic solo that could stand on its own as an instrumental.
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2 months ago |
acousticguitar.com | Maurice Tani |Kate Koenig |Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers |Scott Nygaard
Jimmie Rodgers’ influence spans country, blues, and early rock ’n’ roll, earning him a place in multiple halls of fame. With a career that lasted just five years before his death from tuberculosis in 1933, Rodgers left an indelible mark on American music. “Waiting for a Train” became a hit in 1929, just as the Wall Street crash ushered in the Great Depression.
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Jan 26, 2025 |
acousticguitar.com | Adam Perlmutter |Maurice Tani
When I hear “Singin’ in the Rain,” the image that springs to mind is Gene Kelly’s rain-soaked dance in the iconic scene from the 1952 film of the same name. But the song itself dates back to the 1920s and has remained a beloved standard ever since. Written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, “Singin’ in the Rain” premiered on Broadway in The Hollywood Music Box Revue in 1929.
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Dec 11, 2024 |
acousticguitar.com | Peter Penhallow |Scott Nygaard |Adam Perlmutter |Maurice Tani
“Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down” is a standard in bluegrass circles today, but the song predates the genre. Like many classic folk songs, its origins are murky, with some verses appearing to be mashups of even older traditional folk songs. The first popular recording was made in 1925 by Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers, and it sold over 100,000 copies—a huge number at the time.
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