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Wabash Cannonball

by Bruce Keener on July 23, 2008

When a man starts getting up in years, like me, there’s a need to feel he hasn’t lost everything from his youth.
I guess that’s why I’ve been thinking back through some of the more complicated tunes I used to play, and trying my hands at them again to see if “I still have it.”
Well, there’s [...]

All The Lonely People

by Bruce Keener on July 16, 2008

Well, one more little tune and then I’ll hush up for a few days:
All The Lonely People (Eleanor Rigby)
I always loved the Beatles music. This tune was one of my favorites. A fairly complicated one to play, but, what’s life without a challenge or two, eh?
Enjoy it.

Gospel Medley (Updated)

by Bruce Keener on July 15, 2008

I was thinking back on my musical roots tonight, of how I grew up playing country gospel music and listening to the great sounds of Paul Yandell playing guitar for the Louvin Brothers, Blackie Bennett playing for Martha Carson, and even Jerry Reed occasionally playing gospel guitar licks with some of the bigger gospel groups [...]

A Little Weekend Music

by Bruce Keener on July 12, 2008

While I am trying to figure out what to write up on my iPod Touch 2.0 upgrade (loving it), I’ll probably piddle on the guitar some more and may do a recording or two. Here is one I did last night: Yes Sir. Just a funky little tune I recorded on my Alvarez Limited Edition [...]

Jiffy Jam

by Bruce Keener on July 8, 2008

Here’s a recording I put together tonight: Jiffy Jam
This is a complicated Jerry Reed composition that I haven’t played in years, until this week. I changed a few little things here and there to make it easier on my tender fingers (a problem when you no longer play every day).
It’s an up-beat little ditty, and [...]