Alonzos father eddie, is a world renown musician in the style of merle travis. Originally written by kennedy jones and popularized by. Along with recording popular guitar albums, hed been running rca victors nashville operation since the late 50s. In between dazzling displays of skill on favorite showoff tunes like. After all, when i went to my first muhlenberg picking. The most famous of his compositions are cannonball rag and guitar. On this one, recorded last spring, he sings nine pound hammer, an ancient tune travis also made famous, with a few bits of chet atkins thrown in for good measure. Walks the strings and even sings smithsonian folkways. On this weekends show, meet the princeton musician as he joins host tim farmer for another passion fishing. Chords for merle travis and joe maphis cannon ball rag 1954. Merle travis 100th birthday celebration elmore magazine. Over the rainbow eddie pennington 8 pig ankle rag 9 raindrops 10 fertile liza 11 stealing time 12 sweet georgia brown the pig got up 14 stones rag 15 bye, bye blues.
And that goes for the whole album, most of which will be tunes that you know by. Also on the show, thumbpicker eddie pennington strikes a chord with fall crappie fishing at kentucky lake. Find the song lyrics for eddie pennington top tracks. Eddie pennington with cary black, eddie pennington, cary black just my style. The lineup continues to grow, and currently features tommy. Join facebook to connect with eddie pennington and others you may know.
Cannonball rag merle travis cover and tutorial with tabs. Ran across this and could only stomach watching the first little bit of it as its so infuriatingly incorrect regarding everything he says in describing the pattern picking that he demonstrates as being travis picking. There have been a lot of versions of this recorded but. I might play a fast tune like cannonball rag and go over it 100 times, purely. Muhlenburg county home of the legends information on mose rager.
Peregrine falcons, bull elk, crappie and the person who picks the theme song are featured on kentucky afield television show this weekend, oct. Alonzo has been traveling and playing with his father since the. Cannonball rag was a tune created by another early muhlenberg master, kennedy jones and later made famous by travis. Eddie pennington plays blue smoke kentucky muse ket. Save an extra 25% off your first order with code ignited and combine with truefire cash for max savings. This is a tutorial for the live version he did on the porter wagner. Cannonball rag tab by merle travis acoustic guitar. Eddie pennington over the rainbow mp3 download and lyrics. Henry, dubbed the navigator, was the brother of king edward of portugal. Ben hall is an exciting young guitar master keeping the kentucky tradition of travisstyle thumb picking alive and relevant for old and new generations of fans alike. About alonzo penningtons kentucky thumbpicking handbook essential. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam.
Pennington s rendition of cannonball rag is the kentucky afield theme song. Chords for eddie pennington plays merle travis farewell. Eddie pennington some great pictures of merle and other western kentucky buddies and mentors of merle on the website of the finest living travis style picker eddie pennington. Just my style thumbpicking old favorites hdcd by eddie. Ben hall, fingerstyle country guitar in the travis. Kentuckyborn eddie pennington echoes the sound of his mentor mose rager and parallels that of chet atkins, a fellow disciple of the allamerican kentucky thumbpicking known as travisstyle guitar, made famous by merle travis.
Kentuckian eddie pennington, widely recognized as one of the greatest thumbstyle guitarists, performs the merle travis song blue smoke. Cannonball rag guitar tab by merle travis with free online tab player. Guitar slingers gathering for merle travis 100th birthday. This one has that extra little something to separate it from the pack. His style of playing is so distinct, it carries his name. View the profiles of people named eddie pennington. Guitar slingers from far and wide will converge in nashville to honor this historic, groundbreaking musician. The makings of a master, kentucky thumbpicking guitar, eddie pennington master. Travis picking boils down simply to making a solo guitar sound like an entire band no simple task.
So, yes, you have plenty of versions of cannonball rag. Laurence juber, andy mckee, jack pearson, and eddie pennington. Walks the strings and even sings eddie pennington kentuckyborn eddie pennington echoes the sound of his mentor mose rager and parallels that of chet atkins, a fellow disciple of the allamerican kentucky thumbpicking known as travisstyle guitar, made famous by merle travis. Find out more about travis life and career, and the. Cannonball rag merle travis cover and tutorial with. Eddie pennington with cary black, eddie pennington, cary. Cannonball rag in the playoff round for grand champion and i.
Walks the strings and even sings by eddie pennington on. The first time i saw eddie pennington perform was in the fall of 1991, at a small festival organ ized by folklorist roby cogswell for the n. See more ideas about good ole, chet atkins and merle travis. Lexington taxed themselves a substantial amount for the purpose of mounting the cannon. Chords for eddie and alonzo pennington play the guitar. Chet atkins, eddie pennington and tommy emmanuel are just a few masters. Travis songsamong them sixteen tons, dark as a dungeon, cannonball rag, smoke. This was the second song i learned to play on the guitar. The makings of a master, kentucky thumbpicking guitar. Listen to songs by eddie pennington on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share.
Alonzo pennington won the contemporary thumbpicking division and the grand championship. William pennington of new jersey, widely viewed as a weak, if not. Cannonball rag by eddie pennington song free music. Dec 22, 2018 its called travis picking, thumb picking, fingerpicking. One of the most beloved anthems for fingerpicking guitar players is cannonball rag. Chords for the makings of a master, kentucky thumbpicking.
Kentucky thumbpicking handbook alonzo pennington guitar. I started this course sometime ago to learn the cannonball rag. Third is cannonball rag, a kentucky fingerstyle favorite travis learned as a kid and required learning for any fingerstyle player. Nashville tickets are on sale now for the merle travis 100th birthday celebration concert to be held at nashvilles. Alonzo played cannonball rag in the playoff round for grand champion and i dont think there was a person in the building who could have challenged him. Tickets are on sale now for the merle travis 100th birthday celebration concert to be held at nashvilles city winery, april 18 at 8. Eddie pennington is widely recognized among his peers as one of the greatest living thumbstyle guitarists. Just my style thumbpicking old favorites hdcd by eddie pennington with cary black 20000803 music. Cannonball rag this song was made famous by the great merle travis.
Kathy ellen callihan, 65, of argillite, kentucky passed away friday, nov. The man behind the music this weekend on kentucky afield. Listen to songs by eddie pennington on myspace, stream free online music by eddie pennington. In venues throughout the united states and europe, he has kept alive the sound popularized by kentucky native merle travis in the 1940s. International home of the legends thumbpicking weekend. Merle travis 19171983 was one of the most influential guitarists of the 20th century.
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