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I was wondering if anyone could tell me what their "crowd pleaser" song is.I am trying to increase my repertoire, beyond the Dylan/Young/Beatles and would like some suggestions.Thanks in advanceGeorge
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Mines the same except they're real pleased when I stop playing..Da DumSincerely,Bob SelkirkM-38_HD-28_HD-35_CEO-4_CEO-5_OMC-15E_OMC-21_D-15_D12-35_D-15S__ Martin Baseball TeamLife is so grand with a...
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Not that I'm partial to these, but they are crowd pleasers.Amy - Pure Prairie LeagueAmerican Pie - Don McLeanMTA - Kingston TrioBrown Eyed Girl - Van MorrisonCheeseburger in Paradise, Margaretaville -...
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Hello,One of the crowd pleasers my bluegrass band does is an uptempo hardcore bluegrass interpretation of Neil Diamond's "Solitary Man" -- we get a lot of response from that and we really like playing...
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Have you thought of doing Mike Nesmith's "What am I doing hangin' round"? I think that would be a cool Bluegrass tune - the recorded version has a banjo in it, so there you go!
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This morning, my audience called out for me to play 2 songs:- Freight Train- Since I've Laid My Burden DownNote that my audience consisted of my 2 1/2-year-old son, Kevin. Support musicians in need --...
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My friends seem to like when I play '32-20 Blues' or even more 'Traveling Riverside Blues' . Both by a man with a Hellhound on his trail. Can't tell you if they'd please a crowd yet?"Some people tell...
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'Barnyard Dance (the Vegetable Song) - Carl Martin. The kids like it. I picked this up from a back issue of 'Sing Out'..'A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request' - sort of talking blues song by Steve Goodman....
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Hello,Quote:Have you thought of doing Mike Nesmith's "What am I doing hangin' round"? I think that would be a cool Bluegrass tune There are a lot of Nesmith tunes that make good bluegrass conversions...
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Since I play instrumentals only, I try to find songs that tell stories with just melody and feeling. I should also point out that whenever I tell audiences that I don't sing, they always seem relieved...
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At the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Crowd Pleaser is a truck trailer portable multiple restroom facility with porcelain fixtures, running water, and air conditioning.Oh. Songs. Any of the 60s...
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If you can pull off the vocals (I sure can't) Wild Horses is great on acoustic. Friend of the Devil is a good one. A Bo Diddly beat song like I want Candy or Not fade Away. Love the one your with, The...
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Via a weekly solo gig at a local pub/restaurant here are a few suggestions. Find it interesting that - at least around here - folks seem to like sad songs as much or more than happy ones. Off top of...
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Something old that normal people vaguely know. Stack O Lee / Stagger Lee variations, that sort of thing. Make your own version.
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"Get Back" played on one acoustic with a very tasteful dobro accompaniment and perhaps mandolin is a smash, I think, and would almost certainly prove a crowd pleaser. Same is true of "The One After...
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I used to use Stan Rogers' "The Mary Ellen Carter" as a closer played on a DADGAD tuned 12 string. I had several inquiries about that tune. BTW- Michael Martin Murphy wrote "What Am I Doing Hangin'...
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Sunny Afternoon - KinksWhen Ye Go Away - WaterboysCrazy Love - Van MorrisonThe Lark Ascending, arr. for solo guitar - Ralph Vaughan WilliamsOne of the above is a joke.
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