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Black and White Rag
Black and White Rag flatpicked on a Collings D1A.
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Comment by Gary Tremel on July 19, 2010 at 8:39am -
Out of a possible ten, it's an eleven! Nicely done.
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Comment by Dave Van Deusen on July 19, 2010 at 3:07pm -
Thanks, Gary. Appreciate it!
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Comment by Jake Cohan on August 3, 2010 at 11:51am -
Sounds great! Wish I could play that cleanly. That means one thing for me, time to practice.
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Comment by Dave Van Deusen on August 3, 2010 at 3:50pm
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Thanks, Jake. I'm with ya! Never seems to be enough time for practice!
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Comment by lloyd skidmore on September 1, 2010 at 5:26pm -
good job really enjoyed it first time ive heard that tune.
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Comment by Dave Van Deusen on September 1, 2010 at 7:29pm
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Thanks, Lloyd! Appreciate it.
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Comment by Doug Lindhout on September 2, 2010 at 4:05am -
That sounds really nice, Dave. I hadn't heard that tune before, but I sure like the way you play it.
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Comment by Kathy Barwick on October 14, 2010 at 9:33pm -
I'm with Gary, an eleven at least! Wow, so nice and relaxed.
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Comment by Dave Van Deusen on October 16, 2010 at 4:09am
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Thanks, Kathy. It's straight out of Kaufman's book.
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Comment by tony byrne on November 2, 2010 at 4:10pm -
wow really tasty, nicely done
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