Song: "Wagon Wheel"
Album: O.C.M.S.
Artist: Old Crow Medicine Show
Thanks to Dave for recommending this song. I'm a huge Bluegrass fan. I even played rhythm guitar in a bluegrass group last summer. I love the vocal performance on this. Like the song, it's unapologetically back woods. And, the harmonies are right on-- not trying to do too much but right where they should be.
In music, but in Bluegrass especially, there's a tendency for players to try to out play everyone on the planet. This is an example of how good a song can be if the band listens to each other, plays the song tight together and just lays down what's necessary and nothing more.
The O.C.M.S. web site is here. An interesting, short Wiki article about the history of the song is here.
Here's a you tube video:
December 12, 2007
"Wagon Wheel," Old Crow Medicine Show
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cool song. the interesting thing to me about the video is the women on stage and the fact that they are NOT anorexic-ly skinny. they look more like the 70's idea of beautiful women - with curves, etc. thank god.
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