Author Archives: dololly

“Not Feeling Well” – A poem by Stringbender

Posted on May 30, 2016 by dololly

I woke up one morn not feeling too well my guitar just sat there silent and still Could it understand the feeling I had fever and chills and stopped up head I wanted to hold it but somehow I knew … Continue reading →

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Changes to this site

Posted on May 26, 2016 by dololly

Be sure and check the new drop-down item in the middle of the menu bar “Sites and Info”. You will then find goodies about artists and their music!  Enjoy!

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The Metal Work of Gary Moreland

Posted on April 26, 2016 by dololly

I went out to my shop and this dude was settin’ there pickin’ some mean steel geetar. He said ” hey can you help me find the Big B?” I said you mean the Big E?” He said no, the … Continue reading →

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Kevin Hudgens & Phillip Carey with Gary Porterfield

Posted on April 18, 2016 by dololly
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My Buddies from the Bois d'Arc Bottom Band

Posted on February 15, 2016 by dololly

Photos by Bill Broughton

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Playing Dobro with Bill Grant at Cooper Bluegrass Festival 2010

Posted on February 6, 2016 by dololly
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Practicing on the Dobro

Posted on December 1, 2015 by dololly

Since I didn’t have any students the other day, I decided to put on some rhythm tracks, activate my portable Sony recorder and play along for a while.  This is always a good thing to do frequently so that you … Continue reading →

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Yes, You CAN read Music (Part 2)

Posted on November 19, 2015 by dololly

In the first post of “Yes, You CAN Read Music I showed you a simple chord chart for the song, “Amazing Grace”. Click here if you didn’t see it. In this post I’ll show you an example of a chart … Continue reading →

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Yes, you CAN read music! (Part 1)

Posted on November 18, 2015 by dololly

I stated on the first page of this website, “You don’t have to read music to enjoy playing”. Well, let me give you some examples of printed music that is easy to read! First, there are chord charts that look … Continue reading →

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Looking for Lyrics and Chords?

Posted on November 17, 2015 by dololly
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