All posts tagged “Got you Covered

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The Happy Wanderer

The Happy Wanderer is an original composition, written after the second world war by Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller. It has an infectious melody that lends itself to interpretation. Here are some different versions of the tune, starting with the version that made it famous. Here’s a stylish… Read More

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Dark as a Dungeon

This is a Merle Travis tune, but I started off with Weird Bob Dylan and Joan Baez from way back in 1975. Here’s Mr. Travis: And of course, Tennessee Ernie Ford: Ernie Ford built a career around another Merle Travis tune, 16 Tons…I guess we’d… Read More

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Got You Covered

Crying Time This is a great old Buck Owens tune. Buck Owens, before selling his soul to HeeHaw was one of the originators of the Bakersfield Sound, a healthy Honky Tonk infused reaction to the slick country pop music coming out of Nashville in the… Read More

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Got you covered

The recent posts I made on Songs about Cars were a lot of fun, so I thought I’d follow them up by checking out some cover tunes. I did a series of posts back on the old blog called Got you Covered. I’m going to… Read More