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Music Appreciation

marble falls

(68,295 posts) Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:59 AM Sep 1

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Wes Montgomery - Work Song (Original Post) marble falls Sep 1 OP

My Dad Loved Wes ProfessorGAC Sep 1 #1

Just a beautiful guitarist, clean sound. He died way too young. marble falls Sep 1 #2

He Lived Hard ProfessorGAC Sep 2 #3

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1. My Dad Loved Wes

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 08:00 PM

Sep 1

He was into that Cool Jazz sound.
The only guitar player he liked better was Tal Farlow, and it was a close second.

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2. Just a beautiful guitarist, clean sound. He died way too young.

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:18 PM

Sep 1

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3. He Lived Hard

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 07:01 AM

Sep 2

And, a chain smoker when not playing.
He worked a full-time job, even during his fame period.

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4. He worked in a machine shop and practiced at night, not using amp, so as to not wake his wife and kids, also using ...

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 07:46 AM

Sep 2

... no pick. He was a smoker but no drinker or partyer. He was a straight arrow.