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Sunday Afternoon Country: Ricky Skaggs & Tony Rice

Sunday, 20th December 2009

Well, Sunday afternoon high-class, great-pickin' gospel really. Alison Krauss has always cited Tony Rice as one of the biggest influences upon her career and here he is, accompanied by the great Ricky Skaggs, performing what is, in my view, a beautiful version of the classic The Soul of Man Never Dies:


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Frank S

December 21st, 2009 11:47am Report this comment

Superb! Thank you for the link.

Arthur

December 21st, 2009 12:57pm Report this comment

Great pickin', Great Harmonies, Magic!

Tiberius

December 21st, 2009 1:21pm Report this comment

Never mind that, Alex, what about England's latest addition to its number of heroic tail-end batsemen able to support Paul Collingwood? Graham Onions looked more comfortable against South African pace than Ian Bell against the spin bowling of a Barbie doll.

And Wolves won too.

Sir Graphus

December 21st, 2009 5:11pm Report this comment

Scaggs is a legend; Hot Band alumnus, too.

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