Yeah..he confessed that ( and a whole lotta other stuff..VERY revealing )....he says " Ry Cooder was the first cat I actually saw play the open G...I have to say I tip my hat to Ry ".

...he also declares open tuning stuff that Don Everly of the Everly Bros. showed him..also Muddy Waters...think he mentions Gram Parsons also...

No probs with that...just goes to show that there's more than one way to make a squillion bucks !!

Not sure anyone taught him to use 5 string open though..think that was his idea.

Speaking of variations..is there such a thing as a minor key Cajun Accordion..eg Am?? ..I have an Am Blues Harp and it's GREAT !!( oops,,should start a new thread i guess ).

ry cooder is great but he didn;t invent open tunings for guitar

as far as 'minor key accordion' - sure if you have $2000 for something you will play 2-3 songs on, go ahead, someone could surely build it

harmonicas are cheaper though

wle

Man, BN, that was a great idea for a topic!
I love all these stories.

- They just love music and want to do it too!
Yes
- They want to make money by playing music.
Worth trying it
- They want to have fun and believe that playing music is fun.
Yes
- They want to be popular.
That will never happen
- They have a need to validate themselves through music.
No way.
- They enjoy the social connections.
Yes
- They believe that playing music makes you smarter.
Smarter than I am now is impossible
- They believe that playing music is a prestigious endeavor.
No
- They believe that it keeps your brain active and prevents aging.
I'm lazy and i hate activities
- They believe that creating and promoting their band is a challenging and rewarding experience.
Hope to let more people know Cajun music
- They enjoy learning.
Yes

The pleasure is the most important thing in making music.

I remember reading some where that Ray Charles said you can learn to play music at any age. I play accordion because I love the sound and I'm hoping that learning new tunes will keep my brain synapses firing. The accordion is alive, it breathes. It makes me happy.

"The accordion is alive, it breathes. It makes me happy."

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