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"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
hi all, playing the acoustic guitar is one of my all time favorite musical outlets as some of you well know , my preference is to simply present a good deal of my unaccompanied solo guitar work as if i was just hanging out with you one on one and just playing a tune my video features some of the various approaches and concepts that i seem to favor when I'm playing my acoustic guitar unaccompanied I do hope that you fine enjoyment in listening to this video "I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E http://youtu.be/SmT8OsVU8H8 Kenny PS: i offer you a big thank you in advance for allowing me this opportunity to share some more of my acoustic guitar playing with you
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/04 15:07:15
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Great playing as usual, KW--I've really enjoyed all your recently posted youtube performances. Tasteful, technically impressive, and emotionally true. Takin' chances sure pays off. This one really lifts off around the 56 second mark--a little flourish of brilliance says: "pay attention, this is SERIOUS!" I did, and it was.
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/04 15:57:42
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simply awesome. dunno how you guys can do that on acoustic.
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/04 20:56:14
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Kenny - you are such a great player - wow - love this alot.
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/04 21:27:59
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/04 21:28:59
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/05 01:52:58
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Hi Greybeard, I'm very happy that you have enjoyed the recent u tube performances of mine  Hi mgh, i'm not sure how the other guys can do it on the acoustic I'm learning that everything mysterious on the guitar is hiding in plain sight  it's the truth  thank you so much for the song listen Hi Mark, thank you for the kind words . I'm glad you enjoyed Hi Janet , it is so nice to be here and see you again thank you so much for giving this video a listen Kenny
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/06 12:29:09
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Taking chances are what it's all about. So well done that all I can say is: I wish I could borrow your fingers and talent for a while.
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/06 21:06:06
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Kenny. this is really fine stuff. Very passionate. I've watched all your videos and you have a great thing going on with the video thing. Way cool.
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/07 07:48:29
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"I'm learning that everything mysterious on the guitar is hiding in plain sight it's the truth " Thanks for sharing Kenny! Those sweet chords just sound a bit sweeter when you play them. Keep on keeping on! best regards, mike
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/07 09:31:50
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Hi Kenny - my favourite all time blues guitarist is Mississippi John Hurt. Or at least he was! He was never as good as this! As always, your music and performance is mesmerising!
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/07 10:31:37
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kennywtelejazz
i offer you a big thank you in advance for allowing me this opportunity to share some more of my acoustic guitar playing with you
LOL! Believe me Ken, it's no problem at all Sweeeeeet.
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/08 09:17:25
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good stuff Kenny... I'm lovin' it... ;-)
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/08 14:21:56
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I enjoy watching you play Kenny, it's a treat. Lovely twists and turns in this one, you keep it fresh and interesting. What I'd like next is to see you playing some electric, so I can steal some licks..
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/08 20:21:09
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Ahhh a fellow student of the Mel Bay book of 4400 guitar chords Nice chord melody, those inside chords sound great on that acoustic. Of course I love this! Nice and tight! Daryl
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/08 20:44:59
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Wonderful, love the Ragtime voicing and great Delta Blues swing. So much Blues history in this brilliant piece, I'll have to hear that many more times. Thanks again. For my tastes, that is some of the best Blues I've ever heard
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kennywtelejazz
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/09 07:49:40
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Hi Lynn, thank you for the song listen and kind words they are much appreciated Hi Timothy, I'm so happy to be able to share a very private aspect of my music here on the forum , and be so well received thank you so much for taking the time to listen and find enjoyment in what I'm doing Hi Mike , it might be possible that I have developed a sweet tooth for chords thank you so much for enjoying the guitar playing on this tune Kenny
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/09 22:42:34
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Ahhh a fellow student of the Mel Bay book of 4400 guitar chords
Nice chord melody, those inside chords sound great on that acoustic. Of course I love this!
Nice and tight!
Daryl
good one Daryl, I'm happy you enjoyed say, while I have your attention , may I entice you into a possible temporary trade ? The Wes Thumb for my personal copy of the first edition Chord A Sutra tonight's gig night I'll be back Kenny
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/10 00:13:12
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"Wes Thumb" mojo hand, black-cat-bone... dig it...
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/10 08:40:18
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I enjoy watching you play Kenny, it's a treat. Lovely twists and turns in this one, you keep it fresh and interesting. What I'd like next is to see you playing some electric, so I can steal some licks..
Hi James, I'm glad you enjoy watching the guitar playing I've been playing on my videos "fresh and interesting "is a wonderful complement to hear from you . thank you I have been thinking about playing some electric on a video ever since I made the first acoustic one a couple of possibility s have been floating around in my head on this topic . I would be curious as to what people would like to see and hear . I've already approached the band I performed with tonight and they are open to having our next performances recorded / video taped the main drawback I see with doing that is the club has lasers w the overhead lights . I will have to nix them lasers and find someone to operate the recorder giving that a shot is on my short list ...next week ? the 2 easiest things I could do at home would be to A , do an informal instructional lead guitar type of video where I just break a few playing licks and nuances down . this is something I'm open to doing , and I want to go there at some point my concern is the amount of yapping away and verbalizing this might involve ... or B , playing over a tune /section of a tune I have already done , play over an available backing track , make my own BT , play over a clip that some one submits to me ... or just play electric w out any track , keep my yap shut & play things at a regular tempo , then play them again at a slow practice tempo ... I would be very interested to know how some of you feel about the above mentioned video possibility's , any feedback or suggestions you might have have will be welcomed please let me know what you may want i plan on getting back here later to continue w the thread hopefully in order I have already listened to a few songs from other forum members here . I haven't commented due to needing sleep also I feel that having fresh ears for a fresh listen w a clear head is how I like to roll  Kenny
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/10 09:44:03
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I think I'll practice that song today. NOT!! That's good stuff, Kenny. I am amazed at your skills!
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/12 05:10:52
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i offer you a big thank you in advance for allowing me this opportunity to share some more of my acoustic guitar playing with you
LOL! Believe me Ken, it's no problem at all Sweeeeeet. Hi SteveStrummerUK, thanks for leaving a comment here and on u tube I really appreciate it notnat
good stuff Kenny... I'm lovin' it... ;-)
Thank You Frank malcolmb
Hi Kenny - my favourite all time blues guitarist is Mississippi John Hurt. Or at least he was! He was never as good as this! As always, your music and performance is mesmerising!
Hi Malcomb, Yeah, Mississippi John Hurt is good , I have some tunes of his that I got from a book. Lonnie Johnson was a guy that I dug a lot , same w John Lee Hooker , Blind Blake , and Reverend Gary Davis , all top tier thank you for the kind words ohgrant
Wonderful, love the Ragtime voicing and great Delta Blues swing. So much Blues history in this brilliant piece, I'll have to hear that many more times. Thanks again. For my tastes, that is some of the best Blues I've ever heard
Hi Grant, I'm a closet Rag Time freak , I find a lot of Rag Time piano files on the web , put them in SONAR and just listen to them for ideas and inspiration I'm real happy that you found substance and value in my Blues guitar playing notnat
"Wes Thumb" mojo hand, black-cat-bone... dig it...
Frank , I still think about that Junior you played on a tune a few years back now that was some serious Mojo evadianepug
I think I'll practice that song today. NOT!! That's good stuff, Kenny. I am amazed at your skills!
Hi Warren , when practicing , I like to break it down to small little motifs and little phrases ... usually i will practice the motifs in different keys and fingerings when the time is right , such as playing a performance or tune in the moment like this one I just uncork my subconscious mind , let it roam free and trust in all the hours of practice I've done .. I'm glad you liked this tune and my playing all the best , Kenny
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/12 21:39:34
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Well, that was just about a ton of fun, and just the sort of thing I would love to learn to do. Just change your camera angle a little so I can see your left hand at all times, and you have an instructional video. Throw in a tab sheet, and you are instantly marketable. Shoot, if I watch it enough times, I'll be able to pick it up. You're an inspiration. In fact, you inspired me to record Embraceable You a few years back. I imagine I'll plunder your You Tube trove too.
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/14 01:59:29
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Well, that was just about a ton of fun, and just the sort of thing I would love to learn to do. Just change your camera angle a little so I can see your left hand at all times, and you have an instructional video. Throw in a tab sheet, and you are instantly marketable. Shoot, if I watch it enough times, I'll be able to pick it up. You're an inspiration. In fact, you inspired me to record Embraceable You a few years back. I imagine I'll plunder your You Tube trove too.
Hi Mark, I'm pretty sure that if you watched the video enough times , or looped the audio section , you would be able to grab a lot of what I'm playing on this vid . this is exactly what I do all the time when I hear someones playing that I enjoy. Last night i did a little practice video session . i had the camera angle just fine , the on board camera mic's were giving me a decent usable sound . then there was the guitar playing ... well , I'm happy to report that I survived the whole ordeal and barely made it out of there with my life. i must of been channeling Gomez Addams during one of his finely orchestrated train wreck scenes ... the carnage and destruction on the fretboard was absolutely horrific and this session left me no other choice but to destroy all the evidence I'm looking forward to the day when i can just sit and play my guitar comfortably in front of my video device and know that I'm running on all cylinders regarding the quality of my performance, the sound of the music , and the camera angle / lighting / view .... thank you so much for the kind words, I'm genuinely pleased you enjoyed my acoustic blues guitar playing on I'm Taking Chances Kenny
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/14 02:39:09
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It's impossible to watch you play and not smile :-) I smile big (even though you're playing that "Ovation...." no "serious" disrespect?" :-) I said I was smiling!) And BTW? My 1st "real" guitar was an Ovation, I still have it? And I know they make some nice guitars... I would still like to see you playing a guitar like a Goodall or maybe a Larrivee? Or (insert your favorite here...) You get the idea... Because you could play it a hell of a lot better than most. I do my best to love my guitar? Guitars were meant to be played and loved? (like women) And you play the hell out of that one! I'm going to get mine this evening, take the humidifier out, tune it up? And jam like a mad man for an hour or more! Thanks for the inspiration! Good job...
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/14 04:07:24
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If that guitar was a golf club I think you would be making every shot a hole in one and have Tiger singing the blues , WAIT after his last game over the week-end he was crying the blues again ! Nice playing , every note sounded great to me ! Nice youtube video too . Radio
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/14 04:12:52
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It's impossible to watch you play and not smile :-)
I smile big (even though you're playing that "Ovation...." no "serious" disrespect?" :-) I said I was smiling!) And BTW? My 1st "real" guitar was an Ovation, I still have it? And I know they make some nice guitars...
I would still like to see you playing a guitar like a Goodall or maybe a Larrivee? Or (insert your favorite here...) You get the idea... Because you could play it a hell of a lot better than most. I do my best to love my guitar? Guitars were meant to be played and loved? (like women) And you play the hell out of that one! I'm going to get mine this evening, take the humidifier out, tune it up? And jam like a mad man for an hour or more! Thanks for the inspiration!
Good job...
Hi Robby, Ovations can be considered a tough sell , I should know, since I once told George Harrison to stick with what he was using when he asked me about what I thought about Ovations all true btw... I'm super grateful to even have this guitar , it is probably the nicest acoustic guitar I've ever owned so far to date ... My Ovation is a New Hartford C.T. USA made 1768 Elite as per the inner label , the 12 th fret wooden inlay says Elite Custom , the guitar has a German Spruce top , a V neck really with nice action and an ebony fingerboard w two tone wooden inlays . this guitar is nicely appointed even the tuning pegs where you twist to tune are made from ebony or a dark exotic hardwood . she is strung up with 12's to 53 gauge strings to me the most important thing is to give the only thing I truly have to give ... myself sharing my music , thats all I really got , and even that is on loan ..... I'm glad your smiling when you watch me play on the video . I was smiling inside the whole time while I was playing Kenny
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/14 23:47:07
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Every time I get to 2:16, I have to chuckle. That just kills me.
Good stuff, as always.
You continue to inspire me to play better.
Keep 'em coming, brother.
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
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Every time I get to 2:16, I have to chuckle. That just kills me.
Good stuff, as always.
You continue to inspire me to play better.
Keep 'em coming, brother.
Hi Robert , at 2:16 , that move with the eyes cracks me up too , it's just me being myself I'm very pleased to know that you enjoy the new solo acoustic guitar music I'm posting it inspires me greatly to know that folks are enjoying listening to my guitar playing and music . I no longer feel alone and isolated in this wonderful universe I have come to the conclusion that Inspiration is a two way street . I've been practicing some new musical ideas with the intention that there will be a new video of mine on the way in the near future once I sort out a few things Hi Radio, I'm so happy you enjoyed the sound of my guitar playing . this honestly means a lot to me signed your new golfing buddy Tin Cup thank you all for the musical support you have given me ................................................................................................ I have to shift gears right now away from the topic of music This afternoon I received a phone call informing me that my younger brother Kevin had passed away Sunday Feb 12 th due to injury's he received from a Motorcycle accident . http://burbanknbeyond.com...cident-on-alameda-ave/ My heart is very heavy and sad right now . Kenny
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Re:"I'm Taking Chances" A Blues In E
2012/02/15 19:44:54
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Hey Kenny GREAT and unique style of playing. I love the sound of a well played acoustic guitar. GREAT job also on the recording of the Ovation. A very hard guitar to record. I do have one NIT. Back that camera up a smidge I would like to see how your right hand is picking. GREAT JOB! Later Kev
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