I am just a poor boy though my storys seldom told i have squandered my resistance for a p. I am just a poor boy though my storys seldom told i have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles such are promises all lies in jest. The boxer paul simon i am just a poor boy though my storys seldom told i have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles. Though my storys seldom told, i have squandered my resistance for a pocke. The song, written by paul simon, is a folk rock ballad that variously takes the form of a firstperson lament as well as a thirdperson sketch of a boxer. Listen free to jerry douglas the boxer radio iheartradio. The day has come to announce ravine palace, an album i lovingly recorded in 3 days in nashville at the end of last year alongside my confidants andrew marlin, e. Jerry douglas dobro doug belote drums daniel kimbro bass jamel mitchell saxophone mike seal guitar christian sedelmyer fiddle vance thompson trumpet.
Jerry douglas was a teenager the first time he heard weather report and chick corea on the same day. Watch me watch corey blake drooling at allison, hee hee. Jerry douglas born in warren, ohio on may 28, 1956 is an american dobro player. Jul 17, 2012 alison krauss shawn colvin jerry douglas the boxer duration.
Alison krauss shawn colvin jerry douglas the boxer youtube. All too often these days great artists enlist headliner names but to no real synergistic effect. Dobro master and 14time grammy winner jerry douglas is to the resonator guitar what jimi hendrix wa. I am just a poor boy though my story seldom told i squandered my resistance. I have been a fan of jerry for about 14 of a century.
For 25 years jerry douglas reigned in fictional genoa city as patriarch john abbott on the daytime television serial the young and the restless. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c major transposable. Jerry douglas has clearly traveled into new territory with this recording, and its a wonderful thing. Learn how to play it by watching this video and following these chords. Jerry douglas was born on november 12, 1932 in boston, massachusetts, usa as gerald rubenstein. I am just a poor boy though my storys seldom told i have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles such are promises all lies and jest still, a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.
Paul simon 2007 tribute with shawn colvin on guitar, alison krauss on violin, jerry douglas on dobro and steve gadd on drums. Jul 21, 2017 lyrics for the boxer by jerry douglas feat. You can buy latest album traveler 2012 jerry douglas. Here you can buy and download music mp3 jerry douglas. Produced by the duo and roy halee, it was released as the lead single from the album on march 21, 1969. Gtdb has been gathering and publishing information, chords, scales, tabs and now videos on different guitar tunings since 2009.
The song also appeared on jerry douglass album traveller. The boxer with jerry douglas the paul simon official site. Video dobro lesson solo from the boxer as played by. I am just a poor boy though my storys seldom told i have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles such are promises. Jerry douglas slide supremo the music show abc radio. Prize by the library of congress where the boxer was performed live by jerry douglas. This latest recording by the nashville master of slidedobro is a great example of the power of synergy the whole being greater than the parts. He has been married to kym douglas since april 6, 1985. Both ways vinegar syndrome, fratrimony, both ways vca. You can listen to the first single pushin through right now, wherever you stream.
Live performance by jerry douglas foggy mountain rock comp. Jerry douglas is widely renowned as perhaps the finest dobro player in contemporary acoustic music. Jerry douglas download all bluegrass songs jerry douglas. The earls of leicester the train that carried my girl from town. Jerry douglas born gerald calvin douglas, may 28, 1956 in warren, ohio is an american record producer and resonator guitar player. Jerry douglas is the undisputed king of the dobro, a musician with monster chops. His main foundation is bluegrass, but douglas is an eclectic whose tastes run toward jazz, blues, folk, and straightahead country as well, and hes equally capable of appealing to bluegrass aficionados or new agers with a taste for instrumental roots music.
Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. A g f c am bm chords for jerry douglas the boxer feat. Also in 2007, country music artist deana carter released a cover of the song on her sixth studio album, the chain, which was recorded as a duet with harper simon. In 2007, simon was awarded the inaugural gershwin prize by the library of congress where the boxer was performed live by jerry douglas, shawn colvin and alison krauss. Jul 17, 2012 however, for his latest solo album, traveler, douglas teams up with altfolk upstarts mumford and sons and music legend paul simon for a cover of the simon and garfunkel classic the boxer. He cut his teeth playing bluegrass with the country gentlemen, but hes equally adept at almost any kind of music and has played with the top jazz, pop, and country artists for almost 40 years. He is best known for his bluegrass recordings with other prominent musicians such as j. Gerald calvin jerry douglas born may 28, 1956 is an american resonator guitar and lap steel guitar player and record producer. The boxer acoustic bass, vocals ted dwane banjo, vocals. You can listen to the first single pushin through right now, wherever you stream music, and you can preorder the album in anticipation. Jerry douglas specialises in resonator dobro and lapsteel guitars.
Jerry douglas slide supremo the music show abc radio national. However, for his latest solo album, traveler, douglas teams up with altfolk upstarts mumford and sons and music legend paul simon for a cover of. I am just a poor boy though my story seldom told i squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles such are promises all lies and. The largest database for alternative guitar tunings on the internet. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jerry douglas at the discogs marketplace. I am just a poor boy though my storys seldom told i squandered my resistance for a pocket full of mumbles such are promises. Crowe and the new south, bela fleck, tony rice, and alison krauss and union station. Alison krauss shawn colvin jerry douglas the boxer duration. Traveler is another eclectic outing from an artist who refuses to be pigeonholed, and features douglas kicking up his.
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