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Title: Happy 90th (!!) Birthday Jesse McReynolds
Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 09, 2019, 02:35:49 PM
After a pretty tough year health-wise, one of bluegrass' second generation turns 90 today.
Jesse is known for being a big fan of the music of the Grateful Dead, and has recorded a good bit of that music.


Here's "The Wheel" as interpreted by the birthday boy:



Title: Re: Happy 90th (!!) Birthday Jesse McReynolds
Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 09, 2019, 03:22:29 PM
Nice plug on Bluegrass Today too: https://bluegrasstoday.com/sparks-fly-for-jesse-mcreynolds-90th-birthday/
Title: Re: Happy 90th (!!) Birthday Jesse McReynolds
Post by: David Houck on July 09, 2019, 03:27:38 PM
Nice Wheel!  According to dead.net, David Nelson is singing lead on this one.  I think we've had some other cuts from this album earlier up in the thread.