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Song Review: Andy Hall feat. Ronnie McCoury - “Skunk Weed”
It’s instrumental, so Andy Hall can plausibly deny “Skunk Weed” is a song about dope.
And he does.
“This tune has a funky vibe, hence the name,” Hall said in statement that’s half-lie (reason for title) and half-truth (funky).
Featuring Ronnie McCoury on mandolin, “Skunk Weed” - from Hall’s forthcoming Squareneck Soul - is, in fact, dope.
And funky.
In addition to Hall’s Dobro and McCoury’s mandolin, the four-plus-minute track features acoustic guitar and banjo solos over its droopy-eyed cakewalk of a rhythm.
This is the final single ahead of Squareneck Soul’s June 23 arrival. “Skunk Weed,” when paired with the previously released “Up in Bigfoot Country” and “Muscle Car,” points to a high listening time from the Infamous Stringduster.
Grade card: Andy Hall feat. Ronnie McCoury - “Skunk Weed” - A
6/12/23
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clivechip · 1 year
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Song Lyric Sunday: The Grass Is Blue
Taking part in this week’s Song Lyric Sunday has presented me with a different challenge from recent weeks. Unlike then, my problem isn’t working out what the genre is but whittling down a large number of possibilities to just one song to play you. This week’s challenge, as set out in Jim’s post, Appalachian Mountain Music, is to play a bluegrass song and this is a style of music I really like.…
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Weir Everywhere Dept: Bob Weir visits Nashville, plays the Grand Ole Opry, then plays Set 2 with Billy Strings at the Ryman Auditorium (Video)
Weir Everywhere Dept: Bob Weir visits Nashville, plays the Grand Ole Opry, then plays Set 2 with Billy Strings at the Ryman Auditorium (Video)
Weir Everywhere Dept: Bob Weir visits Nashville, plays the Grand Ole Opry, then plays Set 2 with Billy Strings at the Ryman Auditorium (Video) Bob Weir went to Nashville, hung out with the Del McCoury Band, and then played at the Grand Ole Opry with Aaron Raitiere, Anderson East & The Oak Ridge Boys. After that Bobby Weir headed over to the Ryman Auditorium and played an entire set with Billy…
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An audience with... John Paul Jones
(from Uncut, April 2010 - link)
You’re stuck on a deserted island, you have one instrument you can bring. It is: a) piano, b) bass or c) mandolin? (Gary Attersley, Ontario, Canada)
Oh… that’s horrible! I’ll probably get Hugh Manson – the guy who builds all my bass guitars – to build me some monstrous instrument that encapsulated all three! Hugh and his brother Andy Manson once actually designed me a triple-necked guitar with 12-string guitar, six-string guitar and mandolin on it! Andy also designed a triple-necked mandolin. But I guess if it really came down to it on a desert island, it would have to be the piano, because you can do so much on it. You’re a whole band. The bass is not much fun on your own.
John, it’s so good to see you so engaged with today. Any advice for old farts who can’t move on? (Andrew Loog Oldham)
Who are you calling an old fart? I dunno, Andy, you tell me! Ha ha. He’s done a good job of staying up to date. Andrew, of course, gave me the name John Paul Jones. I was John Baldwin, until Andrew saw a poster for the French film version of John Paul Jones. I thought it ’d look great in CinemaScope, as I wanted to do music for films. I imagined it saying “Music By John Paul Jones”, over the whole screen. I never realised then that he was the Horatio Nelson of America!
I know that you’ve been getting heavily into bluegrass lately – who are some of your favourite bluegrass artists of all time? (Ryan Godek, Wilmington, Delaware)
Apart from Bill Monroe, you mean? Oh, there’s loads. I’m friends with the Del McCoury band, I love that style of classic bluegrass. I love Sam Bush’s Newgrass stuff. And of course there’s Nickel Creek, Chris Feely, Mike Marshall. I love it all, really. One thing I like about bluegrass is that you don’t require amplifiers, drums and trucks. You can pull an instrument out of a box and get on with some instant music making. I carry a mandolin around wherever I go. I also like the fact bluegrass musicians play more than one instrument. There’s a tradition of them swapping instruments. In bluegrass bands I swap between double bass, fiddle and banjo.
One Butthole Surfers anecdote, please? (Dave Grohl)
Ha! I was brought in to produce the Butthole Surfers’ 1993 album, Independent Worm Saloon. I guess it was to give it a heavy rock vibe, but it didn’t work like that. They were actually incredibly hard-working in the studio, but I do recall running up a phenomenal bar-bill at the San Rafael studio. And then there was Gibby [Haynes, Butthole Surfers’ frontman] and his… eccentric studio behaviour. Gibby did one vocal take shouting into his guitar. He held it out in front of his face and screamed at it. Ha! He was trying to find out if it picked up through the pick-ups, which it kind of did. And that was pretty good.
How’s the violin coming along? (Sean, Berkshire)
I started about three years ago. With the guitar, or the piano, you can sound OK quite quickly. With the violin, it takes much longer. Once you get past the first six months of scraping, of muttering to yourself, “What is this fucking horrible noise on my shoulder?” you get the odd musical bit, and you think, ‘Oh, this is starting to get good.’ And you continue with it for a while. I’m getting into country fiddle playing, Celtic folk songs, a bit of swing. Basic stuff, but very satisfying.
Why not record a second ‘Automatic For The People’ with REM? (Franz Greul, Austria)
They haven’t asked me! But doing the string arrangements for that album was a great experience, actually. They sent me the demos of their songs, and we went into a studio in Atlanta, with members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. They were great songs, something you can really get your teeth into as an arranger. And I’ve been good friends with them ever since.
How did you first meet Josh Homme? And is he still a notorious party monster? (Rob Hirst, Kippax, Leeds)
Well, I think we’ve all calmed down rather a lot. Dave introduced me to Josh at his 40th birthday party. It was a ridiculous themed place where they have jousting with knights. As Dave said, it was like somewhere you’d have your 14th birthday party. Or maybe even your 4th. Anyway, Dave sat Josh and I together for a blind date. Which was reasonably embarrassing for both of us, surrounded by people going “prithee this” and challenging each other to duels. But we survived the trauma and went into the studio the next day, and just started jamming. And I knew immediately it was going to be something special.
If Them Crooked Vultures had Spice Girls-like nicknames what would they be? (Paul Jones, Liverpool)
Dave would be Smiley Vulture. He can’t stop grinning. Josh would be Slinky Vulture. He’s a slinky kinda guy. And I’d be Speedy, I guess. Or Jumpy. So there you go. Smiley, Slinky and Speedy. Or does that sound more like the dwarfs?
I remember you being a pretty funky bass genius back in the day! What memories do you have of those sessions? (Donovan)
The sessions with Don and Mickie Most were great, because we were given a free hand. I usually got leeway, because I was the sort of Motown/Stax specialist, so producers in the mid ’60s would get me in for cover versions of American records, and none of them could write bass parts convincingly enough, so I was London’s answer to James Jamerson, I guess! And I was certainly encouraged to get kinda… funky when I worked with Donovan.
How did it feel to see Jimmy Page and Robert Plant venture off in their own project in the ‘90s without mentioning a word of it to you? (Danny Luscombe, Hull)
Oh yeah, I was pissed off about it. The surprise was in not being told. It’s ancient history now, but it was a bit annoying to find out about it while reading the papers. It came just after Robert and I had been discussing the idea of doing an Unplugged project. Then I’m on tour in Germany with Diamanda Galás, I turn on the TV and see Robert and Jimmy doing it, with someone else playing all my parts! I was pissed off at the time. You would be, woudn’t you? But… it’s all in the past, isn’t it?
Did you listen to much work by Josh Homme or Dave Grohl before you were contacted in relation to joining Them Crooked Vultures, and if so, how did you honestly rate it? (Ralph Ryan, Lisronagh, County Tipperary)
I did like the Foo Fighters and Queens Of The Stone Age, before I’d met either of them. There’s a tendency for people – especially musicians from my generation – to say that there has been this terrible decline in musicianship, that today’s bands haven’t got the chops, blah blah blah. But that’s not true at all. There’s always some people for whom technique on an instrument isn’t necessary. They can get their ideas across without being able to have the chops. But Josh really does have the chops, he just doesn’t feel the need to flash them about all the time. In fact, there were a few riffs he gave me that I had to simplify, because they were bloody difficult to play. I really had to work at it, where he could just flick it off. He is an astonishing musician.
Were you serious when you told Peter Grant that you wanted to jack it in to become choirmaster at Winchester Cathedral? (Brian Fisher, Manchester)
Ha! That was a tongue-in-cheek joke, although I was serious about leaving Led Zeppelin in 1973 unless things changed. But Peter did sort things out pretty quickly. What kind of choirmaster would I have made? A bloody good one! Listen, any way that they’ll pay you for making music is just the best situation in the world. I’d do it for nothing. I don’t care what music it is. I just love it all. The rubbing of notes together. I love it all. I would be very passionate about whatever I decided to do.
What was the worst session you ever did as a jobbing session player? (Adam Burns, Castleford, West Yorkshire)
I generally have fun memories of that time. I’d criss-cross London playing two or three sessions a day, going between Trident and Olympic and Abbey Road and Philips in Marble Arch, you know. You’d be backing Shirley Bassey, Cat Stevens, Lulu, whoever was paying you. The worst experience was a Muzak session. With Muzak sessions, the music was deliberately boring. I distinctly remember one session where I embellished the bass part a little bit, just so that it wasn’t so boring for me to play. They said, “No, you can’t do that. Any interest in the music will distract people’s attention from when they’re meant to be eating.” Or standing in a fucking lift. For fuck’s sake! So I was like, “OK, thanks, bye!”
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bothkindsofmusic · 8 months
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Is this thing on? Been a lonnnnnng while, but I want to test the waters to see if there's an audience for country music on Tumblr 2023.
I've been making a weekly playlist in lieu of a radio show for a couple months now. Figure that'd be a good place to start.
If you like country music that's outside the mainstream, check out this playlist. It's full of new and recent releases. I kick it off with a classic country song and send it off with Willie Nelson. In between you'll find music from artists making country music in their own way with their own style. While the music changes every week, the playlist stays in the same spot. Plus, there's an archive where I retire the old playlists.
If you find something you like, let me know and give the artists a follow on instagram.
Track list:
Ray Charles - Georgia on My Mind
The Waymores - Greener Pastures
Christopher Seymore, South Texas Tweek - I Can Get off on You
Amanda Donald - Get in Line
Marty Bush - Turn Down the Lights
Nora Kelly Band - Rodeo Clown
David Quinn - Down Home
Zach Bryan, Sierra Ferrell - Holy Roller
Turnpike Troubadours - A Cat in the Rain
Sarah Jane Scouten - Wanderlust
Nick Shoulders - All Bad
The Two Tracks - In the Morning
Jim Lauderdale, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, Del McCoury - Long And Lonesome Letting Go
Sentimental Family Band - Never Love Again
Willy Tea Taylor, The Fellership - National Treasure
David Garnham and the Reasons to Live, Gleny Rae Virus - Long Way Round
Nathan Mongol Wells - Honest Drinking
Lola Kirke, First Aid Kit - All My Exes Live in L.A.
Abbigale Dawn - Ex Boyfriend Blues
Christian Parker, Earl Poole Ball, JayDee Maness - You Ain't Going Nowhere
Miss Georgia Peach - Silver Threads and Gold Needles
Vince Gill, Paul Franklin - Walkin' Show and Thinkin' About Her
Madeline Hawthorne - Neon Wasteland
The Howdies - Buddies
Katie Mae & the Lubrication - Hard Livin'
The Deslondes, Sam Doores - Howl at the Moon
Brit Taylor - If You Don't Wanna Love Me
Izaak Opatz - Shampoo
Ruby Oland - Life Without Love
Lucas Hudgins - All in My Head
S.G. Goodman - Space And Time
Woody Woodworth & The Piners - When Them Dogwoods Bloom
Zara Alexandra - Greasy Spoon
Televisionaries, Les Greene - Airbound
Megg Farrell - Damaged Goods
Willie Nelson - I Never Cared for You
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banjoforpleasure · 8 months
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The Del McCoury Band - Big Blue Raindrops [Live at WAMU's Bluegrass Coun...
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1264doghouse · 1 year
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gumgumvibecheck · 8 months
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rules: shuffle your repeat playlist and post the first ten tracks, then tag ten ppl
thank you @loverboysanji for the tag you nerd
thats the way that the world goes round - john prine
a lucid dream - fontaines d.c.
don't let the sunshine fool ya - townes van zandt
liberty bell - fontaines d.c.
ghost man on third - taking back sunday
fishin blues - taj mahal
the mountain - steve earle, the del mccoury band
cant let go - lucinda williams
big cheese burgers and good french fries - blaze foley
graceland - justin townes earle
dont have it in me to tag everybody but please do it if you wanna! tell em i sent ya
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buffleheadcabin · 1 year
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Vincent Black Lightning 1952 Del McCoury Band
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For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield (Cover by Del McCoury Band and friends)
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krispyweiss · 4 months
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Song Review: The Del McCoury Band - “If You Talk in Your Sleep”
Delvis has entered the building in the form of the Del McCoury Band’s cover of Elvis Presley’s “If You Talk in Your Sleep.”
The group’s latest standalone single finds the bluegrass founder with the high lonesome doing a number on the rock ‘n’ roll founder with the high baritone.
“If You Talk in Your Sleep” is a bluegrass swinger about cheatin’ and lyin’ that finds the octogenarian band leader singin’ and playin’ like a man decades younger over trad bluegrass instrumentation:
If you talk in your sleep don't mention my name/if you walk in your sleep forget where you came, McCoury sings, taking the third word of each line as high as his voice will go.
And though he’s 84, McCoury can still get waaay up there.
Grade card: The Del McCoury Band - “If You Talk in Your Sleep” - A
12/18/23
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cbjustmusic · 1 year
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The Del McCoury Band with Marty Stuart performing "Foggy Mountain Breakdown". __________________________ Foggy Mountain Breakdown Songwriter: Earl Scruggs
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dankalbumart · 2 years
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The Mountain by Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band E-Squared 1999 Bluegrass / Americana / Folk-Rock / Country / Country-Rock / Neo-Traditional Folk / New Traditionalist / Roots Rock
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concerthopperblog · 2 years
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The Triumphant Return of Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que!
It is hard to believe but we are already at the 11th Annual Papa Joe’s Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que, but it seems like this festival started only a few years ago. So many incredible and unforgettable memories over the years from such greats as Ricky Skaggs, Drive-By Truckers, Willie Nelson & Family, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, The Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Greensky Bluegrass, and Trampled by Turtles just to name a select few. After taking 2020-2021 off (for obvious reasons), this year’s Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que took place on October 14th-15th, 2022 and was held at the Columbia County Fairgrounds in Grovetown, GA. I will also note that despite missing two years in a row, I am going to continue to label this as an “annual” festival because we can’t blame them for taking a pause for the cause. Much respect to all the people involved with making this passionate festival happen. Let me tell you, I really missed this hometown festival immensely. Since my first year attending Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que in 2012, I made it a point to attend this festival whether it was doing photography or just attending as a fan. What did Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que have in store for us with #11? Well let’s just dive right into this lineup and discuss how it all went down!
Starting off this year’s incredible line up is none other than St. Paul & the Broken Bones and Leftover Salmon, followed by the legendary Tanya Tucker, Punch Brothers, The Del McCoury Band, Yonder Mountain String Band, North Mississippi AllStars, The Lil Smokies, The Vegabonds, Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country, Fireside Collective, The Heavy Heavy, Little Roy & Lizzy Show, Tall Tall Trees, Sam Burchfield, and Grassland String Band! This lineup is stacked from top to bottom and there are so many reasons why everyone had a great time listening to music at Papa Joe’s Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que. Personally, I have been chasing a few of these artists on this year’s lineup such as The Del McCoury Band, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, and the Punch Brothers. Finally, 2022 would be my time!
Day one (Friday) kicked off with some great music from a Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que vet. It was Athens, GA very own Grassland String Band (and they will be the first to tell you that they are not a string band). Their latest album, Grassland (Still Not A) String Band, was released on August 26th, 2022, and has made some major splashes across the music scene. You can follow this link to their Official Bandcamp page and check them out for yourself! Next up would be none other than the well-known bluegrass great Del McCoury and his band. As stated previously, I had been wanting to see Del McCoury perform for some time now and I was very excited to finally witness greatness. Getting the opportunity to see Del McCoury > The Heavy Heavy > Punch Brothers with a couple, close friends was some of the best times as we bounced between stages before the final two (2) acts for the evening.
Performing on the same stage about an hour after The Del McCoury Band, the Punch Brothers came up to entertain those eager, bluegrass fans who waited patiently for their set. Closing out the New Belgium Saloon Stage were The Vegabonds, a new southern/country/blues/jam rock band for me hailing from Nashville. And closing out the Main Stage (and headlining Day one) was Birmingham’s very own St. Paul and the Broken Bones, a southern soul band that made an impression on many fans who were not familiar with their incredible and vast discography.
The second day (Saturday) started off by catching the very last few songs of Tall Tall Trees. Wow! All I can say is that this one-man band was spectacular and everyone who came early will agree with me. Don’t believe me? Head over to Tall Tall Trees Official Bandcamp page and hear for yourself! North Mississippi Allstars was next up on the Main Stage, this was also a band that I have yet to see perform live. So, I was intrigued to witness their set. Let me tell you, I was very impressed by their bluesy take on Southern/jam rock. For those who do not know, the band was formed by brothers Cody and Luther Dickinson in 1996. Luther was also the former lead guitarist for The Black Crowes during 2008-2013 and has also played with the likes of Lucero, Jim Lauderdale, John Hiatt, and John Hermann to name a select few. Head over to their Official Bandcamp page today and check them out!
Saturday also had some moments in the schedule that, for me, made for some excellent memories as these three bands performed their heart out for the crowd: Fireside Collective > Yonder Mountain String Band > Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country.  I have heard about Fireside Collective only through their music popping up on my Amazon music channel here and there. What I had heard in the past was great. Watching them perform live was even better! I cannot recommend enough that you find the opportunity to go see Fireside Collective perform live.  Yonder Mountain String Band (YMSB) came on the main stage before Tanya Tucker and the headliner for Saturday, Leftover Salmon. Let me tell you that they did get that stage warmed up for them with some wicked, good selections from their amazing discography. You can read more about YMSB by following this link to check out Chris Griffy’s review of the band’s release, Get Yourself Outside.
One of the major highlights for my weekend was getting to see the next artist performing on the New Belgium Saloon Stage, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country. Imagine if Billy Strings and Sturgill Simpson had an offspring, then you get the awesomeness that is Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country. The final three performers for the evening would be: Tanya Tucker > The Lil Smokies > Leftover Salmon. What is there to say about Tanya Tucker that has not been said before? She has been an icon in the Country music scene since her career started in 1971. What an incredible set by Tanya and the crowd sang along to just about every song she performed. Of course, you know she played “Delta Dawn” to the delight of the crowd. It was truly a great experience especially for a 13-year-old girl in the audience who was a huge fan of Tanya Tucker. Closing out the festival was this year was Leftover Salmon. Leftover Salmon (Boulder, Colorado) is a Cajun/progressive bluegrass/jam band that is no stranger to performing at Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que (2019). I could not think of any other band to close out the return of Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que than Leftover Salmon and I hope they found some new fans who may not be familiar with their feel good music.  
Now that we discussed the weekend’s activities, let’s talk about two more attractions at Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que: the plethora of tasty food vendors AND $6 domestic/craft beer (and I do mean REAL craft beer) tents with over 80 flavors to choose from on location! This year’s brewer’s lineup included Monday Night Brewing, Reformation, Savannah Brewing Company, Jekyll Brewing Company, Southern Brewing Company, Red Hare Brewing, Riverwatch Brewing, Dry County, Wild Leap Brewing, Akademia, Holy City Brewing, Duclaw Brewing, Sibling Revelry Brewing, Upcountry, Commonhouse Alehouse, Wicked Weed, Bell’s Brewing, Elysian Brewing, Goose Island, Breckenridge, Lonerider, Columbia Craft, Deschutes Brewing, and Slow Pour Brewing. To me, that is one amazing lineup for a craft beer selection that rivals many festivals across the Southeast.
Believe me, I am a proud beer snob and I do attend a good number of festivals. I would gladly pass on the status quo domestic brands in a heartbeat with no qualms about it. For those who do not care about craft beer, they also had some of the classics like Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, Shock Top, and Yuengling. Plus, many ciders, wine, and alcoholic cocktails thanks to Cutwater Canned Cocktails and 2nd City Distillery. With regards to the dedicated food vendors, there were some amazing places to fill up while enjoying some great music. Between various BBQ vendors, tacos, pizza, Italian ice, and some other tasty items, Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que has you covered with some quality food when those hunger pains hit between sets!
After another successful Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que, we can only dream for our favorite artists/bands to be added to next year’s lineup. Who do YOU think will make the cut? All I know is that regardless of who plays this event you will find me front and center! I.C.Y.M.I. - Check out the 8th Annual Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que, 9th Annual Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que, 10th Annual Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que, and 11th Annual Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que photo galleries! Want to check out the 9th & 10th Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que annual recap? Then follow this link to the review of the  9th Annual Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que and 10th Annual Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que.
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thatbanjobusiness · 2 years
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One of the best things about the Del McCoury Band is that Del McCoury has an incredibly distinct, recognizable voice. Unmistakable. Unimitable.
But because his son Ronnie also inherited that incredibly distinct, recognizable voice, it sounds like Del keeps dubbing over himself in the studio. 😂
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