Baby’s Coming Home is a Jerry Reed tune that I learned from John Matsel. It’s a lot of fun to play, and I half-jokingly refer to it as one of the Jerry Reed tunes that is accessible to us mere mortal pickers. I hope you enjoy it.
Then the emcee said, “The winner of the 2012 National Thumbpicking Guitar Contest comes from Greenwood, Indiana.” With that introduction he called my name as this year’s national thumbpicking champion.
Continue readingDean Phelps plays heart-friendly songs to the toe-tapping beat of Travis-style guitar.
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