40 years ago, in my misspent youth, I had planned to be a rock star, as it were. I played a passable rhythm guitar, I sang more in tune than Bob Dylan or Neil Young (not by much), and I wrote lots of songs. I was also fortunate to know a real rock musician, Tommy Williams. Tommy took my simple songs, arranged them, and added lead guitars, bass, keyboards, drums and lead or backing vocals. Some weren't bad, and once we get around to digitizing them, I'll put them online. Unlike me, Tommy has made a real career as a musician, since he is a very good one. Anyway, all this is a prelude to the main point: each Xmas, Tommy and his wife and son, record Xmas versions of well-known rock songs, in this case, Joe Walsh's "Rocky Mountain Way." Tommy is playing all the guitars--do check out his Xmas twist on the famous guitar "talk box" solos.
(You can find this song and more at Tommy's YouTube channel.)
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