drathbun Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 A while back I watched a tribute to The Beatles Live from Abbey Road. There were a number of interesting covers of Beatle tunes; some more successful than others. The one cover that intrigued me was a version of "Because" by Melody Gardot. More recently I listened to Gardot's "Goodnite" from her first album "Worrisome Heat" and was again incredibly impressed by her voice and her "scat". So I started digging into the internet about this artist and what I've found is inspiring, intriguing, fascinating and amazing. I'm running out of superlatives to describe this woman. I purchased both her albums and found every bit of information I can about her... so yes, I'm smitten. Read her biography for yourself here: Melody Gardot And watch her live in this youtube video. She's playing a beautiful Gibson jazz guitar (the Gibson content) that looks huge compared to her small frame. Remember that this woman only started to play the guitar in 2006 while she was bedridden and relearning to speak. She wrote her first song in that hospital bed ("Some Lessons"). Also remember that she is in constant pain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7FKaj7E2SY PS: the chord progression in "Baby I'm a Fool" is wonderful. I've been playing it over and over on my nylon. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 A while back I watched a tribute to The Beatles Live from Abbey Road. There were a number of interesting covers of Beatle tunes; some more successful than others. The one cover that intrigued me was a version of "Because" by Melody Gardot. More recently I listened to Gardot's "Goodnite" from her first album "Worrisome Heat" and was again incredibly impressed by her voice and her "scat". So I started digging into the internet about this artist and what I've found is inspiring, intriguing, fascinating and amazing. I'm running out of superlatives to describe this woman. I purchased both her albums and found every bit of information I can about her... so yes, I'm smitten. Read her biography for yourself here: Melody Gardot And watch her live in this youtube video. She's playing a beautiful Gibson jazz guitar (the Gibson content) that looks huge compared to her small frame. Remember that this woman only started to play the guitar in 2006 while she was bedridden and relearning to speak. She wrote her first song in that hospital bed ("Some Lessons"). Also remember that she is in constant pain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7FKaj7E2SY PS: the chord progression in "Baby I'm a Fool" is wonderful. I've been playing it over and over on my nylon. Enjoy. Wow.... Inspirational to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Well.... I guess now I'm ..... Waiting for Gardot..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Thanks Drath - A great story and wonderful talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisA83 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Great voice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 BTW... what model Gibson is she playing in that video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 BTW... what model Gibson is she playing in that video? An L5CES, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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