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fezo · 01-16-2007, 08:19 PM

I envy you seeing Hoyt Axton live. Always meant to and never did.

For people that were great live but you can't see anymore my favorite was likely John Hartford. TAlented as all get out and very down to earth. I got to talk to him a fair bit back in the mid 70s. One thing he said is that the royalties from Gentle on My Mind let him do whatever he wanted because the things he really needed were paid for. He said he liked touring on his own and he was taking classes to be a river boat pilot. He achieved that second goal as well.

01-16-2007, 08:19 PM	#19
fezo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Manahawkin, NJ, 08050 Posts: 806	I envy you seeing Hoyt Axton live. Always meant to and never did. For people that were great live but you can't see anymore my favorite was likely John Hartford. TAlented as all get out and very down to earth. I got to talk to him a fair bit back in the mid 70s. One thing he said is that the royalties from Gentle on My Mind let him do whatever he wanted because the things he really needed were paid for. He said he liked touring on his own and he was taking classes to be a river boat pilot. He achieved that second goal as well.