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Music Appreciation

BluesRunTheGame

(1,869 posts) Sun Sep 14, 2025, 09:06 AM Sep 14

Otis Gibbs: John Hartford's Funeral -Tim O'Brien

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Otis Gibbs: John Hartford's Funeral -Tim O'Brien (Original Post) BluesRunTheGame Sep 14 OP

Hard to believe it's been so long. I last saw him on PBS doing songs with others from Brother Where Art thou ... marble falls Sep 14 #1

His live shows were wonderful. BluesRunTheGame Sep 14 #2

He was just a natural entertainer. I don't believe he had a stage persona, I think what we saw is who he was at all ... marble falls Sep 14 #3

marble falls

(68,639 posts)

1. Hard to believe it's been so long. I last saw him on PBS doing songs with others from Brother Where Art thou ...

Reply to BluesRunTheGame (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 09:37 AM

Sep 14

... and he was so good. And then a year later he was gone.

Watch how much you blink, you can lose so much in an instant.

BluesRunTheGame

(1,869 posts)

2. His live shows were wonderful.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 09:48 AM

Sep 14

I got to see him several times, mostly at festivals.

The first time I saw him was at the Vogue in Indianapolis. The opening act was Hot Rize (with Tim O’Brien).

marble falls

(68,639 posts)

3. He was just a natural entertainer. I don't believe he had a stage persona, I think what we saw is who he was at all ...

Reply to BluesRunTheGame (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 09:52 AM

Sep 14

... times. I enjoyed his TV performances a lot. Never got to a live performance.

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