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"Banjozilla" ---- I enjoyed reading about how he constructed it and looking at his photos. The one captioned "Banjozilla tries to blend into the crowd in Topanga", I found especially humorous.

Incidentally, at the top of that page is a section marked "Other Instruments". I clicked on it to see what else he's invented and was greeted with one of those, "Attention! This computer virus is sending your credit card info......."  voice announcements, so be careful about clicking on that section. I got out of it as quick as I could.     

Y'all did  get the part where I said I was joking, right?

I bet those guys:

1. Live together
2. Rehearse three times a day
3. Have very little other extracurricular stuff going on.

They're that good.      

Nice. has a "country-rock" feel to it.

As one (former) teacher to another, I'd have to ding you on the use of the word "ain't", though.

Don't suppose you'd change it to "There isn't no way"?      

From Portugal, these guys are awesome! I listened to both cuts and then to some of their other selections listed on YT, and really liked this one as well. Great blues, great band, great choice. Thanks, CG.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=109uO2E … mp;index=1     

Wow! I don't know you found this, Jim, but those are some awesome videos, thanks!!!!!

If anyone else is checking these out, on the first one - the first song - ("Shotgun") watch the guitarist on the far left. That's Jimi Hendrix.

Thanks again for the treat, Jim.     

In the late 60's, my bandmates and I discovered a radio station out of Nashville, Tennessee - WLAC-AM, which, during the night would play music such as this Etta James cover. This excellent version put me in mind of those nights, lying in bed with my transistor radio, one earphone plugged in, going to sleep with the blues and being sure that this was more important than that homework assignment which wasn't done.

I am including a snippet from Wikipedia about this famous radio station's history, and some of the dj's who carried me through many a night. Gov't Mule is a prime example of white boys who can play the blues! Excellent choice,. CG.

"In the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, WLAC was legendary for its quartet of nighttime rhythm and blues shows hosted by Gene Nobles, "John R." (John Richbourg), Herman Grizzard, and Bill "Hossman" (or simply "Hoss") Allen. Thanks to the station's clear channel designation, the signal reached most of the Eastern and Midwestern United States. WLAC described itself as the nighttime station for half the nation with African-American listeners, especially in the Deep South as the intended audience of the programs.[5] Further, several foreign countries, particularly islands in the Caribbean and southern Canada, were within range of the station's nighttime signal; the music heard on WLAC played a notable role in the development of ska music as a result.[6] WLAC was also popular with some young white teenagers. Radio historians believe that the nightly "Rhythm and blues" WLAC shows, in part, laid the foundational audience for the rock and roll phenomenon that began in the late 1950s.

Nobles began the move, in 1946, to play what were considered at the time "race" records, a euphemism intended to deter supposedly respectable audiences. But he and the others reached large numbers of African-American listeners in places like the Mississippi Delta, the Carolina Lowcountry, Louisiana, Chicago, and Detroit, people whom practically no other radio stations were serving. Gradually phasing in artists like Amos Milburn, Chuck Berry, and Fats Domino in the early 1950s to supplement the big-band artists of the era such as Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller, the WLAC announcers presided over the development of what became "rhythm and blues" music. They did this mainly to attract advertisers who serviced the African-American community, such as hair-care products like Royal Crown Hair Pomade or chicken hatcheries, which packaged baby scrub roosters and other undesirable stock in large quantities for sale. The disc jockeys developed a reputation for colorfully pitching those products on-air; some product slogans lent themselves to sexually suggestive double entendres, which only increased the announcers' popularity among teen listeners. The deejays conducted the advertising sales on a "per inquiry", or commission, basis, meaning that the station did not rely on traditional ratings to gauge the programs' successes."

There are some cd's of the music featured on the station. One is called "Night Train To Nashville" and the other is "Night Train To Nashville 2". Available on Amazon, they're  considered essential tor folks who love rhythm 'n blues.

EDITED TO ADD: Another cd set featuring WLAC music is called "Ernie's Record Mart" - also available from Amazon. If you like rock 'n roll, then this is it - in its infancy.

Okay, I went to the video because of the bass-line you wrote about, TF, and you're right: He's awesome and the bass drives the song. I guess I'm showing my age, but I don't care much for the singer - it sounds like he's wailing. I did like the song from long ago called "Kaileigh" (spelling may be wrong), but this one doesn't  move me.

I did check Pete Trawevas' bass out online, and it looks like a Warwick Corvette Standard he's playing. Like I said, he's great! Bass as a lead instrument - the first time I ever realized that could happen was with Paul McCartney and then John Entwistle ("Boris the Spider")

As far as bass lines driving a song, my all time favorite is the George Baker Selection's "Little Green Bag": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0f07eJ5e6E

That guy doesn't even look at his strings! Just stands there looking cool.

And I always turn this one up, too.

Back to the peripherals: Looking at them, the mallet, and her fingerings of that 12 string - well,  she'd make a good drummer, wouldn't she? Not to mention the great physical work-out she could achieve using both feet.

Okay, I am seeing it in comical vein, now, aren't I? 

One thing:  I didn't check out the other vids, but does she sing as well? From the video, I know she yelps every now and then.

That would be taking multi-tasking to a whole new level, wouldn't it?