Great Speckled Bird on Homemade Lap Steel

Here's an attempt at the old song, "The Great Speckled Bird" on my homemade lap steel. IT could pass for "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes", or "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels". Pootie switched into security mode tonight. He's multi-talented indeed. I hope you enjoy the video.

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Comment by Mike Bingham on March 12, 2012 at 1:44pm

Thanks James! You da man!

Comment by Mike Bingham on March 12, 2012 at 1:43pm

Thank you Sid!

Comment by James on March 11, 2012 at 12:29pm

hell im liking this one again !!!

Comment by Sid Workman on March 11, 2012 at 12:26pm

Love it. Great job

Comment by Mike Bingham on January 5, 2012 at 3:41pm

Thank you Vinylhed!  You know, Roy Acuff made a pretty good living with this song and Wabash Cannon Ball.

Comment by Vinylhed on January 5, 2012 at 11:43am

I love the sound of a lap steel, and you play it well. A great tune as well, I'll have to fish out my Roy Acuff record.

Comment by Mike Bingham on January 5, 2012 at 11:30am

Thanks Roadkill. I appreciate your kind words!

Comment by Mike Bingham on January 5, 2012 at 11:28am

Thanks Wes, for the comment.  The tuning is open D. From low to high it's  D A D F# A D

Comment by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on January 5, 2012 at 11:21am

Mike. This is really wonderful. That's not an attempt. It's a triumph.

Comment by Mike Bingham on January 5, 2012 at 12:48am

Than yuo for the comment, Brickdust.  It's good to hear from you.  I'm like you - busy, busy, busy, but I've been watching your stuff on the Nation. It's getting better all the time.  We Wish Yoo on the Christmas album was excellent BTW. See Ya!

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