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Very nice. Have always liked that one. ❤️❤️

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Well, if you're ready for a long-distance ride in the time machine, here's a 1980 take on the tune, with Roger playing the leads and singing the harmonies. And if you listen closely, that's you on bass.

http://1937flood.com/audio/1980-april26-SpoonRiver.mp3

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I remember Roger’s guitar work. Of course, there’s not a thing wrong with the current version. The guitar and harmonica are great. Your voice has mellowed a bit and I like that.

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Oh, man -- I'm mellower in a lot of ways these days. :) And yes, I think Danny and Sam's solos on the latest version just take that song to a whole new place. I love it!

Meanwhile, I think the last time that Rog and I got to do "Spoon River" together was about 10 years ago, and we put it on the podcast:

http://www.1937flood.com/audio/podcasts/floodcast112.mp3

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That was great. What a wonderful thing to do for Roger.

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