Phil Vassar - No Pianist Envy
February 17th, 2010
"I walk down Broadway with a smile on my face/Nashville has music all over the place/honky tonks line the street/man it's a symphony of big dreams and dive bars/cold beer and tip jars, rising stars/now I love guitars."
- Where Have All The Pianos Gone - Phil Vassar/James T Slater
Virginian Phil Vassar had one small problem that became a big plus when writing for his fifth album Travelling Circus.
The Blue Ridge Mountains born balladeer noticed guitars and drums had drowned out the pianos of his youth in the country genre.
So Vassar, 45, turned his trauma into a tune - Where Have All The Pianos Gone?
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