I didn't start playing a musical instrument until relatively late in my live. I certainly now wish I had started much earlier. I took the standard
childhood piano lessons and gave up on the guitar early because my older brother took to it much easier than I did. I did play the drums
for a while as a youth but stopped to pursue athletics. I spent the next twenty years wishing I played an instrument but not knowing which
one would be right for me. That all change the first time I saw Sam Bush play the mandolin. It was a benefit concert held at the
Ryman in Nashville. Marty Stuart also played the mandolin that night, and they both had a serious impact on me. However, it was Sam's
energy and obvious enthusiasm that captured my spirit. It wasn't long before I was captivated by Sam's bouncing energy as he chopped
out rhythm while waiting patiently to blast out a solo. I knew that I finally had found the instrument that I wanted to play. I bought a
mandolin as soon as I could. It was teaching myself to play the mandolin that ultimately led to the decision of concentrating on the
musicians' hands in this body of work. Therefore including Sam in the set was a foregone conclusion. The next step was getting a
photograph of him that represented his style. I chose an image of him playing his National Resonator mandolin, because I wanted
to show how Sam experimented with his bluegrass roots and helped create the new grass sound. Actually there is a sticker on the
mandolin of his band The New Grass Revival. I called this drawing Sliding Home because of Sam's and my own love of baseball.
He actually has named the mandolin “Ozzie” after St. Louis Cardinal shortstop Ozzie Smith.
THE ORIGINAL WORK OF THIS PRINT IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.
PRICES FOR ORIGINAL WORKS START AT $2500.00. PLEASE CONTACT ADAM W. CARLOS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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