The Very Thing That Makes You Rich

[John A.]

I’ve been covering Ry Cooder/Sidney Bailey’s The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor) in my blues- adjacent bands for decades. Just did a quick recording of it for grins last weekend.

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[Peter C]

Voice is spot on, rather Ry-like actually. However, the rhythm section is not as locked in as it needs to be to my ears. Good, in-the-pocket drumming is essential for this kind of groove-driven music. JMO.

[John A.]

Voice is spot on, rather Ry-like actually. However, the rhythm section is not as locked in as it needs to be to my ears. Good, in-the-pocket drumming is essential for this kind of groove-driven music. JMO.

It’s the drummer built into GarageBand, which I haven’t completely figured out yet.