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Doctor Oakroot : Hapless Fool
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A fool thinks himself wise; a wise man knows himself a fool; me? I'm a hapless fool totin' a guitar...
Genre: Blues: Acoustic Blues
Release Date: 2003
Hapless Fool Record Label: Doctor Oakroot
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Hapless Fool 4:17 $0.99
Yellow Taxi 3:40 $0.99
Dancing on Quicksand 3:05 $0.99
Death Ain't Nothing but a Robber 3:04 $0.99
A Visit to Vegas 3:36 $0.99
Froggy Went A-Courting 4:59 $0.99
Life So Hard 3:11 $0.99
Rwy'n Glaf 4:10 $0.99
Harboring a Vine 4:35 $0.99
No, No, This Can't Be 3:13 $0.99
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Album Notes

Hailing from central North Carolina - the home of the piedmont blues, Doctor Oakroot describes his music as "rough-edged songs from a dark place in the soul." Some folks would call it blues, but Oakroot believes that many people have too narrow a definition of blues... and his music is anything but narrow.

"A song should tell a story," says Oakroot, "and the guitar should support that story - not get in the way." And that's how his live music goes - he sings the story over a supporting guitar part... plain and simple.

This CD, Hapless Fool, is a collection of songs, mostly performed as the Doctor performs them live - just voice and guitar - with some little things - e.g., percussion, lead guitar parts - added to sweeten the mix.

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