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"Let the Rich Go Bust" is a new song by The Down Hill Strugglers. It is some attempt to write a song about the pandemic, the summer of Black Lives Matter protests and extreme wealth disparity.
Jackson Lynch - fiddle, voice
Walker Shepard - guitar
Eli Smith - banjo
Music and lyrics by Eli Smith
Recorded around one microphone in a barn, September, 2020.
It will be issued as part of their new album, coming mid 2021 on Jalopy Records.
This song is based in part on an old song called Poor Man, Rich Man by Dave McCarn.
supported by 66 fans who also own “Let The Rich Go Bust”
Truly a gifted human being. His feel good song Painting the clouds with sunshine gives me the same feeling that Fats Waller’s song Don’t let it bother you, does. Michigan water blues takes me back to the Fats Waller era where music was real and required talent. Keep in mind everything you hear was played by this multi instrumentalist. Super pumped to have this in my collection! Pop this in your record player open all the windows and sit on your porch and listen as the cool breeze blows your troubles away. unkle_john
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