To all replies so far.....
I know little about Fred Carter Jr. myself. You will find him on John Stewart's (Wingless Angels, I think)..and other Simon and Garfunkel LP's and hits.
I though he played on Gord's "Summer Side of Life" - but I guess that is not the case.
It's good to hear that GL hung out with Fred. Makes one wonder why they never hooked up in the studio.
But - if I may return to my initial post...
Do you agree that the similarities between these two songs is uncanny? If you are not a musician, or for that matter musical at all - you may not hear it as much....but to me it is so obvious and again - I cannot believe that it took me all these years to notice.
Ron J: I have a decent and acceptable intro that has worked for years..sort of a hybrid of two guitar parts played on one. In the right setting it brings the house down - which only means that I have managed to make it recognizable as The Boxer.
But it would be tough to pass along without sitting face to face for a few hours.
Hopefully some day!
Paul Simon usually avoids attempting to play the intro in concert. Just sorta starts out Travis picking the C chord. Crowd doesn't seem to mind!
Okay Mr.Lightfoot....I hereby give you credit for 1-1/2 of these two songs...
If only HFTF realized the same payday as The Boxer!
See ya soon!
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