Dom Flemons - "Steel Pony Blues" [Official Music Video]

Watch the official music video for "Steel Pony Blues" by Dom Flemons, from 'Black Cowboys' out March 23th, 2018 on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
Dom Flemons: Guitar, vocal
Written by Dom Flemons (American Songster Music, ASCAP)
'Black Cowboys' available on CD, Vinyl 2xLP, and Digital.
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"I wrote this song about the amazing life of Nat Love, known as 'Deadwood Dick.' In 1854, he was born into slavery in Tennessee, and at a young age he made his way out West to work on a ranch in Holbrook, Arizona. By 1890, he retired from the ranch and began to work on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad as a Pullman Porter. In his 1907 autobiography he wrote: 'I always say to the traveling American, "See America"...I have seen a large part of America, and am still seeing it, but the life of a hundred years would be all too short to see our country...' I feel honored to have followed in the footsteps of Nat Love, in his great admiration for the United States."
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[@DPointInMyLife]

Never enough train songs

[@JohnWilson-bn1xs]

LOVE THIS GUY...RHIANNON, too. Want more.

[@gcapps100]

Met Dom at the blues festival in Greensboro. Nice man talented musician. He is a blues great.

[@j.k.marshall618]

Nice.! Reminds me of Silver City Bound...Leadbelly...

[@mortalclown3812]

This is superb in every way. Hurtling back in time before I was even on earth. Sweet.

[@mariecochran527]

Love this music so much and seeing Dom & Vania in the video!! 😍

[@aaron4wilkins]

Gotta Love it

[@turturis]

This is beautiful!

[@terryd2383]

Nice prefer his older stuff. Fantastic stuff

[@C100RXP]

Great song & wonderful picking. Thank you.

[@Galiuros]

This song was featured on KXCI 91.3 in Tucson

[@amplifiedsound]

congrats on your Grammy entry!

[@bluefrogjump]

Love the tune and the mention of Holbrook AZ!

[@RichardFreeberg]

Nice voice. Great picking.

[@bambideidrebreakstone412]

Simply wonderful!!!!!!

[@FruitFanatic33]

Good stuff and the video is so well done! What a talented man! 👏🙂

[@davidatkin8872]

dear mr flemons your wonderful music has changed my life, so as we say in dear old cornwall git on my bird

[@isaacjohn-johnson4916]

🇺🇸A REAL Treasure Of TALENT 📀🤠🐎💨🏜️🎶🎻💟

[@Hedon_Burden]

Uplifting.

[@ChristophHenrici]

wonderful

[@Mamlishways]

You should play harp like daddy stovepipe did on this one.

[@johnv7215]

👍👍