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@Wim VD1 and @3rdwaverider Congratulations to both of you, fantastic playing😊

Here's my arrangement of "O Come All Ye Faithful," warts and all.

Not 100% sure, but read an article in Guitar Player magazine a few years ago and it mentioned this "technique" and that it was not recommended. But that he DID actually play with his teeth. There were some other Live videos where he did this, and it was a bit rough sounding as far as "clean" playing. And it's probably attributed to using his teeth. Remember, way back in the late 60s and early 70s, he was something totally new and unique and was doing things others never even considered. (and, yes, I had a Strat in the 70s and tried to do this......it worked but partially chipped the inside of one of my teeth. Mom said she'd kill me if I broke a tooth "pulling a stunt like that" again. needless to say, all my teeth remain in good condition!

This tune was composed for the broadway musical, Carnival in Flanders, by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen. The play opened in 1953 and ran for just six days. What is best remembered about the production is this tune from the second act. I became aware of 'Rainy Day' listening to a recording by Wes Montgomery on his Bumpin' LP. This chord melody arrangement was inspired by the first chorus of Kenny Burrell's cover on his LP, Soul Call. I recorded it for an audition for the Jazz Port Townsend Workshop in 2019. Thanks for listening!

"Tears in Heaven" is on Eric Clapton's soundtrack album "Rush" for the 1991 film of the same name. This is my attempt to cover this all-time classic in a solo fingerstyle arrangement. Wim. https://soundcloud.com/wim-van-damme-401299565/tears-in-heaven-ec

Luckily for me, my audiologist is also a guitar player. She asked me to bring a guitar into the lab and play songs. My hearing aids are digital and allow for four different programs to use in various situations. My programs are standard, dining, wind/golf and music. While playing she designed a special program for music. Then asking me if the tweaks to the program were better or worse, she dialed in the response which sounded good to me. Unfortunately she could not make me sound like Carlos Santana. Henk