Rick Lee JamesHealthcare Chaplain, Bon Secours Mercy Health · Husband, Dad, Hospital Chaplain, Recording Artist, Podcast Host, Loyola University IPS Graduate, Alpha Sigma Nu Member, and Recording Academy (GRAMMY®) member - Contributing musician on a Grammy-nomin

Songs With My Son (Part 3) The Claw

22 Aug 2013 · 2 min

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Rick Lee James plays the classic Jerry Reed instrumental "The Claw" with his young son Alexander. James hasn't performed the piece in years but still admires Reed's original version, using it as a teaching moment between them.

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There's so much to learn as I'm watching you grow, my son. You're still a baby and there is much work to be done. Gonna introduce my son. You got your guitar here ready to go? My son Alexander, gonna introduce him to a song by the late, great Jerry Reed called The Claw. Here we go. What do you think, buddy? I haven't played that in a long time. I've played it better, but that's Jerry Reed. The claw.