Herb Ellis discusses different venues and audiences.

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Herb Ellis discusses musical elasticity.

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Herb Ellis discusses live versus studio work.

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Q: “There’s a difference between making a buck on the road and living at home and making a buck…”

A: “I did real good in the studio work. I did real good. It was ... but the reason I did it was because I had been married about year and half, a couple of years. I had one child, a daughter, and I'm expecting another one, which I do have two. So I really … I felt that it was necessary for me to stay home and be with my wife and be with my children during those formative years. I mean, you know, that wasn't up for discussion or it wasn't up for arguments and that's the way I felt and it was my kids and my family and so that's what I wanted to do and that's what I did and over fifteen years I did that.”