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Topic: Cool photo of Pete Drake and George Harrison |
Mike Shefrin
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Posted 17 Mar 2008 8:23 pm |
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From left to right- Pete Drake, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, and at the bottom of photo Peter Frampton.
Pete's steel is a Sho-Bud but where's the gimbri? |
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Mike Winter
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Portland, OR
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Posted 17 Mar 2008 8:36 pm
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| Cool! By the looks, probably taken during the "All Things Must Pass" sessions (1970). Great album...sure dwarfed anything Paul ever did...my opinion. |
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Rick Johnson
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Wheelwright, Ky USA
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Posted 18 Mar 2008 4:21 am
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Mike
Is that guitar the same Sho-Bud that
was on display at Ernest Tubbs
Record shop in downtown Nashville?
When I saw the guitar a few years ago
it was under glass and had a pair
of Pete's boots with it.
Rick
www.rickjohnsoncabs.com |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 18 Mar 2008 4:53 am
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Mike,
Just awesome to see that much talent standing in one place!
Greg |
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Jack Stanton
From:
Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 18 Mar 2008 5:50 am
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Rick,
I believe that guitar in the photo is "Goldie", and is on display at the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, along with the Sho-Bud he used on "Lay, Lady, Lay" as well as well as probably a hundred other hits. The Sho-Bud and boots you're referring to are still at ET's Record Shop on Broadway. |
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Cal Sharp
From:
the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Kent Thompson
From:
Wilson, OK
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Posted 18 Mar 2008 9:14 am
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| Mike Winter wrote: |
| Cool! By the looks, probably taken during the "All Things Must Pass" sessions (1970). Great album...sure dwarfed anything Paul ever did...my opinion. |
Mike,
I don't know if I'd go that far. As far as I'm concerned The Beatles were,and still are the greatest and most influential group of all-time. However I believe Paul was the main ingredient in that and by far the most successful of all the others. I feel he also had the strongest material as a solo artist.
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Mike Shefrin
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Posted 18 Mar 2008 11:11 am
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I should mention that I took that photo from the "Sho us your Bud" section on the Jackson steel guitar website.
HERE is the link to the Jackson website. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 18 Mar 2008 11:27 am
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I believe that photo was taken around the time that George was first getting into playing gimbri...
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Mike Shefrin
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Posted 18 Mar 2008 12:28 pm
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| Ha ha! For those who don't know what Jim is talking about CLICK HERE |
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Mike Winter
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 19 Mar 2008 11:17 am
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Kent...
When I said dwarfed, I certainly didn't mean in sales. I meant in reference to the quality of the album: the songwriting and musicianship, and even the collaboration with other musicians (Leon Russell, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon, Billy Preston, etc.)
What do you mean by "most successful?" The fact that he sold more records? So did Madonna, The Backstreet Boys and Kenny Chesney. So what? He became a "Sir?" Big deal. He has the most money? What exactly did you mean?
He's had 27 years of opportunity to "sell" since John got murdered, and 6 or so since George passed.
Strongest material? As George never topped All Things Must Pass, Paul never eclipsed Band On The Run, which was inferior to George's album, an opinion shared by most critics. They also agree that Lennon's first solo album was far superior to McCartney's. Interestingly, Ringo outsold them all for a few years in the early to mid 70's. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 19 Mar 2008 11:21 am
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| Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs. What's wrong with that? |
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Mike Shefrin
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Posted 19 Mar 2008 1:08 pm
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| I always dug George on both "Traveling Wilburys" albums. I think Paul was never as good on his own as when he was with the Beatles. Harrison on his own did a few things which I didn't particularly care for but by and large I always liked his solo stuff more than I did Paul's solo stuff. For me, the combination of Paul, John, and George together in the Beatles eclipsed anything any of them did on their own, John included. Just my humble opinion of course. |
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 19 Mar 2008 1:19 pm
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Regarding sales of ex-Beatles albums:
"Received as a masterpiece upon its 1970 unveiling, All Things Must Pass is widely considered to be one of the best albums made by a Beatle as a solo artist. It is certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA, making it the best selling album by a solo Beatle."
Bet that surprises more than a few people. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Steve Hinson
From:
Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2008 3:33 pm
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Mike,Pete Drake did play on"All Things Must Pass"...on about a half-dozen songs...he and Chuck Howard flew over to England and Pete recorded with the other musicians...taught them the number system...and turned Peter Frampton on to the talk box...he had a bunch of good stories about the whole thing...I like it better than any of McCartney's stuff,too...
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Mike Winter
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 19 Mar 2008 3:38 pm
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Mike P...yes, it was Pete Drake.
http://web.mit.edu/scholvin/www/harrison/c301.htm
Drums and Percussion: Ringo Starr, Jim Gordon, Alan White
Bass Guitar: Klaus Voormann, Carl Radle
Keyboard: Gary Wright, Bobby Whitlock, Billy Preston, Gary Brooker
Pedal Steel Guitar: Pete Drake
Guitar: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason
Tenor Saxophone: Bobby Keys
Trumpet: Jim Price
Rhythm Guitars & Percussion: Badfinger
Oops, Steve beat me to it...probably because I can't type.  |
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Craig Stenseth
From:
Naperville, Illinois, USA
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Posted 23 Mar 2008 5:44 am
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| There's a little steel guitar riff on 'All Things Must Pass' (you can hear it on the preview sound clip at amazon.com) that sounds like another one in 'Lay Lady Lay'. I don't know how to describe it, sort of a sus4 back to the major chord, plucked twice. It looks like Pete Drake played on both songs. Maybe George told him to play it like you did on Bob's song. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 12:57 pm
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| I feel old... |
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