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Topic: Recommend some hippie songs for lap steel playing |
Judson Bertoch
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Virginia, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 10:41 am |
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Amazing what you can find doing searches on this forum...
I just spend the good part of an hour reading "Did Hippies Hurt or Help American Music?: 15 pages of responses!
Just beat out the "Ever play with Go-Go Girls" thread.
Anyway, the hippie thread got me into 60's and 70s mindset: what songs from that time period (rock, country rock, soft rock, bluesy rock, Americana rock, etc) have you worked out to be really good/favorites to play on lap steel? |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Rocky Hill
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Prairie Village,Kansas, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 12:24 pm
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How about I feel like I'm fixin to die rag by Country Joe and The Fish!
Now there a hippie song for ya.
Rocky |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 12:39 pm
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Phill Martin
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Whitewater Kansas, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 1:24 pm
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Summer time by Janis Joplin and big brother.
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Steve Atwood
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 1:42 pm
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps
I'm Only Sleeping, including the backwards part |
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George Piburn
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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 2:43 pm edit
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Last edited by George Piburn on 20 Jun 2012 5:42 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Peter Jacobs
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Northern Virginia
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Rich Hlaves
From:
Wildomar, California, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 3:06 pm
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The Flute solo in "Nights In White Satin" by the Moody Blues played on lap steel.
Just about anything by The Greatful Dead. Of course that has a lot of steel anyway. ???
Give a listen to some old Jefferson Airplane, there may be some jewels in there. |
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Jim Konrad
From:
The Great Black Swamp USA
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Theo Patterson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 3:10 pm
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I've been getting a lot mileage out of "Just Like A Woman" by Dylan and a couple Beatles tunes: Honey Pie, For No One, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, I Call Your Name, No Reply, and even For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite - to name a few. I think I'll still be playing these "When I'm Sixty Four"
Theo(in Portland) |
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Kevin Greenberg
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Lakewood, CA
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Posted 20 Oct 2008 6:05 pm hippie songs
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The Doors album L.A. Woman has some good songs to play to. Love Her Madly, Been Down So Long, Cars Hiss By My Window, Hyacinth House, Riders On The Storm, Crawling King Snake. But I don't play the songs, I just play all over the place on top of them, like any songs I play along to! 
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 21 Oct 2008 3:01 am
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"Words" by the Bee Gees comes to mind. I love the changes in that tune.........
"Get Together"...can't remember the name of the group but it sounds good on steel...
"New Kid in Town" by the Eagles....
"Norwiegan Wood" by the Beatles....
I haven't tried it on lapsteel but, Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" sounds good on pedal steel..........JH in Va.
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Todd Weger
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Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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Posted 21 Oct 2008 5:46 am Not sure if you mean solo or with accompaniment, but...
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Open D tuning works great for The Wind Cries Mary (Hendrix). Play it in the key of E, at second fret. Been jamming on this one lately a bunch. Audiences seem to like it (lots of boomer aged folks in the joints I play).
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Mark Mansueto
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 21 Oct 2008 5:55 am Re: Reccomend some hippie songs for lap steel playing
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| Judson Bertoch wrote: |
| what songs from that time period (rock, country rock, soft rock, bluesy rock, Americana rock, etc) have you worked out to be really good/favorites to play on lap steel? |
Judson, are you looking for songs that already feature some sort of slide guitar or songs in general that lend themselves to playing steel?
If it's the former I would recommend any Allman Bro's with Duane on slide. Tune to open E and go at it. There's some good Eagles songs too.
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Judson Bertoch
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 21 Oct 2008 6:23 am
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Thanks everyone - excellent suggestions! (and stuff I wouldn't have thought of...)
It's tricky (for me) because I'm still working through the "you're not playing a regular electric guitar" phase so I'm finding out what works and what doesn't, song adaptation-wise, on my lap.
Mark: both, but leaning heavily toward songs that folks have adapted TO lap steel.
Speaking of Allman Bros - I'm working on "Melissa" and "Ain't Waistin Time No More".
Not "hippie" period, but I like Blind Melon's "No Rain" on lap. |
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Terry VunCannon
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 21 Oct 2008 7:37 am
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Lately:
"Running On Faith"...Clapton
"Knocking on Heaven's Door"...Dylan/The Warren Zevon version
"Ain't Waistin' Time" Allman Brothers
"One Love"...Bob Marley |
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Theo Patterson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 21 Oct 2008 1:08 pm
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From my perspective, a lap steel is just another musical instrument like a guitar, piano, or a reed instrument, meaning the player can play practically anything that is music. If a song has notes and/or chords and a melody, it can be played on any instrument that can make notes, chords or melodies. Granted, the lap steel produces a very unique sound, but all instruments have their own inherant sounds.
If you've ever listened to elevator music you know what I mean. Jimi Hendrix or the Beatles on muzak sounds wierd to some people, but you still recognize the tunes. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 22 Oct 2008 5:12 am
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"Don't Bogart That Joint"
Was that done by The Holy Modal Rounders? Nope! Just looked and it was done by the Fraternity Of Man. And here it is. Steel and all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wt4UqRvUFE
Actually, the title is "Don't Bogart Me." |
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2008 8:05 pm
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Don't Bogart Me-The Fraternity of Man.
Redneck Mother-New Riders of the Purple Sage
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Chuck Mahoney
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2008 11:34 am
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one of the bands I'm in plays mostly classic rock. I'm playing slide guitar and open tunings on about 90% of the tunes (Moondance and Come Together to name two songs not normally associated with slide, but they work).
As soon as I get my lap steel technique down I plan on incorporating it into the set. Best thing to do, in my opinion - is to just start playing the lap steel on some songs. it'll work |
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Chuck Mahoney
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2008 11:35 am
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| Terry VunCannon wrote: |
Lately:
"Running On Faith"...Clapton
"Knocking on Heaven's Door"...Dylan/The Warren Zevon version
"Ain't Waistin' Time" Allman Brothers
"One Love"...Bob Marley |
I love the Zevon version of Knockin on Heaven's Door, we play that one |
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Craig Prior
From:
National City, California, USA
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John Ummel
From:
Arlington, WA.
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Posted 28 Oct 2008 11:11 am
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| Lowell George (Little feat): "Willin" |
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