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Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 12:50 pm |
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<center>Featuring forum member Tony Locke on his Magnatone triple 8</center>
Last night I attended the Kreepy Tiki Lounge & Tattoo "Day Of Rockabilly" festival in Ft Lauderdale FL,
complete with antique car and art show - and barbeque, beer and bands.
Wayne The Train Hancock was the headliner, and Joey Allcorn was one of the featured bands.
I had several reasons for going - I had to meet with Joey Allcorn because I'm scheduled to play Steel with him at the Everglades City FL Seafood Festival next Saturday, so we had some details to discuss.
But more about that later . .
I also wanted to hear Wayne Hancock because I love his music,
and because Steel Guitar virtuoso and forum member Tony Locke is his Steel Player.
I took my video recorder along, and with permission I recorded Joey's set and several songs by Wayne Hancock - featuring Tony Locke on Steel Guitar, Izzy Zaidman on Guitar and Huck Johnson on Doghouse Bass.
It was outside in the huge parking lot, and it was bitter cold - very unusual for Florida.
Keep in mind as you watch the videos that it was dark, cold, and I didn't bring my stand so I was holding the camera up manually.
Tony was kind of in the dark, but you can hear him just fine - and he sure can play that steel.
The band kicked butt to say the least, and the crowd loved them.
<marquee>Warning: These videos are not for the kiddie-os!</marquee>
VIPER
TULSA
LONESOME HIGHWAY
I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY
LOUISIANA BLUES
JOHNNY LAW
MOVE TO KANSAS CITY
Afterwards Tony and I hung out and discussed our favorite subject.
and here are some pics of Wayne and the band on stage:
I should have gotten a closeup of that beautiful Magnatone T-8, but you can't always think of everything.
Anyway, Tony has some nice shots of it on his MySpace photo page.
I could have stayed longer at the aftershow party and documented Wayne The Train getting a tattoo by master tattoo artist Jaksin, but I was pretty tuckered out by that time - so I hit the trail.
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Jim Strawser
From:
Montana, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 8:16 pm Kreepy Tiki
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Awesome pics and awesome videos as well, i suggest everyone go take a look see 
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 8:51 pm
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He doesn't get up our way too often, so thanks for the sights and sounds of Wayne's gig at the Creepy Tiki, Rick. Tony Locke is playing great! And as a (mostly former) bass player, it's cool to see the love Huck Johnson was getting from the crowd during his solos.
Taking the video was a great idea. 
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Steve Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, GA
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wt golden
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 1:15 am
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Rick -
One small note. On the video page you credited "The Viper" as being written by Wayne - but I think it's an old Fats Waller tune. Either way, it's a nice one. Thanks for the vids. |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 3:34 am
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Great videos.
He didn't write "Move to Kansas City" either. |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 5:01 am
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Thanks guys, glad you're enjoying.
Thanks for the heads up on the mis-credits, the result of indiscriminate copying and pasting while not fully awake.
One of the other videos I took is here - no steel, but lots of fire.
And definitely worth watching . . |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 7:16 am
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| Nice! Thanks for posting, Rick. |
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 8:12 am
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| Rick, thats just about as helpfull and generous as one can be on the forum, thats inspired me to do lots of learning and training, I dont suppose you caught what tonys tuni ng was, its very authentic and accomplished, also his magnatone is giving me ideas, id originally been scouting for a national d8 (black/white) this gives me another option maybe, sounds brilliant what a great player, I see he's in Austin, this could make my trip even more interesting, thanks again Rick |
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Lynn Oliver
From:
Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 9:25 am
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| Thanks for posting, Rick! Any idea what amp he was using? |
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Drew Howard
From:
48854
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 9:42 am
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Rick, thanks a million!
Me and Wayne's bass guy Huck go back. Tony Locke is awesome on B11. |
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 9:56 am
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| Hi Drew is that it then, B11 ? |
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Drew Howard
From:
48854
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 10:02 am
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I only listened to The Viper, but for sure it is B11 tuning, you get the dom. 9, diminished and major 7 chords.
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 10:24 am
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| Thanks Drew, for a quick response, yes it was the viper that caught my ear, many thanks |
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Drew Howard
From:
48854
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Scott Thomas
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Eric Dunst
From:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Todd Weger
From:
Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 2:28 pm Thanks for posting those, Rick
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Those are great! Tony gets that perfect old-school tone with that Magnatone and whatever amp he's playing through. Sweeeeeeet...
I had a chance to meet and play with him a few years ago down there in Orlando at the Bahia Cabana when he was in town there for Hukilau with Combo Mahalo. We talked a lot about tunings and steels and such, and at one of the late hours (I think everybody finally went to bed about 6:00 am!) after parties, he was playing my old Epiphone and getting a really sweet old style tone using the Micro Cube on the British amp setting. The Batteries were kind of going, and it had a nice dirty tone, but in that really good way. Along with an acoustic guitar, ukes and upright bass, it sounded like I would imagine Waikiki to sound like circa 1939.
I'm glad to see he's playing with Wayne now. Very cool.
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Todd James Weger --
1956 Fender Stringmaster T-8 (C6, E13, A6); 1960 Fender Stringmaster D-8 (C6, B11/A6); Custom-made 25" aluminum cast "fry pan" with vintage Ricky p'up (C6); 1938 Epiphone Electar (A6); 1953 Oahu Tonemaster; assorted ukuleles; upright bass |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 2:31 pm
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Tony primarily plays B11. He's also got C6 and C#min7 on there, from what I remember him telling me.
See, the thing is with those boys from Texas, they'll play all night if you let 'em, no breaks. That's how they keep their chops up!
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Todd Clinesmith
From:
Lone Rock Free State Oregon
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Posted 2 Feb 2009 6:26 pm
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Glad to see Wayne is traveling with a steel player again. I like what Tony adds to the band, great playing for sure.
Rick, thanks for your time on getting this to us. Especially in areas where Wayne and the boys just drive threw......
This part of Oregon does not see too much of any good music.
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Feb 2009 12:00 am
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I'm glad you guys are all enjoying these videos.
That makes it all worthwhile.
Tony was playing through a Fender Steel King Amp. |
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Josh Cho
From:
New York, NY (orig. Honolulu, HI)
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Posted 3 Feb 2009 6:19 am
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Great listening, thanks for posting, real "cool" if you know what I mean , although I hear it's supposed to get even colder in FL in the next few days....better cover up your plants!
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Tamara James
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Posted 3 Feb 2009 6:59 am
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| If this is the same gentelman I am thinking of, I seen his act at Kent State in Ohio sometime last year. He was sharing the stage with Don Helms. I could be mistaken, though. |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Feb 2009 7:08 am
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Hey Josh, thanks for the tip. I guess I shouldn't complain, it's warmer here than many locales - even on the coldest of nights.
I'm glad I was able to video the event for all you guys to see, and it was great to meet Tony and Wayne and the guys and hang out a while with them.
I also recorded Joey Allcorn's set, partly because I'm going to be playing with him this Saturday at a festival in Everglades City and those videos are a good reference for me. He didn't have a steel player at this show - just guitar, bass and drums - but he's an excellent singer and songwriter and I enjoyed his show very much. He plays my kind of music - real. I could just hear the stuff I would play as I was listening to them. I also have his "50 Years Too Late" CD to listen to - it features Charlie Davidson and Andy Gibson playing steel on several of the songs. Good stuff - some of it is on the dark side, but that's ok. This dude is the real thing.
The videos of Joey's show are on my YouTube channel. |
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Anthony Locke
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2009 10:17 am
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Thanks for the kind words everyone! That was a fun night despite the cold, and it was great to finally be able to meet Rick. To answer some of the questions about tunings, I have a B11 on the top;
E
C#
A
F#
D#
C#
A
F#
C6 with the high G on my middle neck,
and a variation of what once was a G maj, but is now this:
D
B
F#
D
B
G#
G
Don't know what to call it theoretically, but i've had it on my guitar for a few months. I threw the G# on there as an experiment and I like it so far. Still trying to figure out one more note to make it an 8 string tuning. I think I might put a high A note. |
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