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Topic: Playing with Charlie McCoy.... |
Roger Rettig
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Posted 14 Apr 2009 12:52 pm |
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I had a good time last Saturday playing with harmonica great, Charlie McCoy, at the Fleamasters Music Hall in Ft Myers, FL.
Charlie is an amazing player - well, I knew that, but wasn't prepared for the wide range of his musical ability. A good guy, too, and it was as enjoyable a gig as I've played in a long time!
I'm either getting a nod of approval here, or he's laughing at me!
He sings, too....
I don't usually let anyone touch my 000-28, but I made an exception this time!
Thanks, Charlie, for the great playing!!!
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 14 Apr 2009 4:49 pm
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Man, that is really cool Roger. What a thrill! 
And those are some nice photos.
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2009 5:25 pm
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I used to love Charlies playing, I still have every album he put out. Not only was his playing top notch, he always had the best musicians in Nashville playing on them.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Ben Lawson
From:
Brooksville Florida
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Posted 15 Apr 2009 2:27 am
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That had to be a real treat. I met Charlie about two years ago. He came up to me to introduce himself.
We spoke for a while, got a bite to eat and just hung out. What a nice guy.
By the way Roger, Van told me he was really glad to hear from you. |
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Jerry Erickson
From:
Atlanta,IL 61723
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Posted 15 Apr 2009 12:57 pm
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| That's great Roger! I'm going to go listen to "Theme From A Summer Place" with Charlie and Lloyd. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 15 Apr 2009 5:51 pm
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Jerry:
Where can I hear that tune? I love '...a Summer Place'!
For all Charlie's amazing high-speed playing, my two favourite moments on Saturday were 'Over The Rainbow' and 'The Water Is Wide'; he gets such a broad, fat sound, with a subtle vibrato....
Ben:
Thanks for hooking me up with Van! I wrote him first, then he replied - today I sent him a slightly longer email, and I hope to hear more from him soon.
I'm obliged to you.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 15 Apr 2009 7:14 pm
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Roger
Charlie is saying "I said E flat - not B flat!!!" 
Great pics
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2009 7:50 pm It's not easy being green!
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Roger--
The catalogue of top-drawer musicians you've gotten to play with or alongside (not to mention the run-of-the-mill ones like the Beatles  ) has me green with envy!  
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2009 7:59 pm Re: It's not easy being green!
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 17 Apr 2009 6:31 am
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Hi, Brint....
The most musically-satisfying of all was a short tour I did with songwriter Sonny Curtis. He is a wonderful arranger, writer and guitar-player, a Prince of a human being, with a fund of stories of his days with Buddy Holly, the Crickets and the Everly Brothers. His songs - 'Walk Right Back', 'I Fought The Law', 'More Than I Can Say', 'I'm No Stranger To The Rain', and many more - cover a wide musical spectrum. We ('Hogan's Heroes') learned a great deal about playing with economy and dynamics, and I'm happy to say that Sonny and I are friends to this day.
The biggest personal thrill of all by a hundred miles? Getting a call in the 1980s to play guitar for a handful of dates with my boyhood idol, Lonnie Donegan. I can only imagine what the 13-year old Roger Rettig would have thought if he'd known that such a thing was even possible....
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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Marc Jenkins
From:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 17 Apr 2009 7:06 am
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| Sweet! Charlie played bass on one of my favorite albums (John Wesley Harding) and delivered some of the most unusual, yet perfect lines. |
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