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Topic: Kay Das visits Bakersfield |
Kay Das
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 3 Mar 2010 9:21 pm |
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Bakersfield country was a reaction against the slickly-produced, string orchestra-laden Nashville Sound, which was becoming popular in the late 1950s and early 60s.
"Act Naturally" was a song written by Johnny Russell and Voni Morrison, originally recorded by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, whose version reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart in 1963, It was also recorded by The Beatles.
The Bakersfield Sound had a large influence on the West Coast music scene and many small guitar companies set up shop in Bakersfield in the 1960's.
Here, by way of a West Coast contrast to Chuck Lettes' beautiful rendition of an East Coast tune, is "Act Naturally" played on a Charvel Jackson acoustic converted to steel, D maj tuning and a West Coast C6, key of G. From CD "Acquamarina" 2004, backing with permission from MusicMinusOne.
http://www.4shared.com/account/file/233942016/cd8a3e1f/Act_Naturally.html |
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 4 Mar 2010 8:32 am
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Thanks Kay,
That's a very nice rendition of the song! |
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Chuck S. Lettes
From:
Denver, Colorado
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Posted 4 Mar 2010 8:51 am
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Hi Kay,
Nice job, as usual. Your steel has a very distintive tone, and it works for your arrangement. Keep on pickin'.
Chuck |
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Chad Winn
From:
Knoxville, TN
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Posted 5 Mar 2010 8:36 pm
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| That was just great - thanks for sharing. |
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Kay Das
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 7 Mar 2010 1:19 pm
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Apologies for this late acknowledgement, grateful for the appreciation,
Kay |
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