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Topic: What to listen to? |
Dave Alfstad
From:
Indianola, IA USA
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Posted 16 May 2012 3:44 pm |
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As of late, I have really been enjoying Speedy West's music. I have played steel for 18 years and I can't quite figure out how I missed the boat until now.
Anyway, I have almost worn out my Speedy West CD's and I'm looking for some new (old) stuff to listen to. I also have been enjoying the Jimmie Rivers live cd with Vance Terry on steel, and this is the kind of stuff I'm looking for.
I have a bunch of Jerry Byrd, Herb Remington, Kayton Roberts, and Tom Morrell stuff, and I really like that stuff too, but I am really digging the fire and excitement that Speedy & Jimmy Bryant had on their early recordings. The Jimmie Rivers cd also has much the same excitement.
Does anyone have any suggestions? It doesn't have to necessarily be old stuff either. |
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 16 May 2012 3:52 pm
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Anything by Jeremy Wakefield.
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 16 May 2012 3:53 pm
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| Slide Show by Cindy Cashdollar. |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 16 May 2012 4:40 pm
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| Curtis Gordon had a steel player who was deadly, a lot like Speedy's work. |
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Dave Alfstad
From:
Indianola, IA USA
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Posted 16 May 2012 5:36 pm
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So far the Jeremy Wakefield suggestion is the winner. I just downloaded his Steel Guitar Caviar cd from Amazon. It sounds great! I need more of this stuff.
I have the Cindy Cashdollar cd, and it's good, but it doesn't have the sound that I'm looking for right now.
I will check into Curtis Gordon; I'm not familiar with him.
Still listening to Wakefield---LOVE IT!!! |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 16 May 2012 5:42 pm
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| By far my fave Speedy/Jimmy release is off the live Ford TV show called 'Let's Have A Party For The Old Folks'. I find Speedy's slow tunes to be much more effective than what he's generally known for. My Tani is a typical standout, he really emotes on his steel. |
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Dave Alfstad
From:
Indianola, IA USA
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Posted 17 May 2012 3:26 am
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| AWESOME Ken! Thanks. This is exactly what I was hoping to find. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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John Bruce
From:
Fresno, California, USA
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Posted 17 May 2012 7:47 am
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| Look up The Lucky Stars on the internet for more Jeremy Wakefield. |
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Dave Alfstad
From:
Indianola, IA USA
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Posted 17 May 2012 9:42 am
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Yep, John...While searching for Jeremy Wakefield stuff I ran across The Lucky Stars. Good stuff! I bought both of their cd's too.
Also, ordered the Billy Jack Wills cd's with Vance Terry, so thanks for the heads up on those. I'm taking a chance because I could not hear samples, but I love the other Vance Terry stuff, so I'm sure it fits the bill. |
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John Bruce
From:
Fresno, California, USA
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Posted 17 May 2012 9:50 am
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| And if memory serves correct..., One of the early Deke's Guitar Geek DVD's has Jeremy and TK Smith doing a set of Speedy and Jimmy stuff. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 17 May 2012 10:15 am
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Other players with that Speedy West abandon are:
Jody Carver
Ernie Hagar
I'll list them as I remember them.
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 17 May 2012 10:42 am
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| Dave Alfstad wrote: |
Yep, John...While searching for Jeremy Wakefield stuff I ran across The Lucky Stars. Good stuff! I bought both of their cd's too.
Also, ordered the Billy Jack Wills cd's with Vance Terry, so thanks for the heads up on those. I'm taking a chance because I could not hear samples, but I love the other Vance Terry stuff, so I'm sure it fits the bill. |
Vance plays one of Speedy's tunes, "Skiddle Dee Boo" on a Billy Jack Wills CD.
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 17 May 2012 12:13 pm
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Here's Jody's CD. This link is old so you may want to write Jody first to see if he still has copies.
http://jodycarver.com/HCOA.html |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 18 May 2012 11:14 am
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| Dave, check your PMs! |
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Jim Bates
From:
Alvin, Texas, USA
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Posted 18 May 2012 12:19 pm
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I higly recommend anything by Bobby Koefer, especially when he was with Pee Wee King or Billy Gray. Bobby does it all with a thumbpick, and he has the most crystal clear chimes you ever heard - no one is better.
Thanx,
Jim |
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