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Doug Beaumier
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John Bartlett
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South Carolina, USA
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Posted 27 May 2012 12:51 pm Bye Bye Blues - Amazing! |
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Doug!
That was an amazing sound! Thank you. I like the old evergreens played on a steel.
I'll be sending you a PM too.
Magnificent!
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 27 May 2012 1:58 pm Hey DOUG!`
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Another great example of 'creative playing'......
THANX for sharing. Your work is always stimulating and most pleasant to view/hear. Loved your accompaniment track. Very appropriate!
The little bar tick was 'cute'. Now, if only you could have spun the bar up and down the neck like we've heard about one of the 'icons' having done. |
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 27 May 2012 2:25 pm
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Mighty fine pickin' !  |
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Billy Tonnesen
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R.I.P., Buena Park, California
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Posted 27 May 2012 3:30 pm
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great Classic non-pedal Tone and Technique. I really enjoyed listening. Bye-Bye Blues was one of the first Dance Band Songs I learned back in the early forties.
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Don McClellan
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California/Thailand
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Posted 27 May 2012 5:58 pm
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| Very nice Doug! |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 27 May 2012 6:03 pm
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Very nice arrangement and playing, Doug.
Now would we call that a desktop steel guitar? 
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 27 May 2012 7:16 pm
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| Great playin as usual Doug, I always enjoy listening and watchin you play. |
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Don McGregor
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Memphis, Tennessee
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Posted 28 May 2012 3:09 am
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Well, I'm wide awake now.
That was better than two cups of coffee.
I love the hammer-ons.
I think I have to learn this tune.
Gonna take a while to get it anywhere near that good, though.
Is that BIAB track available, or do I just have to figure it out myself?
Inspired and awake in Jonesboro.
Thank you. |
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Lee Gillespie
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Cheyenne, Wy. USA
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Posted 28 May 2012 5:51 am By By blues
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| I must say thats some mity fine picking Doug/ Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed it. Lee |
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Jerry Gleason
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 28 May 2012 9:21 am
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| Impressive! Thanks for posting that. |
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Steve Ahola
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Concord, California
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 29 May 2012 3:01 pm
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Doug!
Great playing! Loved it! Butt,,,, it reminds me of my youth, and something that will strike fear and loathing into the hearts of most Forum members,,, specially b0b! When I was 13/14, I played banjo! Tenor, Plectrum and 5-string. I was the youngest member of The Cleveland Society For The Preservation of Frustrated Banjo Plunkers. There were 50 or 60 members,,, all old guys of 60, 70 or 80 years, who were retired players from America's Jazz Age. Not a leaker amongst them! All fabulous players! Once a year, we'd have a big meet up. We rented a barge, converted to a restaurant, and sailed out onto Lake Erie. I'm pretty sure the City government forced us to do this, so as to be out of earshot of the local residents.
The abdo-lute highlight of the evening was everyone playing "Bye, Bye Blues." An ensemble of 50/60 guys. And the "highlight" of the "Highlight" was the half time tremolo chorus! Awesome! Wish I had a recording of it! Would be great for pest control, or driving the local teenagers off my lawn!
I make fun of this right now, but I met some really wonderful, extremely talented old guys, from a Bye-Gone Era in American Music!
"Bye, Bye, Blues",,,, indeed!
JB
PS: I forwarded this to the few who are still here. I'm sure they'll love it too! Thanks,,,, Memories,,, and all that,,,,,.... |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 29 May 2012 6:07 pm
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| I thought I'd seen everything but that upright bar trick was a new one on me. The whole cut is so cool! Les Paul would be grinning from ear to ear. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 29 May 2012 6:26 pm
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John, I'm glad you like the song, and I'm glad it brings back memories of a bygone era! I've always thought of this tune as an old time 'jam' song, with soloists blasting out improv a la Tin Pan Alley, swing, jazz... etc. Kind of a novelty song. A bit like "Listen to the Mockingbird" for the fiddle players. The late Doc Watson and David Grisman have a good live version of Bye Bye Blues on youtube. Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Les Paul, Merle Travis, Oscar Peterson, and many others have recorded it.
The b@njo players?... I seem to remember watching the Mummers strumming this tune and marching in the St. Patrick's Day Parade! I can see it now... 100 banjo players wearing feathers and makeup, strumming Bye, Bye Blues! ...on second thought, maybe I should delete this song from my youtube channel.  
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 29 May 2012 6:33 pm
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"on second thought, maybe I should delete this song from my youtube channel. "
NO WAY! Good memories for both of us. Include Doc in your prayers tonight! |
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Doug Beaumier
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Steve Cunningham
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Carl McLaughlin
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St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 31 May 2012 8:46 am Bye Bye Blues
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FANTASTIC ,LOVED IT..ANY CHANCE OF TABS FOR US LEARNERS??Carl 
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Rick Collins
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Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 31 May 2012 9:27 am
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| ...very, very decent ___ answers the question, "who needs stinkin' pedals"? |
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Steve Ahola
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Concord, California
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Wow Doug, that was great!