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Topic: Joaquin Murphey - Pauline |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 22 Dec 2012 7:09 am |
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https://soundcloud.com/aev/sets/joaquin-murphey-pauline-solo
I've been playing a lot of standard guitar lately and was really excited last night when I figured out how to play a pedal sequence from Murph's recording of Pauline on my Tele.
But the original pedal steel performance by Joaquin is just so beautiful. Thanks to Mike Johnston for all he did to get JM in the studio one last time to record the CD, "Murph." As much as I love the strings-on-fire sound of JM in his single note prime, I equally adore JM's solo tracks from this last recording. Mike put his hat over the red light and Joaquin didn't know he was being recorded. So he just played for himself and the result is, for my money, one of the most beautiful solo steel tracks I've ever heard. |
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Herb Steiner
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Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 22 Dec 2012 7:28 am
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Yes, totally beautiful!
From my conversations with Murph, he was always puzzled why people were so enamored by his work with Spade, Tex, and Smokey. "You mean you like that sh!t?"
He was hearing George Shearing and wanted those type of chords. He thought the E9 Nashville tuning was a simplistic gimmick, probably to the detriment of his career.
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 23 Dec 2012 1:21 am
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I Spoke To Joaquin Stage Side, At Scotty's Convention
In 1976, A few minutes Before He Went On Stage.
He Was Quite Nervous & He Told Me He Just
Wanted To Get Up There & Get It Over With.
It's No Wonder He Didn't Make A Return Appearance In St. Louis.
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Tim Walker
From:
Marin County, CA (originally U.K)
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Posted 6 Jan 2013 8:12 pm
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| Thanks for posting, that's a beautiful piece. Does anyone know where I could buy a copy of the "Murph" record? I've searched online to no avail. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 7 Jan 2013 3:13 am
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Forumite Michael Johnstone produced and sold the "Murph" CD. Try sending him a Forum message.
Also, check out this great Joaquin record. Most of the titles have Hawaiian names but they seem to be JM's originals ....
http://b0blee.bandcamp.com/album/hawaii-forever |
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Paul Graupp
From:
Macon Ga USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2013 9:39 am
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| During my interview with Curly Chalker, I asked who his favorite steel player was and he replied it was himself. Reading what Herb posted I now wonder what Joaquin would have said had I been lucky enough to ask him the same question... |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2013 11:01 am
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| He thought the E9 Nashville tuning was a simplistic gimmick |
Weirdly enough, I kind of agree with him. Who could have predicted that 87.5% of the subsequent steel playing would end up exploring major-scale pulls-to-unison to an excruciating degree of detail?  |
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Tim Walker
From:
Marin County, CA (originally U.K)
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Posted 7 Jan 2013 1:10 pm
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| Thanks Andy |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 7 Jan 2013 1:36 pm
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| You're welcome. Everyone who only knows Murph's firebreathing single note style should hear his later lush chord style. I love it. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 7 Jan 2013 1:36 pm
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| You're welcome. Everyone who only knows Murph's firebreathing single note style should hear his later lush chord style. I love it. |
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