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Topic: Audition Song Ideas? |
Tim Konecky
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2013 10:07 am |
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I'm thinking about putting together a collection of audition videos to post up on Youtube to send to folks when inquiring about band positions.
Any ideas for material? What are a few country tunes (traditional and new) that feature the pedal steel?
I'm kinda scratching my head a little bit since I haven't done a ton of traditional country covers. The band that I've played in the last 5 years is primarily an original band with a few obscure rock covers tossed in here and there.
A few ideas off the top of my head include..
All My Ex's
When I'm Stoned by Jason Boland
Steel Guitar Rag
Together Again
Most of my practicing has primarily been focused on technique rather than songs. So I'm really wanting to challenge myself to learn some more stuff and possibly land a paying steel gig. Or one that is more cover focused and has some more space for the steel than the rock thing I've done in the past. At least that's the goal eventually.
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Tim Konecky
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2013 11:37 am
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Maybe anything off of Grievous Angel or Sweetheart of the Rodeo?
Maybe a little Panama Red?
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Dave Hopping
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Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 19 Aug 2013 2:54 pm
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There are a lot of good little turnarounds,intros, and solos you can record....
Intro to "Night Life".
Solo to "Don't Rock The Jukebox".
Turnaround with the key change to "Amarillo By Morning"(OK,I know it's a fiddle on the record,but it's pretty and lays really nice on steel).
Intro to Dwight Yoakam's version of "I Want You To Want me".
Dan Dugmore's solo in the Ronstadt version of "Blue Bayou". |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 19 Aug 2013 3:34 pm
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I'd choose one of two paths:
1) choose music you love, that speaks to you and inspires you.
2) choose stuff tailored to the band for which you're auditioning.
Don't just play Gene Watson songs because you like what Lloyd and Buddy played.
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 19 Aug 2013 5:26 pm
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| these days i'd recommend (if you're serious about a youtube audition for hot contemporary band work) picking out a couple hot licks like from a brad paisley style tune by randle curry and paul franklin. |
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 19 Aug 2013 6:56 pm
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All the bands I work with do:
Don't Rock the Jukebox
Mustang Sally
Margaritaville
Tulsa Time
Boot Scootin' Boogie
Wagon Wheel
Last Date
I Never Go Around Mirrors
Blues Man
Crazy Arms
Neon Moon
That one in G where you play chimes on the intro
every Merle Haggard song in the world
If you can show someone that you can play something on steel that fits these songs then you might get a gig.
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Sid Hudson
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2013 7:03 pm
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| I traced the little footprints in the Snow----Mac Wiseman |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 19 Aug 2013 9:43 pm
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| They led me to a big ol' UFO....Jack Not-so-Wiseman.. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 19 Aug 2013 9:54 pm
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Sid, while I love The Voice With a Heart, I don't think I've ever heard much steel on his records.
But I'd love the chance to put some on Fire In My Heart.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Bob Cox
From:
Buckeye State
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Posted 20 Aug 2013 4:40 am
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Highway forty blues is a good one . Most of the time the guitar player don't know it.
Desperado
Eagles material
merle hag song |
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Tim Konecky
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2013 5:42 am
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Thanks for the tips brothers! I've got lots to learn... that's no joke!
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 20 Aug 2013 10:01 am
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| however...most songs mentioned here are old by now. you'll just be going backwards by promoting more of the same old stuff. |
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Dave Hopping
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Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 20 Aug 2013 7:30 pm
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| chris ivey wrote: |
| however...most songs mentioned here are old by now. you'll just be going backwards by promoting more of the same old stuff. |
Chris' point is well taken,and learning the bar-band classics won't necessarily get you a gig with a strictly modern-country band.But not all(and probably not that many) country-cover bands restrict themselves to brand-new material.And it doesn't hurt at all to be able to give a potential bandleader a note-for-note cover of,say for example,the back half of the instrumental in "Friends in Low Places" if he should ask for it.Bandleaders just love note-for-note. |
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 20 Aug 2013 10:01 pm
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| right dave. it's interesting that the songs mentioned by everyone 'are' some of the same we all evidently play all across the country. |
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Len Amaral
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Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 21 Aug 2013 3:01 am
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It would be a unique approach if you could program a backing track for 15 seconds for each intro or lick of different styles. That way you don't have to learn the entire song and yet show how diverse you can play. I find peoples attention spans are getting shorter and they make judgent calls right away.
My 2 cents.....
Lenny |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 21 Aug 2013 3:05 am
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It would be a unique approach if you could program a backing track for 15 seconds for each intro or lick of different styles. That way you don't have to learn the entire song and yet show how diverse you can play. I find peoples attention spans are getting shorter and they make judgent calls right away.
My 2 cents.....
Lenny |
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Larry Bressington
From:
Nebraska
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Posted 25 Aug 2013 7:30 pm
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I played "Country Boy" years ago to a guy in Nashville on the telecaster over the phone 900 miles away...He gave me a gig right there and then over the phone. I toured for 9 months with him... I find that well known songs win every time, bandstand favorites. They maybe wore out, but they carry impact and its another tool of the trade in my opinion!
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