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Chuck S. Lettes


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Denver, Colorado
Post  Posted 8 Oct 2013 7:17 pm    
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I just finished reading Burt Bacharach's autobiography. He wrote some good ones, including a favorite, "Walk on By" as sung by Dionne Warwick. Here's my arrangement with lap steel and tenor sax.
Chuck

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Jan Oelbrandt

 

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Herzele, Belgium
Post  Posted 9 Oct 2013 11:32 am    
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Indeed a great classic song. Nice easy feeling with the lap steel. A Sierra? Whatever what it is, it's in good hands
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Mark Eaton


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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
Post  Posted 9 Oct 2013 2:27 pm    
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Very nice Chuck. Can you tell me what key you are playing in?
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Chuck S. Lettes


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Denver, Colorado
Post  Posted 10 Oct 2013 9:21 am    
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Hi Mark and Jan,
Glad you like the sounds. I'm using my 6 string Ricky Frypan, C6th tuned to a high G. I'm not sure what key the original was in, but I'm in the key of F.
Chuck
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Bishop Ronnie P Hall


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Detroit, Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 12 Oct 2013 6:18 am    
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Hey Chuck! Very Happy Another winner!
Seems like we both have a penchant for those older songs with class. Bacharach`s talent, just seems to reach out and grabs you, along with his former partner Hal David,and performed by Dionne Warwick, made musical history. I totally enjoyed your rendition, keep up the superb good work.
Ron
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Joachim Kettner


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Germany
Post  Posted 12 Oct 2013 8:20 am    
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Nice one Chuck! Back in the sixties on my transistor radio there was Dionne Warwick and the next song was a Jimi Hendrix song etc., but I mostly liked everything they played.
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Jeff Spencer

 

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Queensland, Australia
Post  Posted 13 Oct 2013 12:53 pm    
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That was great Chuck!!!
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Chuck S. Lettes


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Denver, Colorado
Post  Posted 14 Oct 2013 7:19 am    
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Thanks, guys. I always enjoy turning vocal tunes into steel guitar instrumentals. It helps when the tune has a recognizable, strong melody like this one.
Chuck
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