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Paul Honeycutt
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2014 7:31 am |
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| What the collective opinion of the Marty Robbins Hawaiian albums? I know Jerry Byrd (and I believe another steel player) played on them. Are they worth having? Are they dated schmaltz? I always liked Marty, but mostly the cowboy songs. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2014 7:35 am
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| There are some good videos on YouTube with Marty, together with Jerry Byrd. |
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 7 Nov 2014 10:16 am
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| If you like Marty Robbins and Hawaiian music, I think its a no-brainer. Get them! I have "My Isle of Golden Dreams" and The Bear Family comp "Hawaii's Calling Me". This last one is a bit pricy, but it's really the only one I need. Schmaltzy?--perhaps so depending on your taste. But if you like Hawaiian music, then you probably have a fairly high tolerance for schmaltz anyway. I think the music is enjoyable on its own terms....and it's Jerry Byrd! |
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 7 Nov 2014 12:35 pm
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| Scott Thomas wrote: |
| If you like Hawaiian music, then you probably have a fairly high tolerance for schmaltz anyway. |
Scott, I didn't want to say it.  Those album are very good, but I would say some tracks are better than others.
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 7 Nov 2014 1:01 pm Hummmmmmmmmmm?
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Isn't that TRUE of all music.........?
The record companies ALWAYS used to put a lousy song on the B Side of the old 78 rpm discs. |
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billchav
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Houston, TX USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2014 1:10 pm Marty Robbins Hawaiian Albums
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Paul the other player was probably James Farmer. I think I still have some 78's & LP's of theirs in storage along with the newer Jerry Byrd versions. Ray "LIGHTS OUT" Montee claims to be JB's #1 fan, but there are still some of us oldsters that will argue the point with him.
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Thiel Hatt
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Utah, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2014 4:06 pm
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| I have the CD. It is called "Marty Robbins Hawaii's calling me" It has 28 songs on it. Jerry Byrd's on half of them. It is a permanent part of my collection. Jerry Byrd was a master with the Hawaiian touch. In my opinion it is a must own. |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 7 Nov 2014 4:46 pm WELL Now!
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Bill.....I didn't see YOU there!
How'd you come by that information? |
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 7 Nov 2014 6:08 pm Re: Hummmmmmmmmmm?
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| Ray Montee wrote: |
Isn't that TRUE of all music.........?
The record companies ALWAYS used to put a lousy song on the B Side of the old 78 rpm discs. |
Ray, I think it is true of a lot of compilations, especially those that insist on including the rejected takes of otherwise good numbers. But I have to say I have some albums that are of a high standard throughout. For example: Evening in the Islands, Eddie Pang and Barney Isaacs, and Beached by Ian Ufton, just to name a few.
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Paul Honeycutt
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2014 9:13 pm
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Thanks for your opinions. I like Hawaiian music, so that's why I asked. And like so many albums, some songs are better then others.  |
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Garry Vanderlinde
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CA
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Posted 8 Nov 2014 1:11 am If you like the cowboy smaltzh, you'll love the hawaiian
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I have two Marty Robbins Hawaiian albums. Both made around 1957.
I highly recommend them both 
One is titled "Song Of The Islands" with James Farmer playing steel.
The other is "Hawaii's Calling Me" with Jerry Byrd playing steel.
Get them both.It's very interesting to hear the contrast of steel guitar styles between Jerry Byrd and James Farmer and Marty really nails the vocals, falsetto and all. |
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billchav
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Houston, TX USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2014 7:06 am Marty Robbins Hawaiian Album
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Skip that look on your face was priceless, I tried to take a picture. Luckily Gerald had his mini-cube amp. You, Gerald, and Ivan saved the day,then you were hit with interviews, ha
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Tony Lombardo
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2014 4:38 pm
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| I used to have a copy of a CD by Marty Robbins called Island Woman. I like that record. |
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Guy Cundell
From:
More idle ramblings from South Australia
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Posted 8 Nov 2014 6:15 pm
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| I don't know the album, but the video of Marty with Jerry on resonator caused me to abandon the Stevens bar on acoustic for the bullet bar. What a liberation! My endless thanks to Basil Henriques who posted the videos to Youtube. |
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 8 Nov 2014 6:40 pm
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| Those great musical numbers with Marty featuring Jerry Byrd on a resonator are from a t.v. show called "The Drifter" that aired around 1965. Unfortunately, I don't think the music was ever released on audio. I did buy the whole series on dvd though. |
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