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Topic: Scotty Moore, Hank Garland & Alvino Rey - guitar royalty! |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Chris Brooks
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Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 19 Aug 2016 4:34 am |
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Wish I could have been a fly on the wall for *that* session!
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Steve Green
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Gulfport, MS, USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2016 6:08 am
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I shared the photo to the Hank Garland Facebook page (maintained by the Garland family), and they confirmed this was at the Blue Hawaii sessions.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 19 Aug 2016 6:55 am
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Steve, who was the session leader and was the recording of the song Blue Hawaii or was that the LP title?
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Steve Green
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Gulfport, MS, USA
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Mitch Drumm
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Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 19 Aug 2016 7:27 am
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http://www.elvisrecordings.com/
Soundtrack Session for Paramount: Blue Hawaii, March 21-23, 1961
Studio: Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California
Producers: Joseph Lilley / Hal Wallis
Engineer: Thorne Nogar
Guitar: Hank Garland, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bob Moore.
Drums: D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine, Bernie Mattinson. Piano: Floyd Cramer.
Piano & Celeste: Dudley Brooks.
Saxophone: Boots Randolph.
Steel Guitar: Alvino Rey.
Harmonica: George Fields.
Ukulele: Fred Tavares, Bernie Lewis.
Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Surfers
That uke player must be Bernie Ka'ai Lewis. Youda thunk he would have been on steel for a Hawaiian project.
7 takes on "Blue Hawaii" and as many as 29 takes on "Can't Help Falling In Love".
Close to the end of Garland's career. I didn't realize he traveled to LA for it.
There was a best selling soundtrack of the film--RCA 2426. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 19 Aug 2016 7:50 am
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| Wow what a lineup! Nothin' but the best for Elvis. |
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 19 Aug 2016 8:52 am
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| Wowzer is right. Heavyweight lineup. |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 19 Aug 2016 9:56 am
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Ditto and thanks for the info!
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robert kramer
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Nashville TN
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Posted 20 Aug 2016 6:54 am
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Just repeating what Mitch Mitch Drummer posted:
March 21 - 23, 1961 at Radio Recorders. This is the sound in the room:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGJTaP6anOU
21 March 1961 [13:00-23:50] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Elvis Presley (Elvis Presley [vcl], Hank Garland [gt], Scotty Moore [gt], Hilmer Timbrell [rh gt], Bernie Lewis/Frad Tavares [ukelele], Alvino Rey [steel], Bob Moore [bass], Hal Blaine/D.J. Fontana [drums], Dudley Brooks [piano/celeste], Floyd Cramer [piano] + The Jordanaires/The Surfers: Pat Syvla, Bernie Ching, Clay Naluai, Al Naluai. Producer: Joseph Lilley and Hal Wallis) [overdub session [1] March 28, Paramount Scoring Stage, Hollywood, CA: bck vcl]
242 AO/M2-PB-2994-4/7 HAWAIIAN SUNSET LSP 2426
243 BO-7/5 ALOHA OE (section 2, spliced takes 7 and 5 used for composite master)
244 CO/M2-PB-2991-9 KU-U-IPO LSP 2426 [1] (movie version)
245 DO/M2-PB-2987-13/16 NO MORE LSP 2426
246 EO/M2-PB-2993-19 SLICIN' SAND LSP 2426
22 March 1961 [13:00-18:55] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Elvis Presley (Elvis Presley [vcl], Hank Garland [gt], Scotty Moore [gt], Hilmer Timbrell [rh gt], Bernie Lewis/Frad Tavares [ukelele], Alvino Rey [steel], Bob Moore [bass], Hal Blaine/D.J. Fontana [drums], Dudley Brooks [piano/celeste], Floyd Cramer [piano] + The Jordanaires/The Surfers: Pat Syvla, Bernie Ching, Clay Naluai, Al Naluai. Producer: Joseph Lilley and Hal Wallis) [overdub session [1] March 28, Paramount Scoring Stage, Hollywood, CA: bck vcl]
247 FO/M2-PB-2984-7 BLUE HAWAII LSP 2426
248 GO/M2-PB-2992-9 ITO EATS LSP 2426
248A HO-1 ITO EATS (tag for movie, 0:54)
249 JO/M2-PB-3015-2 HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG LSP 2426
250 KO/M2-PB-3000-13 ISLAND OF LOVE LSP 2426 [1] (movie version)
251 LO/M2-PB-3038-17 STEPPIN' OUT OF LINE LSP 2523 [takes 8/19, WPA5-2549] (movie version)
252 MO/M2-PB-2985-8 ALMOST ALWAYS TRUE LSP 2426
253 NO/M2-PB-2990-4 MOONLIGHT SWIM LSP 2426 [take-3, [1]]
23 March 1961 [13:00-17:22] Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Elvis Presley (Elvis Presley [vcl], Hank Garland [gt], Scotty Moore [gt], Hilmer Timbrell [rh gt], Bernie Lewis/Frad Tavares [ukelele], Alvino Rey [steel], Bob Moore [bass], Hal Blaine/D.J. Fontana [drums], Dudley Brooks [piano/celeste], Floyd Cramer [piano] + The Jordanaires/The Surfers: Pat Syvla, Bernie Ching, Clay Naluai, Al Naluai. Producer: Joseph Lilley and Hal Wallis)
243A PO-4 ALOHE OE (section 1 – The Surfers, used for composite master)
243B QO/M2-PB-2986-BO 7/5/QO-4 ALOHA OE LSP 2426
254 RO/M2-PB-2988-29 CAN'T HELP FALLIN' IN LOVE 47-7968/LSP 2426 [take-26, WPA5-2550]
255 SO/M2-PB-2995-2 BEACH BOY BLUES LSP 2426 [take-3, WPA5-2585] (movie version)
256 TO/M2-PB-2989-5 ROCK-A-HULA BABY 47-7968/LSP 2426 |
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Bryan Staddon
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Buffalo,New York,
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Posted 20 Aug 2016 10:03 am Zzzzzzzzzzzzz,
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Great Band, too bad about the album though zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 23 Aug 2016 9:26 pm a question for ya.....
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In a Forum post some time last week, it was mentioned somewhere in the text that studio or something was located at 7th & Union
Hank Garland did a really great instrumental on Decca with that same name.
WHAT was at 7th & Union? |
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Mitch Drumm
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Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 24 Aug 2016 12:00 am Re: a question for ya.....
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WHAT was at 7th & Union? |
This building.
The National Life Insurance building.
They owned WSM Radio, with studios on the 5th floor. I think the Grand Ole Opry was housed here in 1925--before going to the Ryman Auditorium. |
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robert kramer
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Nashville TN
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Posted 24 Aug 2016 8:46 am
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Hank Garland "7th & Union" Decca 8/31/51 Castle Studio Tulane Hotel 206 8th Avenue South Nashville, TN
w/ Tommy Jackson: fdl / Owen Bradley: pno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKhRDf9hn_w
In 1947 - Castle Studios relocated from the National Life & Accident Building to the Tulane Hotel. It was here Hank Williams was recorded.
Here is Carl Smith cutting at Castle in the Tulane Hotel:
The Friday Night Opry known as the Friday Night Frolics was broadcast from the WSM Studio in the National Life and Accident Building. Here is WSM Studio C. Hank Garland is on the left and Francis Craig is playing the piano:
Buddy Emmons speaks of Shot approaching him after a Friday Night Frolic with the idea to build pedal steel guitars. This would have taken place outside the National Life and Accident Building at 7th and Union. In 1963 - the Friday Night Frolics were moved to the Ryman. WSM was very good at preserving its traditions. As late as 2005 - if you worked the Opry on a Friday Night - it would be listed on your check as "Frolic."
Finally - here is the RCA Victor Studio, Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission, 1525 McGavock St., Nashville, TN where Elvis recorded "Heartbreak Hotel" and "I Got a Woman" in 1956:
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 24 Aug 2016 1:47 pm THANKS to everyone for your responses
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MITCH: THANKS very much for the "7th and Union" cut. Enjoyed very much.
Great photo's and stories. Again very grateful for this factual info'. |
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Anthony Lis
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South Dakota, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2016 8:01 pm
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| Had a picture of the Hotel Tulane site which I took several years ago, but I give up on trying to post it; tried numerous times with little pop-up box; fails to be "sent" when I click "send", and trying to drag the photo into the other box with my message (most logical step, from my viewpoint) brings up nothing but my title of the photo. I'm sure I'm doing something stupid.[/img]/Users/anthonylis/Desktop/Nville.jpg |
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