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Larry Beck
From:
Pierre, SD
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 8:45 am |
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There are certain songs that never fail to bring dancers on the run. Perhaps they varie from venu to venu, but around here 2 that always do the job are:
Louie Louie
Pretty Woman
What songs do you find will fill a dance floor fastest? |
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Mike Kowalik
From:
San Antonio,Texas
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 8:56 am
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| Down here in Texas surefire winners to kick off a dance would be anything by Darrel McCall,Ray Price,or Bob Wills....kick off the song and then watch'em flock to the dance floor.... |
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DJ Sillito
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Lethbrige, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 8:56 am
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A crowd pleaser for us usually is
"OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL"
And on the country side a few songs might be
"Workin Man Blues"
"Chatahoochee"
"Fishin in the dark"
Depends on the crowd I guess but when a slow song like
"The dance" or
"Amazed" is played it usually pulls a few people up from the crowd.
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ROBERT MYERS
From:
HEDGESVILLE, W.VA. USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 8:56 am
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Larry, I seem to notice the most dancers on the floor for:
Farewell Party
Last Date
Rock around the clock
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Bob Myers Derby SD10 3&4
S10 Emmons p/p Nashville 400 |
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Ben Slaughter
From:
Madera, California
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 9:31 am
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Around here, it's the R'n'R. "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" usually works.
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Ben
Zum D10, NV400, POD, G&L Guitars, etc, etc. |
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Fred Shannon
From:
Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 9:51 am
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[This message was edited by Fred Shannon on 06 December 2004 at 01:24 AM.] |
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David Cobb
From:
Chanute, Kansas, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 10:19 am
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Silver Wings
Any Geo. Strait song. |
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Joe Miraglia
From:
Jamestown N.Y.
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 11:12 am
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Sleep Walk-- Even when I play it! Our band Willow Creek plays it almost every gig. We play alot of new country,and for a number of younger people(younger than me  ) and they like and dance to it. Joe |
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Jeremy Steele
From:
Princeton, NJ USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 11:45 am
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Not Country, but when my function band plays any of the following they fill the floor:
Domino (Van Morrison)
Soul Man, Hold on I'm Coming (Sam & Dave)
Ain't too proud to beg, My Girl (Tempts)
Free Ride (Edgar Winter)
The Letter (Joe Cocker version)
Brown Eyed Girl (Van again)
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ANYTHING by Delbert McClinton |
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Drew Howard
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 2:28 pm
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| Sweet Home Alabama! I have to do it most every weekend and despise it. People love it. |
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Joseph V. Sapp
From:
eastern shore, Md.
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 4:01 pm
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| I guess I just live too darn close to these mountains, but around here,,,,"Rocky Top" sure gets them on their feet. Couples, Singles, all alone, it dont matter,,,I've seen some elderly folks, just go bonkers. never fails--- kick it off, and sit back for the show. God Bless. |
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Andy Greatrix
From:
Edmonton Alberta
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 5:29 pm
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| "Unchained Melody" works for me. |
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Bobby Snell
From:
Austin, Texas
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 6:29 pm
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| "Fraulein" has always functioned to fill the floor. |
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Donna Dodd
From:
Acworth, Georgia, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 9:04 pm
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| "Unchained Melody" works for me |
me toooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Kenny Dail
From:
Kinston, N.C. R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 9:59 pm
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There are 2 songs that fill floor always, and the "Close Order Drill" (line dancers)practitioners can't run 'em off the floor with these either. They are Together Again and Sleepwalk.
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kd...and the beat goes on...
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Gary Carriger
From:
Victoria, Texas
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 10:59 pm
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Here in South Texas if the crowd is slow to fill up the dance floor - we can always count on "Waltz Across Texas". Never fails.
I cringe to say this, but let's don't forget "Cotten Eyed Joe" and the schottisch.
Gary |
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Red Kilby
From:
Pueblo, CO, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 4:12 am
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| "Amarillo By Morning" hands down the one song that will fill a dancefloor the quickest. |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 6:21 am
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I would like to digress and give you a different "take" on dancing. Many years ago when the ISGC was held at the old Chase Park Plaza in StLouis, Scotty arranged to have a dance floor setup and the audience sat in tables around it.
As I recall, he did this because of previous complaints about not having a place to "dance". But what a fiasco it turned out to be. Obviously the hoards of us that came to see the players wanted NO part of this; and Scotty was between a rock and a hard place. He soon announced that he would NEVER again capitulate to the "dance" mentality. And he has never gone back on his word. Which I applaud him for. Thank you Scotty!!
I said that to ask some questions that I have pondered forever in the world of steel guitar:
1. Why is it that about the ONLY gig one can get assumes that the attendees HAVE to dance?
2. WHO made the rules?
3. What about those that come JUST to listen to the pretty music that simply do not care to dance?
4. Why does the owner of the club and/or the band leader get so uptight when they exclaim, "we better do a dance number, no one is dancing"?
5. Why are there NO clubs where people can simply come to LISTEN to the pretty music? And enjoy it JUST as much as dancing?
6. Is it true that most will leave if few or no one is dancing?
7. Has ANY one EVER really tested item #6 to prove that they will all leave if many are not dancing?
8. Are there no groups of people that would love to come to a gig where there was NO dancing so they could simply enjoy and relish the pretty music?
Finally one last question. IF one substituted the word "drinking" instead of "dancing" above, WOULD the answers be the same?
May God richly bless each of you in this highest of all holiday days,
carl |
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Jim Smith
From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 6:32 am
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I've played gigs where the owner asked us to take longer breaks! He claimed that the people were dancing too much and not drinking enough! 
Once in a while I'll play a gig where it seems that everyone is waiting for someone else to be the first on the dance floor. When that happens, "Silver Wings" always gets them out on the floor. After that, they'll dance to anything. |
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Joe Miraglia
From:
Jamestown N.Y.
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 7:27 am
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| Carl ,try to listen to a fast steel guitar number and not tap your feet.People like to dance, fast and slow.I maybe wrong but there are some people that think danceing is sinfull. The only thing I don't like about playing a dance is that I'm playing and can't dance at the same time. Our bass player can,but it's not to easy playing steel guitar. Joe |
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Ron Whitworth
From:
Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 8:18 am
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A song that always works for us is:
"Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain"
Guaranteed to pack the floor!!!!
Also most any shuffle you can play...Ron |
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 8:48 am
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"Goodnight Little Sweetheart, Goodnight."
For those who might not know...it's a Bob Wills "standard"....played as the final song of the night! Guaranteed to entice to the dance floor even those who may not have danced all night.
www.genejones.com [This message was edited by Gene Jones on 20 December 2003 at 08:55 AM.] |
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Donna Dodd
From:
Acworth, Georgia, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 10:07 am
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Regarding dancing:
I’d bet at I’m probably the ONLY non-musician on the Forum. By that, I mean – No voice, no natural, instinctive musical talent. Yes, I’ve taken guitar; yes, I even played drums in the marching band “Bossier Flashettes” when I was 11. But NO, No, No – nothing in me can release the love I have for music as musicians do. And what I would give to be able to create and express myself in the gifted way you all do. So what does one do? Imagine just sitting there enjoying the music. I call it “becoming ONE with the music.” An example of that is when I recently saw Dwight Yoakum at Cowboys. Of course, Dwight and I were ONE with each other. Well, ok . . . I was one with Dwight. He was one with his guitar. The people between Dwight and me were only ONE with each other. They wouldn’t have cared it someone was vacuuming the floor with a 747. They were not there for the music. Big difference – and huge distraction. However, it’s impossible for me to listen to music without moving my body. As long as I’m on the front row – no dancers within my viewing range and sitting right in front of my husband playing his steel . . . well, I’m pretty happy. But DO NOT ask me not to tap my toe and groove a little!
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 10:38 am
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People that wanna "dance" can do that at home! When I go to see music, I go to see and hear the music, and not to see a bunch of "pseudo-exhibitionist cum entertainers" try to impress me with their fancy shirts, hats, and beltbuckles.
Whatever happened to people who like to just see and hear good live music?
I guess, as Jimmy Durante used to say...
"Everybody wants to get into the act!" |
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