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Topic: Floyd Tillman |
Dale Lee
From:
Down Yonder
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Posted 13 Jun 2006 3:24 pm |
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| I just bought a Floyd Tillman CD, "The Country Music Hall Of Fame" on MCA records. Some pretty interesting steel guitar on there. I have always heard of Floyd but had never really listened to him. I saw this CD and bought it. It has a nice sound to my newbie ears. Does anyone else listen to him? |
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Casey Lowmiller
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Kansas
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Posted 13 Jun 2006 3:56 pm
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All the darn time!!!
Floyd Tillman is great. If you're not craving some beer...listen to Floyd & you'll be craving a case!!!
Good ol' Honky-Tonk drinkin' music!!!
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Billy Gilbert
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2006 4:00 pm
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Floyd was popular back in the 1940s and early 50s. He wrote some very good songs in his day. Herb Remington has CD "Tribute to Floyd Tillman" That I like very much.  |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2006 4:23 pm
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I remember Floyd's : "I Love You So Much It Hurts Me". A very unique style.
The Hank III of his day!  |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2006 8:50 pm
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| Erv,Surely this is a tongue in cheek observation to mention these two in the same sentence. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 14 Jun 2006 8:16 am
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Who was his steel player?
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Brad's Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2006 11:07 am
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Charles,
You've got that right!  |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 14 Jun 2006 12:26 pm
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| The thing I remember most about Floyd(besides his great chord patterns, back when 3 chords were "standard") was the faces he would make while singing,,,from anguish,,to pain,,,etc...really fun to watch,,truly a great songwriter,,, [This message was edited by Sonny Jenkins on 14 June 2006 at 01:27 PM.] [This message was edited by Sonny Jenkins on 14 June 2006 at 01:28 PM.] |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2006 1:32 pm
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| The only other performer with more action was Bill Carlisle (sp). In his youth, he set high jump records and when he sang, he would jump straight up in the air about 3 feet. [This message was edited by Erv Niehaus on 14 June 2006 at 02:33 PM.] |
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Dale Lee
From:
Down Yonder
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Posted 14 Jun 2006 2:16 pm
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The liner notes mention two steel players:
"... Ted Daffan, who penned the classic 'Born to Lose" and Bob Dunn..." The steel guitar sound is really quite unique to my ears.
Also, there is a fiddle player that from his sound I would have sworn was Johnny Gimble, but the liner notes only mention fiddlers Cliff Bruner and Leon Selph. The fiddle is very hot on most tunes.
The music is unique, somewhere between swing, jazz standards, and country. All in all, a very nice sound. |
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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 14 Jun 2006 6:40 pm
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I believe Floyd also wrote " Slippin around "
And Ted Daffan had a big swing type orchestra back in the forties
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Rick Jolley
From:
Colorado Springs
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Posted 14 Jun 2006 7:00 pm
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Along with Lefty Frizzell, Floyd was one of Merle Haggard's two major influences. Some how, like Lonny Glosson and Wayne Rayney (who were big on XLNT and XERF -- mexican radio) he got lost in the shuffle.
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c c johnson
From:
killeen,tx usa * R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Jun 2006 2:18 am
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| during the last few yrs Floyd lived, Herb Remington played steel with him alot. CC |
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 15 Jun 2006 4:06 am
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| I had no idea that Bob Dunn was with Floyd. I will check that one out. |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 15 Jun 2006 4:41 am
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| I remember him singing,,"Just'a Bummin' Around",,,think he wrote it too,,,, |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2006 8:40 am
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| Rick.It's refreshing to hear some one mention Lonny Glosson and Wayne Rayney,brings back thoughts of my childhood.When I was about ten living on a farm in Ga,each night we would listen to WCKY in Cinn.Ohio.Wayne and Lonnie would be on selling guitar books,and harmonica's.also baby chicks,and garden seeds.Also that was the time when you could hear REAL COUNTRY MUSIC,Instead of the garbage they call country today,Miss those days. |
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Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 18 Jun 2006 6:49 am
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Remember Floyd's " Gotta Have My Baby Back"?
Man...you got to love stuff like that. |
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Rick Jolley
From:
Colorado Springs
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Posted 19 Jun 2006 6:02 pm
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"You better start to treatin' your man a little better...
You better wear a smile when I get home, and not a frown...
You better give me everything I need in the line of lovin'
Or there'll be a day -- when your sweet man won't be around!"
My favorite --
Rick [This message was edited by Rick Jolley on 19 June 2006 at 07:05 PM.] |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 27 Jun 2006 5:54 am
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| Didn't he write an old swing song,,I think called "Then I'll Keep On Lovin' You",,,( If the world keeps on turnin' like I'm sure it's gonna do,,,then I'll keep on lovin' you,,,,) |
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Denny Turner
From:
Oahu, Hawaii USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2006 7:45 am
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I am reminded of my early days playing Country Music as a young teenager, ...and many well known Country Musicians who floated around and through San Antone during those early 1960's, ...playing the dives as well as the better bars and dancehalls that all made up the Texas Honkey Tonks scene. Not only fine Musicians but fine People as well; As nice, friendly and fun to an aspiring teenager ...on-stage and off... as they were to a Star.
Old Soldiers never die.............. |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 27 Jun 2006 11:13 am
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| Yeh Denny,,my first exposure to San Antonio was mid 60s when it was "booming",,getting ready for hemisfair,,,it's amazing the country music "stars" we rubbed shoulders with,,,and it's amazing how many "world class" musicians are still around this area,,,,it was common to see Ray Price or Willie or ??? at Floores Country Store on sunday afternoon,,,or at Rudys Corner after hours,,, |
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Kenny Dail
From:
Kinston, N.C. R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Jun 2006 3:46 pm
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About 20 yrs ago, give or take a year or two, Floyd was featured on a show on TNN (From Texas to Nashville??) that featured a different artist each week from the Texas area. It was hosted by Jerry Jeff Walker I believe. Floyd sang some of his old hits and when they intervied him, he made the comment he was the the first "take off/hot Guitarist" in country music. Perhaps some of the older musicians in that area can elabotate on this for us.
Also for the person that thought the Fiddler was Jonny Gimble. Cliff Bruner is a great Fiddlist and Johnny Gimble most certainly captured some of his chops. They were both main stream exponents of Western Swing and worked with the best. I also believe Cliff preceded Johnny a few years.
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kd...and the beat goes on...
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Bryan Bradfield
From:
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Posted 27 Jun 2006 5:28 pm
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Sonny -
Forumite Jimmy Roy, along with his band "Knotty Pines", has just released a CD with "I'll Keep Lovin' You" on it. The song is attributed to F. Tillman, and the words are pretty much as you remembered them.[This message was edited by Bryan Bradfield on 27 June 2006 at 07:25 PM.] |
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 9:16 am
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Floyd Tillman did, in fact, write, "Slippin' Around." What I have heard about it is that it was the very first honky tonk song. Written at about the time that public houses in certain parts of rural america began serving liquor, excluding children and becoming....well...honky tonks. I've heard that it scandalized country music fans of the day. How much truth there is to that, I have no idea.
Sad to say, my favorite recording of it is by Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely and has no prominent steel guitar presence. |
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