Where is the best recorded Joaquin?

David Mason · From: Cambridge, MD, USA

What CD's should I look for to hear Joaquin Murphey's solos? I can download, too... is there a compilation CD? I have "Murph", but I'm looking for the old, hot stuff.

Ray Montee · From: Portland, Oregon (deceased)

I would think you'd likely find it not on a pre-existing CD but rather, on those many old singles that he made as a steel player sideman as opposed to his SOLO instrumental work. Smokey Rogers, Tex Williams, Ozzie Waters, Spade Cooley and the like. Huhmmmm?

Mike Neer · From: NJ

You can start here--just go to the link that says "Cool Sounds" at the top of the page.

[This message was edited by Mike Neer on 04 September 2004 at 06:31 AM.]

John McGann · From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.

David- most of the solos I transcribed for the Joaquin book I did with Andy Volk (see For Sale: Music, Lessons) are from 2 CDs and Herb Steiner's site:

Spadella! The Essential Spade Cooley (SONY)
Tex Williams On The Air (Country Routes)
http://www.herbsteiner.com

I will be adding an mp3 to my site of a Joaquin feature from a Spade Cooley TV show transcription of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"- great stuff!

Book info http://www.johnmcgann.com/joaquin.html

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[This message was edited by John McGann on 04 September 2004 at 07:26 AM.]

Jussi Huhtakangas · From: Helsinki, Finland

I've plugged this cd few times before; Spade Cooley & his Western Dance Gang-Radio Broadcasts on Country Routes-label. In No means the most famous or the mos legendary recordings, but 22 tracks and each features lengthy solos by Murph. Equally good is the Tex Williams-On The Air by the same label.

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