Here's That Rainey Day by Buddy Emmons

David Coplin · From: Eugene, Oregon, USA

I was just listening to SteelRadio.com and heard "Here's that Rainey Day ". It sounded like it was recorded live. Does anyone know
if it is on one of Buddy's CDs. Which one ?

Thanks,
Dave

Jim Smith · From: Midlothian, TX, USA

It was on the live ISGC double phonograph album recorded in 1977. They have since been re-released on one CD by Buddy Emmons Music. The CD Title is "Live '77".

Al Marcus · From: Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)

I got the Lp and a beautiful rendition of a beautiful song, "Here's that rainy day"....al

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Mark van Allen · From: Watkinsville, Ga. USA

This is one CD or double LP set that I think should be in every steeler's collection. Buddy was for sure at the top of his game that day, the other musicians are superb, the recording's VERY good, the tunes, tones and licks are just fantastic. Whenever I run into someone who "just doesn't get country music" I play them the version of "Help Me Make It Through the Night" off that LP and they invariably have to hear the rest of it. Gorgeous, emotive playing on the ballads, absolutely smoking uptempo jazz, Yum. I was thrilled to be at the convention when it was recorded, but it's even better to have this gem to revisit the magic. Go Buddy!

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David Coplin · From: Eugene, Oregon, USA

Thanks Jim, Al, and Mark,
That song is one of my all-time favorites played by one of my favorite Steel players.
That CD will be my newest addition.

Thanks again,
Dave

Chris Lasher · From: Blacksburg, VA

I notice that on that CD, the song that follows "Here's That Rainy Day" is "West Coast Blues", an original composition by legendary (and my favorite) jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. Wes also performed "Here's that Rainy Day" for a television show that was aired in Belgium; the performance is available from Vestapol Video and is simply titled "Wes Montgomery: Belgium, 1965", one of my coveted possessions. Was Wes a large influence on Buddy Emmons, and is this why he performed those songs?

Archie Nicol R.I.P. · From: Ayrshire, Scotland

A laid back tune, if ever there was one.
That electric piano,(Fender Rhodes?) is a bit too `tinny`.
Larry Londin on drums, class!

Ernie Renn · From: Brainerd, Minnesota USA

Buddy Live '77! Great stuff!

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Fred Justice · From: Mesa, Arizona

(Here's That Rainy Day) IS my all time favorite Buddy Emmons song,I just can't get enough of hearing him playing it.I love to play it as well though I have transposed it to the E9th tuning.

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Pete Finney · From: Nashville Tn.

I don't think there's much doubt that Buddy Emmons would be a "Wes" fan... Though he never copied the obvious trademarks (the frequent use of octaves) Buddy does share what I personally consider Wes's strongest point: his amazing sense of swing. Everything Wes played swung hard, and Buddy's jazz and swing playing has that for sure. It's pretty obvious Buddy was into Cannonball Adderly as well, another hard swinger; there's one very definite quote from an Adderly solo on "At Ease" from the "Black Album".

John Steele · From: Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

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Larry Toliver · Posted 22 Nov 2004 8:29 pm

There is another recording of Buddy playing Little Darlin', it is on the album called The Redneck JaZZ Explosion recording with Buddy and Danny Gatton. I don't know who recorded it, but I have it on cassette, and have just recently transposed it to CD. It is awesome!
Larry Toliver

Buck Reid · From: Nashville,TN

One of my favorite tunes from one of my favorite recordings! Listening to Buddy's version of "Here's That Rainy Day" has taught me alot about min 7 chords and single note phrases played over min 7 chords on the C6th tuning. "Mardi Gras" and "The Great Stream" are also a wealth of information in the main stream jazz direction. Of course, playing it like Buddy is another story.....but the info is there! Great stuff Buddy!!!

Fred Justice · From: Mesa, Arizona

My good friend Frank Carter whitch does'nt post on the forum,is looking for tab for this song,does anyone have it on either neck?

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Roger Kelly · From: Bristol,Tennessee

Fred...look up in the left hand corner of this page and click on Instruction...scroll down to Jim Loessberg....scroll down to "Here's That Rainy Day" Cassette and Tab. Jim is an excellent teacher and player and has many more tunes tabbed that are very good too.

DeWitt Scott · From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA * R.I.P.

About the Buddy Emmons Live recording. It was cut in St. Louis, MO at the International Steel Guitar when we were still at the Chase Park Plaza hotel in mid-town St. Louis. The year was 1977. "Here's That Rainy Day" is on it. It was cut on a Teac 8 or 16 track recorder, I don't remember. Even though the recording sounds like it was cut in a studio is is really a "home recording". Once it was cut Buddy took the master to Nashville and did the final mix in the basement of his home. He then took it to Hilltop recording studio and remastered it there. It first came out on two LP's. Buddy Emmons Live At The International Steel Guitar Vol. and Vol. two. They are now on one CD. Another recording was made in 1978...Live At The International Steel Guitar Convention Vol. 3. Four steel players were on that one..Doug Jernigan, Maurice Anderson, Lloyd Green and Buddy Emmons. That one has been long discontinued. The musicians were Phil Baugh & Bobby Caldwell on guitars, Rick Boyer on the bass, Tommy Williams on the Fiddle and Fred Pierce and Ralph Land on the drums.

There was one more recording made at the Convention and it was a vocal 45 rpm record. What we did was put Jeff Newman in charge of it and he simulated how a recording session is conducted in Nashville from start to finish of the session. Ron Browning was the singer and Jeff played the steel. Scotty

Buddy's Here's That Rainly Day is quite popular amongst us players. His Christmas Sounds CD record in on the finest things he has ever cut. We have probably 95% of players recording and instruction material here at Scotty's Music. DeWitt Scotty

Gerry Hogan · From: Burghclere, Hampshire, England

I'm fairly new to the Forum and so, I'm still exploring the various sections, otherwise I'd have added my 5-penceworth before now!

(I love these little things!)

I agree with Pete Finney's comments, but add that I think Buddy is just the consummate musician.

No one's mentioned Hal Rugg's excellent version of "Here's That Rainy Day" on his "Atered Ego" album, from 1980 (I think). His a cappella introduction passage is particularly worthy of a listen. (Actually, I believe that this whole album is one of the finest steel guitar albums ever produced).

Thanks, Scotty, for getting these wonderful recordings out there for us all to benefit from.

I should add that Jeff Newman plays a very tasteful (U12) rendition of "...Rainy Day" on his "Once In A Lifetime" album.

Thanks, chaps, for hearing me out.

Bob Taillefer · From: Canada

I agree! It is one of my favorite tunes from one of my favorite recordings! Like you Buck, "Mardi Gras" and "The Great Stream" also got me into main stream jazz. When I first heard this recording, I was amazed at how Buddy could play different styles with great ease.
Regards! Bob

Mike Sweeney · From: Nashville,TN,USA

Scotty,

I hate to contradict you but on Vol. 1 and 2 it's not Tommy Williams it's Buddy Spicher on fiddle. I don't know about vol.3. I don't have it.

Mike

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