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Topic: Garcia? |
Ben Jones
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 7:32 pm |
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OKay, prepare to pummel me but I gotta ask..
Someone was joking about Jerry garcia being the best steel player (at least i think they were joking?). I cannot stand his band or his 6 string playing, but ti each their own...can someone fill me in on his contribution to the steel guitar? Thanks and... sorry. |
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 7:38 pm
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Uh-Oh. Do a search of the forum archives. Someone lock up this thread quick!  [This message was edited by Dave Zirbel on 29 December 2005 at 07:39 PM.] |
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Terry Edwards
From:
Florida... livin' on spongecake...
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 7:41 pm
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Don't everybody jump in at once!!!!!!
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 7:55 pm
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| Everybody run. |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 8:07 pm
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| It was a joke Ben, meant for the amusement of those who've been reading this forum way too long. |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 8:09 pm
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Oh, and his major contribution is that he played steel on Crosby Stills and Nash's Teach Your Children Well.
My guess is the most recognized steel riff by the general public. |
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 8:13 pm
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hehe ...thanks and like i said ....sorry.
[This message was edited by Ben Jones on 29 December 2005 at 08:15 PM.] [This message was edited by Ben Jones on 29 December 2005 at 08:16 PM.] |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 9:44 pm
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OK - "Scrap Heap of the Uncool", "Why are we moving backwards", RR, and now JG. All we need to end the year in a flurry is a nice juicy debate on ET vs JI.
PS - PLEASE - NOT! I'm joking, or as Johnny Carson used to say, "Around here, I need to diagram my jokes".  |
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Bobbe Seymour
From:
Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 9:51 pm
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I'm a Dave Mudgett fan!
Loved it Dave!
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 10:01 pm
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Yes, do a search. This BS isn't needed anymore.
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Darryl Hattenhauer
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 10:08 pm
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| Pardon my ign'ance, but who or what is ET and JI? |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 10:17 pm
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| Barbara Mandrell was actually the greatest steel guitar player of all time. |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 10:20 pm
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| Darryl, ET and JI stand for Equal Temperment and Just Intonation. Two methods of tuning a steel guitar that can create more controversy than just about anything else on the Forum. [This message was edited by Andy Sandoval on 29 December 2005 at 10:21 PM.] |
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 10:23 pm
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Don't listen to him! ET stands for Ernest Tubb and JI stands for Judas Iscariot, and they have nothing to do with each other!
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Michael Lee Allen
From:
Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 11:04 pm
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REMOVED
Last edited by Michael Lee Allen on 26 Feb 2011 7:19 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 11:44 pm
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| Barbara Mandrell is probably the cutest steel guitarist of all time. |
Gee, I thought I was.
I'm crushed.  |
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Darryl Hattenhauer
From:
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2005 11:56 pm
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Jim,
Didn't you know about the Judas Escariot CD with sampling from Ernest Tubb? |
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 30 Dec 2005 12:22 am
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quote:
Jim,
Didn't you know about the Judas Escariot CD with sampling from Ernest Tubb?
No, but it wouldn't surprise me...
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Arty Passes
From:
Austin, TX
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Posted 30 Dec 2005 2:07 am
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The good news in these repeated threads is that new people are playing steel and finding the forum.....be gentle
Arty |
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Don Barnhardt
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2005 2:27 am
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| I guess Garcia stopped while he was on a roll. |
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Charlie McDonald
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out of the blue
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Posted 30 Dec 2005 3:59 am
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Maybe Garcia's biggest contribution to steel was not claiming he was a great steel player. Somebody met him and said he was very self-effacing about his steel abilities.
Now, back to working on JETI: Just Equal Temperament Intonation. One standard for all! |
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2005 5:08 am
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"Yes, do a search. This BS isn't needed anymore."
-well excuse me for clutering up the board with BS. I did your precious search and (other than one mention in an unrelated thread in 05)the last time Garcia was mentioned was in 2002. Gee..that topic has been beaten to death here i see, you all discuss it regularly, daily even...how dare i ask without searching thru all the three year old threads first?
Thats okay, I guess i knew it wouldnt be a popular question....
Now, you all can go back to debating wehter some guy in a jam band playing blues licks is gonna be the death of your instrument and wehter or not UPS is at fault for the broken guitar you received packed in a wet paper sack [This message was edited by Ben Jones on 30 December 2005 at 05:23 AM.] |
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Rick Garrett
From:
Tyler, Texas
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Posted 30 Dec 2005 5:25 am
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Hey Ben do another search. Jerry Garcia's incredible gift to the steel guitar community has been mentioned a few times just this yea. Maybe try another search in pedal steel. Hope you get the answer to your question and don't mind the bears around here. They're all bark. Happy New Year!
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2005 5:40 am
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Thanks Rick, I got the answer I was lookin for right away and i guess i knew the answer before i even asked. Garcia is to PSG as Lenon was to the Citar.
I shoulda known.... |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 30 Dec 2005 7:12 am
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Technically, he may not be the world's best steel player.
But he is the best artist in the world.....
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