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Topic: More Kayton Roberts on YouTube |
Walter Stettner
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Vienna, Austria
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Billy Wilson
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El Cerrito, California, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2006 12:06 pm |
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Howard Tate
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Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Mar 2006 1:17 pm
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Man, how good is that! Isn't that L.T.Zinn playing guitar behind him? He said the name of the song but I did not understand what he said.
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Walter Stettner
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Vienna, Austria
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Posted 30 Mar 2006 1:27 pm
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Yes, that is SGHOF member L.T. Zinn. He is the one who is organizing the Hawaiian Show. Kayton's wife Iva Lee is on piano, our fellow forumite Gerald Ross was also playing rhytm guitar.
The tune sounds so familiar, but I can't think of the title at the moment either.
Kind Regards, Walter
www.lloydgreentribute.com
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 30 Mar 2006 1:58 pm
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Fantastic! What a monster. He plays with such energy and enthusiasm. He's having a great time and it shows. I Love the boo-wahs with the tone control.
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My Site | My SteelTab
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Dave Clark
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2006 5:48 am
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Walter - Really enjoy those Kayton Roberts clips. Got more ???
Does anyone out there know if Kayton's son pursued a musical career? I heard him sing KAHLUA one night on the Opry, backed up of course by Kayton. Both sounded great.
Dave
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 3 Apr 2006 1:36 pm
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Hi,
Great stuff. It's "Mapuana," a Hawaiian standard composed by Lani Sang and named for his daughter.
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 3 Apr 2006 1:52 pm
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Furthermore...
I just wish Kayton would learn to loosen up a bit!
When I interviewed him at the FL Folk Festival a few years ago he told me that he bought that steel new in the early '50s and has never played another. There just might be a lesson there.
Thanks for posting these Walt. |
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Billy Carr
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Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 3 Apr 2006 3:26 pm
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| Great steel playing on this one. The old Fenders have a sweet tone. |
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Dave Clark
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 3 Apr 2006 3:41 pm
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Is it a Fender ? I thought it was, then a few years ago someone told me it was a little double neck made in Nashville many years ago.
All I know, is that it's red. Will try to locate an old photo of Kayton with the guitar.
Walt - hope you post some more.
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Gordy Hall
From:
Fairfax, CA.
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Posted 3 Apr 2006 5:11 pm
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Did he have his volume pedal outside the legs?
Do many people do that?
Great video, they were having FUN!
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 3 Apr 2006 6:37 pm
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I'm playing rhythm guitar on those videos. I also tried to play a solo on Mapuana, but Kayton's wife stole it away from me. Listen you can hear my first few notes.
Kayton Roberts used a Fender Deluxe (I guess??). A double neck non-pedal with trapezoid pickups. His wah wah effect was all volume control pinky swells.
The guy is a total showman and an amazing musician.
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
Board of Directors Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association
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Klaus Caprani
From:
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted 3 Apr 2006 9:51 pm
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I noticed his work with Hanks Williams III.
Awesome musician. It's unbelievable what this guy does with no pedals what so ever.
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Klaus Caprani
MCI RangeXpander S-10 3x4
www.klauscaprani.com
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 4 Apr 2006 12:20 am
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In August of 1988 I visited Kayton backstage
at the OPRY. He said he recently had his pick-ups recharged, since they were becoming
weak. Not bad for 37 years of playing the same guitar.
I asked Kayton why he had never accepted Scotty's invitation to play at the ISGC? He said he wasn't the "Show OFF" kind of person. Thankfully he lost his shyness. 
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 4 Apr 2006 4:45 am
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| Kayton's feel and touch are astounding. A lot of people use the pinky volume knob effect well but very few with Kayton's degree of control. The only other guy's I've heard who were that good at pinky volume swells are Danny Gatton & Roy Buchanan on standard guitar. |
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 4 Apr 2006 9:24 am
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I believe Kayton said he painted his Fender red to match the Hank Snow band outfits years ago. It's a Dual 8 Professional, right?
Aubrey Ghent and Darick Campbell are not bad at twisting the knobs either. [This message was edited by Bob Stone on 04 April 2006 at 10:31 AM.] |
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Jim Keith
From:
Anna Texas, USA
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Posted 4 Apr 2006 7:34 pm
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I have been a Kayton fan since 1970 when I met him playing with Hank Snow at Panther Hall in Ft. Worth Tx. My only question is, why isn't he in the hall of fame. Steel picking doesn't get any better than Kayton Roberts.
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