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Topic: ? for Buddy about the WIllie/Cindy Walker album |
Bo Borland
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Posted 15 May 2006 9:18 am |
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Buddy, I have been studying the album and have been learning all your parts on my E9 neck. I was wondering if you recorded it on the E neck or am I just a genius?  |
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Buddy Emmons
From:
Hermitage, TN USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 15 May 2006 4:58 pm
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Bo,
I’ve heard the album one time so I can’t be sure, but I do recall "flipping the switch" on a few occasions, probably on the swing stuff. If that’s the case, as bad as I hate having to say it, you may very well be a genius.  |
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Tommy White
From:
Nashville
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Posted 15 May 2006 5:32 pm
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Great subject for a new thread.
It was our hero Buddy Emmons, who first enlightened me through his playing, to connect the E9th and C6th musically among many other things. I remember in my formative years hearing Buddy play and at times, I was unable to differentiate what tuning he was using. That was one of the most significant lessons on playing a D-10 guitar, music or any steel guitar music for that matter, I could have learned.
A few short years later, I heard the same understanding of music through a steel guitar from Maurice Anderson and again from Paul Franklin.
BTW, I'm still in my formative years! |
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Tommy White
From:
Nashville
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Posted 15 May 2006 5:37 pm
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| Oh yeah, "Houston" by the Gatlin brothers is a prime example of Buddy's trickery and genius. [This message was edited by Tommy White on 15 May 2006 at 06:42 PM.] |
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Eli Hall
From:
Lousville, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 15 May 2006 6:04 pm
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Tommy, I can't tell you how cool it is to hear you talk about first learning to differentiate between the E9 and C6th. I always figured you were just born knowing everything!
That intro and turnaround on "Houston" must have blown a lot of people away if it had you fooled too! (Although, I don't really believe you were fooled.) I always thought "Oklahoma Stomp" was a great example of how E9 is related to C6th too.
That Willie/Cindy Walker album is a great tribute to a great song writer and I love the feel on all the tunes...very laid back and a great addition to anyone's Buddy Emmons collection - regardless of what neck he's playing!
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 15 May 2006 6:07 pm
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I have this lovely album, yes even way down here!
There is some fine playing on both necks.
Haven't had a chance to try and cop any of the licks yet,
our singer grabbed the album and hasn't given it back...
A nice tribute to Cindy, Rick is a writers singer,
and then a picker.
Buddy, from the moment I heard the steel playing I thought,
cool album, glad I got it.
I gotta sod over there and get it back soon.
Nice job, thanks for spreading some more joy!
PS. Tommy, I would say your playing is pretty well formed,
and informed these days!
[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 15 May 2006 at 07:11 PM.] |
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 15 May 2006 6:42 pm
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Yeah, Tommy's gonna make a good one some day.  |
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 16 May 2006 3:00 am
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Thanks for the reply Boss! "threw the switch"... that explains why there are sections in some of those tunes where my brain catches fire.
TW, Buddy helped me see the connection too. At a steel show outside of Philly about 20 years ago, he had just finished SINGING- "Four or Five Times" and I asked if he could swing on the E neck, It just knocked me out and opened up the entire tuning for me. BTW .. I am digging your "By Request" stuff too... |
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Bill Myrick
From:
Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)
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Posted 16 May 2006 3:22 am
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| I have heard only two players do "Houston" exactly like the recording-- One of coarse is Buddy and the other one is a local lad here in the Branson area whom Buddy taught it to at (if memory serves me correctly) Jeff's school a few years back. I'll not embaress him by revealing his name but his initials are Steve Matlock. Ask Rudy Gatlin if he can "nail it" !! Remember him Buddy ? |
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Frank Parish
From:
Nashville,Tn. USA
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Posted 16 May 2006 3:34 am
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| It was Midnight in Old Amarillo that fooled me for years. Pete Mitchell taught it to me on the bandstand and I found it on one of Swingshift albums and thought it had to be C6. It wasn't until I got hold of some tab from Bob Watson that I found out it was E9. I still prefer to play it on C6 but I did learn the E9 version the Buddy way. |
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Randy Beavers
From:
Lebanon,TN 37090
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Posted 16 May 2006 4:20 am
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| When I heard "Houston" the first time I knew something was different. Later I found out Buddy played it on the E9th neck. That was an awakening for me that still continues to this day. |
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Michael McGee
From:
Everton, Missouri, USA
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Posted 16 May 2006 5:43 am
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The 'feel' of this album is fantastic. Great, great songs and great musicianship from first note to last. It's already my favorite 'Willie' album ever.
I'm humbled once again by Buddy's work. Buddy, the turn on 'It's All Your Fault' is fantastic. Thanks again for always bringing a smile to my face.[This message was edited by Michael McGee on 16 May 2006 at 06:44 AM.] |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 16 May 2006 6:17 am
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If anybody can make E9th sound like C6th, it's Randy Beavers.
I heard him at Indy two years ago and had to take a second look as it sounded just like C6th.
John Hughey was close at hand and I told him: "I think we need to take lessons". John just gave me a look! |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Thom Beeman
From:
California, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 16 May 2006 6:35 pm
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| Erv, Have you been smoking the lutefish inside the house again? [This message was edited by Thom Beeman on 16 May 2006 at 07:35 PM.] |
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Tommy White
From:
Nashville
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Posted 17 May 2006 4:47 am
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OK Eli, you are correct.
I was not fooled. Like Randy, I heard something different in timbre than the C6th and did recognize swing being played on E9th. My post was more about making the connection between tunings. By that I mean, being able to play the same melodies,riffs,licks or what have you on any tuning, instead of designating a tuning to a particular genre of music. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 17 May 2006 5:34 am
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Thom,
I think it's the fumes from the sardines! |
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 17 May 2006 8:24 am
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| Isn't it great to see they let the Boss out of the home again |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 17 May 2006 8:29 am
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| I'll agree with Randy that his "awakening" is still there today! The man is uncanny at getting C6 sounds on E9. Let's see now...we have Buddy, Tommy and Randy logged on, with mention of Paul and Maurice...ain't it good???? |
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