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Topic: Tommy Detamore - color me impressed! |
Bruce Bouton
From:
Nash. Tn USA
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 20 May 2023 2:20 pm |
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This thread turned me on to The Return of Wayne Douglas. What a great album! I was listening to it yesterday and was truly blown away by Tommy's lick at 2:38 on this cut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6-EkLR6e00
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Roy Peterman
From:
Muncy Valley, Pennsylvania
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Posted 21 May 2023 2:24 am
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| I have known Tommy since he started with Moe Bandy. He is a great picker, heck of a nice guy, and a great friend. And a man of many other talents, too I might add! |
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Johnny Cox
From:
Williamsom WVA, raised in Nashville TN, Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 24 May 2023 5:44 am
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Tommy is one of the finest men I know. A true friend to everyone he knows. He is also a beast of a musician, producer and engineer. I'm honored to call him my friend.
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Johnny "Dumplin" Cox
"YANKIN' STRINGS & STOMPIN' PEDALS" since 1967. |
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Mike Kowalik
From:
San Antonio,Texas
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Posted 24 May 2023 3:17 pm
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| ...and I can attest to the fact that Tommy D is a pretty good bowler! |
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Gary Wessels
From:
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 6 Jan 2025 8:26 pm
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Thanks to this thread, I've been on a deep dive into Doug Sahm and Jim Lauderdale, getting blown away by Tommy's playing.
I'm currently studying / transcribing his work with Jesse Daniel on "Only Money, Honey", which is truly amazing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw7Tg2zVxjQ
So much happens in this tune. Check out the lick from 1:06 to 1:09...which I can't figure out.
Anyone know how he played that?
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2025 6:15 am
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| I have said many times how much I like Tommy's playing. I just listened to that Jesse Daniels cut of It's Only Money Honey. It sounds like Gram and Emmy! Good job Tommy, as always. |
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Jim Cooley
From:
The 'Ville, Texas, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2025 8:22 am
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| Tommy is one of the best steel players there is. He is almost as good of a steel player as he is a person. |
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Tony Rankin
From:
Land O’ Lakes, FL
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Posted 9 Jan 2025 3:48 pm
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Super player and a super guy!
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Tony Rankin |
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Brendan Mitchell
From:
Melbourne Australia
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Posted 11 Jan 2025 7:57 pm
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| Tommy is right up there! I LOVE what he does on that last Doug Sahm record especially, not sure how to explain this. those stuttering runs usually going from 1 up to 4? I hope you can figure out what I mean! |
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Jim R. Harrison
From:
North Vancouver, B. C., Canada
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Posted 11 Jan 2025 9:37 pm
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Tommy was inducted into the Texas Steel Guitar Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2019
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Tucker Jackson
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2025 12:09 pm
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Tommy is a killer player. Pure Texas vibe all the way.
| Gary Wessels wrote: |
Thanks to this thread, I've been on a deep dive into Doug Sahm and Jim Lauderdale, getting blown away by Tommy's playing.
I'm currently studying / transcribing his work with Jesse Daniel on "Only Money, Honey", which is truly amazing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw7Tg2zVxjQ
So much happens in this tune. Check out the lick from 1:06 to 1:09...which I can't figure out.
Anyone know how he played that?
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It's a couple of BC pedal licks. A lot of holding down B- while rocking on and off C-, all in the 1st fret:
Start with B-pedal down. Pick strings 3&5 and let them ring for the following; Come down on the C-pedal. Then off it, and then back on. Then release both pedals.
Quickly put both pedals back down and pick strings 4&6. Then release the C-pedal... and immediately hit strings 6&8. Then slowly release the B-pedal.
It's possible the first bit that's on strings 3&5 uses AB (yields the same notes as BC on those 2 strings), but the move over to the BC pedals for the next bit would have to be really fast, so I use BC for all of it to avoid the move. Try it both ways and do what's easiest. |
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