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Topic: Joaquin Murphey rips up "The Kid With The Rip" |
Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 11 Nov 2006 10:09 am |
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This is one of my favorite Joaquin Murphey moments--his solo on Roy Rogers' "The Kid With The Rip In His Pants". I just purchased this 78 (RCA Victor 20-3154), so you'll hear a good quality rip (no pun intented). I like the tune a lot, too, and band swings with a subtle hotness during the solo. Check it out.
Go to my Myspace page and click on the last track in the player on the right side of the page.
Thanks to Jody Carver and Herb Steiner for originally turning me onto this tune, which ultimately triggered my interest in Joaquin. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 11 Nov 2006 11:44 am
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| Thanks for that, Mike. Man, he swings. |
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 11 Nov 2006 11:57 am
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Mighty fine!
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Mark
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2006 12:11 pm
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Ridin' with Roy, it doesn't get much better than that!
Thanx as always, Mike! |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 11 Nov 2006 2:37 pm
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That was really nice Mike. I like the stuff your band has on there too.
Murph sounds to me like he had some Hawaiian influence in his playing. |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 11 Nov 2006 2:39 pm
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That was really nice Mike. I like the stuff your band has on there too.
Murph sounds to me like he had some Hawaiian influence in his playing. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2006 4:04 pm
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| Earl Murphy learned to play Hawaiian steel on a Dickerson at Ernie Ball's music store/studio in old LA, and was so good at emulating the great Hawaiian players of the day that when a 'name' would stop in, they'd have Murph, who was out of view "play like Dick", and the 'customer' would inevitably say 'Oh, Dick's in town', or likewise with whomever Murph was copying. |
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2006 6:20 pm
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| Murph told me one time that during the sessions that yeilded "Kid w/The Rip In His Pants" and a few other tunes,the king of the cowboys would invite him out to the car for a few nips of whiskey provided he promise never to tell Dale.I guess she didn't cotton to no liquor drinkin. |
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Mitch Drumm
From:
Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 11 Nov 2006 10:48 pm
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"The Kid With The Rip In His Pants" was Vance Terry's favorite recorded performance by Joaquin. Vance hadn't heard it in decades when I made a tape of it for him in the early 1980s. As I recall, Noel Boggs is on the flip side.
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 12 Nov 2006 4:53 am
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| Nice charlie christian lick at the end. |
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Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 12 Nov 2006 7:28 am
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Thanks, Mike. I still have a big smile on my face.  |
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Reece Anderson
From:
Keller Texas USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Nov 2006 8:33 am
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Mike N....Thanks for bringing back some great memories. I listened to that record at least 1000 times many years ago while trying to understand the musical pattern maze on the fretboard in a futile attempt to emmulate Joaquin.
I had forgotten what an amazing singer Roy Rogers was. He had exceptional pitch, which explains why he was once with the "Sons Of The Pioneers".
When I was working with Tex Ritter he told me about some escapades him and Roy had which were histerical.
Thanks again for sharing Mike...made my day! |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 12 Nov 2006 9:58 am
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Shameless plug: John transcribed that solo for our Joaquin Murphey solos book. The way the rests are placed is just as cool as the notes he played. Even all these years later, few players are as exciting to listen to as Joaquin.
http://www.volkmedia.com/murpheybook1.htm |
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