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Topic: Milk Cow Blues - Western Swing style for guitar |
Leon Grizzard
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Aug 2010 4:40 am |
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I've done a little YouTube series on Milk Cow Blues in Western Swing style for guitar,with tab. Nothin' fancy, just my explanation of some of the common Western Swing arrangement elements, for those not steeped in the style. It does have a segment in the rhythm style of Eldon Shamblin, based upon a concert video; imperfect, but fairly close. Here is the first segment, with the others easy to find if you desire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc5-PxJ-_hA |
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Larry Lorows
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Zephyrhills,Florida, USA
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Posted 18 Aug 2010 6:09 am
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This is super. Thank you so much for taking the time to record all of this informantion. It is too much for me to remember all at once but I sure will try to get back to it every day. BTW, that is a great guitar that you have. I used to have one like it, and would love to have a G6122-59. Thanks again. Larry
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Will Houston
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Tempe, Az
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Posted 18 Aug 2010 6:39 pm
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Nice Leon.
Thank you,
Will |
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Billy Tonnesen
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R.I.P., Buena Park, California
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Posted 18 Aug 2010 9:03 pm
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| The first "Hit" record of MCB's I believe was by Johnny Lee Wills. Bob Wills recorded basicaly the same thing and called it "Brain Cloudy Blues" with some of the lyrics and riffs being a little differen't. When most of the Western Swing Bands started playing it, incuding Bands I played with, they sort of incorporated parts and riffs from Milk Cow Blues, Brain Cloudy Blues, and the old "Bob Wills Special". The Steel Guitar part from "Bob Wills Special" was a must along with the Twin Fiddles Part if you had Twin Fiddles. |
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Bret Raper
From:
Hoosier State
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Posted 21 Aug 2010 5:09 pm
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| Very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to make and post this. |
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Scott Shewbridge
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Bay Area, N. California
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Posted 28 Aug 2010 11:15 am
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Leon, I finally got the time today to go through your newest videos. You are truly a music lover and exceptionally generous person. It will take me a few weeks to get this under my belt, but the future benefit is obvious.
One thing that struck me on, I think part III, was the connection and evolution from Western Swing guitar and fiddle to Rock and Roll. During one portion of the video, you seem to be channelling Charlie Christian, Eldon Shamblin and the Chuck Berry, in sequence. I had heard that Chuck Berry was thinking about Ida Red when he wrote Maybelline. Maybe all of these men were channelling the same elemental voice of the guitar, which just comes out from the instrument's "soul". Very enjoyable.
Thank you again. I really appreciate all that you do. |
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Billy Tonnesen
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R.I.P., Buena Park, California
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Posted 28 Aug 2010 12:00 pm
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| Junior Barnard when playing with Bob Wills on the Tiffany Transscriptions was well on his way to what would have been a force in Rock & Roll Guitar. Due to his untimely death, I beleive in a Motorcycle accident. he was taken from us too soon ! What a Gutsy player and string bender. |
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Alvin Blaine
From:
Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2010 8:50 pm
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| Billy Tonnesen wrote: |
| Junior Barnard when playing with Bob Wills on the Tiffany Transscriptions was well on his way to what would have been a force in Rock & Roll Guitar. Due to his untimely death, I beleive in a Motorcycle accident. he was taken from us too soon ! What a Gutsy player and string bender. |
I totally agree, and Junior is one of my favorite musicians that ever lived. His solo on The Texas Playboys "Brain Cloudy Blues" is on my top five greatest solos of recorded music.
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Leon Grizzard
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2010 1:55 pm
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One thing that struck me on, I think part III, was the connection and evolution from Western Swing guitar and fiddle to Rock and Roll. During one portion of the video, you seem to be channelling Charlie Christian, Eldon Shamblin and the Chuck Berry, in sequence. I had heard that Chuck Berry was thinking about Ida Red when he wrote Maybelline. Maybe all of these men were channelling the same elemental voice of the guitar, which just comes out from the instrument's "soul". Very enjoyable.
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That shows the lack of period correct authenticity; which I was not really striving for in that section, just trying to adapt a fiddle head for guitar.
How was your trip to SA? Other than the bands being too darn loud? There is a fair amount of Western Swing and old style Country played here in Austin, often by older cats, where that is not a problem. |
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Scott Shewbridge
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Bay Area, N. California
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Posted 29 Aug 2010 5:33 pm
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I had a great time in Texas! Thursday evening, I went to the Broken Spoke in Austin and met Herb Steiner with Tony Harrison and the Hot Texas Band. Herb was so nice to me and introduced me to the members of the band.
Tony Harrison and the Hot Texas Band
You are so right about these guys doing it right! They made none of the mistakes I was ranting about. Their drummer is Karen Biller, who apparently spends most of her time doing Heavy Metal and Heavy Rock (an all girl Led Zepelin band!?!?), but she really knows her stuff. She was super, alternating between straight latin, country and swing, with great feeling on all. I'd love to play with her. Mr. Rick McRae was fantastic too. I was so impressed with his lines and the beautiful clean tone he got out of his telecaster. The whole band was super, I could have listened to them all night.
If I lived in Austin, I know where I'd have dinner every Thursday night. |
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Leon Grizzard
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2010 6:08 pm
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| Scott Shewbridge wrote: |
I had a great time in Texas! Thursday evening, I went to the Broken Spoke in Austin and met Herb Steiner with Tony Harrison and the Hot Texas Band. Herb was so nice to me and introduced me to the members of the band.
Tony Harrison and the Hot Texas Band
You are so right about these guys doing it right! They made none of the mistakes I was ranting about. Their drummer is Karen Biller, who apparently spends most of her time doing Heavy Metal and Heavy Rock (an all girl Led Zepelin band!?!?), but she really knows her stuff. She was super, alternating between straight latin, country and swing, with great feeling on all. I'd love to play with her. Mr. Rick McRae was fantastic too. I was so impressed with his lines and the beautiful clean tone he got out of his telecaster. The whole band was super, I could have listened to them all night.
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On the third Thursday of each month, you'd want to run over Guerro's and hear Johnny Gimble with Ken Frazier on guitar.
That's the problem with Austin for so-so guitarists like me: you can hire George Strait's guitarist for your Thursday night gig. Without knowing, I guess Ms. Biller is related to Dave Biller, another flawless Jazz and Country guitarist. My wife and I went tonight to Artz Rib House and caught a little of the Knights of Swing, a twin fiddle band with Hall of Fame steeler Jimmy Grabowske on the C6 neck, and another old school Jazz cum Country player, Ray Tesmer doubling on fiddle and guitar. Sheesh. |
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Darryl Hattenhauer
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2010 9:47 pm
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Outstanding. Thanks, thanks, thanks. "Take it away, Leon, take it away."
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Dave Biller
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2010 11:40 am
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Leon, you got part of it right, Mrs. Biller and I are indeed related, she was crazy enough to marry me!  Scott, I am sure she really appreciated your comments. She deserves any and all praise she gets. Oh, and BTW Leon, very nice job on the video, sir. |
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