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Topic: Bill Badgett - rockabilly steel guitar |
Melanie ReMine
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John Billings
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Posted 12 Nov 2013 2:06 pm |
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| Great song! |
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Earnest Bovine
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Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2013 3:51 pm
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| John Billings wrote: |
| Great song! |
Yeah, so much more melodic than that crap they play nowadays. And the lyrics really give you something to think about. |
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John Billings
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Posted 12 Nov 2013 3:54 pm
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| And,,,,, the 6-string playing is great! |
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Melanie ReMine
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Posted 12 Nov 2013 4:06 pm
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| That's Roy Clark on guitar. I agree, John, I love it! |
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John Billings
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Posted 12 Nov 2013 4:16 pm
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| It's Roy? How cool! My band opened for Roy once, and he and I had a wonderful conversation! The first time I ever saw him was on Hootenanny or Shindig. He played the most twisted version of "Wildwood Flower." He was making the most hilarious mistakes and clams. I reminded him of that, and we had a great laugh. Don't care for his singing, but his guitar playing? Wonderful!!!! |
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Melanie ReMine
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Posted 12 Nov 2013 5:03 pm
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| Yes, Roy is wonderful. I saw him on a Hee Haw re-run the other night doing "Room Full of Roses" with Curly Chalker on steel and it just knocked me out! The Marvin Rainwater song was recorded in 1956, I believe, so Roy was just a young 'un. |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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Helsinki, Finland
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Olli Haavisto
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Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 12 Nov 2013 11:58 pm
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I`ve been commissioned to do some steel overdubs in the style of the guy in Bill Haley`s Comets. I haven`t been able to find a good recorded example.
Can some give a good recording of his style? The steel player himself called his style "thunder and lightning".....
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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Melanie ReMine
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Posted 13 Nov 2013 6:01 am
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| Jussi, those are great! Olli, I would suggest listening to recordings by Ray Condo and his Ricochets. The steel player, Jimmy Roy, is fierce. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2slsrl2mRM |
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Melanie ReMine
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Posted 13 Nov 2013 6:22 am
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Here's another of my favorites by Bill Haley & the Saddlemen. Olli, I like the description "thunder & lightning". I call it "zippy" stuff and I love it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysz9npt4OUo |
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Doug Palmer
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2013 10:24 am Bill Badgett
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I played in a band with Buddy Badget who's father was named Bill. He did play steel with Roy Clark, Marvin Rainwater and Patsy Cline. I don't know if it is the same person or not but chances are it is. Bill died in 1972 or 1973 as I remember. He was cleaning windows at the Goddard Space Center and a scaffold above him slipped. He fell several 100 feet to his death. I purchased his Emmons from his widow and played it several decades. Buddy is still in the DC/Maryland area I believe.
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