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Andy Volk
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Peter Jacobs
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Posted 28 May 2014 6:57 am |
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Now, THAT'S a bunch of master musicians if ever I heard them. Danny was always amazing to see live -- his imagination was huge (along with his technique). Noam is the next step in banjo evolution (Chris is clearly from another planet, I think the same one that Freddie Roulette comes from), Freddie is one of my all time favorites, and Herb amd Budd -- well, they seem to know what they're doing, don't they?  Thanks for putting this all together, Andy.
(P.S. -- Andy, I think you pasted the wrong link for Cindy and Redd - it leads to an SGF new topic form)
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Andy Volk
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Posted 28 May 2014 8:08 am
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oops. link fixed. Thanks, Peter.
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Mike Neer
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Posted 28 May 2014 8:22 am
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You know, Noam Pikelny has a real love of steel guitar and started playing a few years ago. I'll bet it was his idea to do Remington Ride. He was "obsessed with Vance Terry," as he told me.
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Joachim Kettner
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Posted 28 May 2014 9:13 am Freddie King
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Just found this in the liner notes of a Freddie King CD:
We heard all about his adventures on the road. One time in the early '60's the car broke down on the way to a show in Oklahoma. This was when all the civil rights trouble was happening down south. As they started to walk into town, a truck pulled up with three white guys in it. They got out of the truck and walked around the car and by this time the band members were starting to get worried. My father was not worried but he was cautious. Of course, always carried a gun. He was a true cowboy.
They asked what all the stuff was in the car and my father told them he was Freddie King and those were the band's instruments. Like those guys were supposed to know who he was! They'd never heard of him, of course, but he told them he was the baddest blues player in the the world. Well, the guys in the truck pulled them into town and while the gas station worked on the car, they challenged the band to come over to this country western club to show them what they could do.
The band members were a little worried but my father was anxious to accommodate them. When they walked in, they got this look of "who are these guys and what are they doing in here?". It was a room full of white cowboys and their chicks. My father got up ther with the country band that was already playin and said "I'm going to sit in with you guys. Do you remember Remington Ride?" They said "Yeah we know, but do you know it?" My father said "I think I can handle it." When my father started playing Remington Ride, they couldn't believe it. They played it for about 15 minutes and when they finished, everyone was hollerin', screamin', yippin' and howlin', just berserk. They never heard this kind of swing to it. They had the best time. From that point they were always booked in there. They were the first black band that club had ever booked. I believe it was Cain's Ballroom. That story sticks out because it shows that my father was able to get along with everybody. Music put harmony in the world.
Wanda King
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Andy Volk
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Posted 28 May 2014 10:14 am
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Awesome story! Thanks for posting.
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Jerome Hawkes
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Posted 28 May 2014 1:12 pm
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| Mike Neer wrote: |
| You know, Noam Pikelny has a real love of steel guitar and started playing a few years ago. I'll bet it was his idea to do Remington Ride. He was "obsessed with Vance Terry," as he told me. |
Remington Ride has been in the bluegrass repertoire for a loooonng time. it was probably one of the first 10 banjo tunes i ever learned way before i ever heard of Herb Remington. just about every banjo player worth his salt can rip it.
It was/is a contest favorite at regional "fiddle contests" - these are open to all acoustic stringed instruments...banjo, mandolin, guitar, dobro, etc.
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Jack Aldrich
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Posted 28 May 2014 1:44 pm
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As I recall, Remington Ride & Bud's Bounce got into bluegrass in LA after several hot banjo guys (Gene LeBay, Gary Vanderlin and others) start to play steel in the mid 70's. The tunes got picked up quickly by other banjoists who knew nothing of steel guitar or Western Swing. I remember talking with a banjoist who played Panhandle Rag, and he didn't know who Leon MacAuliffe was.
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Bill Sinclair
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Posted 28 May 2014 2:25 pm
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| As I recall, Remington Ride & Bud's Bounce got into bluegrass in LA after several hot banjo guys (Gene LeBay, Gary Vanderlin and others) start to play steel in the mid 70's. |
Banjo legend Don Reno did a version on a 78 RPM recording that I think may have pre-dated the 70's.  |
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Jerome Hawkes
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Posted 28 May 2014 2:32 pm
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yes, Don Reno cut RR not long after it was recorded. Don Reno was the antagonist to Earl Scruggs in the 50's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBnZ8OBVSUA
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Paul Honeycutt
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Posted 28 May 2014 5:21 pm
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There's a street in our town called "Remington." When we take it I usually say, "Let's take that Remington Ride." Very few people ever know what the heck I'm talking about.
That's a great line up of people playing that tune! |
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Webb Kline
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Posted 29 May 2014 4:09 am Re: Freddie King
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Just found this in the liner notes of a Freddie King CD:
We heard all about his adventures on the road. One time in the early '60's the car broke down on the way to a show in Oklahoma. This was when all the civil rights trouble was happening down south. As they started to walk into town, a truck pulled up with three white guys in it. They got out of the truck and walked around the car and by this time the band members were starting to get worried. My father was not worried but he was cautious. Of course, always carried a gun. He was a true cowboy.
They asked what all the stuff was in the car and my father told them he was Freddie King and those were the band's instruments. Like those guys were supposed to know who he was! They'd never heard of him, of course, but he told them he was the baddest blues player in the the world. Well, the guys in the truck pulled them into town and while the gas station worked on the car, they challenged the band to come over to this country western club to show them what they could do.
The band members were a little worried but my father was anxious to accommodate them. When they walked in, they got this look of "who are these guys and what are they doing in here?". It was a room full of white cowboys and their chicks. My father got up ther with the country band that was already playin and said "I'm going to sit in with you guys. Do you remember Remington Ride?" They said "Yeah we know, but do you know it?" My father said "I think I can handle it." When my father started playing Remington Ride, they couldn't believe it. They played it for about 15 minutes and when they finished, everyone was hollerin', screamin', yippin' and howlin', just berserk. They never heard this kind of swing to it. They had the best time. From that point they were always booked in there. They were the first black band that club had ever booked. I believe it was Cain's Ballroom. That story sticks out because it shows that my father was able to get along with everybody. Music put harmony in the world.
Wanda King |
Where's the like button? Great story.  |
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Karl Fehrenbach
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Posted 30 May 2014 10:40 am
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Andy,
I have really enjoyed this post. Wonderful interpretations by all of the artists you dug up. I am one of those people who really digs Freddie King's take on the song. Just different enough to give it a whole new vibe. I'd like to find a version done by Jazz guitarists Joe Pass or Wes Montgomery. The chord structure allows all kinds of subtle timing changes to reinvent the song. Thanks very much for posting. This forum is incredible as to what is presented. |
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Joachim Kettner
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Posted 30 May 2014 11:09 am
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It seems like the banjo players ignore on little chord.  But I like all the same.
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Garry Vanderlinde
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Posted 30 May 2014 12:00 pm
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| Jack Aldrich wrote: |
| As I recall, Remington Ride & Bud's Bounce got into bluegrass in LA after several hot banjo guys (Gene LeBay, Gary Vanderlin and others) start to play steel in the mid 70's. |
Bluegrassers like to play RR in the key of "G". It's always fun to try and get them to do it in the original key of "D".
Gene Libbea was and still is a bass player though. |
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Jack Aldrich
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Posted 30 May 2014 7:41 pm
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| Garry Vanderlinde wrote: |
| Jack Aldrich wrote: |
| As I recall, Remington Ride & Bud's Bounce got into bluegrass in LA after several hot banjo guys (Gene LeBay, Gary Vanderlin and others) start to play steel in the mid 70's. |
Bluegrassers like to play RR in the key of "G". It's always fun to try and get them to do it in the original key of "D".
Gene Libbea was and still is a bass player though. |
I was thinking about his brother. who was killed in a plane crash many years ago.
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