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Topic: Favorite first song of the night? |
Phil Husted
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Oriskany, NY, USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2015 6:56 pm |
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What song do you like opening your night with? My personal favorite is Don't Rock the Jukebox by Alan Jackson; a lot of steel and sets the tone for what I'd really rather be playing.
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2015 7:34 pm
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Honky Tonk. Especially if there's no sound check. The band can play it without thinking, and concentrate on getting the tones and volumes right.
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 4:22 am
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| "Oh Boy." What b0b said, plus it gets the nerves out. |
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Steve Pawlak
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 4:41 am
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| Eagles' Take it Easy |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 10:15 am
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We used to open with "Kiss An Angel Good Morning".
Now we usually open with "Margaritaville". |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 1:44 pm
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"The End Is Not In Sight" by The Amazing Rhythm Aces.
'Good tune to for everyone in the band to warm up. |
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 1:49 pm
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| We used to do Take Your Memory With You by Vince Gill. Now we do Walkin' After Midnight by Patsy Cline. Both are easy to do without much thinking and good for a sound check. They both help to get my fingers moving without making too many clams. |
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Jeff Garden
From:
Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 2:30 pm
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| For a pedal steel kick off, I've seen Mike Sigler open up with "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" on several occasions and just kill it |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 5:36 pm
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| Link Wray's Rumble, or sometimes The Chantays' Pipeline. |
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Glenn Suchan
From:
Austin, Texas
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Walter Killam
From:
Nebraska, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2015 3:20 pm
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we always start with Fast as You then straight in to Tulsa Time. Gives us plenty of time to adjust to the room.
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Ray Leroux
From:
Vulcan Alberta CANADA/Thousand Palms CA.
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Posted 10 Jan 2015 3:50 pm
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| Sinking into Am I Blue, George Strait style. Man that just set up the night beautifully. |
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Michael Haselman
From:
St. Paul
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Posted 12 Jan 2015 6:47 pm
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Back in the day, American Made, Oak Ridge Boys. That got their attention immediately. Me and the lead player played twin leads on that intro, had a band that nailed the harmonies...fun stuff.
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Karen Sarkisian
From:
Boston, MA, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2015 10:38 am
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All My Exes Live in Texas
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Bill Sinclair
From:
Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2015 12:57 pm
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| "Strut" by Taj Mahal. The intro is an attention getter without knocking people over and gives the crowd a pretty good idea of what's in store. I play sax on it now but might try lap steel when I get a little better. |
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Duncan Hodge
From:
DeLand, FL USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2015 2:55 pm
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I suppose this is the one I always have the most fun with...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7shHGsmLPI
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2015 7:01 am
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| Mark van Allen wrote: |
| "Closing Time" by Lyle Lovett or "The Load Out" by Jackson Browne. |
Along that same train of thought "The Last Time" or "It's All Over Now" by the Stones. |
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