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Topic: Bill Keith's arrangement of "A Mighty Fortress"-wonderful ! |
Larry Lenhart
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Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 6:08 pm |
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I know this is an old topic and I am sure many if not most of you have played it, but I was just playing through some gospel tunes and played Bills arrangment in the Winston book years and years ago. Wow, what a wonderful arrangement he came up with of a magnificant tune ! It is so much fun to play with all of his pedal and knee lever action and chord grips in it and it just winds up being a wonderful song for the pedal steel ! He was certainly a genius on banjo as well with his melodic banjo style !
No real point to this post other than just to share the joy of pedal steel playing and to state that if you havent ever played Bill's version of this hymn, it is something worth the effort.
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 6:50 pm
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A great arrangement indeed. It gives me trouble because I play a standard Emmons set up. Engaging the LKR along with the A pedal has never come easy for me.
Lots easier on my old Pro I that lowered the Es with the RKL. |
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Mark van Allen
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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 6:57 pm
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I agree, a fine tasty arrangement. Many have complained over the years that the Winston/Keith book was based around "old" (public domain) tunes, and hence less relevant to today's players… I found that tunes like that which were familiar to me made it easier to tell when I was playing the right or wrong parts.
The arrangement for that tune is classy, pretty and loaded with good moves. I started using the ending "Amen" cadence immediately and still use it all the time.
That whole book is a fond memory for me.
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Larry Lenhart
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Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 8:00 pm
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Jack, I agree with you that part is indeed difficult to play with the Emmons set up, but thats part of what makes it fun !  I bought this book back in the 70s and still go back to it from time to time, just for reading enjoyment if nothing else. Lots of good stuff in those pages !
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Tim Russell
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 8:11 pm
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Great book, a lot of great stuff to learn there.
I used to play "A Mighty Fortress" as an instrumental in our family gospel band. Tried to get as close to the book as possible. 
That book, and "A Manual Of Style" were my first (and only, really) "lessons" that I had. If you can comprehend what is going on, and have the time to put into those books you can become a top notch player with the information contained therein.
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 8:40 pm
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| Larry Lenhart wrote: |
| I bought this book back in the 70s and still go back to it from time to time, just for reading enjoyment if nothing else. Lots of good stuff in those pages ! |
I purchased my third copy a couple weeks ago, and had Amazon send it to my dad's place next to the copper mines where I am spending the holidays. Needed something to fool around with while putzing with my GS-10 on the patio.
Hope both the Keith and Winston estates are still receiving royalties from that great book. Although somewhat dated in some respects, it remains just as relevant today as it was back in 1975. Most definitely appreciate the new CD, as opposed to the long-lost square floppy 33 1/3 record that came in my original edition. |
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