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Topic: Who played guitar on the Carlisle records? |
Glen Derksen
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Alberta, Canada
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Mitch Drumm
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Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 19 Jun 2017 12:55 am |
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| Well, the Carlisles go back to the early 30s so they had numerous people on guitar, but it's Chet Atkins on their classic and best known 1950s recordings like "Rattlesnake Daddy", "No Help Wanted", etc. |
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Glen Derksen
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted 19 Jun 2017 1:15 am
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| Thanks, Mitch Drumm. I thought I could hear Chet Atkins on some of the the 50's stuff. I believe that Bill Carlisle had his son Bill Jr. play on other recordings. The rest would take a bit of research. It's a bit of a puzzle as to who played on what and when. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2017 7:19 am
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In his youth Bill Carlisle was a high jumper in track.
In his act sometimes he still does a high jump, quite a performer.  |
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robert kramer
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Nashville TN
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Posted 19 Jun 2017 11:47 am
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| Stonewall Jackson told me a great story about Bill Carlisle. They got to a date and the back-up band in the contract didn't show. Bill Carlisle went out with just his guitar and totally entertained the audience. |
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Glen Derksen
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted 19 Jun 2017 10:05 pm
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| I wish I could have seen Bill Carlisle live. He seemed like an energetic entertainer and a rock star at heart. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2017 7:03 am
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| His moniker was: "Jumpin' Bill Carlisle". |
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John Peay
From:
Cumming, Georgia USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2017 5:54 pm
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| His moniker was: "Jumpin' Bill Carlisle". |
In his later years on the Opry he'd quip "I can still jump as high, I just can't stay up as long." |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 21 Jun 2017 2:37 am
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| Odell Martin told me he did some sessions for Bill. Never said which ones. He mentioned using a dollar bill intertwined with the strings for one session. |
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Clyde Mattocks
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Kinston, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2017 7:38 pm
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Yes Chet Atkins was on most of the early classics. Robert Lunn, Jr. was with him for a good while on the Opry. Joe Edwards was one of the better thumb style players that Bill had. Odell Martin was a trip. He could play steel breaks like Heartaches By the Number and thump at the same time. He called it "just bein' bad".
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