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Topic: Who wrote “south†by Spade Cooley? |
Regan Branch
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Alabama, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2019 9:31 am |
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Buddy Merrill played it the best as far as I’ve heard but I want to know who wrote it? Did spade Cooley?
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John Herb
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West Virginia, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2019 10:12 am
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| As far as I know the song "South" is a jazz composition from the 1920s. The Buddy Merrill version is defiently based on the Cooley one, but the Cooley arrangement of "South" was most likely arranged by his accoridian player/arranger Larry "Pedro" DePaul. |
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robert kramer
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Nashville TN
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2019 5:38 pm South
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| "South" was a big instrumental in the mid to late 50's...Buddy Merrill did a great job on his four neck steel...Buddy never gets enough credit...IMHO. |
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Chris Clem
From:
California, USA
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Regan Branch
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2019 1:50 pm Re: South
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| Brad Malone wrote: |
| "South" was a big instrumental in the mid to late 50's...Buddy Merrill did a great job on his four neck steel...Buddy never gets enough credit...IMHO. |
SERIOUSLY, I’ve spent the week introducing old TEXAS JAZZ MUSICIANS IN THEIR 60s who Buddy Merrill is. I think he should be just as popular as Leon or herb but he never released a really good Western swing album that I’m aware of. His hawaiian album is great but nothing like the performance in that popular video of him playing south.
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Regan Branch
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2019 2:01 pm
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Ok so Jauquin Murphey is a new name to me. Was that Cooleys primary steel player? I’ve been wondering who is the herb/leon of the spade Cooley band
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2019 3:10 pm
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Regan,
Hopefully Michael Johnstone will chime in, he has a vast knowledge of Joaquin, produced a great CD of him and took care of him in his final years.
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Ron Hogan
From:
Nashville, TN, usa
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Posted 29 Nov 2019 9:46 pm
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| Jerry Byrd also has a version of SOUTH on one of his albums. |
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Ron Hogan
From:
Nashville, TN, usa
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Posted 29 Nov 2019 10:10 pm
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| Jerry Byrd also has a version of SOUTH on one of his albums. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2019 9:18 am
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| Regan Branch wrote: |
| Jauquin Murphey is a new name to me. |
You should definitely acquaint yourself with Joaquin's music. He brought the non-pedal steel guitar to another level in the early postwar era. Virtually everyone who has come down the pike since counts him as a huge influence.
Noel Boggs followed Joaquin in the Cooley band. He also did a turn with Bob Wills. Slightly more obscure is the tragic Vance Terry, who played with Billy Jack Wills and Jimmie Rivers. Highly recommended. |
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Regan Branch
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2019 10:04 am
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I have acquainted myself with Jauquin now. Thanks for the suggestion  However, I can't find Herb Remington's "Steelin Memories" for the life of me. That's one I'd love to get my hands on.
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Dave Mayes
From:
Oakland, Ca.
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Posted 11 Dec 2019 12:08 pm
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Regan,
There's a copy of "Steelin' Memories" on the "World of Books" website. |
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