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Rich Arnold

 

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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 10 Apr 2023 6:58 pm    
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This is a tune I wrote a few years ago played on my Fender D8 with Leon's E13th tuning. It reminds me of the steel guitar sounds I used to hear when I was a young boy of 14 growing up in Upstate NY. My dad had passed away and Mom worked nights and it left me free to run around the streets at all hours. I used to sneak into the bars to hear Stan Fish and Andy Emmert play the steel guitar. I got kicked out often but sometimes I was able to hide in a dark corner or behind the stage. My Grandmother found out about my bar hopping and she hit the roof! She forbid me to go into the bars. She was very religious and she said the bars were full of backsliders.
So I thought "Backslidin" would be a good name for a steel guitar tune. Hope you like it. R.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRVuelcHMwU
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Allan Revich


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Victoria, BC
Post  Posted 10 Apr 2023 10:05 pm    
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Nice playing, and a great story to go along with it.
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Rich Arnold

 

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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 11 Apr 2023 4:34 am    
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Allan Revich wrote:
Nice playing, and a great story to go along with it.

Thanks Allen. It's not an easy tuning to improvise in, but it sound cool here and there.
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Joe Cook


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Lake Osoyoos, WA
Post  Posted 11 Apr 2023 4:44 pm    
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That run at 1:45 is a ripper! Really excellent, Rich.
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Dennis Waltman

 

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Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 11 Apr 2023 7:08 pm    
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That's some wonderful playing!
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Larry Dering


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Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 14 Apr 2023 5:08 am    
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Some wicked good stuff. Way to go Rich.
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Rich Arnold

 

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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 15 Apr 2023 10:23 am    
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Thanks Y'all,

Glad you like it!

I had my D8 up for sale for a while but have decided to hang onto it. Maybe the Hula Monsters or Asleep @ The Wheel will call me some day. R.
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