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Topic: Marty Rifkin on The Voice |
Greg Vincent
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Folsom, CA USA
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Posted 9 Dec 2024 6:22 pm |
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| I think I just saw Marty Rifkin playing some tasty steel with Reba on The Voice! |
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Gary Hoetker
From:
California, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2024 6:41 pm
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| What was the name of the Lead singer who Marty played steel for? He wore glasses, and a fancy Nudie suit of sorts. Marty is in a video with him was made 20 years ago. Can you contact Marty to find out? |
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Marty Rifkin
From:
Santa Monica, CA
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Posted 10 Dec 2024 7:01 pm
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Hey Greg! Long time…hope you’re doing great.
Yep, that’s me. Reba was fantastic to work with. Here’s a YouTube link…
https://youtu.be/nFnvwykFghY?si=UJn_5g_MGtKuq0yN
Gary… not sure of the singer you described. I’ll keep trying to figure it out and report back when I do. 😃 |
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Gary Hoetker
From:
California, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2024 7:53 pm
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| What was the name of the Lead singer who Marty played steel for? He wore glasses, and a fancy Nudie suit of sorts. Marty is in a video with him was made 20 years ago. Can you contact Marty to find out? |
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Gary Hoetker
From:
California, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2024 7:57 pm
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| Marty, I think the singer I referred to died several ago. |
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Greg Vincent
From:
Folsom, CA USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2024 4:32 pm
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You sounded fantastic, Marty —and as always, are so fun to watch!
Reba was effortlessly terrific. I hope I’m that vibrant at 70!
(I’m in Northern California now and these days am mostly playing Dobro.) |
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Marc Muller
From:
Neptune,NJ USA
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Posted 12 Dec 2024 6:32 am
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| Very cool. And steel downstage for a TV broadcast even cooler! |
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Greg Vincent
From:
Folsom, CA USA
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Posted 12 Dec 2024 1:33 pm
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On the rare occasions I play a guitar with pedals these days, I STILL make use of a B & C pedal lick Marty taught me at a gig in Hollywood years ago.
I am in your debt, Marty! |
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Tim Windsor
From:
South Australia, Australia
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Posted 12 Dec 2024 11:49 pm
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| Beautiful playing from Marty, but I feel that some aspects of this performance need to be unpacked. Namely, steel guitar right at the front of stage (yes, I approve and hopefully this is a trend that catches on) and half the band performing out of rowboats? |
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Marty Rifkin
From:
Santa Monica, CA
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Posted 13 Dec 2024 7:25 am
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Hi Marc! Yeah, it’s pretty cool how it was staged. They create some really unique sets.
Greg…glad you’re still hitting the pedals now and then! It was always fun hanging with you back in the day.
Hey Tim…thanks for the nice words. Hope the downstage trend continues too! |
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Greg Vincent
From:
Folsom, CA USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2024 11:21 am
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A Marty Rifkin story: My band was booked on an Elvis tribute show at the old House of Blues in Hollywood. There were tons of acts on the show, and Marty was playing as well. We load in, and there’s very little time to set up; I’m not sure how I’m gonna get my Emmons PSG on and offstage in time. Marty’s lovely D-8 Fender console guitar is set up onstage and he says “Why don’t you just play that?” Since we were only doing one song, I figured I’d better give it a try.
It was terrifying, cuz this was a big venue, and I had been counting on just relying on my three pedal steel licks to get through the song.  Next thing I know, I’m on a strange guitar (playing standing up!) with a different tuning and no pedals to rely on. But Marty generously gave me time to noodle around on the tuning before doors opened, and was very encouraging. “You can do it!”
We made it through our song, and I survived relatively unscathed. Thank you, Marty, for your support that night, and for the use of your beautiful vintage Fender steel! |
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