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Topic: Recordings of Ernest or Freddie Tavares? |
Tim Toberer
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Nebraska, USA
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Chris Clem
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California, USA
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Cody Farwell
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Sunland, CA
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Tim Toberer
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Nebraska, USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2023 7:18 am |
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Got to love the "drenched in reverb" sound! It doesn't sound like anyone could do it better than Freddie. Curious that his playing comes across as classic C6 or A6, I presume he is playing his homemade pedal steel, if so he uses the pedals very sparsely and judiciously. Thanks for that rare gem! |
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Glenn Wilde
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California, USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2023 7:33 am
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I have this album with Freddy on it.
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Tim Toberer
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Nebraska, USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2023 7:40 am
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Now that is what I am talking about! Definitely one of the best versions of Panhandle Rag I have ever heard. That recording is up there with the Billy Jack Wills stuff. Wish there was more, but at least we have these. Really takes you back to those times..
Cody, I am very interested to hear more about Ernest's guitar whenever you are ready to share. Your post cleared up a mystery I have been trying to solve for about 6 months. I was searching for any information about pedal steel diminished tunings
and I found this old post. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=27768&sid=2abde8cdf172282645d6bd63718339b3
In the first response a "Vince Acuna" is mentioned as using this tuning. I searched and searched and I couldn't find anything. Then while reading about Ernest I saw his bass player was named Vince Akina and I had my lightbulb moment.
Funny how everyone seems to think this tuning is a very bad idea, even though they never tried it. Ernest and Freddie seem to get around pretty good on it! The E9 folks are a dedicated lot I guess. Non-pedalers seem much more open to the idea of new tunings. |
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Tim Toberer
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Nebraska, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2023 6:39 am
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I found this on Spotify. Pretty sure Duke Kamoku is Ernest Tavares. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ECiIJ3Sydq741znF8WPUP
I am not big into Hawaiian music, but this is a great record. The full voicings really give him a unique sound. It seems every once in a while you hear a slight pedal bend, but this effect seems like something he actively avoids. I love the volume swells. I just hope there is a hidden trove of recordings somewhere... |
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Tim Toberer
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Nebraska, USA
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Tim Toberer
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Nebraska, USA
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Posted 23 Feb 2023 9:45 am
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It is a tragedy that these two brothers have been almost completely lost to history! They have made such a large contribution to modern music, yet even here most people haven't heard of them it seems.
I have been listening to The Polynesians pretty much constantly since I posted this, and I can see why people fall hard for Hawaiian music. This group takes me to my happy place pretty much instantly. It almost gives me hope for humanity!  There is a fair amount on Spotify but I can't verify all of it has one of the Tavares on it. It reminds me of the Kingston Trio only with steel guitar and a much jazzier style of arrangement. The Duke Kamoku stuff is really nice as well.
Since I really started getting into steel guitar I have gotten used to suffering through some music I really don't love just to hear a great steel guitar solo (ex. Spade Cooley), it is nice to find a couple entire records I can listen to from front to back over and over. The Polynesians are the perfect group. Thanks for sharing! |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 23 Feb 2023 11:00 am
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The Polynesians had several steel players: Bobby Nichols, Sam Koki and Bernie Kaai in addition to the Tavares brothers.
There are a few people here who are very knowledgeable about Hawaiian music, but that number is shrinking. When I started playing, I was mostly only interested in Hawaiian steel and asked a lot of questions. There are a few players—let’s face it, most of them—who slip under the radar. Bob Nichols is one of them.
By the way, Freddie’s birthday was just a few days ago (February 18 ).
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Tim Toberer
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Nebraska, USA
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Tim Toberer
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Nebraska, USA
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David Matzenik
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Posted 7 Mar 2023 3:19 am
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I have this album with Freddy on it.
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I totally forgot I have that album. Juat played it. Its a cheapo label, but its a great record.
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Tim Toberer
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David Matzenik
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Posted 21 Apr 2023 2:32 pm
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Does anyone know the relationship between Vince Akina, and Duke Akina? Duke had a band called The Hawaiian Four. Pictures of him appear on page 200 of Lorene Ruymar's book, and also on p19 of the Centerbrook Aloha Collection of Hawaiian Songs.
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Tim Toberer
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Tim Toberer
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Nebraska, USA
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Mike Fried
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Nashville, TN, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2024 9:44 am
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I believe it was Freddie who played the glissando on the Looney Tunes cartoons opening marquee.
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