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Topic: Country Material for a jazz singer |
Charles Fager
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Novato, California, USA
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Posted 19 Apr 2006 8:11 am |
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| I will be performing for the first time playing PSG in early June at a festival with a great country rock band (very eclectic with lots of Merle, Dwight, Elvis, Marshall Tucker etc...), so I'm pretty excited and I hope I don't blow it since I'm only into PSG for about 6 months. My wife who is a professional jazz singer (conservatory trained) with a jazz singer's attitude (that's changing) toward Country Music, wants to sit in with the band for a short set - maybe 4 -5 songs. We are trying to come up with some Country-Rock classics which might lend themselves to a more jazz oriented voice. She kills on "Crazy"...any other ideas on good county-rock songs (especially up tempo rockier stuff than Crazy) which we might consider for a pro jazz singer who wants to dip her toes into the Country-Rock pool? She's starting to take to Country, it's just going to take a little time. Any ideas out there on 3 or 4 more songs which might fly? ..Charlie [This message was edited by Charles Fager on 19 April 2006 at 09:11 AM.] |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 19 Apr 2006 8:21 am
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| This isn't a Pedal Steel topic, so I've moved it to the "Music" section. |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 19 Apr 2006 8:26 am
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| I'd take a look at some of Ronstadt's earlier material. Songs like "Silver Threads and Golden Needles", "When Will I Be Loved?" etc. make great tunes for a setting such as you describe. And your wife's gotta be impressed by listening to Ronstadt's singing. It'll help convert her over to the country side of life. |
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Larry Strawn
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Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Apr 2006 9:00 am
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Charlie,,
A George Strait song my wife does really well, and gets a lot of compliments on is Ace in the Hole. It's up tempo and a fun song to sing and play. And you can get over on your C6th neck if ya want.
can't spell!!
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"Fessy" S/D 12, 8/6 Hilton Pedal, Sessions 400 Ltd. Home Grown E/F Rack
"ROCKIN COUNTRY"
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 19 Apr 2006 9:06 am
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| Get the Ray Charles CDs Classic Sounds Country and Western. She will get plenty of ideas. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 19 Apr 2006 9:44 am
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| Charles, there's an really old joke that goes something like "How many girl singers does it take to sing Crazy?" Answer - all of them. Your wife might want to avoid being stereotyped by choosing some other country ballad besides this one ... |
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John Poston
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Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Posted 19 Apr 2006 9:53 am
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| Route 66 is a fun bluesy number that works across genres. She might have fun singing Nightlife or Georgia and similar stuff, too. |
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Larry Strawn
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Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Apr 2006 9:55 am
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I love You Because is another good one, I do it instrumentaly but it's fun to sing also.
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"Fessy" S/D 12, 8/6 Hilton Pedal, Sessions 400 Ltd. Home Grown E/F Rack
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Billy Wilson
From:
El Cerrito, California, USA
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Posted 19 Apr 2006 10:36 am
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Fred Shannon
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Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Apr 2006 11:40 am
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Steve Hitsman
From:
Waterloo, IL
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Posted 19 Apr 2006 1:01 pm
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| Anything on k.d. lang's "Shadowland". |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 19 Apr 2006 5:48 pm
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All these ideas seem good - I second the Ray Charles album, some of my favorite country music. Or go the other direction with Willy Nelson's Stardust LP and pick some nice jazz standards done somewhat differently - Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Blue Skies, All of Me, and so on. Or how about some Western Swing/Hillbilly Jazz - think Bob Wills, Asleep at the Wheel, Hank Thompson, something like that. Certainly Route 66 can be played in that vein, San Antonio Rose, Choo Choo Ch Boogie, and so on.
There are a lot of tunes that sort of skirt the boundaries - Barnyard Boogie by Louis Jordan, My Baby Thinks She's a Train, Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens, that sort of thing. Of course, Crazy is cliche these days, but lots of Patsy's less well known material is great too. Country is not only simple 3-chord tunes. |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 20 Apr 2006 4:23 am
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| We are trying to come up with some Country-Rock classics which might lend themselves to a more jazz oriented voice. ...any other ideas on good county-rock songs (especially up tempo rockier stuff than Crazy) |
Good luck, Charlie! IMHO, country-rock has very little in common with jazz music, and therefore just doesn't translate to the jazz style very well. Country-rock, for the most part, is simpler and more musically limited than even classic country or bluegrass music. I feel if you want country stylings with a little jazz and swing flavor, you gotta look to Bob Wills' or Spade Cooley's music. Western-swing lends itself real well to the jazz idiom, since that was part of it's roots. |
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Michael Garnett
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Seattle, WA
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Posted 20 Apr 2006 4:50 am
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| Look into some Bob Wills and western swing stuff, there's more jazzy turnarounds and progressions that will mesh with her ears. Depending on her voice, maybe check out a bluesy arrangement of "A good man is hard to find." |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 20 Apr 2006 5:51 am
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| Which reminds me of the great swing tune: "I Told You I Love You, Now Get Out!" Great tune! |
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David L. Donald
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Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 23 Apr 2006 2:12 am
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Route 66 for sure.
You should get her The Time Jumpers Live at Station Inn.
Caroline's singing is just what she would like in this vein.
And the instrumentals are killer too.
And the Cindy Walker Tribute album from Willie.
Basically any classic swinging jazzy ballad will sit ok on C6[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 03 May 2006 at 09:17 PM.] |
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 24 Apr 2006 10:38 am
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| Check out some of the recent stuff like Norah Jones w/ Willie, or Emmylou. |
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William Steward
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Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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Posted 2 May 2006 5:22 pm
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| How about Bonnie Raitt's "Let's Give tHem Something to Talk About",Tanya Tucker "Delta Dawn", some of the Dixie Chicks (Let Er Rip, Tonight the Heartache's On Me", etc. etc.)KD Lang "Full Moon Full of Love" (swing), Johnny Cash "Big River" (check out Rosie Flores version)and how about doing jazz standards with a country rock feel?? |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Ben Slaughter
From:
Madera, California
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Posted 3 May 2006 1:01 pm
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"Cowboy Sweetheart" Can she yodel??
Might have to learn them rock and rollers how to go "round the horn," and teach them a 6th chord or two. |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 3 May 2006 8:18 pm
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| KD Lang's "Last Cigarrette" seems jazzy and country too. |
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Price Porter
From:
Marble Falls, Texas, USA
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Posted 4 May 2006 7:04 am
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hey howdy folks- dont forget Freddy Powers classic " the country jazz singer" great swingin recording.
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Henry Nagle
From:
Santa Rosa, California
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Posted 4 May 2006 7:18 am
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| "Miss Otis regrets". Cole Porter I think. Great tune. Not to difficult to play. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 4 May 2006 7:41 am
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Oh, yeah, "Miss Otis Regrets" will certainly show the crowd a good time. Why not put it in a medley with "Strange Fruit"?  |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 4 May 2006 11:26 am
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| Good one, Jim .... |
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