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Topic: Jerry Byrd's "Roly Poly" solo |
Dwayne Martineau
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 26 Mar 2004 2:15 pm |
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Does anybody know where to find a tab of Jerry Byrd's great solo on this Hank Williams number?
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Jeff Lucas
From:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2004 4:21 pm
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| Wow, I'm not familiar with a Hank version! I really only know (and LOVE) the Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys version. Now I have to sift through my mound of records and cds to hunt this down... |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 26 Mar 2004 9:26 pm
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| Was this an olde cut from a live WSM Radio broadcast of the Opry? I think I heard it also. |
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Jimmie Misenheimer
From:
Bloomington, Indiana - U. S. A.
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Posted 26 Mar 2004 10:42 pm
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| Somewhere in this junky old shack that I live in, I have it on a 45 - (that's right, a 45. Jimmie |
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Rich Sullivan
From:
Nelson, NH 03457
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Posted 27 Mar 2004 4:08 am
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| Are you maybe thinking of "Rootie Tootie"? |
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Jimmie Misenheimer
From:
Bloomington, Indiana - U. S. A.
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Posted 27 Mar 2004 5:22 pm
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| Rich, I'm not. Hank did indeed record it, and I THINK that Fred Rose wrote it. Jimmie |
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Dwayne Martineau
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 28 Mar 2004 8:33 pm
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AAARGH!
I do mean "ROOTIE TOOTIE"! Oops.
Sorry for the confusion. Been listening to too much Bob Wills, I suppose.
Yeah, does anyone know where a tab for the JB solo on "Rootie Tootie" can be found? |
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Jimmie Misenheimer
From:
Bloomington, Indiana - U. S. A.
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Posted 29 Mar 2004 6:24 pm
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| Boys, I swear - Hank cut Roly Poly. I had ( and maybe still have) a copy of it. It had been re-pressed, and my copy was on a 45. Jimmie |
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Jeff Strouse
From:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2004 6:56 pm
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| Hank did cut Roly Poly, but I don't recall hearing any steel guitar...atleast not on the cut I have. |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 7:16 am
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I don't think Jerry recorded "Roly Poly" with Hank Williams.
carl |
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Michael Misetich
From:
Irving, Texas, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 8:07 am
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Looking through my Hank collection I found that Williams recorded Roly Poly for a 1949 transcribed radio show called the Johnny Fair Syrup Program. It was recorded at the KWKH radio studios in Shreveport, LA and William's guitar was the only instrument used.
In 1955 MGM records bought the transcription and overdubbed the song with a rockabilly style arangement. If a steel was used on the 1955 dubbing it is buried in the background.
It is possible the song could have been dubbed a second time with steel. MGM overdubbed and repackaged William's songs many times in the 50s and early 60s. |
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Jimmie Misenheimer
From:
Bloomington, Indiana - U. S. A.
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Posted 30 Mar 2004 4:43 pm
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Thanks guys - I was beginning to doubt myself...
Jimmie |
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