Re: Brave New Waves/Nightline/WhateverSonic Blah Blah Blah
Mitch, just to keep things straight: if that was tonight (Saturday), it was almost certainly RadioSonic, which (tho it can be ok) is a much inferior program to the mighty Waves, whose reservoir of mandatory cool is far too deep (nay, even obsessive) for parade-style hooplah, unless delivered sarcastically. Follow this geographic rule of thumb: east-coast/Montreal (Waves), storm-jaded hipster intellectuals; west-coast/Vancouver (RadioSonic), mild-climate/scenic-vista induced fuzzy thinking, verging on slack-jawed hippie. Carl W. __ Reply Separator _ So I'm driving home from the Songs:Ohia show and tunne in to the Canadian station, and guess where they are broadcasting from? Yep, SXSW. Well, they just went one step lower in my book. They were talking like they were hosting the Oscars or the Thanksgiving Day parade.
Re: The Gram Parsosn tribute concert
At 09:33 PM 3/18/99 +0100, you wrote: Hello to all, i just got a copy of Coal porters - The Gram parsosn tribute concert cd for my radio show. Track list: (Sweet) mental revenge Did Gram Parsons ever cover this? I know it's an old Mel Tillis cut that Clarence White and Gene Parsons just flat tore up on Nashville West. And how come Gene Parsons has never gotten the credit that he deserves? Inventer of the B-Bender, Member of the Byrds, Member of Nashville West, Member of a bunch of other stuff. He's definately in that Chris Hillman catagory of great yet underrated and under appreciated sidemen. Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 3421 Daisy Crescent - Va Beach, Va - 23456
My Vacation (long)
I took the wife and kids (God, I sound old) to Murfreesboro, Tn to see all the kinfolk prior to my leaving the country to get my ass shot off by pissed off Yogoslov's and Iraqi's. Loading a wife, a four month old, a 6'1" 230 lb 15 year old, and my little petite ass self into a Ford Bronco for an 800 mile road trip is not a task recommended for the faint of heart. I guarentee that it is impossible to drive more that 25 miles before someone has to pee or complains about being bored and hungry. It took forever for us to get on the road anyway, and once I get started, I don't like to stop at all, but at the risk of life and limb, I had no choice. North Carolina is still under construction. Them folks wil not be happy until the entire state has been covered with asphalt. I made it though there alive without getting any tickets, running anyone off the road, and only one flat tire. On Black Mountain no less. At some ungodly hour of the morning we left the under construction North Carolina and crossed over into the Great State of Tennessee, home of the Nationial Champion Tennessee Volunteers, and Lady Volunteers. It's hard to describe the level of joy that sprang into my heart when I saw that sign that said Welcome to Tennessee and I knew that I had finally returned to civilized country. Interstate 40 through Tennessee is a dream road. It could'nt be any better if they paved it with gold. As you are whipping west toward Knoxville at an extreme rate of speed, (speed limits in Tennessee only pertain to those with out of state plates), playing George Jones with one hand fiddleing with the radio, while simultainously trying to get the pacifier back in the babie's mouth, lighting a cigarette, telling the 15 year old that you've listened to all the devil music you're going to listen to today and if he don't like it he can walk home, flipping off some Canadian that's slowing you down by only doing 75 in the fast lane, while listening to the wife scream in mortal fear of plummeting off the road into the chasm down below, you realise that you are back in the promised land. Outside of Knoxville I picked up WDVX-FM, that radio station that Shane Rhyme works at. All Hillbilly, All the Time. It was musical manna from heaven. At 3:30 am, tired of listening to the family ask "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" ad infinitum, we pulled into a Super 8 motel in Knoxville. The next morning I woke up to -40 degree temperatures and 4" of snow on the ground. We tryed to get hold of Shane who was nowhere to be found and then went and spent the day with my cute, unattached 25 year old sister with the Masters Degree from UT in German who has a cute apartment and makes $20 an hour as a translator/software designer for an educational software company. Shane Rhyme is such a loser. I wanted to get up to Maryville to visit with Tut Taylor and pick and eat biscuits but my son kept bitching about getting on the road and getting there so he could spend some time with his Aunt Tim and Uncle John who are fun to be around and not boring and old like his parents are. We left out of Knoxville late that afternoon. I got to listen to Shane's show on the radio while my son made fun of the music. Next time, I'm duct taping his ass to the hood and he can ride like a deer. I even got a chance to hear a song by P2's very own Nancy Apple. After I got out of range of WDVX, I flipped the radio over to WSM AM650. Eddie Stubbs is the man!! The folks were great. The loved, and tryed like hell to spoil my new daughter. Monday Night I went to Nashville to see Elena SKye and the Demolition String Band. Alas, I got to the gig just as they had finishe up their set. Bummer. I found Elena and walked up to her and said, "I'm sorry I missed your set, But I hear that y'all sucked anyway". It's important to always try and make a good first impression. I hung out with them folks for awhile and did some picking and singing with them back in the Hotel room that overlooked Webb Pierces guitar shaped swimming pool while people I didn't know were smoking funny cigarettes. Nothing illegal, just some shamans blend of herbs and spices that was supposed to clear out your lungs, chase away evil spirits, and simultainously cleanse your colon. It was a good time until they pussed out, told me they were tired, and that I had to go. Tuesday night, I finally hooked up with my buddy Scott Rouse at a recording studiop in town. An artist who I am not allowed to name was recording a record for a label I am not supposed to name. It was interesting. The coolest thing was that GLEN DUNCAN was playing on the session. Seems that Jason Carter had originally been asked to play, but since it was a late session, and after his curfew, they got Glen instead. Actually, he's a nice guy. We talked about Monroe some, then found out that Duncan is a Navy buff. Cool. The rest of the trip was spent with my brother trying to spoil my son while my parents tried to spoil my daughter.
MP3
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Re: MP3
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Re: Brave New Waves/Nightline/WhateverSonic Blah Blah Blah
Carl, All that I know is, on last night's (Sat.) RadioSonic, David Wisdom was sounding like such a weasel. "Ohh, ahh, guess who I talked to this afternoon?" Mitch Matthews (hating SXSW more with each passing day) Gravel Train/Sunken Road
Re: The Gram Parsosn tribute concert
how come Gene Parsons has never gotten the credit that he deserves? Inventer of the B-Bender, Member of the Byrds, Member of Nashville West, Member of a bunch of other stuff. He's definately in that Chris Hillman catagory of great yet underrated and under appreciated sidemen. Jeff Wall What exactly is a B-Bender? A drink? Guitar? Style of playing the B-string on a guitar? Early version of the wonderbra? As for why he and Hillman aren't more recognized, I can only surmise that they had the nerve to not die "tragically." Plus, Gram is a cutie, and those guys are just regular lookin' Joes (anyone who cares to deny that element of the cult o' Gram, well, I just happen to have the last Strat that Jimi Hendrix ever played. Just like new. How much ya want for it?). By the way, is the G. Parsons to which "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man" is co-credited Gram or Gene? Lance . . .
Re: Clip: rock critic weirdness (NY Observer)
Tucker Eskew forwarded: A few weeks ago, several rock critics, music journalists and a publicist got an 11-page photocopied manifesto in the mail. Called "The Rock Critical List," the homemade screed had one point, which it hammered for about 3,000 or so words. To wit: "Music scribbling out of New York-based national publications at this exact moment is unnecessarily lifeless, artless and idiotically panglossed, useless even as a `consumer guide.'" Signed by one "Jo Jo Dancer, Wow, a man after my own heart. That made my morning. It's too bad that about 99% of rock criticism and writing has been reduced to smug, hipper-than-thou crap. I'd rather read something by Neal or Jon or Roy or many of the other writers in our circle than read the masturbatory drivel Neil Strauss, Christgau and the rest of those fuckers pump out. Nothing pisses me off more than a frustrated artist cum writer who tries to become the show. Guess what, Robert? There's a reason why the guy or gal onstage gets laid more than you do. /bile off Dave np: Alejandro - Bourbonitis Blues *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greater Newport Roots Music Page: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest Central: http://www.twangfest.com
Holsum dates
Finally getting to use my BA from the Mark Wyatt School of Utterly Shameless Self-Promotion, class of '95 *** Having successfully opened for Bare Jr. @ Top Cat's without anyone getting hurt, Holsum is now ready to move onward, if not upward, in search of eternal roots rock glory. Or something like that (I had a huge lunch, I'm not feeling witty, cut me some slack). Here's the scoop... - Thursday, April 8 @ Ripley's (in Clifton) - probably by ourselves, probably a 10pm start. - Sunday, April 11 @ The Comet (Northside) - By ourselves, 7:30 start, come by early and join us for a mammoth pre-show burrito. - Thursday, April 15 @ Top Cat's (Clifton) - Drown your tax day sorrows with us. By ourselves, I believe this is a 10:30 start...there's a dart tournament or some such before. - Friday, April 16 @ Southgate House (Newport) - Ah, my first gig on my home turf since '92 or so. We're opening for Dayton's Johnny Smoke and Rip Rock Raunch, we're on first, 10pm start. - Saturday, April 24 @ Blue Note (Price Hill) - We're opening the Overdue reunion show. There were something like 900 people there last time, so this should be a fun one. - Tuesday, May 4 @ Top Cat's - We're opening for the King of Surf Music, Dick Dale! Should be fun, especially since it's Dick's birthday. Likely a 9pm or 10pm start, though I dunno for sure yet (I'm sure you'll get another of these annoying emails before then). Come see us. Feel free to email or call (581-DUMB) me with questions. And don't forget to check my web page (URL below) for updated listings on roots music shows around town. Make double-dog sure you're at Hayes Brothers on March 27 for the beginning of the RetroGrade A music series (Lazy Boys, Prospect Hill, Comet All-Stars, Ma Crow the Flock -- Jon W will be playing bass in all four bands), and at The Comet the next night for the international debut of Dr. Twang Stainless Steel (yes, you'll get to see an actual pedal steel player in person, which is only slightly more rare than seeing Mike Brown make a good football decision). Cheers, Dave *** *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greater Newport Roots Music Page: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest Central: http://www.twangfest.com
B-Bender (was: Re: The Gram Parsosn tribute concert)
Lance, A B-Bender is a device attached to an electric guitar (usually a Telecaster) at the bridge that allows for the "B" string to be bent up and down to give a similar sound to a pedal steel. It involves routing out the back of the guitar, installing the device, and to bend the string, you manipulate the guitar strap button near the neck. I used one once, and while it's great to play with, it takes a lot of practice to use it just right. Mitch Matthews Gravel Train/Sunken Road
Careless Love?
Apologies if this was discussed while I was gone, but has anyone read Guralnick's Careless Love and, if so, how is it? I just finished Last Train to Memphis and while I'm hesitant to dedicate 1300 straight pages of reading to The King, I figure I may as well read it while all the names and dates are still rattling around. I'm also reading Colin Escott's Hank bio (finally) and man, what phenomenal writers these guys are. Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greater Newport Roots Music Page: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest Central: http://www.twangfest.com
Re: Clip: rock critic weirdness (NY Observer)
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 21-Mar-99 Re: Clip: rock critic weird.. by "Dave Purcell"@one.net I'd rather read something by Neal or Jon or Roy or many of the other writers in our circle Speaking of which, I just got the new ND, and its got a reprint of Gracey's tribute to Jimmy Day (which I still maint ain is p2 Post of the Year) and a fine discussion of music and coming-of-age by David Cantell under the guise of a review of the new Wilco and Joe Henry records. The rest of the magazine looks pretty solid as well, with a cover article on Earle McCoury that actually talks about the band, a John Welsey Harding/Nic Jones article, a Clodhopper review, and a good interview with Kelly Willis. Haven't read them yet, but there are also pieces on Westerberg, Kristin Hersh and Terry Allen. Just the kind of thing to proscrastinate with while I try to make some deadlines this week. Carl Z.
Re: Careless Love?
Dave Purcell wrote: Apologies if this was discussed while I was gone, but has anyone read Guralnick's Careless Love and, if so, how is it? I just picked up a copy myself. There were some sizeable chunks extracted in a good Mojo article recently - about the Vegas to Memphis phase - which were fascinating. Guralnick is one great writer. Not got any further than the preface of the tome itself as I'm glued to my PC working to a deadline, but can't wait to dig into it... Stevie
CMR Thursday 18th March: An A-Z of the SXSW '99
Bob Paterson's The Singer Songwriter Show: An A-Z of the SXSW '99 Country Music Radio for Europe Thursday 18th March 1999 Bad Livers - I'm Convicted ["Industry and Thrift", Sugar Hill 1998] segue Cindy Lee Berryhill - Jane and John ["Straight Outta Marysville", Demon Records 1996] Calexico - The Ride (Pt.2) [CD Single, City Slang 1999] segue Neko Case Her Boyfriends - Honky Tonk Hiccups ["The Virginian", Bloodshot Records 1998] Devil In A Woodpile - Steel Guitar Rag ["Devil In A Woodpile", Bloodshot Records 1998] Stacey Earle - Simple Gearle ["Simple Gearle", Gearle Records 1998] segue Ana Egge - Dakota ["River Under The Road", Lazy S.O.B. Recordings 1997] segue Rosie Flores - Who's Gonna Fix It Now ["Dance Hall Dreams", Rounder Records 1999] Jon Dee Graham - Faithless ["Escape From Monster Island", Glitterhouse Records 1998] Patty Griffin - Goodbye ["Flaming Red", AM Records 1998] Hank Dogs - Quality Time ["Bareback", Hannibal Records 1998] Honey Well - Go Where You Want [Demo, Tongue Groove Productions 1998] The Cornell Hurd Band - 7 Cups Of Coffee 14 Cigarettes ["Jukebox Cowboy", Vinyl Junkie Records 1997] segue Robert Earl Keen - Down That Dusty Trail [CD Single, Arista 1998] The Kennedys - The Fire The Rose ["Angel Fire", Philo 1998] segue Jim Lauderdale - You're Tempting Me ["Whisper", BNA 1998] Lynn Miles - Anywhere ["Night In A Strange Town", Philo 1998] segue Kim Richey - The Lonesome Side Of Town ["Bitter Sweet", Mercury Records 1997] Jim Roll - The Fall ["Ready To Hang", One Man Clapping Records 1998] Darden Smith - Levée Song ["Little Victories", Columbia 1993] segue Those Magnificent Men - What Kind Of Country Is This? ["What Kind Of Country Is This?", Way Out West 1998] Greg Trooper - Lightning Bug ["Popular Demons", Koch Records 1998] Lucinda Williams - Crescent City ["Lucinda Williams", Koch International Re-Issue 1998] -- Bob Paterson 59 Miranda Road London N19 3RA http://www.ursasoft.com/bob Current projects: CMR DJ (Thursday nights 10-12) Bob Harris Show on Radio 2 (Researcher) Promoter at The Spitz Venue, London
Charles Sawtell-RIP
From Bluegrass-L very sad. I am very sad to inform you that Charles Sawtelle died Saturday night at 8pm Pacific Time. He had been in Intensive Care for the last month at City of Hope Hospital in Duarte, California. His liver and kidneys finally couldn't handle the stress of all the medication and graft vs. host disease, a result of his bone marrow transplant of two years ago. He had been unconscious for over three weeks, with family and dear friends there to help any way they could. In the last few days he had been declining, and it was understood that he wouldn't last long. I don't know any further details at this point, such as funeral or memorial arrangements, but will post them as I know them. It's hard to put into words the loss I feel. Charles was much more than a great musician. He was a dear friend to many, he was an inspiration and a mentor, he was funny and a good guy to be around, and he did a great job living with dignity in the face of complicated and debilitating illness, starting with the leukemia five years ago. A very generous person, a quite unique person. It has been amazing to see the level of care and concern expressed by so many people for him. He touched a lot of people, and he will continue to touch us even now that he's gone. Rest in peace Charles my friend. Pete Wernick Stick-I need to play some Hot Rize
Re: The Gram Parsosn tribute concert
In a message dated 3/21/99 10:11:51 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (Sweet) mental revenge Did Gram Parsons ever cover this? Honestly I don't know on vinal-there are many concert shows that have them playing this in the FBB. I have it on a FBB bootleg album. Great version. Tom Waits changed my life last night. More later. Slim
Bending the strings
At 08:13 AM 3/21/99 -0600, you wrote: What exactly is a B-Bender? A drink? Guitar? Style of playing the B-string on a guitar? Early version of the wonderbra? alas ye unwashed hairy brethern, sit thee down and thou shalt learn sumpthin. I'm not sure who the first person to bend a guitar string was, but it has become a staple of the Country Guitar Playing style. It might of been Roy Nichols who would bend the string *before* it was picked and then let it detension back. James Burton might have been the first. He's getting awful long in the tooth and is the undesputed master of chicken pickin string bendin. James replaced the strings on his paisley Tele with banjo strings because they were thinner and he could get more bend out of them. But I want to talk about Clarence White. Clarence and his older brother Roland originainally hail from the high lonesome mountains of Maine. Well I maybe not high or lonesome but they are originally from Maine. Their daddy relocated them out to Californicate. Roland was bit particularly hard by the music bug and used to make his brothers Eric and Clarence get up in the middle of the night and pick with him. If they didn't, he'd kick their butt. The White Brothers played a bunch of really fine music. They later went on to become the Kentucky Colonels and had a bunch of hillbilly longhairs join them. People like Scotty Stoneman, Roger Bush, Billy Ray Lathum, and LeRoy "Mack" MacNees. The White Brothers, performing as the Country Boys, were regulars on Joe Maphis's televison program. Maphis turned young Clarence on to electricity. Clarence White bought himself a '54 Fender Telecaster in 1965 and began learning to play it. He made friends with pickers Jimmy Bryant, Don Rich, and James Burton and learned how to play that thing. It didn't take long before he was suprising the hell out of his hero/teachers. White hooked up with Gene Parsons and Gib Guilbeau around '66 or '67 and were performing in the LA area as Nashville West. The album of the same name was originally recorded by Parsons as nothing more than a practice tape and features Clarence *pre-bender*. Clarence was fascinated by the sound of Pedal Steel. The string bender came into being due to Clarence hitting licks and getting Parsons to bend the string for him above the nut,that is between the tuner and the nut. Parsons', a skilled machinist, thought about it for awhile and put all the synapases in his big ole' head to work and invented the B-Bender. A mechanical device that will bend the B string on the guitar when the neck is pushed down. This device involved radical custimization and more gears and levers than someone with my limited mechanical ability ever wants to even think about. It was named the Parson's-White Stringbender. Clarences name was stuck on it because he already had a reputation as an axe-slinger. Jimi Hendrix was a Clarence White fan, But make no mistake, Gene Parsons invented the thing. Clarence just showed the world what it could do. The B-Bender has come back into style again. Fender now sells a line of B-Bender guitars licsenced from Parsons. Hipshot makes a bolt on bender that loosely immitates. But you can have the real thing, not a shoddy imitation. Gene Parsons install's B-Benders at his mountiantop workshop. In fact he has now invented an acoustic version. Check out http://www.stringbender.com The first ever B-Bender is now owned by Marty Stuart. He owns the Telecaster that Clarence played and uses it as his main axe. He don't bend it as much as I would like for him too, although I recently saw a clip of him on the television where he was bending his little heart away. Made me proud. Jimmy Olander of the group Diamond Rio is probably the most heard/radio friendly B-Bender player out there working right now. If yu would like more information on bending, check out Gene Parsons website at http://www.stringbender.com he even has some sound files up there. for more information on Clarence White, check out http://ebni.com/byrds/memcw1.html I apologise now for any inaccuracies. Mary Kat knows far more than I ever will about Clarence White, Joe Maphis, James Burton and that whole early california country/country-rock scene. The Bud Rocket is also a Clarence-Burton authority. I'm counting on you two to clear up any screwups on my part. Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 3421 Daisy Crescent - Va Beach, Va - 23456
Re: Charles Sawtell-RIP
At 11:01 AM 3/21/99 -0500, you wrote: shit,shit,shit,shit,shit,shit,shit,shit,shit,shit,shit,shit, I was just talking to Tut Taylor last night about Charles. We thought he had made it and was going to pull through. shit. Charles had one of the most distinct lead styles in Bluegrass. I've often wondered why his phrasing was not more lauded. Pray for Randy Howard and John Hartford. We can't afford to loose anymore folks. Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 3421 Daisy Crescent - Va Beach, Va - 23456
Re: Charles Sawtell-RIP
In a message dated 3/21/99 10:41:42 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Pray for Randy Howard and John Hartford. We can't afford to loose anymore folks. What's up with john hartford? I just saw Jamie last night playing with Guy Clark at the Donald Lindley benefit. Slim
Re: Charles Sawtell-RIP
At 11:52 AM 3/21/99 EST, you wrote: What's up with john hartford? I just saw Jamie last night playing with Guy Clark at the Donald Lindley benefit. Hartford's been battling cancer for many years now. He doesn't want a big to-do made about it though. Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 3421 Daisy Crescent - Va Beach, Va - 23456
Re: Help please ! (Tom House Joseph Spence)
When I met Tom House a few years back, it was pre-Bloodshot, and he was a damned interesting poet who preferred digging ditches and writing poems to more respectable occupations. His pal, Kurt Wagner, of Lambchop, is cut from the same cloth- he's busted his butt for years scraping floors so he could paint his paintings and play his songs his way. I seem to remember that Tom's poems have been published - they'd be worth looking for.
Re: Bending the strings
Wow! Ask and ye shall receive. Thanks, Jeff, for the history lesson, but since my head hurts now, I'm gonna listen to some Byrds and poke the cat. Lance . . .
Tuesday Night Americana Showcase - Grasshopper Highway
Hi Music Fans: It's time for the weekly update for Charlotte's Tuesday Night Americana Showcase - held every Tuesday night at the Double Door Inn (starting at 9:00 PM). This week, Tuesday, March 23rd we welcome Michael Reno Harrell Big Al and Special Guests Grasshopper Highway Grasshopper Highway is a Chapel Hill based group mix traditional bluegrass instrumentation with old - western swing and modern country. Their debut CD, Come What May, has garnered praise for the musical prowess of the members as well as Rafi Goldburg's lyrical genious. Comparisons have been drawn with Dylan, The Band, Wilco and even Tom Waitss' narrative style. Ken Johnson of the Charlotte Observer labeled it a sure winner!! Don't forget to mark your calanders for upcoming guests: March 30th - rock-a-billy with The Hillbilly Hellcats April 6th - bluegrass with Sound Therapy April 13th - Bill Kirchin Too Much Fun April 27th - Damnations, TX May 4th - Big Sandy His Fly-Right Boys May 11th - Greg Trooper May 25th - Andi Hoffman The B0goes June 15th - Robbie Fulks (for those who didn't get enough at the Anniversary Show). See ya Tuesday night. Maxx MaxxMusic The Charlotte Americana Showcase
Amazing Rhythm Aces - Friday, Aprol 9th, Charlotte, NC
MAxxMusic is pleased to announce the following addition to our Spring Schedule at Charlotte's Neighborhood Theatre: Friday, April 9th @ 9:00 PM The Amazing Rhythm Aces tickets - $20.00 Seventeen years after the cult 70's country-rock band split up, they are making a much welcomed return to the Queen City. Tickets will be available by mid-week at all local independent record stores or you can purchase them by phone at 704.309.2087 or online at www.maxxmusic.com. Tickets are still available for the following MaxxMusic shows: Friday, March 26th @ 10:00 PM Andrew Bird's Bowl Of Fire tickets - $8.00 Saturday, March 27th @ 8:00 PM Cephas Wiggins tickets - $15.00 Tuesday, March 30th @ 7:30 PM Robert Earl Keen with Reckless Kelly tickets - $20.00 ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY!!! (only a few tickets remain) Saturday, April 3rd @ 8:00 PM David Olney with David Childers tickets - $10.00 Maxx MaxxMusic
Re: Careless Love?
Apologies if this was discussed while I was gone, but has anyone read Guralnick's Careless Love and, if so, how is it? I just finished Last Train to Memphis and while I'm hesitant to dedicate 1300 straight pages of reading to The King, I figure I may as well read it while all the names and dates are still rattling around. I'm also reading Colin Escott's Hank bio (finally) and man, what phenomenal writers these guys are. Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yup. I have. I posted a while ago asking if there was an interest in a discussion but it seems there was a brief one while I was gone writing papers and pacifying the taxman. But that's not going to stop me. Coming soon: 'Joe Friday meets The King on the Mystery Train: The curious silences of Peter Guralnick'. Only problem is I've got a couple of urgent questionnaires to do, a marketing plan for the Social Policy Association to write, the front room's gotta be painted and there's the fruit bushes to mulch, onions to plant and the lawns to demoss. So it'll be a week/ten days at least before I can get round to this. Despite any criticisms I'll have about the book (mainly about Guralnick eschewing virtually any kind of interpretative commentary) it's a fine thing, easily the equal of the first volume. Read this book - it's good if, naturally, rather depressing. Great photos again too (if not quite the equal of the Wertheimer ones in the first vol). -- Iain Noble Hound Dog Research, Survey and Social Research Consultancy, 28A Collegiate Crescent Sheffield S10 2BA UK Phone/fax: (+44) (0)114 267 1394 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
Joe pernice dates
Upcoming Joe Pernice solo shows: March 24 Brighton Club, W. Long Branch, NJ (w/Buffalo Tom) March 25 Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA (w/Buffalo Tom) March 26 Tramps, New York, NY (w/Buffalo Tom) April 20 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY (w/Mike Ireland Dan Mesh, Bob Egan) April 21 House of Blues, Cambridge, MA (in the round with Mike Ireland Bob Egan, King Radio opens) Pernice Brothers and Joe Pernice European dates coming soon... Joyce Linehan Artist Management 10A Burt Street Dorchester, MA 02124 617-282-2510
Re: Charles Sawtell-RIP
At 11:01 AM -0500 on 3/21/99, Stick wrote: From Bluegrass-L very sad. I am very sad to inform you that Charles Sawtelle died Saturday night at 8pm Pacific Time. Indeed. Last night I saw Peter Rowan and Tony Rice with a couple other semi-P2ers; at the beginning Rowan dedicated the set to Sawtelle, and received an appreciative, small hand. After the encore, the MC, from a local college station, came out and announced that it was an appropriate dedication because he'd just received word that Sawtelle had just been taken off life support. I hope Rowan and Rice didn't find out by overhearing that. An unfortunate end to the evening, and unfortunately handled to boot. (The night only went downhill from there, as we learned this morning that when some guy bumped into Tracy last night, he got her wallet.) Bob
RE: Bending the strings
You know, every time I write something like this and try to display just a bit of my vast, but wholly inaccurate music knowledge, Weisberger comes along with that big ole brain of his and proceeds to blow me completely out of the water. I hate him. From this day forward, I renounce any and all Urban Hipster Intellengentsia - White Guy With Glasses [UHI-WGWG] status. I'm tired of trying to impress you folks with my mighty brain power only to have some big bass playing geek prove once again that I am a dumbass. From now on, just look at me as another pretty face in the crowd. I'll just have to get by on my looks alone. It ain't easy being pretty. This is it. The last of my psuedo intellectual posts. I'm back to being a big goodlooking sexy smartass hillbilly. np(imh) multiple requests for Freebird at Twangfest. insert (g) thingee as appropriate. Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 3421 Daisy Crescent - Va Beach, Va - 23456
Re: Charles Sawtell-RIP
I am very sad to inform you that Charles Sawtelle died Saturday night at 8pm Pacific Time. Very sad news. My parents are close friends of Charles' folks, Dan And Polly...big-hearted people, salt of the earth, and immensely proud of their son. I'll be praying for them tonight. Allen B. *** Boot Heel Drag can be heard on CJSW 90.9 FM , Calgary,AB Tuesdays at 6:30 PM MST and on realaudio at www.cjsw.com.
B-Bender
What exactly is a B-Bender? A drink? Guitar? Style of playing the B-string on a guitar? Early version of the wonderbra? By the way, is the G. Parsons to which "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man" is co-credited Gram or Gene? Lance . . . The Parsons-White B-Bender is a spring pulley device Gene Parsons invented for Clarence White's Telecaster. When you pull down on the neck of the guitar, it activates a pulley connected to the strap button on the upper bass bout of the guitar which pulls the B-string and bends it up up a whole step, which enables one to simulate the string-bending effect of a pedal steel guitar. Quite an ingenious device, which he has since gone on to market professionally over the last 30 or so years. Gene has his own business that builds installs it; its also currently available from Fender as a custom option, as well as being featured on one of their Tele models. Its been used by countless musicians since. There's a less expensive device that does the same thing called a Hipshot, retailing at about $80, which can be retro-fitted onto an electric guitar with out having to route out the inside to install the Parsons String Bender mechanism. I've had a Hipshot on on my Tele for the last 10 years or so. The tone and the "pull" are not quite the same, but it works for me, at least until I can afford one of the Real Things. "Drugstore Truck Drivin' Man" was co-written with GRAM Parsons in London, just prior to the South African disaster, was a sarcastic riposte to the Nashville audience who had rejected the Byrds after their guest appearance on the Grand Ole Opry in 1968. More specifically, the song was directed against Ralph Emory (ie: "this one's for you, Ralph" as McGuinn says at the end of the cut), who had denounced the Byrds as longhairedhippyweirdofaggots on his radio show. Between record plays and right-wing comments about the Byrds, Emory would announce commercials for various items such as truck components, and it was from this that McGuinn developed an image of the drug store truck drivin' man who was so reactionary that he mightg as well be head of the Ku Klux Klan. Buddy Among Others Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Tired in CT
Hi Kate - Drove up and back to Boston last night. Remains were great!!! Lots of faces from the 'old' days. Interesting to see lots of vinyl being autographed. Heard their was an article and photo in one of the Boston papers. Could you direct me to where I can get a copy - especially a copy of the photo? Thanks, Kat
Re: Tired in CT
Sorry that last post should have been sent offlist!!! My brain just can't function on 3 hours sleep. Kat
RE: Bending the strings
You know, every time I write something like this and try to display just a bit of my vast, but wholly inaccurate music knowledge, Weisberger comes along with that big ole brain of his and proceeds to blow me completely out of the water. I hate him. Hey, Jeff, I wasn't trying to contradict your excellent post, just supplement it; neither was I trying to downplay White and Parsons' accomplishment in creating the B-Bender, which is a nifty device (there's a funny passage in the Country Guitar interview with the AOTD where he points out that he developed his cool bend licks because he was trying to copy White and didn't realize that Clarence was using the bender, just like Dale Potter developed his amazing facility with double stops because he was trying to copy Bob Wills and didn't realize he had multiple fiddles), just pointing out a relevant antecedent. This is it. The last of my psuedo intellectual posts. I'm back to being a big goodlooking sexy smartass hillbilly. Er, ah, better stick with the pseudo intellectual posts. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
The Blue Chip Radio Report 3/22/99
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:03:26 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The Blue Chip Radio Report 3/22/99 THE BLUE CHIP RADIO REPORT News, Charts, Show Prep, Sales Info March 22, 1999 Bill Miller Editor Publisher The Blue Chip Radio Report is a free weekly newsletter for people in the radio and music industries.To add your name to our e-mailing list, or to remove your name, send your request to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks! The Blue Chip Song of the Week: "From The Inside out" by Linda Davis. Writers: Marc Beeson and Angela Kaset. Produced by James Stroud and Julian King. Label: Dreamworks Nashville. Davis drops the Celine Dion copycat act for a more interpretive sound. Nice steel guitar and a fresh lyrical approach to a classic theme. George Jones was dismissed from the Vanderbilt hospital in Nashville on Friday. Jones rode home on his tour bus. As Garth Brooks' masterfully markets Garth Brooks with the express, written consent of Major League Baseball, his pop (as opposed to country) album for Capitol is being readied for the Garth Brooks market. The initial release date, May 4th, has been been scuttled. The album will likely be released in June or July, according to Billboard. Meanwhile, keen Brooks' observer Steve Wariner has jumped on the baseball cross-promotional bandwagon. For every strikeout thrown by New York Mets reliever Turk Wendell (pronounced Wen-DELL) this summer, Wariner and Wendell will each contribute $ 100 to Garth's Touch 'Em All Foundation. Some radio researchers are discovering that Faith Hill's "This Kiss" was played more by non-country stations than country stations. If that's true, then should sales of the recording be tallied as "country" or "pop"? Should they be apportioned between formats (with country getting the smaller percentage)? Does that make the song a bigger country hit or lesser country hit? Willie Nelson guests on Howard Stern's TV show on the E! entertainment channel, March 29th and 30th. Willie may be too quick for Howard. Jeff Foxworthy will join the crowded field of national countdown radio hosts. The Foxworthy Countdown debuts next month. By the way, you might be a redneck if you can't countdown from 20. New York City will be the site of "An All-Star Tribute To Johnny Cash" on April 6th. The program will be recorded for playback on Turner Network Television (TNT) on April 18th. 32 years ago this month, Porter Wagoner had a # 2 chart hit with a classic country tune called "The Cold Hard Facts Of Life". It's a terrific country song that ranks alongside "The Carroll County Accident" as my favorite hits by the original rhinestone cowboy. Porter has had 28 songs in Billboard's Top 10 as a recording artist. He has owned several successful publishing companies, a profitable recording studio, a long-running syndicated TV, and produced boucoups of hits, including almost all of Dolly Parton's country hits. In fact, when pretty little Miss Norma Jean decided to retire from the business, it was Porter who saw the potential of the unknown Dolly from the Smoky Mountains and invited her to join the cast of his TV show. The rest, as they say, is history. Porter will make a guest appearance at the Tennessee Songwriters Association International weekly meeting on March 31st at Belmont University in Nashville. Non-members are invited to attend. For the several hundred songwriters in the Nashville area who subscribe to this newsletter, and the hundreds of other people in the Music Business City who also subscribe, I think the ol' Wagonmaster might have a thing or two to say that you would find of value. And, as Jeff Wall points out, Porter is still the best dressed man in country music. For more info on The Tennessee Songwriters Association International, visit their website at http://www.ClubNashville.com/tsai.htm or call the TSAI hotline at (615) 969-5967. Nashville's ever-growing songwriters festival, Tin Pan South, is set for April 12-17. Welcome to our new subscribers, including Chris Bev Jackson of Americana Promotion LTD in the United Kingdom; Jim O'Hara, PD at WLLR-fm in the Quad Cities IL/IA; Capt. Billy Anderson from the morning show at KPAN in Hereford TX; Bjorne Hesselbjerggaard with Radio Sindal in Denmark; and Jaye Albright. John Fogerty
