Re: Texans and odd hats
You wrote: Just retuned from Europe where one of my artists , David Gogo, was touring a number of festivals and show with Guy Forsyth. One of his band members was seen sporting a lovely cat hat. Not a racoon - a cat. His head gear, needless to say, got a lot of attention. At the risk of upset certain cat fanciers on the list I'd say that was one damned fine use for a cat. Neat - except he should maybe consider a dog hat next time...That way, if the band ever tours in China, the rest of the dog won't go to waste. Disclaimer: I was bit by a Tibetan KyiApso (sic) on Christmas Day, and I still hold a grudge.. -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ cat fancier, dog tolerator...for now
Sugar Town?
Today at the local gas station I heard a tune called "Sugar Town" on the piped-in music which I know I haven't heard in 30 years easy. WBAL In Baltimore played a lot of such things in the 60's... Something tells me this is one of those weird Lee Hazlewood compositions. Is this correct? -- Geff King Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh Confidential
Re: Ernest Tubb Query
Re: Mitch's query about ET's grave... I saw a bio of Tubb which went into this in some detail, but like most normal people, I don't remember the author or title. Damn..there goes my Librarian Guilt. now I gotta go FIND the fershluggint thing. -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "Don't let me catch you laughin' when the jukebox cries" - Kinky Friedman, "Sold American"
Re: Bye, Bye American Pie...
It was a joke, mostly. The Waylon Jennings crack. I like early Waylon just fine. Don't shoot, I'm only the piano player. Kip How many of you know what Waylon's last words to Buddy Holly were? (Hint: see his autobiography. It was on one of my old .sig files, but I took it off 'cos it was even too scary for me.) -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/
Re: soul (of Carol Kaye)
On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Joe Gracey wrote: Jeff Sohn wrote: Don't forget Carol Kaye who also played on many Motown sessions including those of Stevie Wonder, Four Tops, Supremes, and Marvin Gaye. I may be completely wrong, but wouldn't that be later on after Motown moved out to LA? She was the LA session player who was part of the Wrecking Crew with Leon Russell and all them guys who played on everything from Phil Spector to Beach Boys to Byrds etc. Check out her web site - http://www.carolkaye.com She has also been a regular contributor to several bass players' lists I've been on such as the Bottom Line, and she always manages to hold her own in the rough and tumble world of the Internet. -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "We were having trouble getting a good clean bass sound. So instead of going with a standard 2/4 beat, I said, `Let's try a 4/4 bass and a shuffle rhythm,' and it cut. It cut clean through." -- Ray Price, on recording 'Crazy Arms'
16 RPM (was RE: www.lyrics.ch)
Speaking of which, I remember a trick that an old guitar teacher showed me way back, where you could play (I hope I'm remembering this right) album at 17, or whatever that low setting was on old record players, and get the solo in key, but half as fast and an octave lower. [Matt Benz] That the old 78 speed, isn't it? No, young man. The correct speed was 16 rpm. Has anybody ever seen an actual 16rpm record? I heard that the Highway HiFi offered as an option on some old Chrysler automobiles played these, but was never able to verify it. Twang content: the original Dukes of Hazzard car was a 1958 Chrysler 300. -- Geff King (who doesn't need to play 16rpm to sound half fast)
Re: Honky Tonk Living Room
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Christopher M Knaus wrote: Oh, and who was the annoying MC who called both The Louvins and Wanda Jackson 'strange'? Probably some one who hasn't had any strange in awhile, I dunno... g -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "The United States will collapse by 1980." --Timothy Leary, 1965 (15 years before the 1980 election)
Terrifying Thought (RE: Clip: Don't let the door hit your ass..)
I just got the sickest thought. Even though the Decca trademark is not being used by MCA, MCA still owns it and all the rights thereof, right? (Correct me if its not that simple.) What if someone - maybe even someone in the Business - had enough money and, worse still, ambition to decide they wanted their own record company? Especially if they were getting tired of the business and looking for new challenges... Uhh..I don't think I wanna go there. -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "Don't let me catch you laughin' when the jukebox cries" - K. Friedman, "Sold American"
Clip: Garth Brooks Buys Decca Records Trademark
...and the ghost of Webb Pierce laughs like hell. I told ya I didn't wanna go there... Guess they just shoulda given him the "g". -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "Don't let me catch you laughin' when the jukebox cries" - K. Friedman, "Sold American"
The Booty Call (was Re: Americana guesswork/line-d@#*@)
Great article in the Washington Post day befor yeaterday about the Booty Call, a new kinda line dance popular with the Black Community. Don't have the URL, but a search through http://www.washingtonpost.com/ should turn it up. I was struck by how folks who dig the Booty Call don't seem to take it quite as seriously as do country line dancers or anti-line dancers. -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "Don't let me catch you laughin' when the jukebox cries" - K. Friedman, "Sold American"
RE: the fifth beatle
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Walker, Jason wrote: I believe that if there was a fifth Beatle, it was Carl Perkins. Any takers? Junior I always said that the Beatles reunion after John's death should have been Paul, George, and Ringo backing up Carl Perkins on tour. That would have been a show! -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "The United States will collapse by 1980." --Timothy Leary, 1965 (15 years before the 1980 election)
RE: the fifth beatle
On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Mike Woods wrote: That should have been the Beatles' reunion tour: Paul, George, Ringo and Carl. -- Mike Woods That does it. I'm never answering another post with this Subject: line again... GBK
Re: Americana guesswork
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...But really, do I care if Jay Farrar never sells 1,000,000 copies of anything? As long as he can make a living in this silly business, I suspect he'll be reasonably content and will continue making music. Kip You know, working on the fringes of the environmental industry as I do, the term 'sustainable development' comes up a lot. Makes me think of 'Americana' as perhaps a sustainable form of music - just enough popularity and acclaim to let artists make a living without having to buy the farm or sell the soul? I could go on, but it's late -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "The United States will collapse by 1980." --Timothy Leary, 1965 (15 years before the 1980 election)
Re: the fifth beatle
On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Mike Woods wrote: How Clarence White, admirable guitarist that he is, qualifies for this is beyond me. -- Mike Woods The fifth Beatle was Don Rich. If not for him, the Bealtes' sound as we know it today would not exist. This I believe. np: Mason Williams, "The Mason Williams Phonograph Record" -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "We were having trouble getting a good clean bass sound. So instead of going with a standard 2/4 beat, I said, `Let's try a 4/4 bass and a shuffle rhythm,' and it cut. It cut clean through." -- Ray Price, on recording 'Crazy Arms'
Re: Canadians and MLK (was Re: Luann Kowalek)
On Mon, 18 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How about Ian Moore's version of Abraham, Martin and John. That work? Or Smokey Robinson's version, which I heard last night on some smarmy blues/Rock Americana show. Magnificent reading of the song, though. -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "The United States will collapse by 1980." --Timothy Leary, 1965 (15 years before the 1980 election)
Re: Greetings from the District of Country
On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Mike Woods wrote: When we sober up a little, we'll post some more details! -- Mike Woods I love it when he says that. Not for nothing do we call him the Pope of the Telecaster..gg It was a very good night, and I think everyone made it home safe. Some even made it into work by 10...believe it or not. -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "The United States will collapse by 1980." -Timothy Leary, 1965 (15 years before the 1980 election)
Re: If You Ran into Garth .......
On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Matt Cook wrote: "Billie Joel is my hero"--Garth Brooks That's the answer. We hire Liberty DeVito to kick Garth's ass. -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "The United States will collapse by 1980." --Timothy Leary, 1965 (15 years before the 1980 election)
Re: Steve Earle/old vinyl/Huddie Ledbetter
On Fri, 15 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lance Davis wrote: Also--and on a completely unrelated note--can someone offer a reason why record companies used to make double LP's with Side 1 backed with Side 4? Call me crazy, but wouldn't it make more sense to have Side 2 on the flip since the record is already right there on the friggin turntable? The answer: so you could automagically play two following one and three following four. Side three following two required manual intervention. On another note...how many of you p2'ers have owned (or own) a three sided album? And what is it called? -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "The United States will collapse by 1980." --Timothy Leary, 1965 (15 years before the 1980 election)
Re: Burn Down the Library
Like I posted to Jeff off-list... In Tennessee they make Jack Daniels' whiskey in a dry county. Maybe Garth thinks that the only way to make music is to create an environment where music is impossible to listen to.. -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "Don't let me catch you laughin' when the jukebox cries" - K. Friedman, "Sold American"
Re: Query:Archive this list?
As far as I know, the archives are all still available from the listproc at U Washington, so this should all be moot. List members who want them can retrieve them from there. (And that includes the current month, too.) Any way to do this via FTP? If I try to get the listproc to send me a 2MB text file by E-Mail, my mailer will ROTF and LIAO. -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "We were having trouble getting a good clean bass sound. So instead of going with a standard 2/4 beat, I said, `Let's try a 4/4 bass and a shuffle rhythm,' and it cut. It cut clean through." -- Ray Price, on recording 'Crazy Arms'
