Re: George Jones' voice

1999-02-26 Thread Joe Gracey 

"[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Wyatt)" wrote:

 
 Next up for discussion--honky-tonk diction.  Why the heck do singers like Buck
 Owens and early Paycheck add an "ell" to words that don't have them?  Like, "I
 ain't nell-ver..."  They don't talk like that in southern Ohio (Paycheck's
 stomping grounds), and I bet they don't in Bakersfield, either.

because it is more euphonius. My grandfather (a central Texas farm boy)
always said "milnk" for the same reason.


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Re: George Jones' voice

1999-02-25 Thread KATIEJOM 

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
 And am I the only one who got a little queasy at Joe Gracey's description of
  how George's voice emanates from every orifice?  Yuck.  Maybe the sound guy
  should mic his ear.

= Agree, I was tempted to send Chris Carter (X-Files) some of it to use for a
new episode.

Kate
n.p. Willie Nelson/Spirit; while it's snowing like heck.

Re: George Jones' voice

1999-02-25 Thread Geff King 


 Next up for discussion--honky-tonk diction.  Why the heck do singers like Buck
 Owens and early Paycheck add an "ell" to words that don't have them?  Like, "I
 ain't nell-ver..."  They don't talk like that in southern Ohio (Paycheck's
 stomping grounds), and I bet they don't in Bakersfield, either.

Makes it easier to come down off the first syllable without sounding
harsh. Start on a high note on the first syllable and come down a fifth
with the word "Ne-ver" and then try it with "Nell-ver." 

Kinda like singing "year" instead of "here" when you've got the tenor part
in B. Greases up the skillet a bit.

Speaking of Jones and Paycheck: Paycheck played Van Howard to George for
some time, and it's been argued that some of Jones' weirdest phrasing was
a direct result of trying to anticipate what Paycheck was gonna do, or
vice versa. John Weisberger, correct me if I'm wrong.. 

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