Re: Buddy Guy (was Re: soul)
Why does GE Smith get so slagged? I think it's the hair and the grimaces he makes. g Jim, still smilin' You're walking on thin territory Jim. Barry Shag-challenged and grimmacing. In a nice way. (Maybe he could change his name to RCA Smith. More retro.)
Re: Buddy Guy (was Re: soul)
Why does GE Smith get so slagged? While I may not be a huge Hall Oates fan and band leading SNL might not be the most cred producing gig, I've always thought the guy can play. I'm sure he can, but as someone else said just watching the guy was painful. I use to watch a good deal of SNL in those days with buddies of mine who were pretty good guitarists themselves, and they would look upon those skit-ending close-ups on him as comedy sketches in their own right... Dan, who is honestly looking forward to the long-rumored "Sprockets" movie...g
Re: Buddy Guy (was Re: soul)
Sez Carl Z: Speaking of which, the local PBS station aired a tribute to Muddy Waters this week which featured a number of luminaries guesting with a house band featuring G. E. Smith (ugh), Johnnie Johnson Charlie Musselwhite. The highlight was a very long appareance by Buddy Guy... I saw some of that and what knocked me out flat was Johnnie Johnson's spare and oh-so-tasty foil to Phoebe Snow. Phoebe left me pretty cold. Who can tell me more about Johnnie Johnson?
Re: Buddy Guy (was Re: soul)
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Kelly Kessler wrote: Who can tell me more about Johnnie Johnson? I can't tell you a damn thing. Listen to some Chuck Berry records, Johnnie's all over them. Also, rent that Keith Richards flick about celebrating Chuck's birthday. Johnnie's in that, with some good shots of his hands. -- Mike Woods
Re: Buddy Guy (was Re: soul)
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Kelly K. wrote: Who can tell me more about Johnnie Johnson? Barry replied: Already am experienced Midwest keyboard man (St. Louis or Kansas City originally, I think) when he met Chuck Berry--this was the guy who played piano on the likes of Roll Over Beethoven, Maybelline. Thirty Days, Brown-Eyed Handsome Man, Too mUch Monkey Business, Memphis, Almost Grown., Little Queenie and Carol...It's widely accepted that his piano licks had significant influence on Berry guitar lick and therefore on all of rock and roll (with apologies to Louis Jordan and T-Bone Walker, who Berry knew just as well). This is it, in a nutshell. Johnny still plays around St. Louis quite often, usually fronting his own combo but occasionally still sitting in with Chuck or other local bluesmen. He's a very sweet old guy, and not the type to draw attention to himself. He can still play just fine, too. I catch Johnnie when I can because he's one of the last remaining links to '50's rock n roll at its very best. Kip
