Sugar Bowl, I thought
> I'd
> > send a message on a subject I've been thinking on lately.
>
> > I've been listening to the Skillet Lickers and Riley Puckett quite a bit,
> > and it's made me curious about Riley's role as an influence on bass
> p
mando@googlegroups.com [mailto:taterbugma...@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of mistertaterbug
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 11:26 AM
To: Taterbugmando
Subject: Re: Bass in string bands
Oh lord,
Nelson, this strikes me sort of like a Jerry Lee Lewis piano
solo...not quite as oblique but still I did the Lassie
11:26 AM
To: Taterbugmando
Subject: Re: Bass in string bands
Oh lord,
Nelson, this strikes me sort of like a Jerry Lee Lewis piano
solo...not quite as oblique but still I did the Lassie look when I
read your post.
It almost makes my head hurt thinking about unraveling the tangled web
that mu
hile I am sitting here watching Alabama lose the Sugar Bowl, I thought I'd
> send a message on a subject I've been thinking on lately.
>
> I've been listening to the Skillet Lickers and Riley Puckett quite a bit,
> and it's made me curious about Riley's role as an i
e on bass players
and the inclusion of the bass in string bands. The book I have on Bluegrass
History states that Amos Garen was Bill Monroe's first upright bass player
when added in 1939. It also states that bass players were not common in
country string bands in the 1930's except for
