E9: Jimmy Day solo

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Frank Freniere
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E9: Jimmy Day solo

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Jimmy Day solo on "San Antonio Rose" from "The Essential Ray Price" 2-CD set (2007).

From his SGHOF plaque:

RECORDING ARTIST, COMPOSER, AND TRUE HONKY-TONK BACKUP MUSICIAN WHO ACHIEVED SUCH EXPRESSION ON THE E9th TUNING AS TO BE KNOWN AS "MR. COUNTRY SOUL." A ROBUST AND EARTHY ROAD PERFORMER WHO HAS INFLUENCED HUNDREDS OF ASPIRING PLAYERS FOR OVER THREE DECADES.

BORN: JANUARY 9, 1934 TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
DIED: JANUARY 22, 1999
INDUCTED: 1982

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Post by Ben Rubright »

Frank:

Any chance that the triplet in the last line should be strings 8-6-5 instead of 7-6-5?

Regards, Ben
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Yeah it's weird, I agree, but that's how I hear it...
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It goes by so fast, who'll notice 40 years later?

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Frank is correct. I checked with some hi-tech tools.
It's a C#, as written. Good ears!
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very cool! thanks for sharing this, thats one of my favorite LPs.
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Thanks for sharing this :)
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Thanks Frank!
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