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Topic: "To You Sweetheart, Aloha" on Acoustic Lap Steel |
Kay Das
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 27 Nov 2012 12:15 am |
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Just got back from Waikiki, loads of fun. While there, I happened to meet up with a talented group with whom I spent many hours jamming at the beach and at Ala Moana Center. One tune that kept coming back was Harry Owens' 1935 hit "To You Sweetheart, Aloha". This recording is dedicated to them and to all the musicians I met in Waikiki last week.
The main steel guitar lead is played on an electroacoustic Charvel Jackson converted to lap steel, DADF#AD tuning. The synthesizer is a Roland E-09, the rhythm guitar a Martin Custom, and the second steel part is played on the Steelocaster A6 tuning. Key of F. All tracks were played by me and the arrangement is mine, trying to emulate the twin sax and steel guitar of the Billy Vaughn orchestra of the 60's.
http://soundcloud.com/kay-das/to-you-sweetheart-aloha
or
http://www.4shared.com/mp3/lf5UttXh/To_You_Sweetheart_Aloha.html
Enjoy!
Kay |
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 27 Nov 2012 5:44 am
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Great stuff, Kay. Back in his day, I didn't like Billy Vaughn, but what do kids know? Right? Of course there is the slim chance that with the advancing years, I have become square as two bricks.
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Chuck S. Lettes
From:
Denver, Colorado
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Posted 27 Nov 2012 1:08 pm
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Sounding good, Kay. I like the "sax" steel, too.
Chuck |
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Kay Das
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 1 Dec 2012 11:58 pm
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- ( to Chuck): Shhh! It's a secret...the sax and steel combine well, methinks..and I know youthinks too...
- Good to hear from you, David, from near the Barrier Reef... I had got in touch with Richard, Billy Vaughn's son... who was deeply appreciative for keeping that sound alive..
Kay |
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