Patty and The Buttons NEW record... Some straight C6 steel!

Patrick Harison · Post by **Patrick Harison** » 20 Nov 2014 4:55 pm

Hey straight steelers... I just released an album with my 1930's jazz band that features some Rickenbacker B-6 and Tricone work by yours truly. You can listen to the album in it's entirety on bandcamp! It's NOT a steel guitar album, but the tunes listed below were heavily inspired by a lot of the stuff I've learned about through you fine forumites!

These tracks are the ones that have some steel work on em':

"I Hate Hawaii"
https://pattyandthebuttons.bandcamp.com ... ate-hawaii

"The Mercury Blues"
https://pattyandthebuttons.bandcamp.com ... cury-blues

"Alcholic Blues"
https://pattyandthebuttons.bandcamp.com ... olic-blues

If you really like the tunes (most of which I wrote!) you can go as so far as to buy the album. Don't worry, all proceeds will go back into my steel guitar habit!

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 21 Nov 2014 7:09 am

Great work, Patrick. I love it!

Shades of the Cheap Suit Serenaders circa mid-1970s.

Aaron Jennings · Post by **Aaron Jennings** » 21 Nov 2014 2:18 pm

Patrick,

Great songwriting. Wonderful compositions.

I'm going to spend a lot of time on your bandcamp page until I have a chance to buy this.

Did I hear some vibes on there too?

I can really hear 'sweat' in some of those solo's, which is my favorite musical element

Also, Jack, thanks for turning me on to the Cheap Suit Serenades.

John Mulligan · Post by **John Mulligan** » 21 Nov 2014 3:01 pm

Excellent work, good music. Thanks for letting us know about you!

Paul Honeycutt · Post by **Paul Honeycutt** » 21 Nov 2014 5:11 pm

I listened to a little of XXX while I was there. You guys are sick and wrong. And thats why I like you!

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 22 Nov 2014 7:19 am

Jack Hanson wrote:Great work, Patrick. I love it!

ps -- I also thoroughly enjoyed your backup work on that new tricone with Jack Klatt. Klatt is very reminiscent of a young Spider John Koerner, who I regard as a true American treasure.

John Davis · Post by **John Davis** » 22 Nov 2014 10:15 am

Very nice really enjoying it......

Patrick Harison · Post by **Patrick Harison** » 22 Nov 2014 9:49 pm

I apologize to anyone who stumbled upon the XXX record, but boy that was fun! I'm playing steel on a couple of those numbers too. In regards to the cheap suit serenaders, any fan of the 20s-30s novelty/jazz style ought to check them out. I've known about them for years, but once I started playing steel in my old time jazz band, it just definitely becomes that thing! ... I'm hoping to make an ALL steel guitar album with this outfit that has all the hits, but I need to get my chops up a little bit more. I am happy with the parts I laid down on the current album for what they are, but I'm not a hot shot!

Patrick Harison · Post by **Patrick Harison** » 22 Nov 2014 10:05 pm

Oh yeah... and for those of you who like to keep track of gear:

Rickbacker B-6 tuned C6 (War Time Model) through a Blues Jr.

Republic Tricone tuned C6 ... Please forgive me for tuning a resonator in C6, but as a multi-instrumentalist, I can only keep so much straight!

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 22 Nov 2014 11:15 pm

Patrick, ich sag nur ein Wort: Klasse!

Paul Honeycutt · Post by **Paul Honeycutt** » 24 Nov 2014 3:06 pm

No apology needed. I play old "reefer" songs from that era and like those bawdy songs as well. Always liked the Cheap Suit Serenaders and their off shoots.

Back in the '80's there was a band called "The Apes of Wrath Novelty Band" out of Berkeley, CA who did a lot of original songs in the style of '30's jazz & string bands. They wrote most their own songs. They were a lot of fun. I don't know if they ever recorded.

Your band just triggered that random memory.