Buddy Emmon's Gospel Song

Dale Rottacker · Post by **Dale Rottacker** » 12 Sep 2022 6:10 am

Several years ago, I stumbled on and since lost track of where I stumbled onto it, but there was Buddy Emmon's Gospel Song... He was talking his way through it as I remember. His voicing's were beautiful and his narrative was priceless.

Does ANYONE know of what I speak and possibly a link or actual hard copy of this. Wish I could remember the song and where I heard it.

Ben Thomas · Post by **Ben Thomas** » 12 Sep 2022 8:49 am

Hi Dale,
My interested is piqued. I would imagine you’re not talking about “Sunday in Dixie”/“When They Ring Those Golden Bells”, right? I have a question about that one, as Randy Beavers plays it in this video, and talks about how he studied the way Buddy played it but I can’t find a version of the song where Buddy plays in the way Randy does:

https://youtu.be/KnU4-mHliIE

Dave Magram · Post by **Dave Magram** » 12 Sep 2022 9:25 am

Dale,

On the YouTube clip "Buddy Emmons - 333 Book", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTowUMBmvew
at 11:28, Buddy describes how he added a unique I to V change with two knee levers, inspired by something that Grady Martin played on "Just a Closer Walk with Thee".

Could this be it?

- Dave

Marty Broussard · Post by **Marty Broussard** » 12 Sep 2022 10:21 am

Jack Stanton · Post by **Jack Stanton** » 12 Sep 2022 3:47 pm

My memory may fail me, but I believe at the end of his E9th Chord lesson ( I don't remember it's official name) he played a beautifully cool version of Just A Closer Walk With Thee on the outro, which faded out and left me wanting more...

Dale Rottacker · Post by **Dale Rottacker** » 13 Sep 2022 1:45 pm

Dave Magram wrote:Dale,

On the YouTube clip "Buddy Emmons - 333 Book", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTowUMBmvew
at 11:28, Buddy describes how he added a unique I to V change with two knee levers, inspired by something that Grady Martin played on "Just a Closer Walk with Thee".

Could this be it?

- Dave

Thanks Dave... I WISH this was it, but sadly not... this is however a great video I've watched many times... The one I'm thinking of, may actually only be a talk version and it may be Just A Closer Walk, but he talked out the whole thing or at least the verse and or chorus.

Jack Stanton wrote:My memory may fail me, but I believe at the end of his E9th Chord lesson ( I don't remember it's official name) he played a beautifully cool version of Just A Closer Walk With Thee on the outro, which faded out and left me wanting more...

You could be right Jack, that sounds familiar, but I have no idea how to find it.