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Topic: Take It Away Leon |
Herb Steiner
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Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 21 Feb 2023 8:24 pm |
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I have loved this tune of Leon's... well, most of his stuff for a long time. I'm of an age so that I had the opportunity to become friendly with him , and I think he's been underappreciated as a player in the last couple of decades.
Anyway, here's a video of Leon and the Cimarron Boys performing it live onstage in Los Angeles back in the late 50's. Check the man's hands, both left and right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beB6R9YDj0Q
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Steve Cunningham
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Atlanta, GA
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 21 Feb 2023 10:43 pm
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| Love his playing.....love the band.......love his jacket!..... |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 21 Feb 2023 10:48 pm
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Thanks for sharing that!
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 22 Feb 2023 1:47 am
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The whole thing is superb and his left hand is extraordinary. I suppose all that hammer-on technique is equally applicable to the pedal instrument. Hmm...
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 22 Feb 2023 3:24 am
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I agree that LM is a bit underrated. That is a pre-worked-out solo but he plays everything with perfect feel and timing. I dig that slightly distorted tone - kind of like a steel guitar version of Gretsch hollow body twang. He basically developed a whole approach to electric steel that was widely imitated and probably doesn't get enough credit for just how much of an impact he made.
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John Keefe
From:
New York City, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2023 4:30 am
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Thanks for sharing this great vintage clip.
I love how Leon sneaks in a quote from "Rhapsody In Blue". I'm going to have to find more of this footage. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2023 7:02 am
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From the days when Compton used to swing.
Thanks for sharing! |
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Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2023 6:30 pm
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| I dig this! |
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