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Topic: Tune Ideas for Classic Country rock |
Mel Mandville
From:
Bellevue, Washington, USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 9:26 am |
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Hey guys,
I'm thinkng of putting a Classic Country rock outfit together. There are a lot of classic rock cover bands here , but none with a country focus. So I'm looking for ideas for tunes and I know we have lots of pickers up here who have been at it for ever and have played every kind of gig under the sun. I'm thinking Eagles, New riders. Charley Daniels , Poco. Burrito Bros........
There were a ton of great bands in the 70's 80s
in this vein and I would appreciate if you could throw me a few ideas. Also I'm looking for a solid bass player in the Seattle area. I'm covering bass duties right now, but I want to switch back to steel , fiddle and guitar and mando
thanks, Mel
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Mark van Allen
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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 10:32 am
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Cowboy (Boyer and Talton) had some great tunes. Jackson Browne's early stuff fits well with what you've mentioned. I've played Louisiana Larue's "New Orleans Ladies" in a number of bands and it always seems to go over great- a forgotten gem. "Please Come to Boston", Little Feat, Commander Cody, Barefoot Jerry, Area Code 615, Emmylou Harris...
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 10:37 am
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Mel,
I wish you were in Portland.
I have often wanted to put a similar project together, but always fall short on players who are fluent with this style.
There are some great Marshall Tucker tunes featuring steel, too.
~pete b
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 10:49 am
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| The Marshall Tucker Band had a song called "Fire On The Mountain" which featured a lot of great steel. Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel |
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George McLellan
From:
Duluth, MN USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 11:21 am
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Brett, Searchin for a Rainbow was another of my favorites by the Marshall Tucker Band
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Geo
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 11:47 am
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| In addition to those mentioned above, almost anything by Linda Ronstadt or Gram Parsons. Also, the Sir Douglas Quintet (Willing). |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 12:28 pm
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| Anything by NRPS (New Riders of the Purple Sage). [This message was edited by Ray Minich on 29 October 2004 at 01:28 PM.] |
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 1:00 pm
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Mark, leave it to a Georgia boy to remember Scott Boyer and Tommy Talton. They had a tune on the first "Duane Allman: Anthology" album called "Please Be With Me," that had some killer dobro in it!
And, just to keep this on topic, there was a band called Heartsfield(sp?), that had a lot of steel. Mason Proffitt, of course, Pure Prarie League...
And if you can get ahold of some Timothy P. and Rural Route 3 stuff, with Forumite Jerry (Muttonhead) Erickson on steel, it'll be worth the search! I got turned on to them by an old girlfriend, back in the 80's, wish I'd stolen her albums, instead of her heart... |
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Ben Slaughter
From:
Madera, California
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 1:53 pm
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| If you want to do some slide kind of stuff, the Kentucky Headhunters had some cool "Allmanesque" guitar stuff. I'd throw some old John Mellencamp in, if I we're doing that kind of thing. |
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Wayne Carver
From:
Martinez, Georgia, USA
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Posted 30 Oct 2004 8:37 am
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| Dickey Betts, Elvin Bishop, Charlie Daniels, Goose Creek Symphony, Neil Young, Steve Earle & Olivia Newton-John. |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 30 Oct 2004 9:26 am
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| "Blue Sky" & "Ramblin' Man", Allman Brothers. If you're headed that way anyway, "Whipping Post" lays out easily on the C6th tuning. And, "Friend of the Devil" and "Truckin'" are real crowd-pleasers, by some band with a guy named Jerry in it. [This message was edited by David Mason on 30 October 2004 at 10:31 AM.] |
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Andy Greatrix
From:
Edmonton Alberta
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Posted 30 Oct 2004 11:03 am
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| Don't forget Charlie Daniels songs. He always had a smokin' band. |
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 30 Oct 2004 11:45 am
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Hi, Stephen, funny enough, I had heard of Boyer and Talton in Michigan, and "Please be with Me" is one of the tunes I was fondly remembering. Great song. Another good one is "All My Friends". I noticed while looking at my LPs that John Hughey is playing steel on some of them... Oddly, I also ran into Heartsfield when I was living on a commune in Bangor, Michigan after college. They were a fantastic band, and as far as I know were from the Western Mich. area. (Also one of the reasons I got into steel.) I didn't mention them in my earlier post because I thought they might be too obscure. Definitely worth searching out their LPs- brilliant guitar and nice steel by Phil Lucafo- does anyone know where he ended up?
And for the list: Atlanta Rhythm Section, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Wet Willie, Dr. John, Outlaws, Sea Level, Stillwater, and most definitely, Pure Prarie League. They're best know for "Amie" but in a later incarnation with Vince Gill, they really came into their own as country-rock monsters. Definitely check out "Firin' Up" with great tunes ranging from bluegrass to hard rock to jazz rock. Very tasteful, and monster singing and 6 string work from Vince. One of my favorite LPs ever.[This message was edited by Mark van Allen on 30 October 2004 at 12:47 PM.] |
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Don Joslin
From:
St. Paul, MN
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Posted 30 Oct 2004 3:13 pm
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Yeah, anything by the Outlaws - Green Grass & High Tides, Hurry Sundown, etc.. Also, post Outlaws, Henry Paul (Outlaws guitarist) has some solo work that just cooked!
Don
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Douglas Berry
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Posted 30 Oct 2004 6:01 pm
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| Waylon Jennings band was country rock,and still popular with college kids at Chico State in California and even Philly PA, a couple kids I spoke with even know who Ralph Mooney is! Bobby Black sound with NRPS is a good one, but the old album with CommanderCody I had Sounds too acid type rock, I hate to say I pitched it into the dumpster...could not hear Bobby ( IM a fan of his), and Neil Young and Crazy Horse were good. |
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Mel Mandville
From:
Bellevue, Washington, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2004 7:03 am
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| Thanks for all the great ideas. Lots of great music out there. I played two f#*%ed up gigs in the last week. One in a monsoon in Portland outside. I'm still pooring the water out of my fiddle. I used it for a paddle with my dobro and that was the fun part. The Yakima expidition is another story. I"m a little put off by the music biz right now. But I'll probably come around for this gig . Jeeez |
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