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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 21 Sep 2005 6:33 pm |
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| Watching CMT's greatest duets tonight made me realize what a void there is in country music without Waylon around. He was a one-and-only. |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 21 Sep 2005 6:53 pm
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| Amen. |
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Sep 2005 8:11 pm
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| Double what Craig and Dave said. Jody. |
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Larry Strawn
From:
Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Sep 2005 8:52 pm
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One of my biggest Idols!!!
Larry |
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 21 Sep 2005 8:57 pm
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| Waylon was definitely a great singer and a legend. He's one of my heroes in country music. Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel, GFI Ultra D-10 |
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Theresa Galbraith
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Goodlettsville,Tn. USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2005 4:00 am
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Waylon was great!
Who was the staff steeler? He was out front in the mix.  |
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Stephen Winters
From:
Scobey, Mississippi, USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2005 4:31 am
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I also realized what a void we have now without Waylon. No one will ever be able to fill those shoes.
By the way, the staff steeler was the great Tommy White. I recognized his playing during the show, but verified it by seeing the credits at the end. |
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Chris Brooks
From:
Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 22 Sep 2005 4:44 am
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I agree. Waylon belongs on the Mount Rushmore of country music.
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Carter SD-12 Extended E-9 with 5 & 6; Peavey N 112; Small Stone, Hughes & Kettner Rotosphere. |
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Ron Sodos
From:
San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2005 6:38 am
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| Country Music???? Have you heard any lately. I listen to old CD's but haven't heard any on the radio in a while. |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2005 11:38 am
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| The only way you will hear country music today is to buy a Dale Watson C.D.You will NOT hear real country on F.M.radio or T.v. In a previous post I stated I played two shows ,in two different citys to celebrate Hank Sr's birthday this past week. I dont think 50 plus years from now anyone will be doing this for Chesney,Big and Rich,or Cowboy Troy . Hank Sr.,Waylon,Earnest Tubb,etc,etc,will be still selling records long after this crap the record companys are pushing today has faded away. Walmart and other record outlets would not be stocking Hank Sr,Waylon,and other great artist if they were not selling.[I was in the retail business a long time]If it don't sell it's gone.I wonder if 50 years after Chesney,or Cowbow Troy are gone how well their product will be selling. |
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Theresa Galbraith
From:
Goodlettsville,Tn. USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2005 1:57 pm
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Way to go Tommy!
You sounded great as usual.
50 plus years from now I won't be around to know who is selling. I live in the present and they are selling now. |
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James Cann
From:
Phoenix, AZ
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Posted 22 Sep 2005 9:07 pm
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| I fully expect to be around 50 years from now, but I'll be too old to care! |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2005 9:34 am
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| In the present,the music scene sucks,the future is only a millasecond away,I chose to live in the past,when all music was great.All venues such as country,rock and roll,big band,bluegrass,and jazz,Thank GOD for the tapes and C.D.'s that perserved those wonderful days of musical history. |
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Theresa Galbraith
From:
Goodlettsville,Tn. USA
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Posted 26 Sep 2005 11:18 am
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Charles,
I didn't like everything Waylon put out either.
We'll just have to agree to disagree! |
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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 26 Sep 2005 1:06 pm
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| While I agree with most of you the topic was that I still miss Waylon. I wasn't trying to bash anybody new or old with my post. I must say I lean toward the older ones. To many have that cookie cutter sound. In other words they are followers. Waylon was a leader. For instance, and don't anybody take this wrong but, one person cuts a hit with a Jimmy Buffet sound, and all at once guys are wearing flowered shirts and candy necklaces. It's not all their fault either. A lot has to do with the money behind them. Once in awhile it's nice to hear an original. Besides I liked old Waylon. |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 26 Sep 2005 1:28 pm
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| Hello Theresa If every one on this forum agreed on everything,would'nt it be so boring.I love a good debate,as long as it's clean and civil.Take J.W. for instance,I have a lot of fun going back and forth with him.If you read the BANJO post you will see what I mean.No matter what our likes and dislikes are,I bet 99.9 percent of us on this forum have in common,we are all steel guitar nuts,or we would'nt be here. |
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Ron Whitworth
From:
Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Posted 26 Sep 2005 6:25 pm
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Waylon was definitely a LEADER for sure..All that have followed should thank him..He kicked the doors down in Nashville as far as artist's rights concerning their songs & their music.Just ask Vince Gill the advice he was given from Waylon as he was up & coming in the music biz.I know & realize that times have changed but the
" new stars of country today " just do not impress me much at all.There are a handful that i will buy their CD's but that is all.
Most want to copy someone else ( as mentioned above-cookie cutter style) & i just can't buy that.Ron |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2005 12:41 am
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| I have a vidio of an old Austin City Limits of Waylon with Mooney,Waylon turned him lose and Mooney was smokin. |
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Alvin Blaine
From:
Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2005 1:11 am
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| I didn't like everything Waylon put out either. |
Neither did Waylon!
There were several songs he was forced (or convinced) to record that he didn't like, and a few that he would never perform live.
"Wurlitzer Prize" is one that he never would sing after he recorded it and "Luckenbach TX" (both songs written by the same guy) he would start off singing it then stop and tell the audience how much he hated the song and how the record company made him do it.
Then there are all those years at RCA with Chet trying to produce Waylon and make him sound like everything else in Nashville. With all the strings and back up singers, what a beautiful sound!! |
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Theresa Galbraith
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Goodlettsville,Tn. USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2005 6:31 am
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I liked the one Chet produced! But, I like all kinds of music.
Yes, We all love steel! I really like Shooter Jennings music. I still need to buy his CD. |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2005 10:16 am
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| Good choice Theresa.I did'nt like everything Waylon did,but it was the song not the man. |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 28 Sep 2005 2:33 am
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| I was not a fan (I guess Waylon found 'Lukenbach, Texas' as boring as I did) until I heard Waylon and Mark Knopfler do Buddy Holly's 'Learning the Game.' |
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Theresa Galbraith
From:
Goodlettsville,Tn. USA
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Posted 28 Sep 2005 4:04 am
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Waylon & Knopfler sounds good to me!
I agree it's more the song than the man when I listen to music. It always helps when steel is in the song! [This message was edited by Theresa Galbraith on 28 September 2005 at 05:11 AM.] |
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 28 Sep 2005 1:00 pm
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Loved Waylon!
There's a lot of good country music out there-you just won't hear it on mainstream radio sandwiched between Kenny Chesney and Big & Rich. It's recorded on a lot of smaller, obscure labels, except in the following case-which is on Epic.
You want to hear some good country music? Check out Jon Randall's new album. He played in Emmylou's band for a number of years and co-wrote "Whiskey Lullabye," and does a great job of it on this album.
He'll be on Jay Leno tonight (Wednesday), and he's going to have Rob Ickes playing dobro with him. Rob wrote on his website that this new Randall album is one of the best he's ever done session work on. As a dobro player, I think Rob runs a very close second to Jerry Douglas.
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[This message was edited by Mark Eaton on 28 September 2005 at 02:04 PM.] [This message was edited by Mark Eaton on 28 September 2005 at 02:04 PM.] |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 28 Sep 2005 7:27 pm
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| Yes Waylon was great,so is 98 percent of what comes Texas,I think Dale Watson is the greatest honkey tonk singer living today.There is not enough room on this forum to list the talent from Texas.I'm talking all styles,country,swing,rock and roll,jazz,blues,tex-mex,etc,etc. some say it must be something in the water,if so i'll take a tanker truck full of it.Do you relize how many absolute phenomenal steel players are in Texas or from Texas. |
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