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Topic: Texas music better than Texans can play it. |
Keith Hilton
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Posted 27 Jun 2006 11:02 am |
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| There is a great post on the Forum--"MUSIC" section, concerning our recently released new CD. From Denmark---the fellow who perchased our CD thinks it is Texas music played better than the Texans. I hope my friends Bobby Flores, Tommy Detamore, Dicky Overby and the rest of my friends down in Texas read this post in the Music section of the Steel Guitar Forum. My head is swelled so big I may not get it though the door. What do you guys down it Texas think of that? |
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Keith Hilton
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248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721
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Posted 27 Jun 2006 11:55 am
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| I love Elvis, I hate Elvis--where is the CHIEF? We need the grand master of this kind of music to JUDGE. We need RAY PRICE to judge this CD. |
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Daniel J. Cormier
From:
Lake Charles, LA, USA
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Keith Hilton
From:
248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721
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Posted 27 Jun 2006 8:16 pm
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| Daniel, you hit the nail on the head. Anyone who is crazy enough to produce hard core 4/4 shuffle songs with fiddle and E9th steel guitar may need to have their head examined. I was told "You will be sorry if you do all 4/4 shuffle songs on the CD." Did I listen--NO! Do I really care-NO! I love that kind of music. Daniel Wade Landry and Chuck Landry, two of the players on the CD are Cajuns. I will put Wade's playing up against anyone in the word when it comes to the Tommy Jackson style. For those of you who don't know--Bobby Flores and all the great fiddle players idolize what Tommy Jackson did on fiddle with such singers as Ray Price. As I said, I will put Wade Landry's fiddle playing up against any fiddle player in the world when it comes to the 4/4 shuffle Tommy Jackson style. Chuck Landry is the best drummer I have ever listened to or had the pleasure of playing with. It took guts to produce a high quality hard core Texas Dance Hall CD with all new shuffle tunes. We are not just repeating old Ray Price songs on this CD, the songs are new songs. Why not play the stuff you love and throw caution to the wind? |
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Bob Martin
From:
Madison Tn
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 5:29 am
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My that's a pretty bold statement to agree with  I'm sure our friends in Texas might have a different view on the statement that our friends across the pond made No negative underlying connotations here just an observation :-)
Bob |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 6:56 am
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Them's fightin' words where I come from!
Good thing you're not where I come from!  |
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Fred Shannon
From:
Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 8:39 am
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Heck that aint no problem!! We love good Texas music whereever we find it and if someone plays it better than us, the natives, we simply adopt them. So Keith and the rest of the gang, who appreciates what good music REALLY Is, let me be the first to congratulate you on being ADOPTED TEXANS. Now that that is out of the way do some more, we love it.
(Damn foreigners) 
Phred
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"From Truth, Justice is Born"--Quanah Parker-1904
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Gary Atkinson
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Arkansas, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 11:30 am
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| I have to get in on this.I know Keith is just trying to get a rise out of the Texas pickers.I am very proud of our new cd as I wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on it.Now,for what it's worth,my first wife was and still is from Texas.I spent a lot of time in Austin and out in the oilpatches of west Texas around Kermit,Wink and Odessa. them Boys out there know their music.I guess a lot of it rubbed off.RAY PRICE has always been my #1 favorite singer.I love the music by anyone who does it. Thanks for the time Gary A. |
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Rick Garrett
From:
Tyler, Texas
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 11:40 am
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Thats a pretty bold statement. I think it's real cool that they like "OUR" music though.
Rick |
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Bill Fuentes
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Garland, Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 11:42 am
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Spread the Texas gospel wherever you can brother, the people must hear the gospel of Texas music.We're too busy down here layin it down every week end to get cross the State line and bless the other states with our awesomeness.
For what it's worth, we play Denmark country better than Denmark [Snare Cymbal Crash], thanks I'm here all week.
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Bill Myrick
From:
Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 1:12 pm
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Mr Hilton's CD is certainly "top of the stack" 4/4 Texas Style shuffle of well written and greatly performed by "top of the stack" talent. Ditto on his comment about Wade and Chuck Landry and there are a couple more friends in Branson that rate right with them and thats Bruce Hoffman on fiddle and Milt Quackenbush on keybords.
Not sure what's in the house band line up this year but a good chance you can catch all four of them at our July 30th Branson Jam at The Baldknobbers. See Terry Bethel's post in "Events and announcements"
(I'm not sure the Texans would be too proud of Keith's attire he wore to The Show here at Siloam Springs this year)---"WHEW" !! |
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billy tam R.I.P.
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baton rouge, louisiana
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 1:30 pm
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Keith, I haven't heard all of your cd yet, just pieces, but I can certainly vouch for the Landry boys. We are proud of them down here. I worked with Wade for a few months several years ago, what a kick. If you see him tell him I said hello.
thanks
Billy Tam |
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Ron Kirby
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 3:39 pm
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| One Word for this Topic!!! BULL S---!!! |
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Randy Gilliam
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 4:48 pm
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| Its kinda like Alan Jacksons Song Its good butt IT aint LIKE mommas.Keith I have Heard Bobby Flores And I Have Heard Randy Rheinhardt Lots Of times. If You and Mr. Jackson Can Carry their Cases I would be suprised. I hope Iam wrong. Hope too hear this C. d. Your Pal Randy Gilliam |
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Keith Hilton
From:
248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 6:30 pm
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| Gary is right, I wanted to get a rise out of all my friends down in Texas. Almost all of them use my volume pedal and are good friends. I am one of the biggest fans of Bobby Flores, Jake Hooker,Amber Digby, Justin Trevino,Dicky Overby, Tommy Detamore and a bunch more in that area. When I read the post on the forum in "Other Topics"-- Music, put on by a customer who bought our new CD in Denmark, I smiled really big. The comment that I really liked was "Texas music better than Texan's can play it." That isn't me saying it, it is a guy in Denmark who paid for my CD and loved it so much he made a post on the Forum. You don't have to buy one of our new CDs, you can hear samples on my web site. Go to www.hiltonelectronics.com Thanks to all the Texans who have honored me by making me an honoary Texan because of this new CD. Texans like Johnny Bush and Ray Price play the kind of music I like. They are not afraid to turn up the pedal steel guitar down in Texas. Thats what I like about Texas and Texans. |
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Keith Hilton
From:
248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 7:18 pm
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| Tommy Jackson is dead, but they all want to play fiddle like him. He is on a lot of the Ray Price recordings. |
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Randy Gilliam
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San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 9:07 pm
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| Keith after hearing The C. D. It Does sound Really good I might As Well Get Me One. I was only joking About Carring Randys Case Cause He dont Have a case He Just throws It in the truck All together. I aint from Texas anyway i am a Yankee From Ohio. Your Pal Randy |
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Fred Shannon
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Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Jun 2006 9:32 pm
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!!!!!GIT A ROPE!!!!!! 
pHRED
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"From Truth, Justice is Born"--Quanah Parker-1904
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Danny Kirby
From:
Baytown, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2006 2:48 am
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| Yeah, that's almost like saying Borden can reproduce Blue Bell! UH OH! |
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Per Kammersgaard
From:
Sonderborg, Denmark
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Posted 29 Jun 2006 3:39 am
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I'm the guy from Denmark who bought that Keith Hilton / Gary Atkinson CD. And I didn't really say that some pickers play better or worse than others. What I said was
"You seldom find an album this straight ahead texan. Not even from a Texas act"
Which means, that only a few Texas acts keep it this country. I was talking about the way the Hilton bunch aproach the music - more than the musicianship.
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Keith Hilton
From:
248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721
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Posted 29 Jun 2006 7:18 am
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| Per, main stream country radio in the United States does not sound like country radio we used to love. I hear less and less steel guitar on today's country music radio. This is not the case down in Texas. Wonderful country music still exists down in Texas. Down in Texas all the country bands have a steel guitar, and they let the steel player turn up. Per, let me thank you for buying our new CD. Also thanks for posting your opinion of the CD. If you were here I would give you a big hug! Thanks! |
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Ron Elliott
From:
Madison, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2006 7:19 am
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| Seems the "saddle-bags" are filling up! I think country fans are hungry for country music,..no matter where it comes from or which ones are playing it. |
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Keith Hilton
From:
248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721
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Posted 29 Jun 2006 10:28 am
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Ron Elliott, you are one of my favorite players! You play some of the sweetest E9th I have ever heard. I loved your CDs, I am sending you a free copy of our new CD. Now, let me reply to Ron Kirby. Ron, is it OK if I agree with you? Here is something important; When we go to steel guitar shows, we always hear the song, "A Way To Survive", played at least once and sometimes 20 times. We hear the same old songs over and over. They are great songs and I love them. Many times we hear these old songs performed better than the original players and singers.
It is like the Elvis impersonators doing Elvis. I don't care how good "Crazy Arms", "Another Bridge To Burn","A Way To Survive" is played, or sang, everyone has heard someone else play the song better. The point being, these are all old songs. To me Bobby Flores recorded "How Long Is Forever This Time" better than any version I have ever heard, but this is still an old song. My question is this: Must we always live in the past when it comes to Country steel songs we love? When I am around steel players I hear people say stuff like; "He never played that song as good as Buddy." "He tried to sound like Mooney on that old Buck Owens song, but I heard Jimmy play it better than anyone". "Paul played it better." With our new CD I had the guts to put my money where my mouth was! I had the guts to produce and arrange a new Texas Music CD with all NEW songs. There is a big difference in our CD, it contains all BRAND NEW SONGS. Therefore--at this point---no one can say Buddy, Doug,Paul,or John played any of these songs better than Keith Hilton. Our purpose in doing this new CD was to sell these songs to singers interested in great country music. The songs are listed with BMI, and through Gary and My publishing Company. We already have singers recording these songs. I am certain we will hear some of these songs played instrumentally at steel guitar shows very soon. The song on our CD, "Please Ring Telephone", would be a good replacement for you steel players who are tired of hearing, and playing, "A Way To Servive". If you want to hear new Texas Music, listen to our CD. If you want to hear repeats of old songs, there are pleanty of wonderful CDs with repeats of old songs. Check out samples of our new CD at www.hiltonelectronics.com If you don't like anything new, don't check out our CD.[This message was edited by Keith Hilton on 29 June 2006 at 11:29 AM.] |
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David Wren
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Placerville, California, USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2006 11:07 am
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Well, look like Keith is going to survive
Hey Keith, when are you Missouri guys going to take on California Surf Music
OK, here come the boys from Hawwaii.
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Dave Wren
'96 Carter S12-E9/B6,7X7; Twin Session 500s; Hilton Pedal; Black Box
www.ameechapman.com
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Malcolm McMaster
From:
Beith Ayrshire Scotland
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Posted 29 Jun 2006 11:48 am
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Good old real Country Music can be found all over the U.K. and Europe .The biggest compliment ever paid to my old band The Radio Sweethearts ,when playing support for Dale Watson ,was Dale and the Boys(my hero Ricky Davis) saying "Are you sure you guys ain't from Texas".
After visiting Dallas for the Steel show in March all I can say is Texas is the home of real country music.
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