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Topic: Rico Turchetti |
Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 7:54 am |
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Walter, that thing will never fly...  |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 8:23 am
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Holy Moly!
I'd like to know a lot more about Mr. Turchetti.
Jody???? You must have some stories. |
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 8:46 am
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REMOVED
Last edited by Michael Lee Allen on 26 Feb 2011 7:01 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 9:28 am
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Wonder if Rico used the Emmons or Day pedal set up.  |
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Bill McCloskey
From:
Nanuet, NY
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 9:48 am
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| Is that guy playing steel or water skiing? |
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Jody Carver
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KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 9:49 am
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| E 13th. |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 10:18 am
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| Look at that beautiful amp behind him. |
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Savell
From:
Slocomb, AL
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 10:37 am
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| Looks like the cord from the guitar is going to something outside the picture to his left and behind the man standing up. |
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Ron Brennan
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Orlando, Florida, USA; Formerly, Edison, NJ
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 10:54 am
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Hi Savell,
Just a little history here! 
The man standing up was a very, very famous TV personality, host and a great DC3 Commercial Pilot in the "1950's). 
He did hundreds of TV shows from New York and Hawaii. His name was Arthur Godfrey, played Ukulele and had a passionate love for Steel Guitar.
Mr. Godfrey helped start many show business careers for so many famous instrumentalist's and Singers. Our own Jody Carver preformed on the Arthur Godfrey TV show numerous times.
Moreover, he was one of the biggest promoters of the city of Miami, Florida, that they even named a major road after him down there.
Hope this helps!! TX
Rgds,
Ron
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 11:18 am
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Where can we get the CD his son mentioned?
b0b, this might be a good item for your catalog.
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David Wren
From:
Placerville, California, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 11:24 am
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Hey Ron....
"Hawaiyaa? Hawaiyaa? Hawaiyaa?" even I remember Arthur Godfree (must be reruns, I couldn't be that old ).
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'96 Carter S12-E9/B6,7X7; NV 112; Fender Twin Custom 15 ('65 reissue); Session 500s; Hilton Pedal; Black Box
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Bill Napier
From:
Niceville, Florida, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 11:55 am
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| It's hard to imagine how time consuming and frustrating it must have been tuning all those pedals ("ski's") on that home-made pedal steel, not to mention the set-up time. We should be thankful for those early musical instrument pioneers, engineers, and trial and error musicians, like Mr. Turchetti, and for the many others who are still pioneering the evolution of the instrument. |
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Dr. Hugh Jeffreys
From:
Southaven, MS, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 12:43 pm
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| Turchetti was probably the closest style to Alvino. I understand that he passed a few months ago; I think it was in the New York magazine that I read that. ----j----- |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 1:24 pm
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| Jody, are you sure it's not E 113th? |
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Doug Seymour
From:
Jamestown NY USA (deceased)
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 2:54 pm
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| I had an Epiphone amp like Ricco's. Check the net for the Sunset Ramblers with a search & I think there's a picture of it. They were the first band I played with after high school in 1947. we did radio, shows & square dances. Should I tell you how old Bobbe was then? ! He used to sit on the stage sometimes. That band gave me the chance to learn a little about playing steel. They let me try out the licks I tried to copy from Jerry Byrd's rrecordings! |
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Mike Gross
From:
Manchester, Connecticut, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2006 3:01 pm
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Walter,
Thanks for mentioning Rico's induction. I met his sons over the weekend and they are a class act. I have been playing a CD of his material on my "Swingin' West" show for the past year and my listeners love it.
Also, Walter, one of the true highlights of the weekend was finally meeting you.
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ed packard
From:
Show Low AZ
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Posted 7 Sep 2006 6:00 am
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| I recall watching that show...if I remember correctly he played Blue Skies on that machine that time. |
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Frederic Mabrut
From:
Olloix, France
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Posted 8 Sep 2006 12:17 am
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| Does somebody own a recording of Mister Turchetti playing his Pedal Steel Ski Guitar? |
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Egil Skjelnes
From:
Meland,Frekhaug
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Posted 8 Sep 2006 4:41 am
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Hi
I have the 45 on RCA that he recorded,as well as another on the Derby label called-
Limehouse blues/St.Louis blues.
What is the title of the CD mentioned elsewhere in this thread??
Regards,Egil. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 8 Sep 2006 5:23 am
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| What is the title of the CD mentioned elsewhere in this thread?? |
And where can it be obtained?
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[This message was edited by Mike Perlowin on 08 September 2006 at 09:06 AM.] |
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 8 Sep 2006 7:08 am
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There is no CD available, but his two sons (who accepted the award) offered to make copies of a CD they had burned from old '78 records they found after their father's death.
Kind Regards, Walter
www.lloydgreentribute.com
www.austriansteelguitar.at.tf |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 8 Sep 2006 9:32 am
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Walter defintiely follow up on that.
I am sure the steel comunnity would jump
on a number of copies. I will look for one. |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 8 Sep 2006 6:32 pm
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The Dr. is right, Ricco did play Alvino Rey's copy of St. Louis Blues. It was a great and exciting arraingement.
I was surprised when I first heard him back in the 50's. I also copied a lot of Alvino Reys's records. There were more than a few of us who were influenced by Alvino Rey....al
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Gary Walker
From:
Morro Bay, CA
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Posted 14 Sep 2006 10:36 pm
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| I heard Rico's version of "There's A Small Hotel" fifty years ago and only heard it once. I never forgot the impact it had on me. After fifty years of hearing the incredible playing since that time, hearing that tune again may not have the effect it did on that teenager in 1956. |
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