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Topic: Red Rhodes playing live on YouTube! |
Joe Alterio
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Irvington, Indiana
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Posted 12 Nov 2006 9:24 am |
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Hi all,
I have loaded in a couple of songs that Red Rhodes performed in the early 1990s at a California steel club gathering. I have loaded in "Rose City Chimes" and "Sweet Georgia Brown." I hope you enjoy, and please let me know if you might have some Red Rhodes audio/video to trade, as I would love to have more! 
"Sweet Georgia Brown"
"Rose City Chimes"
Joe[This message was edited by Joe Alterio on 12 November 2006 at 09:24 AM.] |
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Billy Wilson
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El Cerrito, California, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2006 10:08 am
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 12 Nov 2006 11:37 am
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That was old friend and fellow Forumite Jim Bob Sedgwick playing bass with Red. That might have been Johnny Davis on guitar but I'm not sure, couldn't see him too good. Great job, Jim Bob.........JH in Va.
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Don't matter who's in Austin (or anywhere else) Ralph Mooney is still the king!!!
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
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Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2006 1:47 pm
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Thanks Jerry, my face is turning red! I had forgotten about those shows. They were done at Jack Laux's California Country Club in the middle 1980's. These were a total jam session with no charts (explaining the many clams you hear) The recordings were done with the mike on the camera, therefore the lousy sound you hear was obtained from one cheap microphone. The shows were fun, however. It was always a pleasure to play with Red. He was a super guy.
The guitar player, I don't think you know. His name is Gary Lambert and is one of the finest thumb pickers around. He and Chet Atkins were great friends. |
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Joe Alterio
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Irvington, Indiana
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Posted 13 Nov 2006 5:20 am
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Jim Bob....any more info you might be able to share regarding this show? Was it a steel club show, or some sort of steel convention? Who were the other players?
Maybe you have some Red stories to share?
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Dick Wood
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Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2006 1:23 pm
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Joe,thanks for posting that video of Red because it brings back a great memory of him.
I had only been playing steel a short time in 1982 and he showed up at a small club near Denton Texas and listened to me for two sets. He was a super nice guy and made me feel like we were old friends.
He must have told everyone how bad I was because no other famous player has come to see me since.
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2006 12:37 am
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Joe... Jack Laux owned the California Country Club. He was the biggest steel freak I have ever seen. (Jack did not play steel, he just loved it). On occasion, he would hire a name steel player to come in and put on a show. Usually, local players also would be on the show, such as Jay Dee Maness, Carl Walden, Dave Knight and just about anyone who could play. These things started about 1 PM and went until about 8 Pm. At 9, the regular band would play until 1:45 AM. LONG DAYS, but fun.
They were not steel guitar clubs as such, but at the time they were about the only steel guitar shows in the LA area. During my tenure there, we had Doug Jernigan, Jimmy Day, Curley Chalker and several other major players headlining different shows.
I usually played bass, and Jack would hire musicians such as Al Bruno, Johnny Davis and usually another drummer as the back up band. After I left (my job as a Deputy Coroner was starting to conflict with all the "Show Business"  that was going on),
Jack had a show with Buddy Emmons and Phil Baugh. Sorry to say I could not make that one. I am really surprised that Jack didn't start a steel guitar club himself, even though he could not play one.
I was Jack's steel, lead guitar player, singer, Bass player and general handyman.
Red Rhodes and I became good friends over the years. I do have some stories, but not to post for world wide attention.
Sorry for the long rant, but now you know the story of the steel "shows" |
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Chris Brooks
From:
Providence, Rhode Island
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Posted 14 Nov 2006 9:14 am
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Is he playing an MCI?
I am struck by the minimal movement of his right hand fingers. No wasted motion here.
Chris
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2006 5:16 pm
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Yep, that is an MCI. Red had modified it though. He placed a lock down bar at the rollers and had modifed his changer fingers for minute tuning. Red was an advocate of keyless guitars. He made his essentially keyless by the above method ( as is used on a lot of standard guitars these days, especially those with the whammy bar as the strings will return to orignal tune better).
Red swore he had no hysteresis. I also play keyless and there is less hysteresis with a shorter length of string across the nut. My Williams detunes 1 cent and I can't even hear it unless it is extremely quiet.
(Didn't mean to start the rant on keys vs keyless again ) |
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Joe Alterio
From:
Irvington, Indiana
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Posted 15 Nov 2006 4:25 pm
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Thanks for all the info, Jim Bob. Great stuff!
The steel that Red plays in this video is the same one that he played when he did his last tour with Mike Nesmith in 1992 (you can see him playing it on Austin City Limits and on the Live At The Britt DVD). He is playing through a Nashville 400 which, quite honestly, I was a bit surprised about since I thought Red was a die-hard Fender tube amp guy.....especially considering he was famous for his amp mods. Why was he hauling around a solid state Peavey? (No offense to Peavey....just that the tonal differences are day and night from a Fender tube amp)....
Also, Jim Bob...don't suppose you recall what is on the plate on Red's front apron?
Joe |
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Paul Honeycutt
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2006 10:52 pm
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| There's a Michael Nesmith album called "And the Hits Just Keep on Coming" where it's just Mike on vocals and acoustic guitar and Red on Steel. Great stuff. |
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2006 8:55 pm
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| Sorry, I don't remember what was on the plate. As to the amplifier, most of the guest players played one of the house amps. Jay Dee did bring his Evans though. Those were fun days. |
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Joe Alterio
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Irvington, Indiana
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Posted 23 Nov 2006 6:19 pm
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| I recall reading somewhere that Red worked for and/or was instrumental in the design/development of the MCI line of guitars......anyone here know? |
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Joe Alterio
From:
Irvington, Indiana
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Posted 6 Dec 2006 8:00 pm
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| Well? |
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