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http://youtube.com/watch?v=T4P9hNHyTJE
George Piburn live in Dallas


http://youtube.com/watch?v=pVWd4tDH4Mw
Rick Alexander & Red Kilby with Carco Clave, Renae' Truex, Gerald Ross and Steve Alcott live in Dallas


http://youtube.com/watch?v=zjXbvCrVs4w
Dick Meis live in Dallas





<marquee> . . . . . . O Jeff Au Hoy where art thou? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</marquee>

Thanks Rick, that's fun stuff! I've watched most of the Dallas non-pedal performances on youTube, in 'full screen mode' and it's almost like being there! I really like the relaxed, intimate atmosphere in that room.

Well Jeff will probably show up soon and blow us ALL away...
Alan Brookes from Oakaland CA. is visiting the UK and called 'round to bring a guitar to me (More about that later) and to jam a little.
Well, I was just playing around with CCH and he said I should post the noodling on the forum, so, here is my noodling at it, warts and all.
(I'll probably take a serious stab at it next week)

Firstly I tried to disguise the melody by adding extra notes, but not subtracting any of the original melody ones, then I played the melody as chords, then from the hula vamp onwards, the melody in open and close harmony with the occasional chord.
The first and second part is the Fender 1000 and THEN the resurrected long scale Fender Stringmaster Mk1 Twin, twice through, Then the 1000 again..

The Semi Hawaiian Way


Also for good measure a version in Hank's key and tempo on my Emmons..
1970 Emmons-D10

The equipment in use for this :-
1953 Fender Stringmaster Mk1 D-8
1963 Fender 1000 (9 pedals)
1970 Emmons D-10 (was 9X4) now 4X3
Hilton Vol Pedal
Peavey Nashville 112 via its own "DI" to logic Pro 8 on a G5 twin 2.5Ghz
Tribotone Bar (The 10 string one)

Rounded off with a complete lack of attention to the details of playing !! I was experimenting with ToonTrack's EZ Drummer and all the new plugins from Universal Audio..

Jeff Au Hoy wrote:Jun 21, 2007 7:04 am Hmm... I had it in mind that the control in this experiment would actually be the song itself. I think we should allow for different kinds of accompaniment...different rhythms... and even reharmonization... but not too much straying from the melody.

Note the time of Jeff's last post on this subject.

BTW in Hanks version it's an 18 bar sequence whereas on the Don Helms video on YouTube, Don plays it as 17 bars, so I made it an even 16 and completely missed out the extra bar of 4 halfway through, and the extra bar of 1 at the end of each cycle.

Excellent ! What Basil regards as a "quick first run through which needs tidying up" is better than most steel guitarists will achieve in weeks of tinkering.

Basil, that's a marvelous rendition. I have to agree with Alan, it doesn't sound like it needs any fixing up at all.

Super rendition,Bas. Really like the "semi-Hawaiian" version. If thats just the noodling around version I cant wait to hear the "Serious stab"

It think that makes 21 versions of CCH now.
That's just about enough for a double album . .

Baz, your playing is terrific! I feel like like a toddler with a crayon watching over Rembrandt's shoulder when I listen to you play. You always sound so swinging and relaxed. I usually always prefer the tone of non-pedal instruments but that Fender 1000 has a unique, airy quality to the tone that's very compelling.

Thanks for the kudos lads, I have been castigated by Pat (Bless Her) for posting unfinished and unrehearsed material.. I did it because I wanted to have the raw version available to compare with the finished version that I'll do next week..
There was no time for more than a cursory edit and initial take and compile..Alan Brookes was in my music room for a couple of days Jamming on a few instruments and it was at his instigation that I decided to hit the red button for a "Quickie"..
Andy, I don't know about 'Relaxed" it was more like holding back whilst the mind and fingers engaged in something other than printing the magazine and editing audio for the forthcoming Birmingham Town Hall show..

Excellent tone, energy, and some very interesting ideas, Basil! A 'raw version'? to be replaced by a 'finished version' next week? No way... I wouldn't change a note of it!

Andy Volk wrote:Baz, your playing is terrific! I feel like like a toddler with a crayon watching over Rembrandt's shoulder when I listen to you play....

...you should be there in person. It's even more awe-inspiring when you're playing in front of Basil and you know he can see all the mistakes you're going to make before you even get there...

Rick Alexander wrote:It think that makes 21 versions of CCH now.
That's just about enough for a double album . .

What would we call it ?

I know, let's call it "Cold Cold Heart."

This post is one year old this month. I guess it's pretty much dead now? ...or are there any more versions of CCH out there?

Doug, the only thing missing is Jeff Au Hoy's rendition.
We're still waiting on that.
Once that happens we can have closure.


George "Mr Boards" Piburn has a similar topic going for Steel Guitar Rag with a few dandy versions already . .

Rick Alexander wrote:Doug, the only thing missing is Jeff Au Hoy's rendition....

What about mine ? Don't close it yet. There are lots of us who have a version in the works.

Well there you go - it'll never die as long as there's another version yet to be created.

Perhaps 100 years from now our great great great grandchildren will post their versions . .

Jeff will be about 125 years old before he posts his!

Ron Whitfield wrote:Jeff will be about 125 years old before he posts his!

Ron, have you "Inside Information" ? Let us know, we're all waiting with bated breath for Jeff's version

Thanks for the etymological pedagogy, Baz.

Well Andy, I thought it may be helpful to those who care about that type of thing, nice turn of phrase by the way ! a veritable "Hankeyism"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3xPZt9Q ... re=related

Here's Don Helms's version for comparison.

Thanks for the chance to join you guys on this. 12 string Leavitt short and sweet. Nice song!

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wg2vhafuyrc

Beautiful! thanks for posting that, Bill.

That's a really nice rendition Bill!
Short and sweet is right . .