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Topic: rip jimmy mcgriff |
ebb
From:
nj
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Skip Edwards
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LA,CA
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Posted 3 Jun 2008 10:59 am |
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Oh man...that is sad news. What a giant of the B3...one of my all-time heroes.
Adios, Jimmy... |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2008 11:48 am
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He was Mr. B3,never cared much for keyboards[EXCEPT]B3 players,When I was a young guy in the late 50's and early 60's playing rock and roll of that period,there was two things you HAD to have in your band,a tenor sax and a B3,learned to love both of them.DYKBC.
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 3 Jun 2008 12:58 pm
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| One of my B3 heroes as well. He will sorely missed by many. |
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Rick Schmidt
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Prescott AZ, USA
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Pete Finney
From:
Nashville Tn.
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Posted 3 Jun 2008 1:33 pm
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| It has been a bad week, hasn't it... I loved his playing... |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 3 Jun 2008 2:27 pm
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| Sad to hear that, I was a fan of his. His version of Misty was my favorite version. |
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robert kramer
From:
Nashville TN
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 3 Jun 2008 5:30 pm
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| Oh, man - this really is a bad news week. I'm really into jazz organ combos, what a soulful player. Nobody played the blues better than Jimmy. Used to see him occasionally in clubs after he came "back" in the 80s - he and his bands just cooked. RIP, Jimmy. You are definitely gonna be missed. |
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Pete Finney
From:
Nashville Tn.
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Posted 3 Jun 2008 8:59 pm
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Thanks for posting that one, Michael, that's great.
I mostly knew the earlier Bluenote stuff but now I gotta find this one. Purdie on the live King Curtis "Memphis Soul Stew" is one of my favorite drum tracks ever, but this is close! |
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 4 Jun 2008 4:10 am
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Thanks Ed. Gotta love the Hammond trio. Back in the 70s I would go to Baker's keyboard lounge in Detroit to see Groove Holmes, very sweet! 
About a year ago, I was coming into the store I work at and I hear some sweet B-3. Dr. Lonnie Smith was visiting a buddy of his in the area and spent about an hour just playing and talking Hammond jazz. Fun time.
Russ |
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Rick Schmidt
From:
Prescott AZ, USA
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Posted 4 Jun 2008 6:17 am
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The B3 in the right hands has got to be one the greatest sounds ever! We had an all Jimmy Mcgriff day at the music store I work at yesterday. All the younger guys really thanked me for turning them on to him. It's too bad that sometimes it takes a loss for us to gain an awareness of greatness.
On an off-topic note...whenever I start to complain about how heavy my steel guitar is, I have to remind myself that it could be a B3.  |
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