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Can someone help recommend training material for traditional honky tonk music like Ray Price and Johnny Bush? Been playing for 3 years and now ready to get started more seriously. Thanks

Herb Steiner. He played with Bush and Gary P here in Texas for years. http://www.herbsteiner.com/

Yep! Herb Steiner,he can play all of that stuff,And I do mean ALL of it.

Herb has just about any classic shuffle or country tune tabbed out for us and at a fair price. Also, Jeffran College still sells tab. But if you want to get real serious get ahold of the Half Duzin Shuffles course from Buddy Emmons and hang on.

RATHER than fuss & fret about somebody elses' intro's, etc., why not concentrate instead on learning the last one or two lines of the songs you're gonna be playing.

Simply play the straight melody in your own way with your own playing skills. After a few sessions on the band stand, you can get increasingly brave and ad a pedal here or there and dress up that original basic intro.

Your favorite STARS and MINE, didn't spend a lot of time trying to learn YOUR intro's so why waste your time learning theirs?

Playing music is becoming an artist. You'd not try to paint a portait of your loving family in the syle of some famous painter, would you?

Too much is being devoted to learning how to play the other guys way instead of one's own way. Be creative! Start having fun. That's how all the olde geezers around you had to learn to do it and they survived.

GOOD LUCK to YOU!

Hey Chip,
I have several courses from Herb Steiner and they are great...easy to understand. Are you still playing the red CW?....jr

How 'bout Jim Loessberg? http://www.jimloessberg.com/

...and by the time you're finished all them courses and tabs you'll be thinkin' maybe you should'a listened to old Ray about learning the last lines of the melody, I guarantee...

I believe forumite Steve Alcott has some nice rythyme tracs called "Texas Dance Hall Classics", for when you get up and running.

Ray Montee wrote:Too much is being devoted to learning how to play the other guys way instead of one's own way. Be creative! Start having fun. That's how all the olde geezers around you had to learn to do it and they survived.

GOOD LUCK to YOU!

Ray, I hope you are ready for the swarm after stirring up the hornets' nest.

Herb & Steve both have great material. You can't go wrong with either, or better yet, both.

Herb has the instruction side of things cookin'. Steve's is not instructional, but a great source of rythyme tracs for Texas style music for after you get through Herb's material.

Thank you so much for your help. I do enjoy expressing myself when I play. Just need help with finding where I am at with correct chords and progressions. Yes, JR still playing the old red cw sounding alot better then ever.

Herb Steiners's material is great and Jim Loessberg has a real good course of Ray Price intros

Hey Chip, just one bit of advice about tablature, it's a great way to learn but i suggest that you learn the notes that your playing to make the Intro instead of just memorizing how to play the intro. For example, in the last 2 weeks I have played 3 dances and have had to intro Dont you ever get tired of hurting me in 3 different keys. So, my advice would be to find some lessons from a seasoned player that can show you the stuff. Hope this helps.

Ray Montee wrote:RATHER than fuss & fret about somebody elses' intro's, etc., why not concentrate instead on learning the last one or two lines of the songs you're gonna be playing.
Simply play the straight melody in your own way with your own playing skills. After a few sessions on the band stand, you can get increasingly brave and ad a pedal here or there and dress up that original basic intro.
Your favorite STARS and MINE, didn't spend a lot of time trying to learn YOUR intro's so why waste your time learning theirs?
Playing music is becoming an artist. You'd not try to paint a portait of your loving family in the syle of some famous painter, would you?
Too much is being devoted to learning how to play the other guys way instead of one's own way. Be creative! Start having fun. That's how all the olde geezers around you had to learn to do it and they survived.
GOOD LUCK to YOU!

I couldn't agree more. That's what I do. Of course that could be the reason for only having one gig a year.