Wichita Lineman

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William Litaker
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Post by William Litaker »

Had a lot of requests to try this one....Here it is ! Right off the show room floor...

https://youtu.be/PqdwgsNazvo
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William, you and the Emmons are smoking today. Great job. I know all of us will be looking forward to tearing into this song. JA
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Another winner....still popular and sounds great the way you play it Sir William....jr
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Post by Lee Barber »

Enjoyed it. Can't wait to get started.
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Post by Johan Jansen »

Good job!
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Post by Jason Putnam »

Awesome. Hope that's one of our lessons. It's one I've been working on some in my spare time. Sounding great as always!
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I agree with Jason; put it on the list for a Saturday lesson. It's great!


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Post by Larry Robbins »

Nice job once again, William! Do I see a workshop in the future! ha! ;)
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One of my favorite tunes!
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Post by Howard Steinberg »

Wichita Lineman would be a great tune for a workshop. Sign me up for sure. Tasteful arrangement and great playing.
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Post by Scott Duckworth »

Nice playing! By the way, Glen Campbell is 79 today!
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Post by George Buechley »

Hopefully, we can talk William into doing this song as a Saturday project tune.


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After so many requests to do a Workshop on Wichita Lineman , we will get started putting it together. More than half of my 100+ subscribers to my Broadcast has sent me a PM to do this. If you happen not to be one of my subscribers and have an interest in a Workshop on this tune I would like to know. Respond to this thread or email me.....It takes a god bit of work to put one of these Workshops together. I have Workshops on "The Other Woman" , "I Just Destroyed The World" and "Together Again".

http://www.williamlitaker.com/index.html
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Those workshops are a lot of fun. You make it look easy, William! :lol:
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Post by John Coffman »

Very nicely done. Loved the track.
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Workshop

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This would be a perfect song for the workshop series.
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Post by Howard Steinberg »

William has noted on his website that he will be doing a workshop on Wichita Lineman, this month. If you are reading this, you've likely heard Mr. Litaker's arrangement of the tune. There is a ton of good stuff in this arrangement that will enhance everyones bag of tricks. It's also a really good song for steel.

A lot of guys are singing Williams praises. Be assured that it is not a cult following. It's people, like me, who are excited about building their skills with William's instruction. It's a great opportunity to become a better player.
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How will we know when the Wichita Lineman starts? Will it be posted here? I'd like to get in on that song from the start. I've heard William on YouTube and love the way he relates a songs melody to the steel guitar.
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Post by George Buechley »

Dennis,
I'm sure William will let us know when he will do this song. It usually spreads like wild fire as soon as one of us gets the word. This would be a great project song and hopefully soon.

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Project Tune

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What you think about this for the next project tune!
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Post by Jason Putnam »

Absolutely!!!
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Post by George Buechley »

I think it might be the next project tune. 8)


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Post by Joe Rouse »

Either way I would like to learn the song....the Professor plays it very well....jr
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Post by George Buechley »

It's official - Wichita Lineman is the next project song!


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