"Stardust"

Kay Das · Post by **Kay Das** » 4 Jul 2015 12:10 am

This evergreen composed by Hoagy Carmichael in 1927 needs no introduction. This is my latest interpretation. Steelocaster A6 tuning, instrumental backing is by Tony Kiek of Sydney. Key of E / F.

https://soundcloud.com/kay-das/stardust-2015

Kay

Anders Eriksson · Post by **Anders Eriksson** » 4 Jul 2015 1:36 am

Very Good! I really like it!!
Stardust is one of my all time favorite songs and you play it wonderfully!

Thank you for sharing this.

// Anders

Wally Pfeifer · Post by **Wally Pfeifer** » 4 Jul 2015 7:54 am

No extensive reverb, echo or whatever! GOOD!
BEAUTIFUL ! Really enjoyable

Wally & Peg

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 4 Jul 2015 9:57 am

Very nice, Kay! I enjoyed that.

John Faulkinbury · Post by **John Faulkinbury** » 4 Jul 2015 10:57 am

That was very enjoyable. Keep them coming.

Chuck Christensen · Post by **Chuck Christensen** » 4 Jul 2015 1:03 pm

Kay, What I like when you play is that you are a melody player......very delightful and pleasurable.

Ron Simpson · Post by **Ron Simpson** » 4 Jul 2015 2:56 pm

An outstanding recording

Kay Das · Post by **Kay Das** » 5 Jul 2015 9:59 pm

Anders: It is my most favourite tune too, from Hoagy Carmichael. The lyrics by Mitchell Parish are very nice too . Thanks for the kind comment.

Wally: "Stardust" was written in 1927, which was in the middle of the Prohibition years...so I chose some dry eq to match

Wally, Doug, John, Chuck, Ron : Many thanks for the kind comments, the encouragement is greatly appreciated.

Kay

Bosse Engzell · Post by **Bosse Engzell** » 7 Jul 2015 5:44 am

Have this on VINYL with a English group The Shadows, you have Hank feel in this on the way Hank use the tremolo arm, WONDERFUL!!

Bosse in Sweden

Kay Das · Post by **Kay Das** » 10 Jul 2015 8:39 pm

Bosse,

Many thanks for your comment. Hank Marvin is my #1 guitar hero (of any kind) and I have made many recordings of The Shadows tunes, including three CDs (Shadows on Steel, Shadows on Steel - Encore, Marvin on Steel) all available as albums or individual tracks on iTunes, Amazon and cdbaby. My latest CD (Sweet Sound of Beautiful) contains five more tracks.

I believe Hank knowingly or unknowingly tried to emulate the clean sound of the steel guitar with his use of the tremolo arm (to get vibrato and sustain) and various echo/reverb effects.

There are many Shadows Clubs in England, in the different countries in Europe, and in many parts of the world.

Kay