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Jim Vogan
From:
Ohio City, Ohio 45874
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Posted 25 Aug 2003 4:03 am |
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I don't know where to put this story, so I'll put it here.
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Jim Vogan
Carter D10, 8&5 with BCT
G.D. Walker Stereo Steel Combo
Bakelite Ric
Hilton volume pedal
Edited by Brad to shorten the link.[This message was edited by Brad Bechtel on 25 August 2003 at 07:58 PM.] |
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John P. Phillips
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Folkston, Ga. U.S.A., R.I.P.
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Posted 25 Aug 2003 4:29 am
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Great story, I loved every word. Thanks for the post Jim. 
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2003 5:48 am
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| Josh and Earl. They're the reasons that I play. I'm not sure that I ever would have started without them. I'll be playing bottleneck blues somewhere, and someone will ask me which blues player influenced me the most. I'll tell 'em, "Uncle Josh", and I'll play his lick from "Coal Miner's Blues". They usually don't have a clue, but Earl absolutely rocked, and Josh was full of the blues. That's part of what made that band so great. Great story and great to hear about him. Thanks, JB |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 25 Aug 2003 10:13 am
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Uncle Josh, what a guy! I'll never forget one time in the '70s at an after hours bluegrass jam in Nashville, he walked in and started listening. He took me aside and grabbed a banjo and started showing me banjo rolls. He said he had played banjo before Dobro, and that learning banjo rolls really helps your Dobro playing. You could sure hear it in his playing.
My favorite Josh ride - Randy Lynn Rag. It's got it all - the rolls, the swoopes and slides, everything. 
I'd say Uncle Josh is the father of bluegrass Dobro style, just as Earl Scruggs is the father of bluegrass banjo style. Dobro wasn't always a popular instrument in bluegrass. I think if it hadn't been for Josh's playing in all of Flatt & Scruggs hits, concerts and radio shows, Dobro might not be such a big part of modern bluegrass. And if Dobro hadn't been such a big part of the bluegrass sound, it probably wouldn't have been such a big part of country music. |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 25 Aug 2003 6:58 pm
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I agree. Thanks for sharing it!
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2003 11:32 am
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| For those who havn't, DO pick up the CDs Josh has put out over the last few years. Fabulous music! |
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