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Topic: Twang a Country Song-Duane Eddy |
Duane Becker
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Elk,Wa 99009 USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2003 10:48 am |
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| I know there have been posts about this album and Buddy Emmons playing steel on it, but does anyone know the musician credits on the album besides Buddy? And the actual date of recording? My album says 1963 but what month day.... Also was Buddy using his Sho-Bud or Emmons-kinda sounds like the Emmons, but I've got a tin ear, so I cant tell for sure. Duane Becker |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 23 Aug 2003 3:46 am
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| Well, the album was released in -63, Emmons guitar did not exist then yet, so I guess it's the same Sho Bud Buddy used for "Steel Guitar Jazz". As for the rest of the musicians, I've never seen a listing, but my guess would be the same A-team, which played on everybody's records; Grady Martin, Harold Bradley, Bob Moore, Buddy Harman, Tommy Jackson, etc. |
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George McLellan
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Duluth, MN USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2003 6:27 am
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Bob Taylor, a long time Forumite, was a drummer for Duane many years. He may be able to shed some light on it. It sounds like The Anita Kerr Singers were doing the voices.
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SUAS U' PHIOB
Geo
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Jason Odd
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Stawell, Victoria, Australia
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Posted 23 Aug 2003 5:23 pm
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Bob has sadly passed away, he did play for Duane (on a '63 Australian tour among other things), as well as the Al Casey trio, Gene Davis in the 1950s and Fuzzy Owens band in Bakersfield where some young guy named Merle Haggard played bass for a while.
Duane did manage to use his road band on a suprisingly large portion of his albums, in the early days mainly due to his recordings being done in Phoenix then leased to the label, and later in Hollywood where he and his band where based for a time.
The RCA years (starting in '62) I'm not so sure about, the thing is I'm sure Lee Hazelwood is credited as producer on 'Twang A Country Song,' which makes me wonder if the set was cut on the East Coast and then later overdubbed (strings, backing vocals) in Nashville. Of course this wouldn't account for Buddy Emmons, so maybe that theory is a bust!
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Steve Hinson
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Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2003 7:27 pm
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| Jason...it states on the back cover of the album that it was"recorded in RCA Victor's"Nashville Sound"Studio,Nashville Tennessee"... |
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Wayne Cox
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Chatham, Louisiana, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Aug 2003 9:47 pm
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I'm pretty sure Hargus "Pig" Robbins played all of the piano on this album.
~~W.C.~~ |
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Bryan Bradfield
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Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Posted 14 Dec 2003 11:20 am
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From the notes & credits for "Twang A Country Song", recorded at RCA Victor's Nashville Sound studio. These notes are included in the Rhino Records 2 CD box set, along with the selections "Sugar Foot Rag", "The Window Up Above", & "Crazy Arms" from the album -
Buddy Emmons: steel.
Hargus "Pig" Robbins: piano.
Floyd Cramer: piano.
Buddy Harmon: drums.
Bob Moore: bass.
Hank Garland & Ray Q Edenton: rhythm guitar.
Harold Bradley: 6 string Danelectro "click" bass.
Tommy Jackson: fiddle.
The Anita Kerr Singers & The Jordanaires: vocal chorus.
Anita Kerr: string & vocal arrangement.
The Nashville Strings: violins.
Supervised by Lee Hazlewood. |
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Dave Van Allen
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Souderton, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 8:14 am
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I found this on half.com and just got it yesterday... wow- classic melodic BE! and I had no idea Duane was such an adequate guitar picker 
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 8:36 am
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I was lucky enough to play rhythm guitar on an album of Duane's in the '70s, and, at the same time, did a German TV show with him. One of the tunes on the show was his hit, 'Shazam' - he gave all of us solos, encouraging me to 'play out' on the Telecaster, while he stuck faithfully to his original recorded version.
During this period, I became aware of just how good a player he really is, and I asked him why he didn't take a little more license with those old hits. He simply replied that he wanted to play what was expected of him, and any self-indulgence on his part might disappoint his audience.
What a great 'pro', and what a lovely person he is! Last time I saw him play was as a support-act to the Everlys on a UK tour - Buddy was right there with him! You can imagine waht a great bonus that was for me...
RR |
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