Vote for the Best of Buddy Emmons
Posted: 6 Apr 2006 12:18 am
Whenever I hear Buddy Emmons perform, I know that he's going to play something unique and delightful, even if it's only one fill.
For all of you who love the playing of Buddy Emmons like I do, I invite you to submit your votes for a Best of Buddy Emmons thread.
I am proposing this thread as a tribute to Buddy's extraordinary musicianship and creativity, and also as a guide to the many magnificent, but lesser-known musical gems that Buddy has recorded as well as his many classics. This thread can also serve as a learning resource for new players not familiar with Buddy's musical genius.
In the interests of making these gems easier to find, and since the original version may be out of print, I would ask that you try to include as much information about the recording as possible, such as correct title, artist, and record label. It would also be nice if you could give a short review of why you feel your submission deserves to be a "Best of Buddy".
You can nominate an entire album or just one or two songs on an album.
An example of the latter would be John Sebastian's Rainbows All Over Your Blues on "John B. Sebastian" (Reprise LP) featuring just Buddy, at his creative best, on all the fills and solos.
It is so hard to choose from Buddy's many great recordings, but here's a few of my favorites to start the ball rolling:
1. "Touch My Heart, Burning Memories"; Ray Price. (Sony Audium CD B00009IB5R) Ray Price and Buddy Emmons have got to be one of the greatest musical collaborations of all time. On these recordings Buddy sets the standard for accompanying a country singer- and then goes way beyond it. This CD combines two 1960s Columbia LPs featuring such classic Ray Price shuffles as Swinging Doors, The Same Two Lips, and A Way to Survive. Check out Buddy's ground-breaking intros to Touch My Heart and There Goes My Everything. Forty years later, and these recordings remain masterpieces of taste and innovation.
2. "Trip in the Country"-Roger Miller, Mercury LP. Reissued with additional material as "Roger Miller, Country Tunesmith", (Mercury CD 848977-2)
A wonderful collection of Roger Miller singing his own songs with a whole lot of Buddy playing outrageously hot solos on songs such as: That's the Way I Feel, Invitation to the Blues, Tall, Tall Trees and outrageously beautiful solos on When Two Worlds Collide, When a House is Not a Home, and Half a Mind.
3. All of the "Swinging" series Step One CDs with Buddy and Ray Pennington are great.
Two of my favorites are:
- "Swinging From the 40s to the 80s" with terrific versions of Right or Wrong, Oklahoma Stomp, Cincinnati Blues, and Steppin' Up (Step One CD SOR 0003).
- "Swinging Our Way" with Buddy burning up Airmail Special and Careless Love, and tearing your heart out with Born to Lose and My Weakness is Too Strong. (Step One CD SOR 0060).
I have many other nominations I'd like to make, but I'd like to hear from other Buddy Emmons fans as to your picks for The Best of Buddy Emmons (so far).
For all of you who love the playing of Buddy Emmons like I do, I invite you to submit your votes for a Best of Buddy Emmons thread.
I am proposing this thread as a tribute to Buddy's extraordinary musicianship and creativity, and also as a guide to the many magnificent, but lesser-known musical gems that Buddy has recorded as well as his many classics. This thread can also serve as a learning resource for new players not familiar with Buddy's musical genius.
In the interests of making these gems easier to find, and since the original version may be out of print, I would ask that you try to include as much information about the recording as possible, such as correct title, artist, and record label. It would also be nice if you could give a short review of why you feel your submission deserves to be a "Best of Buddy".
You can nominate an entire album or just one or two songs on an album.
An example of the latter would be John Sebastian's Rainbows All Over Your Blues on "John B. Sebastian" (Reprise LP) featuring just Buddy, at his creative best, on all the fills and solos.
It is so hard to choose from Buddy's many great recordings, but here's a few of my favorites to start the ball rolling:
1. "Touch My Heart, Burning Memories"; Ray Price. (Sony Audium CD B00009IB5R) Ray Price and Buddy Emmons have got to be one of the greatest musical collaborations of all time. On these recordings Buddy sets the standard for accompanying a country singer- and then goes way beyond it. This CD combines two 1960s Columbia LPs featuring such classic Ray Price shuffles as Swinging Doors, The Same Two Lips, and A Way to Survive. Check out Buddy's ground-breaking intros to Touch My Heart and There Goes My Everything. Forty years later, and these recordings remain masterpieces of taste and innovation.
2. "Trip in the Country"-Roger Miller, Mercury LP. Reissued with additional material as "Roger Miller, Country Tunesmith", (Mercury CD 848977-2)
A wonderful collection of Roger Miller singing his own songs with a whole lot of Buddy playing outrageously hot solos on songs such as: That's the Way I Feel, Invitation to the Blues, Tall, Tall Trees and outrageously beautiful solos on When Two Worlds Collide, When a House is Not a Home, and Half a Mind.
3. All of the "Swinging" series Step One CDs with Buddy and Ray Pennington are great.
Two of my favorites are:
- "Swinging From the 40s to the 80s" with terrific versions of Right or Wrong, Oklahoma Stomp, Cincinnati Blues, and Steppin' Up (Step One CD SOR 0003).
- "Swinging Our Way" with Buddy burning up Airmail Special and Careless Love, and tearing your heart out with Born to Lose and My Weakness is Too Strong. (Step One CD SOR 0060).
I have many other nominations I'd like to make, but I'd like to hear from other Buddy Emmons fans as to your picks for The Best of Buddy Emmons (so far).
