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Hey Strathound,
I used to mix Asleep at the Wheel for two years and always carried my guitar on tour for Hotel time and thinking about what I had heard. I noticed something that might help you, it's helped me. I noticed that the 6th and 9th above the triadic progression are really useful to get that 'sound'. I reason that it's because those are natural extensions in steel guitar voicings (C6 + E9). So if you check out steel guitar voicings, especially in the upper partials you'll find the 'sound' that you're looking for. Hope this helps. It seems to work for me. Leon
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01-15-2010 01:38 PM
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When you need to get yer yodel on, can't beat that country swing. Yeeeeehawww!!!
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Originally Posted by cosmic gumbo
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on youtube;
hank garland probably the most famous;
thumbs carlisle
Hank Thompson band
and all the people who post these guys, post others that you can listen to.
also earlier dan hicks and his hot licks, very lively, funny, and great playing, very fine swing/jazz fiddle player, I mean, outstanding.
also, go to wikipedia, search "country swing", and "texas swing" (great articles there, with many band and player names) get the names, and then youtube them.
there were/are a lot of really good players, and lots of them are every bit as good as the better known (in some circles) jazz players. there is a current of snobbery in the world of jazz these days.
Bob Wills grew up listening to jazz bands in the thirties, and loved it, brought it into what he did. There is a great biography of him, interesting story.
Nashville cats, play clean as country water.
There are some very tasty players in that crowd. short and sweet they kept it.
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Um...Bob Wills and Milton Brown and the Brownies were playing western swing in the early to mid-30's, five years before WW II stasrted. Surprisingly, one would have thought Django would have suffered during the German control of France, but that was not in fact the case...the Germans were too scared of negative publicity, etc. if they had been too heavy-handed with him, even if he was officially untermenschen (Romany, a gypsy...)...besides, some of them liked jazz. In fact he did OK during the occupation, and afterwards his career surprisingly stagnated. Maybe the fact that he survived, and flourished to a degree that others did not made him resented.
Last edited by goldenwave77; 11-19-2014 at 05:12 PM. Reason: This is in response to post #10
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@goldenwave77, interesting take on Django's career.
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For some great western swing guitar (in my opinion) you might want to check out my internet radio station at Live365.com called Sagebrush Swing!. Here's a link: Sagebrush Swing! - Online Radio Station - Live365
Its free to listen but I think you'll need to register (much like this forum)
The station is a labor of love for me and a way to share some of the great western swing and country jazz I've accumulated over the years. Hope you enjoy it.
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Thanks Kid Vette, great station. I could find hardly any WS streaming until now.
Tiny Moore certainly knew his bop. He could sound just like Charlie Christian or Barney Kessel when he wanted to.
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Originally Posted by Petimar
As Bob Wills used to say as Tiny started to play, "Biggest little little instrument in the world!"
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You need to move beyond pentatonic scales, and learn to apply major scales over dominant 7 chords to get all those great notes. In addition to phrasing, timing, etc.
Some call this the "Mixolydian" mode.
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Whit Smith and the Hot Club of Cowtown? Am I the only one who worships at the alter of this guy? I think he holds his own with Vignola on this clip.
Last edited by Strickland; 02-09-2015 at 04:24 PM.
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There's at least 2 of us.
Thanks for posting the video That was amazing! Now I need a towel and a cigarette.
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Originally Posted by Kid Vette
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Originally Posted by boatheelmusic
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Originally Posted by Strickland
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Originally Posted by Strickland
So I went to the show and met James, Elana and Whit. I think I pissed off Whit because I accidentally sat in the VIP section, not realizing it was a VIP section. Anyways, Elana's dog was extremely well-behaved and Elana herself was as down to earth as can be (so hot). Jake has a certain class and refinement to his style and they all swung... hard. At any rate, thanks to this thread, I found a new band to be obsessed with for a very long time.
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Continental Stomp is the album to have. It started with Digga-Digga-Do and my ears were never the same afterwards.
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Yeah, they need to release another live album. The energy of their live performances just doesn't come through on their studio tracks.
Gotta make sure you wait for the last track on Continental Stomp.
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Originally Posted by Strickland
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The bass player on Digga-Digga-Do is great.
+1
Anyone else use Genius Jamtracks?
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