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Most music fans have likely never heard of The Whippoorwills, a late 40s/early 50s band that featured the fabulous guitarist Roy Lanham and Doug Dalton, a pioneering swing electric mandolin player who counted the great Jethro Burns among his fans. They sang in close harmony vocals - like Manhattan Transfer - and their swing solos and arrangements are first rate. These are some of the best sounding recordings of the Whipps I've heard. Downloadable with apps like YouTube to mp3.
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07-29-2025 08:47 AM
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How embarrassing - I hadn't and I actually have a band with the same name.... Although we are more New Orleans than swing.
Lovely stuff....
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Oh man! That Stromberg!
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Georgia Brown certainly chose the perfect name for her occupation.
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Roy was well-respected for his chord melody playing and he was an "early-adapter" of Fender solid bodies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov1pvt-JELQ&list=OLAK5uy_n6VbMBoe_mosqtZaCzgEnGLgEM_vGz6T 4&index=2
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When is AI going to start automatically transcribing these great guitar solos?!
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Songsterr has a function for doing this from YouTube videos. I have given it a try and it was pretty far from perfect. That may all change quickly though.
Originally Posted by garybaldy
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I've known about (and have been listening to) Roy & the Whippoorwills for about 10 years now. Amazing guitarist, right up there with the other hillbilly jazz cats like Jimmy Bryant. Incredible speed those 2 guys had.
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