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18. Dec 2010, 07:36 AM
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18. Dec 2010, 06:06 PM
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I don't really have a hero that i could name, but i do admire and respect some people. Not all these people are in the public eye and some of them are among the crew and membership of this site, but i would definitely include Stephen Hawking and Stevie Ray Vaughan. If you've not heard of him, Stevie Ray was an extraordinary blues guitarist who tragically was killed in the prime of his life. Check out this utube clip  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdYRz...eature=related garth |
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19. Dec 2010, 02:29 AM
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like Muddy Waters and B.B King are among my favorite musicians. When I read on your post about Stevie Ray, Otis Redding name came to mind and a few seconds later I saw his name on your video. Look at minute 1:04 of the video and you ll see his name. He was also killed unfortunately in an accident and at a very young age. Sad but too many good musicians die tragically. When I was 20 years old I lived in Macon, Georgia where many of this great musicians where from or had their career started. One of them was Duane Allman, who died on a motorcycle accident in 1971 in Macon. His slide guitar is unmatched till this day. He played with your countryman Erick Clapton in the original recording of Layla. I am sure you heard that song, Duane plays the slide guitar which was his trademark. Your post remind me of my time in Macon and I remember going to the Otis Redding bridge with my friends to remember Otis or to Duanes grave in Macon. Berry Oakley, another fine musician who played with the Allman brothers is buried next to him. He had died tragically a few months after Duane in another accident and only three blocks away from where Duane died. I searched Youtube trying to find a good video of Layla played by Duane but they pretty much are nonexistent since he died in 1971, most of what I found were videos with Gregg Allman or Erick Clapton but I found one of my favorites song by Duane, its called Little Martha and it brings me old memories that will never fade away. Going to Duanes grave was done by a lot of people then and I guess people are still doing it now. There is a poster saying that hes been there like I did. At minute 1:29 that's where he died. Been there also and was remembering that sign when doing my search. I met a couple of the people you see at .49 second at the very famous railroad tracks in Macon. The old southern building that you see at .59 second became a very nice restaurant in the 70s, where we use to take our dates for a nice dinner before going to a bar or doing something. At .08 second you ll see who Little Martha was and this is her song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1PiH...eature=related Bo Hey garth, don't get me going again OK, you see what you done. This one is only for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uofzl...eature=related |
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19. Dec 2010, 05:01 AM
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19. Dec 2010, 08:28 AM
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19. Dec 2010, 09:17 AM
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19. Dec 2010, 09:44 AM
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19. Dec 2010, 12:58 PM
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It's always a little bitter sweet when i see these guys playing because i'll never get to see it in person. I've been playing guitars of one type or another since the mid 1980's but my personal blues odyssey began later in life, because for most of my life since around 8 years old my first love has always been British punk music. Seeing The Sex Pistols through my child's eyes was one of the defining moments of my life. For sure i have no illusions now about what the Pistols were, but they were the start of my journey. When i was young i did have idols and among them were a band called the UK Subs, and it was pretty sweet when i got to tour with them in my twenties when i was playing in a band. It was kind of dumb luck that i found Stevie Ray, and he opened the door to the blues for me. From the moment i heard SRV i have been journeying back through the blues, which obviously i had always been aware of as a guitar player, but i never listened to it because i didn't really get where it was coming from. I have always liked a number of other guitar players though and Mark Knophler, Chet Atkins and a guy from Megadeth called Marty Freidman are among my favourites. Marty's playing is a little cold but his technique is awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvHeO...eature=related and a couple of Brit 1970's punk clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYVDqL_8HbY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m2Jy...eature=related What did Al Gore do btw? I just came across this by accident a couple of weeks ago and i already posted it once somewhere, but i'll post it once more because that's how good it is. Nice to listen to on a wet cold Sunday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IQYp...eature=related Last edited by garth; 19. Dec 2010 at 01:10 PM. Reason: added clip. |
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