"Sugaree", Baton Rouge, 10/16/77:


Peter (who's really digging the first graphic, too)

I'll go along with Sugaree anyday, and that Summer of '77... if I only had a Uncle Rico's Time Machine, my first stop is New Haven, CT. 5/5/77.  But that graphic is a little too graphic for me Coz. Eek. Double-eek.

Here's somebody I've been thinking about a lot lately, and a story of a strange coincidence that happened right here on the Listening Thread one day. Back in the early 90's, I was a 20-something, working at Fret Mill Music, there was this monster guitar player working there too, teaching lessons. People came from everywhere, drove miles to take lessons. Brad Jones. He had demons, to make the understatement of the century, but I was too young at the time to understand, and so consumed with launching my own career as a bassist that I jumped at a chance to play with anybody, anywhere. Shortening the story, after he was gone, I thought no more about Brad Jones. One day, another Club Member here [ed_zeppelin] posted a video of Buster B. Jones, (Brad's stage name) and I commented, Wow, never thought I'd hear that name again. Turned out somebody on the other end of the country from here, had played bass with Brad for a short time too, and just happened to pop up right here. So we've shared a few stories. Sadly, Brad's demons finally got the best of him, and he died in 2009. But my goodness what a talented rascal he was.

Here's a nice little documentary that shows the lighter side of the guy ed_zep and I knew:

crazy talent!!
The fast playing record story explains a bit.


Waiting for Buster's documentary (Breaking Brad?) 

Nice Sugaree


Here is some acoustic music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aihtAeqXkIM&app=desktop

Nice...thx
( There's an Alvarez DY-98 on ebay now    )

Every year I have to perform certain tasks to maintain my status as an Official Expatriate Texan.  This involves among other things, breaking out the Noconas and the 13MWZ Wranglers (Cowboys DON'T wear Levi's, you'll injure yourself (!) sitting a horse in 'em).  I've passed my Brisket Merit Badge (I can smoke one with the best of 'em), have a big list of George Strait tunes memorized, I watch GIANT at least twice a year.  And of course, for this all to really extend my Texas roots fully, I have to listen to Ray Benson's mighty Asleep at the Wheel, as big a Texas institution as The King Ranch or The Alamo.  So today, this was on my required listenting:



Let's Rodeo !

Listened to that entire album one time on a road-trip from Roanoke, VA. to Boone, NC. Joey. My (sometimes) musical partner Curt Baker is a HUGE Cindy Cashdollar fan, so AATW is always somewhere in his playlist. Reminds me, I ain't heard anything outta' Curt in the last week or three... we had a couple things to play on the books this Spring that of course got canned.   

Love AATW!   The above posts got me looking for this great album by Vassar Clements and friends on youtube:

Bill, tgo



https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m5Y_3L4Bl31sxcQa8yLDSVbtOpeVyrMTU

Ray Benson is a National Treasure!

Peter

The Fearless Flyers.
Joe Dart's neck moves funny...

that was cool, thanks!!

💚 Frohes Walpurgisnacht , Blessed be your Beltane, Happy May Day💚



FAUN . I love this band .

Happy May Day💚Blessed be your Beltane,💚 Frohes Walpurgisnacht

Love me a video with Hurdy-Gurdies and nipples!  Happy May Day!

Bill, tgo

I Love this .
I have been incorporating these kinds of grooves on both fretted and fretless bass . I am gaining new influences for a new musical project .
Yes indeed there is a Hurdy Gurdy