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The
Telecaster
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A well played Telecaster is a sound of beauty. It has long been the standard of country music, but
is also used selectively in blues,
and rock music. This page of our website,
we highlight our favorite Telecaster guitar slingers across the
genres.
Merle Haggard stated in his liner notes to Strangers / Swinging
Doors And The Bottle Let Me Down, "The Telecaster was not
for the timid; you had to be a bulldog to play a Telecaster, because
it's hard to play. It doesn't respond like a lot of guitars, so you
have to play it with a different attitude, and that makes the
results different.
Muddy Waters, one of my
favorite blues artists played a Telecaster. Both Led Zeppelin and
The Rolling Stones were heavily influenced by Muddy. Of course,
Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones used a Telecaster, but in
addition, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin used a Telecaster in Zeppelin's
early days. To add to that, Bob Dylan, also influenced by Muddy
Waters used a Bob Dylan owned a black-and-white 1958 Telecaster
which became one of his first electric guitars. He used this guitar
on his 1966 tour of Australia and
Europe.
One of true masters of the Telecaster is Roy
Buchanan, wow. A special shout out for him. Some of the other
Telecaster masters reviewed throughout thebestofwebsite.com are
noted below. There are other Telecaster slingers that we
plan to add. This page is a living document so stop back for updates.
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The
Band |
The
Band |
A Musical History |
Robbie
Robertson, lead guitar player of The Band, is a very expressive in
his approach. The Band, was originally a back-up
outfit for Ronnie Hawkins in the early 1960's and they called
themselves The Hawks. After striking out on their own they renamed
themselves The Band. Prior to releasing their first
album, they toured with Dylan in 1965 and
'66. After, Dylan and
The Band wrote a bunch of music in the Woodstock, NY area that would
later become The Basement Tapes. Their career lasted till
Thanksgiving Day 1976 when they performed their still talked about
farewell performance, The
Last Waltz, which is available in several formats, DVD,
audio, and box-set audio.
The Band profile
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Roy
Buchanan |
Sweet Dreams: The Anthology |
American Axe: Live in 1974 |
Roy
Buchanan's is one of the most innovative guitar players that I've heard. I was fortunate to see him perform live twice in the 1970's.
Amazing! He generally plays with a blues or rock attitude, though he
does
stretch into different genres like surf, or country. So while Roy isn't not a strictly blues
performer, but when he goes for that approach he's clearly one of a
kind. From Second Album, "Tribute To Elmore James"
is a great example of him playing the blues. Why that song gets
left off of so many Roy Buchanan compilations should be criminal, there is room
for those three and half minutes of bliss.
Our Roy Buchanan section.
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James
Burton
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The Guitar Sounds of James Burton |
James Burton & Ralph Mooney
Corn Pickin' and Slick Slidin'
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James Burton is best known for his work in Elvis
Presley's TCB (Taking Care of Business) Band. James Burton's resume is
too extensive for this page, so we're highlighting a few select
items. Also
of note, Burton played with Merle
Haggard. who is listed separately on this page.
We highlighted two instrumental releases first.
They are The Guitar Sounds of James Burton and another album by James Burton & pedal steel guitarist Ralph Mooney
called Corn Pickin' and Slick Slidin'.
Below we noted some of James Burton's work with:
Gram Parsons
Emmylou Harris
Elvis Presley
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The Early Years 1956-1969 |
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The Early Years 1956-1969
1. Susie-Q - Dale Hawkins
2. Red Hot - Bob Luman
3. Shirley Lee - Bobby Lee Trammel
4. My Babe - Ricky Nelson
5. Cannonball Rag - James Burton
6. Don't Leave Me This Way - Ricky Nelson
7. The Creep - The Shadows
8. Stop Sneakin' Around - Ricky Nelson
9. Swamp Surfer - Jimmy Dobro
10. Make Up Your Mind Baby - Bob Luman
11. Fireball Mail - Jim & Joe
12. Blood from a Stone - Ricky Nelson
13. Real Live Fool - Lee Hazlewood
14. Daisy Mae - Jim & Joe
15. Everybody Listen to the Dobro - Jimmy Dobro
16. Guitar Player - Buddy Cagle
17. Jimmy's Blues - Jimmy Burton
18. Poor Boy Looking for a Home - The Green River Boys Feat. Glen Campbell
19. See See Rider - The Everly Brothers
20. Love Lost - Jimmy Burton
21. A Child's Claim to Fame - Buffalo Springfield
22. If You Want to Be My Woman - Merle Haggard
23. Moonshine - James Burton & Ralph Mooney
24. Corn Pickin' - James Burton & Ralph Mooney
25. Someday, Someday - The Shindogs
26. Why - The Shindogs
27. Just for a While - Carol Williams
28. Tryin' to Be Someone - David & Lee
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Gram
Parsons |
G.P./Grievous Angel |
The Complete Reprise Sessions |
James
Burton sweet Telecaster guitar riffs beautifully filled up Gram
Parsons two solo albums, G. P. and Grievous Angel. The
basic personnel was Elvis' TCB backing band, along with Gram Parsons,
and of course, Emmylou Harris.
There are
only two albums with this line-up and they are magical. They
are available as a two-fer, or as a box set with alternate takes and
slightly better sound. I upgraded to the box-set and am sure glad I
did, but casual fans will be more than satisfied with the original
two albums without the alternate tracks.
Our
website features much more about Gram
Parsons, these releases, along with the other bands that he
played in.
Also Clarence White is highlighted
below.
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Emmylou
Harris |
Anthology: The Warner/Reprise Years |
After
Gram Parsons passing, Emmylou
Harris took both the tradition of Gram's solo material
as well as the primary band personnel for her early records. She
named the band, The Hot Band.
Emmylou and the Hot Band toured in 1975. From Wolfgang's vault, the
personnel was
Emmylou Harris - guitar, vocals
James Burton - guitar
Rodney Crowell - guitar
Glenn T. Hardin - piano
Hank DeVito - pedal steel
Emory Gordy - bass
John Ware - drums
Nicolette Larson - vocals
Fayssoux Starling - vocals
Emmylou's first three albums are my favorite and they
are listed below. If you're more inclined to get a compilation,
our top choice is the two disc Anthology: The Warner/Reprise Years.
Guitarist Albert Lee joined them
for Luxury Liner, James Burton just played on a few
songs on that and was the lead guitarist on the first two. The three albums below are all
excellent.
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Pieces
of the Sky |
Elite Hotel |
Luxury Liner |
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1. Bluebird Wine
2. Too Far Gone
3. If I Could Only Win Your Love
4. Boulder To Birmingham
5. Before Believing
6. Bottle Let Me Down
7. Sleepless Nights
8. Coat Of Many Colors
9. For No One
10. Queen Of The Silver Dollar
11. Hank And Lefty
12. California Cotton Fields |
1. Amarillo
2. Together Again
3. Feelin' Single - Seein' Double
4. Sin City
5. One Of These Days
6. Till I Gain Control Again
7. Here, There And Everywhere
8. Ooh Las Vegas
9. Sweet Dreams
10. Jambalaya
11. Satan's Crown Jewel
12. Wheels
13. You're Running Wild
14. Cajun Born |
1. Luxury Liner
2. Pancho & Lefty
3. Making Believe
4. You're Supposed To Be Feeling Good
5. I'll Be Your San Antone Rose
6. C'est La Vie
7. When I Stop Dreaming
8. Hello Stranger
9. She
10. Tulsa Queen
11. Me And Willie
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Elvis
Presley |
On Stage February, 1970 |
Promised Land
(Good Times)
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On Stage February, 1970
is a nice live Elvis performance from 1970. The remastered version
includes six additional tracks. Beyond the traditional
gospel, and R&B cover songs Elvis includes material from the era:
Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" Creedence Clearwater Revival's
"Proud Mary," and The Beatles "Yesterday/Hey Jude."
The 2000
reissue of Promised Land has improved sonics and adds eight
songs to the original albums ten. These studio records are Elvis'
last from Memphis from December 1973. The eight extra songs are from
the same sessions that were also issued on an album called Good
Times. So it is almost like a two for one re-issue, but Good
Times originally had ten songs, missing are "Take Good Care of Her"
and "I've Got a Thing About You Baby."
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Jim Campilongo |
The Little Willies |
Jim Campilongo And The 10 Gallon Cats |
Jim
Campilonga is a hot Telecaster guitar slinger. The
Little Willies shows Campilongo's ability to add riffs, fills, and
mellow solos on the softer songs like "Easy As the Rain."
Meanwhile, he lets loose on some of the faster songs like "Roly
Poly," and Gotta Get Drunk."
THE
LITTLE WILLIES are:
Norah Jones (piano, vocals)
Lee Alexander (bass)
Jim Campilongo (electric guitar) vocals) Richard Julian (guitar,
vocals)
Dan Rieser (drums)
Campilongo
has a handful of solo records. They tend to be more jazz
oriented.
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Dixie
Dregs w/ Steve Morse |
What If |
Night of the Living Dregs |
Steve
Morse is one fine guitar player. I was lucky to see him early in his
career with the Dixie Dregs and a few solo bands. Being a fan of both
Kansas
and Deep Purple's music, it is interesting that he became members of both of
them.
Steve's
early years he played a Telecaster. The Steve Morse website
discusses his current instrument. "Steve plays a Music
Man Steve Morse signature guitar. The history of this unique
instrument goes back to Steve's college days. During that time,
Steve crafted a guitar for himself, combining the elements for his
ideal instrument: a Fender Telecaster body, Stratocaster
neck, Gibson Tune-o-matic bridge, a set of Gibson frets, a 12-string
tailpiece (make unknown), and a group of pickups (also unknown). He
called it the Frankenstein Telecaster, and constantly
revised and improved it over the years. In 1986, Steve was
approached by Musicman to collaborate on creating a production
model. This guitar has since expanded to several models, and over 50
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Danny
Gatton |
Hot Rod Guitar: The Danny Gatton Anthology |
88 Elmira St. |
Danny
Gatton was named the "Worlds Greatest Unknown Guitarist"
in 1989 by Guitar World Magazine that lead to a record
deal with Elektra records.
His 1991 release 88 Elmira
Street is an excellent display of the immense talent of
Danny Gatton.
This quote from the albums liner
notes describe his playing brilliantly, "Gatton fired off
screaming blues licks, echoplexed rockabilly lines, fluid jazz
octave passages, finger twisting steel-like string bends, cascading
artificial harmonic fills, mercurial right hand banjo rolls, funky
B-3 organ riffs, and Heineken beer bottle slide, often within one
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Tom Principato /
Danny Gatton
Blazing Telecasters
CD - Recorded live at Adam's Rib in Washington, D.C. in
1984
Blazing Telecasters DVD Product description
This DVD was recorded for Maryland Public Television in 1984, featuring Tom and Danny trading licks on four original tunes and two jazz standards. It was taped in a studio setting with no audience. Also featured are John Previti (bass), Mike Sucher (keyboards), and Tony Martucci (drums). This is not the same performance or track listing as the Blazing Telecasters CD.
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Oh No! More Blazing Telecasters |
Blazing Telecasters
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Albert
Lee |
Emmylou
Harris
Luxury Liner |
Eric
Clapton
Just One Night |
Albert
Lee has an extensive resume. While he has a few solo albums, he also
played on untold others. Some of my favorites include Emmylou
Harris' third solo album Luxury Liner. Lee replaced guitar
ace James Burton in Emmylou's Hot Band. The
first cut from the album, a Gram Parsons song, shows Lee could fill the
role.
If you want to hear Lee in a blues
setting with ample extended solos, check
out Just One
Night, a live Clapton album. This is one of Clapton's
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released a handful of solo albums. I haven't heard them to add personal.
recommendations. There are a few two for one reissues that look
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Hiding/Albert Lee |
Speechless/Gagged But Not Bound |
Speechless/Gagged But Not Bound
Product Description
Raven presents two essential Albert Lee solo albums on the one cd for the first time -
Speechless (1987) and Gagged But Not Bound (1988). The British-born guitarist has been delighting music fanatics with his virtuoso playing and astonishing technique for over 40 years. Having backed the likes of Joe Cocker, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton and the Everly Brothers. Speechless combines self-penned tunes 'T-bird to Vegas', 'Bullish Boogie' and 'Seventeenth Summer' with covers of Duane Eddy's 'Cannonball' and the traditional 'Arkansas Traveller'. It's a very clean sound featuring Lee on acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin and piano. Gagged But Not Bound features consummate Country / Rockabilly covers of Chet Atkins' 'Country Gentleman', 'Walkin' After Midnight', 'Tiger Rag', 'Forty Miles Of Bad Road' and the traditional tunes 'Flowers Of Edinburgh' and 'Midnight Special'. |
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Led
Zeppelin |
Led
Zeppelin I |
Led Zeppelin DVD |
While Jimmy Page is
primarily known in his Led Zeppelin days as playing a Gibson Les
Paul and his double neck, in the early days he played a
Telecaster.
The Led Zeppelin DVD has
plenty of video footage with Page playing a Telecaster. The four
tracks from Danmarks Radio from 1969 shows 30 minutes of great
footage.
The text below is an
excerpt from interview with Page where he discusses his use of the
Telecaster on Led Zeppelin I. The BBC Sessions first
disc include various 1969 live performances. I'm not certain,
but some or all may be with Page using a Telecaster.
Our Led Zeppelin section.
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Source:
http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/003340.html
by Steven
Rosen.
What kind of guitar were you suing on the first
Led Zeppelin album?
JP: A Telecaster. I used the Les Paul with the Yardbirds on about
two numbers and a Fender for the rest. You see the Les Paul Custom
had a central setting, a kind of out-of-phase pickup sound which
Jeff couldn’t get on his Les Paul, so I used mine for that.
Was the Telecaster the one Beck gave to you?
JP: Yes. There was work done on it but only
afterwards. I painted it; everyone painted their guitars in those
days. And I had reflective plastic sheeting underneath the pick
guard that gives rainbow colors.
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Merle Haggard and the Strangers |
40 #1 Hits |
I'm a Lonesome Fugitive/Branded Man |
Merle Haggard stated in his liner notes to Strangers / Swinging
Doors And The Bottle Let Me Down, "The Telecaster was not
for the timid; you had to be a bulldog to play a Telecaster, because
it's hard to play. It doesn't respond like a lot of guitars, so you
have to play it with a different attitude, and that makes the
results different.
While Merle straps the Telecaster on, he isn't the
lead player, but his guitar slingers like Roy Nichols and James
Burton favored the model.
In 2006 the early Capital Merle Haggard releases
were brilliantly remastered and repackaged with two discs combined
together, two for one. Further, there are bonus tracks to supplement
the original albums.
They did a remarkable job on the remastering. They
sound incredible. Merle
Haggard profile |
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New
Riders of the Purple Sage |
Where I Come From
Buddy
Cage Interview
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Winterland San Francisco, CA 12/31/1977
Review |
Enjoy life and listen to the beautiful sounds of the pedal
steel and Fender Telecaster in musical harmony. Crank up loudly the
New Riders of the Purple Sage featuring Buddy Cage on pedal steel,
David Nelson on lead guitar, along with John Dawson and company.
The New Riders reformed in 2005. They released a
superb studio album in 2009, entitled Where I Come From. They also have quite a few live archive
shows available. As of this writing, the most current release is
from Winterland 1977 and it is very good.
New
Riders of the Purple Sage overview
Buddy
Cage exclusive interview |
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Tom
Principato |
Raising the Roof! |
Guitar Gumbo |
We've highlighted
a few of Tom Principato's solo releases that we recommend. Tom comes from the Washington D.C. area and is an outstanding Telecaster Master.
Raising the Roof has some great sounds to it. The first song is a good R&B number that
rocks; good rhythm guitar, better lead guitar, and superb horn complements. In a retro rock way I hear a little James Gang "Funk 49" in "Too Damn Funky," though it was actually inspired by the New Orleans band The Meters, which was led by Art Neville. On "In the Middle of the Night" the second vocals of Tommy Lepson add a nice
dimension to the Reggae flavored, wah-wah laced track.
"Bo Bo's Groove" is a nice instrumental cut, with a Latin feel with a lot of funk, the guitar and organ both offer impressive,
musical statements, percussion too. Undeniably impressive, "Counts For Rita" is
Roy Buchanan meets Jeff
Beck. Then laying down the blues theme with the "Stormy
Monday" theme set to new words as a parody; "They Called For "Stormy Monday" (But "Mustang Sally" Is Just As Bad)."
That's only around half of the story. Raising
the Roof has very good song writing, a first class backing band,
and blistering guitar.
by Barry Small
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Description
Powerhouse Records announces a March 3, 2008, release date for
Raising the Roof, the new album from guitarist extraordinaire Tom
Principato and his band.
Long-acknowledged as one of the premier guitarists in the world, Tom
Principato s latest CD builds on the universal acclaim for his 2005
release, Guitar Gumbo, which won awards from the Washington Area
Music Association (WAMA) for Best Blues Recording and Best Blues
Vocalist. With these new honors, Tom has now won a total of 22
Wammies. In addition, a song from that album, If Love Is Blind,
written by Dave Kitchen, was named Song of the Year.
In addition to Principato on guitar and vocals, the band features
John Perry on bass and backup vocals, Joe Wells on drums and Josh
Howell on congas and percussion.
On Raising the Roof, the Tom Principato Band is joined by long-time
DC-area favorite Tommy Lepson, who contributes his soulful Hammond
B3 organ playing and vocals, as well as several other special
guests. The new album showcases nine songs (including 6 originals)
that demonstrate the breadth of Tom s musical influences ranging
from blues, jazz and rock, to funk, reggae and New Orleans sounds.
The three covers include a jazzy workout of Jimmy Smith s 8 Counts
for Rita, a cooking take on J.J. Cale s Lies, and a new version of
Louis Jordan s Fish Fry that brings on the funk and Jamaican flavors
to this R&B classic, a long-time staple of the band s live
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Tom Principato /
Danny Gatton
Blazing Telecasters
CD - Recorded live at Adam's Rib in Washington, D.C. in
1984
Blazing Telecasters DVD Product description
This DVD was recorded for Maryland Public Television in 1984, featuring Tom and Danny trading licks on four original tunes and two jazz standards. It was taped in a studio setting with no audience. Also featured are John Previti (bass), Mike Sucher (keyboards), and Tony Martucci (drums). This is not the same performance or track listing as the Blazing Telecasters CD.
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Oh No! More Blazing Telecasters |
Blazing Telecasters
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The
Rolling Stones |
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We've
highlighted some classic Rolling Stones CD's, Exile On Main Street,
,Sticky Fingers, and Let It Bleed. It is hard to narrow
the list to fit on a highlight page. The sound of Keith Richards
Telecaster is one of the trademarks to the sound, those fine
crunchy riffs. I love the piano fills too.
The studio releases are well known that we point
out. The live release, Live Licks, from The Rolling Stones 40th Anniversary tour of 2002-03
is a great listen so we've decided to select a less obvious
recommendation. Plus we wanted to include a recommendation with the
guitar duo of Ron Wood / Keith Richards. Sheryl Crow is a guest on "Honky Tonky Women."
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Exile On Main Street |
Sticky Fingers |
Let It Bleed |
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1. Rocks Off
2. Rip This Joint
3. Shake Your Hips
4. Casino Boogie
5. Tumbling Dice
6. Sweet Virginia
7. Torn and Frayed
8. Sweet Black Angel
9. Loving Cup
10. Happy
11. Turd on the Run
12. Ventilator Blues
13. I Just Want to See His Face
14. Let It Loose
15. All Down the Line
16. Stop Breaking Down
17. Shine a Light
18. Soul Survivor |
1. Brown Sugar
2. Sway
3. Wild Horses
4. Can't You Hear Me Knocking
5. You Gotta Move
7. I Got the Blues
8. Sister Morphine
9. Dead Flowers
10. Moonlight Mile |
1. Gimme Shelter
2. Love In Vain
3. Country Honk
4. Live With Me
5. Let It Bleed
6. Midnight Rambler
7. You Got The Silver
8. Monkey Man
9. You Can't Always Get What You Want
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Steely
Dan |
Can't Buy a Thrill |
Countdown to Ecstasy |
Steely Dan turned out
some brilliant music. The earlier albums are more rock
oriented than their latter ones.
As
the subject of this page is the Telecaster, the earlier Steely Dan albums are
drenched with Telecaster solos. Denny Diaz favored a Telecaster and
graced many of the solos. Jeff
"Skunk" Baxter also added some smoking guitar licks,
though I'm not sure the model of guitar he used. Baxter also added a bit of pedal steel.
Steely Dan's later albums as they moved toward Aja and beyond had a
whole host of other guitarists, less rock 'n roll more jazz
influences. They're all really good, just different. The
link below is a youtube video of dueling Telecaster's, featuring Denny Diaz and Walter
Becker. Steely Dan
Reelin' in the Years 1973 Midnight Special Steely
Dan overview
Steely
Dan compilations
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Muddy
Waters |
Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live
Legacy Edition |
Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live/King Bee |
The sound of Muddy
Waters running a slide up and down his fret board is a sound of
beauty to my ears. Not my wife's, "what is that noise." I love the blues live. His two disc Legacy
Edition of Muddy :Mississippi" Waters Live gets more
playing time than any other Muddy Waters release in my collection.
Great sound quality too.
The liner notes have
some nice photos of Muddy playing his Telecaster. The very enjoyable
liner notes by band mate Bob Margolin makes note of Muddy's "red
'57 Telecaster (new extra-wide rosewood neck in '61, now in the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame) as he describes guitar playing.
Muddy
Waters overview Muddy
Waters photo
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Clarence
White |
Nashville West featuring Clarence White |
Sweetheart of the Rodeo |
Clarence
White guitar playing is sort of like a combination of three of my
favorite guitarist's, Jerry
Garcia, Roy
Buchanan, and James
Burton. He plays with the melody of Jerry, the tone and
brilliance of Roy, and the conciseness and sweetness of James. Now
that is saying something.
Some
notable Clarence White electric guitar playing can be heard with one
of the the earliest country rock albums Nashville West, the Byrds with Gram Parsons on Sweetheart of
the Rodeo (comes in single or double edition), feature
Clarence as a session musician.
As an
official member of The Byrds, we suggest on or more of live Byrds releases.
Our Clarence
White page has some information about his work with other bands
he was in and his flat picking.
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Live
At The Fillmore - February 1969 |
Live
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Live
1. Lover Of The Bayou
2. Positively 4th Street
3. Nashville West
4. So You Want To Be A Rock 'N Roll Star
5. Mr. Tambourine Man
6. Mr. Spaceman
7. Eight Miles High
Studio
8. Chestnut Mare
9. Truck Stop Girl
10. All The Things
11. Yesterday's Train
12. Hungry Planet
13. Just A Season
14. Take A Whiff On Me
15. You All Look Alike
16. Well Come Back Home
Bonus tracks on re-issue
Disc: 2
Studio
1. All The Things
2. Yesterday's Train
3. Lover Of The Bayou
4. Kathleen's Song
5. White's Lightning Pt. 2
6. Willin'
Live
7. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
8. Old Blue
9. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
10. Ballad Of Easy Rider
11. My Back Pages
12. Take A Whiff On Me
13. Jesus Is Just Alright
14. Wheels On Fire
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Nashville West
2. You're Still on My Mind
3. Pretty Boy Floyd
4. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man
5. Medley: Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a
Season)/Mr ...
6. Close up the Honky Tonks
7. Buckaroo
8. The Christian Life
9. Time Between
10. King Apathy III
11. Bad Night at the Whiskey
12. This Wheel's on Fire
13. Sing Me Back Home
14. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
15. He Was a Friend of Mine
16. Chimes of Freedom |
1.
Lover of the Bayou
2. You Ain't Going Nowhere
3. Truck Stop Girl
4. My Back Pages
5. Baby, What You Want Me to Do
6. Jamaica, Say You Will
7. Black Mountain Rag / Soldier's Joy
8. Mr. Tambourine Man
9. Pretty Boy Floyd
10. Take a Whiff (On Me)
11. Chestnut Mare
12. Jesus Is Just Alright
13. Eight Miles High
14. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
15. Mr. Spaceman
16. I Trust
17. Nashville West
18. Roll Over Beethoven
19. Amazing Grace |
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Arlen Roth's Masters of the Telecaster |
DVD |

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Product Description
The Telecaster is the only guitar to have ever spawned its own cult following of "Teleplayers." The Tele's raw, penetrating sound, combined with unique physical characteristics such as a deeply scooped headstock and placement of its volume and tone controls, enables Teleplayers to exploit techniques and sounds not available on other guitars.
In this video, Telemaster Arlen Roth teaches you all the classic licks and riffs of the great Telemasters, as well as techniques such as PEDAL STEEL BENDS, BEHIND-THE-NUT BENDS, CHICKIN PICKIN', CLASSIC ROCKABILLY, RHYTHM STYLES, BLUES TECHNIQUES, SHUFFLE PATTERNS, FULL CHORD BENDS, BANJO ROLLS, and much more. Plus, Arlen review the styles of all the Tele greats, like ALBERT LEE, DANNY GATTON, KEITH RICHARDS, STEVE CROPPER, and JAMES BURTON.
You'll see lots of actual footage of the Telemasters like DANNY GATTON, ALBERT LEE, JAMES BURTON, ALBERT COLLINS, and many more! |
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Six Decades of the Fender Telecaster: The Story of the World's First Solidbody Electric Guitar |
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Product Description
Launched by the fledgling Fender Company in 1950, the Telecaster has become the longest-lived solid-body electric guitar, played by everyone from Muddy Waters to Chrissie Hynde. All who play know that the key to the Telecaster's importance and versatility is its sheer simplicity. Packed with high-quality photographs of great Telecasters, collectible catalogs, period press ads, and memorabilia, this tribute tells the story of the Telecaster and the Fender Company through exclusive interviews with Fender figures who were there when this musical star was born. 50 color photos, and 40 black-and-white photos are included.
About the Author
Tony Bacon has specialized in music journalism for over 20 years. He is author of many books and has served as an advisor to the BBC/Tribute TV documentary "Guitar Legends." |
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