Feeding our ears
Joined: Jan 2009
Ireland
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 19:09
Feeding our ears
I had a conversation with a guitar student of mine lately. He's 15 years old and said that he didn't think there was any good music released these days. I told him to start with Son House and finish with the DTB and there should be some gold in between as well 
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Theater will do Nathan
I aint gonna argue with Millions of Americans! lol
Enjoy crossroads Don.
Yes it is fun for sure Nathan. Just returned from Martrys' having taken in Albert Lee, Vince Gill, James Burton, and Rickie Scaggs. Snagged Albert's and Vince's sigs on my '07 Crossroads poster. Got to rest up now as the weather report is predicting 88 degrees out at Toyota Park today with scattered showers. I can handle the heat but the rain would be a real bummer.
Got to feed my ears before they go deaf.
The past belongs to the future...but only the present can preserve it.
Must be nice 41.
I'll be just south of Shreveport on July 27 for business when Crossroads plays at a theater or theatre (right Ritchie?) near you based on a link I no longer have but will post when I can so I'll have to watch then. Looking forward to it! Unfortunately it'll only be a two hour showing!
Yeah and somehow I missed that guy for quite sometime Nathan--my loss for sure. We'll see him tomorrow at Toyota Park in Bridgeview.
The past belongs to the future...but only the present can preserve it.
Many moons ago there was a certain 11 or 12 year old who used to sit in with Buddy Guy. We're still listening to him. I hope this youngster keeps it up too!
Quinn Sullivan was the 11 year old who ripped the stage at Legends last night. He will be playing tonight for 1/2 hour beginning at 10:15.
The past belongs to the future...but only the present can preserve it.
Good points Youngkeys. Saw Gary Clark, Jr. at Buddy Guy's Legends last night open for Jimmy Vaughn. Great performer, a bit nervous considering the venue but his kid has it right on. Buddy also invited a 12 year old (and I'm sorry to have forgot his name) on stage who ripped it up. He will also perform with Buddy tonight at Legends.
Doyle Bramhall II is another great one. A really overlooked guitarist is Albert Castiglia (Castil'ya damnit!) from S. Florida.
The past belongs to the future...but only the present can preserve it.
Thanks for that Young Keys. It's nice to hear some recommended bands from the USA as we in Europe have to do some digging to get in touch with 'Good' music from across the Pond.
In defense of this previous decade, tell your student to check out Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Robert Randolph, Soulive, James Hunter, The Subdudes, and to check out his local music scene. There's a lot of incredible and unique small-time bands who are doing the circuits. There's a lot of great music out there right now, from old and new artists. Because of the internet, bands now have that many more influences to take from, and so music continues to expand. The only problem is a lot of it is "underground".
Richie--thanks for passing it on. As I've stated elsewhere on this forum it is truly a pleasure to see players representative of a much younger generation than mine literally exploding on the music scene today. You only had to feed your student an appetizer, so to speak, to open his ears, or lay a crumb trail for him to follow. I do feel that there was a dead period in musical evolution as our children seemed to enjoy "our" music (60's and 70's stuff) more than their own generations' to a large extent. Fortunately for your 15 year old student its "happening" again.
I do give my father credit for instilling a love of music in his own children, as we were exposed to his music on an almost daily basis. He spun Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Pete Fountain, Satchmo, and Nat King Cole on his Zenith Console record player equipped with a Cobramatic Tonearm (I was always fascinated by that thing.) I think my mom was about ready to kill him if she had to hear Peggy Lee sing "Fever" one more time.
Eric Clapton gets the credit for introducing me to Derek Trucks at Crossroads 2007. Since that time I've not been able to get enough. Watching the Masters of yesteryear provide an introduction and venue to todays great players has been a wonderful time for me as I witness the transition. I could not imagine a better way to spend a retirement than experiencing as much live music as is financially and physically practical. The DVD and good sound system fills in the blanks.
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The past belongs to the future...but only the present can preserve it.
The past belongs to the future...but only the present can preserve it.