Rock 'n' Roll (Is Killing My Life)

[The Smiddy Bar @ Daviot]

This thread is incomplete, without reference to Chuck Berry. Through all my changing tastes in music, 'Johnny B Goode' remains the most influential song i ever heard. It inspired me to play guitar and to buy a 335-alike.

I play it in the pub, on the last sunday of every month. Sometimes- as a complete contrast- I also play 'Bye Bye Johnny'................

And dont we know it dude. Keep it up because you never play it the same way twice. Andy

[The Smiddy Bar @ Daviot]

I went out to the Smiddy at Daviot this afternoon and Flaneur and his friends were there.

It was a friendly place and sometimetimes there were three guitarists and sometimes four. There were also a variety of people on drums and some of the pub patrons joined in on vocals too. It was a fun event.

Quite a variety of music was played during the three hours I was there including good versions of Charlie Rich's "Who Will The Next Fool Be", Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell, Jimmy Reed's "Baby, What You Want Me To Do", Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Blues, and a truly outstanding, powerful version of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.

A great rockin' way to spend a Sunday afternoon. The group deserve to be playing to bigger audiences. Thanks for inviting me out there.

Thank you for the kind review Graham. It was good to have you there. I have now posted the dates for this month. And the accordion player is coming on the 25th. Andy

[Flaneur]

And dont we know it dude. Keep it up because you never play it the same way twice. Andy

In retrospect, the Girls Aloud version fell flat..............

the Public Enemy approach had mixed reviews-

and the Leonard Cohen take was a flat-out mistake..................

[The Smiddy Bar @ Daviot]

Next Jam is this Sunday guys starting at 3pm and ending when the fingers hurt too much to go on (normally between 6 and 7) although I have seen it go past 8pm because everyone was enjoying themselves so much they didn't want to stop.

[Flaneur]

I see Duane Eddy has gigs in Glasgow and Newcastle next month.............. the original King of the Fat Strings.

[Graham Knight]

A one hour 1985 show featuring Carl Perkins playing with some fans including Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Ringo, Slim Jim, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1HZ-Uq70I

[Flaneur]

On the subject of rockabilly- I see the Revolutionaires aren't listed to play at this year's Dundee Blues Bonanza- which is a shame, because they are an outstanding band.

[MarkHenry]

Great post, I like it very much. Thanks for sharing.

[Graham Knight]

Johnny Cash sings Chuck Berry's Brown Eyed Handsome Man.

With some help from Carl.

[Graham Knight]

I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay

This is a documentary about my late friend Screamin' Jay Hawkins. It starts with Jay getting out of the coffin and he talks about his long career and it documents his last tour with many other clips from earlier times.

I made the explosive fuse-boxes you see in the video.

[Graham Knight]

It was 40 years ago today that the Farr Brothers, who had previously promoted the Isle of Wight show with Jimi Hendrix, organised this Rock'N'Roll show at Wembley Stadium.

This video runs for 1hour 25 minutes and includes Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley Jerry, Little Richard and Bill Haley as well as the late Screamin' Lord Sutch. There are also some truly awful other acts but you can slide forward past them to the good bits.

It is hard to believe it was exactly 40 years ago - seems like yesterday to me.

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[Graham Knight]

Some good musical gimmicks on this clip from 52 years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWFYwxnfbXQ

[murphybridget837]

On 2/6/2012 at 12:52 PM, Graham Knight said:

I am glad you smiled at the video. As Shaki, Lucky Rathen, Robert Knight (definitely no relation ) and others visitors from this Forum know, the walls of the entire house including the bathroom are covered in pictures, contracts, and other 50's memorabilia. I will have to make a longer video.

I am sure your audience will like the inclusion of Great Balls of Fire. It is a tune that everybody seems to know despite it now being 55 years since it was a hit for Jerry Lee. It was written by the late Otis Blackwell and Jack Hammer. I am still in touch with Jack and he was recently trying to get Jerry to record a new composition called "I'm Still Burnin'."

I'd like to hear your confederate accordion version - let me know when and where you are going to play it and I'll be there.

Here is a link to a couple of accordion tunes from long ago: The first is the late Clifton Chenier who I saw in Lafayette in 1967. I think he was in his fities then and he said he had been doing this Hank Williams tune "since Hank died in 1953."

 

And here is another accordion special - your audience will probably catch on pretty quickly to the treble entrendre in the song's title.

 

That's a nice performance. His accent enhances the song even more.