The Smiddy Bar @ Daviot Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smiddy Bar @ Daviot Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaneur Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 And dont we know it dude. Keep it up because you never play it the same way twice. AndyIn retrospect, the Girls Aloud version fell flat..............the Public Enemy approach had mixed reviews-and the Leonard Cohen take was a flat-out mistake.................. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smiddy Bar @ Daviot Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaneur Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I see Duane Eddy has gigs in Glasgow and Newcastle next month.............. the original King of the Fat Strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Knight Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaneur Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkHenry Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Great post, I like it very much. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Knight Posted July 21, 2012 Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Johnny Cash sings Chuck Berry's Brown Eyed Handsome Man.With some help from Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Knight Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' JayThis 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Knight Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 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.1640442 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Knight Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Some good musical gimmicks on this clip from 52 years ago.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWFYwxnfbXQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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