It was Lester Peabody, I think, not Vaugh Young. Here are several discography and review summaries, but lyrics nopt out there;Lester Peabody - Big River Rag/Navajo Rose (Ecco-Fonic) Lester Peabody - Big River Rag/Navajo Rose (Ecco-Fonic)
The A-side is an amazing tune done by Lester Peabody and his Barnshakers, while on the B-side it's just Lester
and his beautiful ole Gretsch guitar, thumb picking through 'Big River Rag'. This record has got that Ecco-Fonic
sound all over it - the true sound of quality!Tracks: Big River Rag - Navajo Rose.
Lester Peabody: Big River Rag/Navajo Rose
(Ecco-Fonic 1004)From Subterranean - Dark Ages - Page 12 - L :
LESTER PEABODY
"Big River Rag"/"Navajo Rose"
EF 1004-7 7" $4.15
Two perfectly delightful guitar-pickin' instrumentals, with his swingin' backup band the Barnshakers on side A
and solo on the flip. Lester's got the flawless technique, complete assurance and beautiful tone that most of his
retro-guitar-slinging peers only dream of. (ECCO-FONIC)KFJC new album reviews for August 7, 1996
Lester Peabody, "Big River Rag", Finger Pickin' Electric Guitar, 7, ecco-fonic, (August 7, 1996)Partial track listing:
"Big River Rag", "Navajo Rose"KFJC new album review (August 7, 1996)
A very clean and sharp sound of Finger-Pickin' Electric Guitar with a big fat Gretsch Guitar sound that
is VERY reminiscent of Merle Travis, the guy who invented it, if I'm not mistaken ;-) (always gotta have
"that out") and this never really "takes off", it's not supposed too. Just really cool finger-pickin' guitar.
Side B is more of the same EXCEPT that this is much more of a "song type tune" as opposed to the A
side which is more guitar solo oriented. More of a Chet Atkins sound on this tune and it is very very
pretty indeed.
- Jack Diamond