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30 Jan 00 - 03:51 AM (#170358) Subject: Melodies From: GUEST Of the folks involved in the early sixties folk revival, who wrote songs, who do you think was the best melodist? |
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31 Jan 00 - 12:31 AM (#170840) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: Amos Goddaby A. Traull, the German fluge-knuckle player. No flugeknuckler has ever come close. A. |
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31 Jan 00 - 12:34 AM (#170843) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: catspaw49 Oh yeah.....Definitely a tunesmith of the first order. I think Gaylord Farquard had a nice touch on more ethnic melodies too. Spaw |
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31 Jan 00 - 01:13 AM (#170870) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: Amos His Bendover Suite has remained the favorite of generations since his passing, indeed. A. |
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31 Jan 00 - 09:16 AM (#170954) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: catspaw49 Of course part of his appeal must also be attributed to the great works of his lyricist partner, "Red" Ruffinsor. Spaw |
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31 Jan 00 - 09:24 AM (#170959) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: Amos LOL, 'Spaw. Ruffinsor's Suite for Ma Pendage is one of the great grass-roots compositions. This whole thread is a study in the highest of arcane fugue states, I would say. |
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31 Jan 00 - 09:32 AM (#170961) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: catspaw49 True....But thinking of grass roots reminds me of a great country-western songwriting pair that once again shows the importance of "blood" in harmony and also in composing. The Lingus sisters' GREAT classic, "Upside Down and Dirty," has both a fine lyric by Connie and an artistic double-stopped fiddle part by Anna. Spaw |
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31 Jan 00 - 09:41 AM (#170970) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: Troll And who can forget the Irish composer, Paddy O'Chair. troll |
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31 Jan 00 - 09:42 AM (#170972) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: Amos That's the boy -- always pushing the, er, envelope. Did Ruffinsore know Connie? I understand Anna was partly responsible for his acheiving his exalted condition. As for the double-stopped fiddle part you mention, I think I have heard it in my travels -- a highly pressurized exaltation with an unusual climax. A |
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31 Jan 00 - 10:05 AM (#170983) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: catspaw49 I think the real inspiration for the double-stopped fiddle came from the old timey playing of Jack Mahogoff in his early recoding of "Pigsqueal Breakdown." Spaw |
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31 Jan 00 - 10:09 AM (#170985) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: Amos Right -- Spasm and Flood produced that in 1972, if I recall correctly. Flip side was "Cry me a river" by the Sweet Cream Together Band. (Stop! Stop!!) A. |
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31 Jan 00 - 10:15 AM (#170989) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: Troll Wrongo! The flip side was the Yellow Stream Waltz by I.P.Freely and the Chamber Pot Five. troll |
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31 Jan 00 - 10:21 AM (#170992) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: Amos I think I have run into you before -- weren't you the acting agent for Jack Orff and the Nerd Abusers? A |
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31 Jan 00 - 10:27 AM (#170997) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: Troll Yeah but I dumped em' They just couldn't keep it up. troll |
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31 Jan 00 - 10:32 AM (#171001) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: catspaw49 Yes, I too know you!!! After you dumped those guys, you went with the classically trained Hugh G. Reckshunn because you felt he had more staying power. Spaw |
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31 Jan 00 - 10:38 AM (#171007) Subject: RE: BS: Melodies From: Troll After all, this is a hard business and softness is not tolerated. A band must be firm in their commitment and not grow flacid with the passage of time or they will find that they cannot sustain their career to it's culminating climax. troll |