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22 Oct 03 - 03:53 PM (#1039872) Subject: Jimmy Rodgers style guitar picking From: GUEST,Les B. I've been listening to Bill Cox on the "Rough and Rowdy" CD (old time musicians recorded in the 1930's) sing and play the tune by that title in almost the same way as Jimmy Rodgers. Although I can find most of the "Rodgers" style bass runs, there is a syncopation to his bass & strum style that's hard to reproduce. Does anyone out there have any tips about getting the Jimmy Rodgers sound ? |
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22 Oct 03 - 04:02 PM (#1039877) Subject: RE: Jimmy Rodgers style guitar picking From: GUEST,Martin Gibson I don't think Jimmy ever did an upstroke. Everything seemed to always be picked or strum downwards. |
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22 Oct 03 - 04:23 PM (#1039890) Subject: RE: Jimmy Rodgers style guitar picking From: Mark Ross Jimmy DID do an upstroke, check out THE SINGING BRAKEMAN ONthe video THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE(?, I think)on Shanachie. Mark Ross |
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22 Oct 03 - 04:39 PM (#1039902) Subject: RE: Jimmy Rodgers style guitar picking From: GUEST,Les B. Mark - you're just the one I was thinking might know about Rodgers' style! It sounds like he puts in a couple of extra down strums every now and then ? |
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22 Oct 03 - 06:25 PM (#1039939) Subject: RE: Jimmy Rodgers style guitar picking From: Mark Ross He does at that, and he doesn't always keep strict time either. Mark Ross |
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23 Oct 03 - 05:31 PM (#1040630) Subject: RE: Jimmy Rodgers style guitar picking From: simon-pierre This video is a must-see! He was a damn good actor too :-) |
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24 Oct 03 - 07:33 AM (#1040939) Subject: RE: Jimmy Rodgers style guitar picking From: greg stephens To recap a little: yes,he did occasionally play upstrokes, but the distinctive feature of his style is definitely quickly repeated down-strokes, which syncopates the rhythms a lot. |
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24 Oct 03 - 10:48 AM (#1041062) Subject: RE: Jimmy Rodgers style guitar picking From: M.Ted It used to be a common practice to throw in a measure of 2 at the beginning of a 4 count phrase--I believe that JR did this, also Blind Lemon Jefferson and others--You still run across it in the ocassional rock ballad--I always figured it was to scare off dancers-- |
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24 Oct 03 - 11:59 AM (#1041110) Subject: RE: Jimmy Rodgers style guitar picking From: GUEST,Les B. M Ted - your comment gave me my first smile of the morning, and has me really thinking now about "performance centered" and "dance centered" music ! |
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24 Oct 03 - 02:24 PM (#1041183) Subject: RE: Jimmy Rodgers style guitar picking From: Peter T. what is a measure of 2? yours, Peter T. |
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24 Oct 03 - 04:13 PM (#1041243) Subject: RE: Jimmy Rodgers style guitar picking From: DonMeixner A count of 2 maybe......? Don |
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24 Oct 03 - 05:48 PM (#1041273) Subject: RE: Jimmy Rodgers style guitar picking From: M.Ted Yep--just two extra beat, stuck right in where they trip you up- |