Re:Bluegrass Archive
by cushychicken on Monday August 21, 2023 @07:43PM
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Man, Vassar was one of the true player’s players. Totally self taught, mostly by ear, and could spin circles around most of the Nashville cats.
Love Redneck Jazz, and his playing on Bela Fleck’s Bluegrass Sessions Vol 2. “Valley of the Rogue” is such a dope tune.
Valley of the Rogue is very nice and has quite the cast of players. Thanks!
Re:Bluegrass Archive
by cushychicken on Monday August 21, 2023 @08:24PM
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Out of all of his huge library of work, that might be my favorite of all of Bela’s tunes.
Re:Bluegrass Archive
by jaredhallen on Monday August 21, 2023 @09:25PM
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That whole album is absolutely fantastic.
Re:Bluegrass Archive
by cushychicken on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @07:10AM
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It’s a fuckin’ journey.
I think it’s his best. Drive is a classic but Bluegrass Sessions has a vision.
Re:Bluegrass Archive
by adamcblodgett on Monday August 21, 2023 @10:36PM
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I think the title is actually Hillbilly Jazz, unless it's a deep, deep cut.
Re:Bluegrass Archive
by cushychicken on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @07:11AM
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You’re right, I always mix up that and Danny Gatton’s album Redneck Jazz.
One of the major reasons I took up the violin last year, after 20+ years of guitar and bass.
I love the story of how Bob Weir met Jerry.
Legend has it, it was New Years Eve and Weir was with a buddy looking for a bar that would let them in underage when they stumbled across Jerry Garcia. Garcia forgot it was New Years Eve and had been waiting for a student to come by and was playing his banjo on his porch to pass the time. Weir was so mesmerized by him that he stopped looking for a bar and hung out with Jerry. The rest is history
C: Do you have any fond memories of playing with Jerry Garcia from years past?
V: A lot of them. He was a guy who just loved to play, so that just fits in with the rest of us musicians. He wanted to play all the time and so did we. We became friends before I ever knew who he was really. Me and Jerry Garcia as a person became friends before I knew who he was playing with. We made our way out to San Francisco and then I saw this billboard sign that looked like Jerry. I said, “hey Jerry, that looks like you,” and everybody started laughin’. They didn’t know that I didn’t know who he was. They got a kick out of that. That’s one of the funniest things that happened. We had a lot of fun, a lot of fun.
https://jambands.com/features/2000/03/15/vassar-clements-pro...