Tune Of The Week #5 Joaquin Murphey

Joe Goldmark · Post by **Joe Goldmark** » 1 Feb 2011 6:24 pm

Steeler: Joaquin Murphey
Artist: Spade Cooley
LP Title: Spade Cooley
Tune: I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Label: Club Of Spade
Year Recorded: mid '40s
Year Released: mid '70s

http://www.vinylbeat.com/forum/15ICantG ... ButLov.m4a

This is a virtuoso live performance. Joaquin was THE man in the '40s & was the direct link between Bob Dunn & the guys who followed (Speedy, Curly, Buddy, etc.), for hot steel guitar.

This tune is the poster boy for rechannelled stereo. They were obviously going for the dance sound, and it's actually kind of neat. However, I wish they would have mixed the two channels a little tighter together.

The Club Of Spade label put out eight albums that I'm aware of, all featuring Spade Cooley & some with Tex Williams added. Joaquin & Noel Boggs were the steelers.

There's a good site by John McGann for more Joaquin solos and they have the above tune in mono!
http://www.johnmcgann.com/joaquin.html

Joe

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 1 Feb 2011 7:29 pm

Great performance by Joaquin, horrendous stereo processing. I have a copy of Miles Davis' "Milestones" like that. Yuck--gives me vertigo.

Billy Wilson · Post by **Billy Wilson** » 2 Feb 2011 11:52 am

Susan Alcorn (deceased) · Post by **Susan Alcorn (deceased)** » 2 Feb 2011 4:08 pm

Very nice!

Peter Freiberger · Post by **Peter Freiberger** » 2 Feb 2011 5:32 pm

Thanks so much for these posts, Joe. I look forward to each new one.

Jim Robbins · Post by **Jim Robbins** » 2 Feb 2011 8:37 pm

Way cool. Thanks, Joe, please keep 'em coming.

To think, that was pop music, once upon a time.

Ron Randall · Post by **Ron Randall** » 3 Feb 2011 2:45 pm

WOW

Thanks for the post

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 7 Feb 2011 8:36 pm

Perfect as usual, King Goldmark