Steeler: Buddy Emmons
Artist: Ronnie Dove
Tune: Things
Label: Melodyland ME 6011F
Year: 1975
In a post awhile back, Cal Sharp mentioned hearing and enjoying this tune. I tracked it down, because I hadn't heard it, and I don't think it ever made it to the West Coast. It's definitely Buddy, sounding like he's having a great time and throwing in some of his signature licks.
Artist: Roger Miller
LP Title: Trip In The Country
Tunes: Tall, Tall Trees, When A House Is Not A Home
Label: Mercury SR 61297
Year: 1970
This album has been discussed a lot on the Forum, but I'm not sure if tunes have been posted. From what I've read, Buddy was a good friend of Roger's and even went on the road with him as a bass player for a tour when Roger was a pop/novelty star and not using a steel player. The tunes on this album are all ones that Roger wrote for Ray Price and others before he became a star. Hard to believe this was released 40 years ago, ouch.
Here's also a fun book about Roger Miller, which is told in over 100 short stories and anecdotes from people in the business who knew Roger (Buddy included).
Yow! Thanks for posting this! Classic Emmons tone and licks! Is this possibly also on an album with other Emmons-graced cut? "Trip In The Country" is also magnificent, although from an earlier era. Just got another copy at Amoeba (Great store! Only one in the Hollywood area I know of with any significant number of country records). You can't have too many.
Not sure how you guys got this to play but I renamed it to a .mp4 file and it plays with the QuickTime player. Other than that I assume you all have ITunes.
I just tried it on my home computer using Chrome and it just opens up and plays like you said! My work computer runs Explorer so maybe there's a difference.
Update" It runs automatically on my work computer as well on Explorer in a new window with Quicktime installed.
When I click on these (I use Firefox), they play on a page with a black screen with no control buttons, progress bar or time clock. I've been wondering what player is doing it. I do have VLC player. Is that how VLC player plays audio?
I love that burst of fast notes that jumps in from left field in Buddy's Tall Tall Trees solo--who else would have done that?
Brint Hannay wrote:When I click on these (I use Firefox), they play on a page with a black screen with no control buttons, progress bar or time clock. I've been wondering what player is doing it.
I use Firefox on Windows 7 and get the same black box. In the tool bar, it's listed as Windows Media Player. If you hover your mouse over the box, the controls will appear.
You can convert these M4a songs to MP3's with ManiacTools Free M4a to MP3 Converter. I then use a free program MP3Gain to set the levels the same as all my other MP3's. Both these programs work great.
That's Jimmy Colvard playing guitar on "Things".
