My Best Imitation of John Hughey

Joe Rogers · Post by **Joe Rogers** » 31 Dec 2014 6:53 am

My best imitation of Papa John Hughey, who truly cannot be imitated. I sure miss that guy....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFkrcdv3Dm4

Joe Rogers

Dave Bertoncini · Post by **Dave Bertoncini** » 31 Dec 2014 7:09 am

WOW...beautiful

Billy McCombs · Post by **Billy McCombs** » 31 Dec 2014 7:16 am

Really nice Joe. You nailed it.

Daniel Policarpo · Post by **Daniel Policarpo** » 31 Dec 2014 7:20 am

Really sweet, Joe. You and your Ritt sound great.

John Booth · Post by **John Booth** » 31 Dec 2014 7:28 am

Very well done Brother.
Thanks !

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 31 Dec 2014 7:35 am

Joe, you really nailed that and it's great to have people in audience that appreciate the steel guitar and a good band backing you up. That Ritt sounds awesome too. I wish the people in my town would appreciate good country music.

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 31 Dec 2014 7:41 am

great job joe

john would be proud let's
here some more

p.w

Richard Keller · Post by **Richard Keller** » 31 Dec 2014 7:46 am

Great playing Joe. It is hard to get those high notes on pitch, but you nailed them.

Joe Rogers · Post by **Joe Rogers** » 31 Dec 2014 8:06 am

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it! I was pitchy at times. This band is so inspiring to play with I find myself experimenting a little more than I should, so my precision tends to fall off more than I prefer. And yes, the crowd is incredible. They REALLY appreciate good music. Below are some other links I posted this morning. I never get applause after solos the way I do at this place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tec4s0cKo9E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SWzpEH2jZA

I am very much enjoying my Rittenberry and the Telonics Combo. This one happens to be a prototype.

Joe Rogers

Dale Rottacker · Post by **Dale Rottacker** » 31 Dec 2014 8:24 am

Joe that was great...If JH could hear that, he might have to wonder if it was him or not...Beautiful sounding Ritt too!!!

Joe Rogers · Post by **Joe Rogers** » 31 Dec 2014 8:41 am

Below is my best imitation of Paul Franklin. LOL!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwUiLI8 ... e=youtu.be

By the way, Tim Broussard is playing bass on this one, he was Mark Chestnutt's bass player. Britt Godwin and Bubba Moore, vocalists on the this and the other videos toured with Tracy Byrd for years. The acoustic guitar/saxophone player is Don Rollins who wrote the mega-hit, "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" for Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett.

There is a lot of great talent in this neck of the woods.

Joe Rogers

Dale Rottacker · Post by **Dale Rottacker** » 31 Dec 2014 8:52 am

Joe, I was just looking around your YouTube channel...you’ve got a lot of good stuff on there with some really good artists...very enjoyable, and Country too!!!...

Bill Dobkins · Post by **Bill Dobkins** » 31 Dec 2014 9:50 am

Joe, I want to play just like you when I grow up.

Awesome playing buddy.

Joe Rogers · Post by **Joe Rogers** » 31 Dec 2014 10:52 am

Thanks for the compliments, but imitating is really the easy part. Coming up with the licks to begin with is the hard part.

Joe Rogers

Larry Jamieson · Post by **Larry Jamieson** » 31 Dec 2014 1:37 pm

Yeah, I LIKE IT! Very nice playing on that solo, Joe.
I'll check out your other videos too.

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 31 Dec 2014 4:27 pm

JOE you are a great player and you got a great band

enjoy every minute bro

ive played in bands that were special

I miss it but im proud of you

mike

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 31 Dec 2014 5:20 pm

...shivering !

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 1 Jan 2015 12:36 am

Thanks for sharing Joe, sounded great!

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 1 Jan 2015 2:07 am

Beautiful!

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 1 Jan 2015 6:17 am

Thats what this whole thing is about in a nut shell!

Its nice to have a steel friendly band :

Andy Zahnd · Post by **Andy Zahnd** » 1 Jan 2015 9:18 am

Monsieur, chapeau.... GREAT PLAYING....
Joe, you are a way to good player and a good human..... hart to find and I'm proud to call ya a friend! Happy New Year!

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 1 Jan 2015 5:04 pm

Joe,

If I could play like you! I wouldn't be concerned about imitating anybody. You have very impressive control over your tone and technique. Thanks for posting. Let's hear more!

RC

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 1 Jan 2015 6:28 pm

Joe...
You are an amazing player, and we are looking forward to having you on the Phoenix SWSGA show in a couple of weeks.....

You can see Joe playing in Phoenix on Jan 15, 16 and 17...come on out and enjoy some great steel playing!

www.swsteelguitar.com

Billy Easton

billy tam R.I.P. · Post by **billy tam R.I.P.** » 2 Jan 2015 5:38 am

Joe, All those clips were just out of the park. Great songs, great players and your steel work was out of sight. It must be the crawfish that creates such a nest of great steelers out of Acadiana. Joe, Richard, Murnel, Danny, etc. You guys need to spread out a little.

Keep them coming, Billy

Paul Haaker · Post by **Paul Haaker** » 2 Jan 2015 9:28 am

Joe, Amazing playing! Great tone, so tasteful. Look forward to seeing you again in Phoenix.