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Topic: Hawaiian Guitar in Tango Article |
Jeremy DeHart
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North Carolina, USA
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Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Posted 25 May 2018 8:59 am |
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Thanks Jeremy,- When Jerry Byrd played at the "House Without A Key" at the Halekulani Hotel, sometimes he would invite a couple on the dance floor to dance the tango.
It's interesting to see the Hawaiian connection with the tango.
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Bill Creller
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Posted 25 May 2018 6:36 pm
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| Don't know if Jerry had La Paloma on one of his records, but someplace in my "stuff" I have that, which was recorded off of the radio, by my grand mother, in the late 40s.... Interesting way, that he played it... |
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Jim Dickinson
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Washington, USA
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Posted 25 May 2018 11:24 pm
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I am the only Tango Dj in North America that DJ's with original 78 rpm Argentine Records. I bought them in the Flea Markets in Buenos Aires several years ago. I use four turntables with Japanese Audiophile styli in Shure Supertrack 78 and LP cartridges. I bring my own substantial Sound System, because most Tango Sound Systems are miserable and wo't handle the peaks of the 78's. The records sound great, much better than the digital. I've payed at three nationally famous Tango Festivals.
In my records I have several late1920-early 30's Tango Vals (Waltz) with the Steel Guitar in them, all Canaro's, here's one I have, Sometimes I think the instrument sounds more like a Dobro.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kApbo-aaIkI
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Jouni Karvonen
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Helsinki, Finland
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Jeremy DeHart
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North Carolina, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2018 12:16 pm
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| Jim Dickinson wrote: |
I am the only Tango Dj in North America that DJ's with original 78 rpm Argentine Records. I bought them in the Flea Markets in Buenos Aires several years ago. I use four turntables with Japanese Audiophile styli in Shure Supertrack 78 and LP cartridges. I bring my own substantial Sound System, because most Tango Sound Systems are miserable and wo't handle the peaks of the 78's. The records sound great, much better than the digital. I've payed at three nationally famous Tango Festivals.
In my records I have several late1920-early 30's Tango Vals (Waltz) with the Steel Guitar in them, all Canaro's, here's one I have, Sometimes I think the instrument sounds more like a Dobro.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kApbo-aaIkI |
That is an amazing album Jim! It's such a basic part but is definitely treated as the lead instrument. It almost seems like they're playing it like a theramin! Fascinating! |
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Jeremy DeHart
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 16 Aug 2018 1:41 pm
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Not Tango, more like Calypso by way of Trinidad, but I think this is a great use of the steel guitar applied to another genre of music, Emery Cournand "Why My Craf Vex With Me":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUllD4HcOKI |
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