Jack White on ACL

Howard Parker · Post by **Howard Parker** » 11 May 2014 4:14 pm

Who's the steeler/fiddle?

Looks like an S-10 Emmons. 4 pedal rods.

It's a "heavy" set.

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20 minutes in just switched to acoustic Cajun.

Wow.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 11 May 2014 4:20 pm

A dude? Fats Kaplan.

ooops--that's Kaplin.

Howard Parker · Post by **Howard Parker** » 11 May 2014 4:22 pm

Young, blonde/light colored hair. No facial hair.

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Awesome.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 11 May 2014 4:29 pm

Hmm--Fats (is skinny) looks like this: THIS

Not young.

Howard Parker · Post by **Howard Parker** » 11 May 2014 4:30 pm

30 minutes in has a different band, all female backing.

Heavy again.

Gal is playing a Sho-Bud.

I must say, I'm enjoying this.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 11 May 2014 4:33 pm

Yeah--that's Maggie Björklund. Fats worked a set with the boy band, then Maggie with the girl band.

Howard Parker · Post by **Howard Parker** » 11 May 2014 4:36 pm

Wowzer!

Editing aside, this looks to be non-stop!

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Howard Parker · Post by **Howard Parker** » 11 May 2014 4:45 pm

Hmmm...Did not seem to be Fats. Tough to tell with the lighting. hair look blond, almost white.

edit. Jon is correct. The credits just rolled. Fats on steel.

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 11 May 2014 9:01 pm

I was at that show and it was Fats with the male band playing an Emmons S10 and fiddle. With the female band Maggie was playing her Sho Bud. Jack was touring with both bands at the time. So if it was a blond woman playing steel it was not Fats.

I don't know what part of the show you saw. If the drummer, bass player and all were women then it was Maggie. If the players were guys it was Fats.

Dennis Smith · Post by **Dennis Smith** » 15 May 2014 7:08 pm

To watch the show go here.
http://video.pbs.org/program/austin-city-limits/

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 18 May 2014 8:59 am

musically, jack white sucks!

Howard Parker · Post by **Howard Parker** » 18 May 2014 10:22 am

chris ivey wrote:musically, jack white sucks!

Do you like kittens or puppies?

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Steve Spitz · Post by **Steve Spitz** » 8 Jun 2014 9:46 am

Plus one for Jack White Sucks. It's not because he's not country, it's because he's not musical.

If you do something crappy, but with a lot of conviction, it's still crap.

I think he'll do OK without my support, a million people disagree with my opinion.

It could be me. I just don't get it. And the all girl thing ? I like girls. But it reinforces the notion of music as a visual medium. It's not. I could go on and on.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 8 Jun 2014 10:08 am

you n me,steve....right on!

Ken Campbell · Post by **Ken Campbell** » 8 Jun 2014 11:50 am

Yeah, its contrivance and posturing. Real musicianship requires no visual fireworks for reinforcement. So thats three of us....

Bill Moore (RIP) · Post by **Bill Moore (RIP)** » 8 Jun 2014 1:11 pm

Make that four, I could only bear to watch about 10 minutes of the show.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 9 Jun 2014 8:07 am

And the all girl thing ? I like girls. But it reinforces the notion of music as a visual medium. It's not. I could go on and on.

Tell that to the people who are producing the current crop of talent and awards shows on TV..

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Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 9 Jun 2014 11:34 am

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Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 10 Jun 2014 6:47 am

http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/filters/guests/5721

Fats is the fiddle player wearing pants in the clip.

Steve Spitz · Post by **Steve Spitz** » 10 Jun 2014 8:18 am

My take on music on TV:

If it requires video to give cred to the music, it's likely not very musical.
It's like when you hear someone rave about a concert in non musical terms, like "they put on a really good show ".

It may be on TV today, but will we want to hear it tomorrow? Will it stand on its own ?
Will we be asking to hear achy-breaky or who let the dogs out , in 20 years ?

Garry Vanderlinde · Post by **Garry Vanderlinde** » 10 Jun 2014 7:04 pm

He ain't no Conway Twitty but I guess I'm in the minority here.
I like Jack...he actually digs steel guitar.
He hires not one but two steel players!
He's helping to promote our instrument to a wider, younger audience.

I gotta admit though that seeing Maggie Bjorklund playing her Sho-Bud in platform heels blew my mind. I didn't believe it at first, check out her web-site, she's the real deal.
Fats is by no means a slouch either!

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 11 Jun 2014 10:30 am

he may have hired two steels, but i didn't hear anything of any substance from either of them.
that puts them more in the 'visual prop' category as it seems many artists are doing today.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 11 Jun 2014 1:36 pm

You can get Maggie's solo CD from our SGF catalog:

www.steelguitarshopper.com/products/Mag ... -Home.html

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 11 Jun 2014 6:19 pm

With Jack White, it's all about expressing yourself anyway you can
We can't ALL be virtuoso players

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ7DZ7HPXck

Personally- I think he's a singular voice with outstanding musical insight.
(Ask Loretta Lynn what she thinks of Jack White- "she won a Grammy for Country Album of the Year for â€œVan Lear Roseâ€ and for the song â€œPortland Oregon,â€ a vocal duet with Jack White, the albumâ€™s producer")

http://www.lorettalynn.com/50/?p=477

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 11 Jun 2014 7:11 pm

Jack is OK, but I love Maggie's playing.

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