Any love for Junior Brown?

[M Fowler]

Buck Owens was a lead player before Don joined his band.

Yes it was always told to me and other players to hold back this ain't no Rock N Roll show you hear me!

Mark

[NickC]

Oh heck yeah!!! Master of the Guit-steel!

Too many nights in a roadhouse,
too much wine women and song,
Too many days on the highway,
then I run around all night long,
I take a good look in the mirror,
in the cold gray light of dawn,
Too many nights in a roadhouse,
run a little good boy wrong.

[da Geezer]

Buck Owens was a lead player before Don joined his band.

Yes it was always told to me and other players to hold back this ain't no Rock N Roll show you hear me!

Mark

Always loved Don Rich....great player, died too young.

Here's as close as Buck gets to rock'n'roll....
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=re ... 2j8oUgsV_k

[kwijabo]

along with asleep at the wheel (who coincidently does a version of sugar foot rag), jr. brown was the other big one that got me into music that wasn't on all the pop stations. first song i heard of his was "i hung it up" and man, it starts rip-roaring right off the bat. and then he came through our town in the late nineties. i was so excited to go but he was playing at a (now defunct) club that was 21+! i was too young but probably shoulda tried to sneak in or something, because he's one guy who i'd really like to see live.

[ampmike]

Jr Brown is the Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rogb]

The love for Junior extends across the pond too.
One of my favourites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZK3MM_JarE

[rdjones]

We also had the songwriter for "Highway Patrol" show up at local jam sessions which was a treat.

RD, tell us more!

Dennis Payne is the co-writer of "Highway Patrol" and played on the original 1966 recording by Red Simpson.
He was from Bakersfield and part of the "Bakersfield Sound" in the '60s.

http://www.rockabillyhall.com/DennisPayne1.html

Dennis began showing up for weekly jam sessions at a local hangout after being invited by a bass player pal of mine who would occasionally gig with him.
He would do his version of Highway Patrol when requested.
Sadly the club changed hands and doesn't host jams currently, so it's been over a year since I've seen him.

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply a direct connection to Junior Brown.

rd

[LeftyStrat]

We also had the songwriter for "Highway Patrol" show up at local jam sessions which was a treat.

RD, tell us more!

Dennis Payne is the co-writer of "Highway Patrol" and played on the original 1966 recording by Red Simpson.
He was from Bakersfield and part of the "Bakersfield Sound" in the '60s.

http://www.rockabillyhall.com/DennisPayne1.html

Dennis began showing up for weekly jam sessions at a local hangout after being invited by a bass player pal of mine who would occasionally gig with him.
He would do his version of Highway Patrol when requested.
Sadly the club changed hands and doesn't host jams currently, so it's been over a year since I've seen him.

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply a direct connection to Junior Brown.

rd

No RD, just what I was looking for.

[gktamps]

So cool! Thanks!
Greg

[Buschman]

Quite possibly the loudest show I have ever been to. Especially when the twins are at ear level. He gets down that Jr. Brown!

[vibratoking]

I love Jr! What an effortless, tasty player. I saw him about ten years ago at a local venue. About 30 of us showed up. I was able to sit in the perfect spot and his playing was flawless. Two twins with the blockers in front. He kick some serious ass, especially with the guitsteel.

Jr is surely from another planet. He has the same type energy as Tommy Emmanel and Greg Koch. These guys just never stop.

[NickC]

Trivia: Junior Brown has done some of the music for the SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon show.

[Roe]

are any of you familiar with the sho-bud pickups he uses in his guitar (or rather the guitar part of the guit-steel)?

[Structo]

Buck Owens was a lead player before Don joined his band.

Yes it was always told to me and other players to hold back this ain't no Rock N Roll show you hear me!

Mark

Always loved Don Rich....great player, died too young.

Here's as close as Buck gets to rock'n'roll....
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=re ... 2j8oUgsV_k

Man, I had to jump through some hoops to find that video.

Here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2j8oUgsV_k

[Structo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_wLVCLPx0M