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Ricky Littleton Member From: Steely-Eyed Missile Man from Orlando, Florida USA |
posted 07 July 2003 02:34 PM
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Just got the Linda Lay CD. Ricky's picking is superb. You folks have got to check out his work on "We Could" it is A-1 grade A choice steelin'!!! Ricky man, your tone is great. Must be the Fulawka!!! If you don't have this CD, then you better head out and locate it 'cause this is some wonderful true country sung by a talented lady and some very tasty steelin' by one of our Forum buddies!!! Ricky Littleton ------------------ |
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Jeff Lampert Member From: queens, new york city |
posted 07 July 2003 03:21 PM
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As has been said before, but bears repeating, Ricky's playing is perfection. And more than just that, he is a top-shelf pro who has endlessly and magnanimously given of himself to players with his tabs and posts on "inside" topics about technique, performing, recording, etc. etc., information that non-pros normally could never get. Ricky is an invaluable and irreplaceable asset to our steel guitar community. |
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Ricky Davis Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA |
posted 07 July 2003 03:46 PM
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Wow Ricky and Jeff; you guys just put a HUGE smile on my face(of course I always smile..ha) But this is a Huge smile. Thanks guys and Ricky; I'm glad you enjoy that. I also cut on Linda's new project for Cracker Barrel that will soon be out;. so look for that...>oh and it was my Shobud Pro II that I used on that session, Ricky. You guys are toooo kind. Ricky |
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Joey Gaskins Member From: Newbern, North Carolina, USA |
posted 07 July 2003 04:38 PM
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Wow!! You mean Linda has another CD coming out. I'll be ready as soon as it's available. If it's anything like the first one I'll spend many happy hours playing along. As I said last year, thats the way country is supposed to sound. Thanks again Ricky for all your help, not only on the forum and the tabs but for being willing to help us newer guys with our questions. |
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Bill Fulbright Member From: Atlanta, GA |
posted 07 July 2003 05:01 PM
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Ricky, Looking forward to seeing you at Griff's Place in Maryland.... when is that?? the first weekend in August? I would love to make it !! ------------------ |
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Joey Ace Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada |
posted 07 July 2003 07:39 PM
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This CD is available at Cracker Barrel Gift Shops. I agree it's excellent. I also really like the Bill Kirchen CD they have in the same series. Ricky and Linda guest on a few tunes. The rest is great Rockabilly. Asleep at the Wheel also has a CD in this series. Big Jim is the Steeler. Who sez there's no more good music being released? You jus havta know where to look. |
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Rick Trolinger Member From: Cave Springs, Arkansas |
posted 07 July 2003 08:45 PM
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I just bought this CD over the weekend at the local Cracker Barrel. It is First Class! Ricky Davis does some excellent work on the steel and Linda Lay's vocals are great! Classic Country at its best! Rick Trolinger |
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Ricky Davis Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA |
posted 07 July 2003 10:12 PM
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Bill; our visit to Maryland in August has been postponed till later Fall....stay tuned. |
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Martin Weenick Member From: Lecanto, FL, USA |
posted 08 July 2003 01:02 AM
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Future Hall of Fame?--- Yes in my opinion. His playing and dedication to helping others certainly meet the qualifications.Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Thats the way I look at it. Martin. ------------------ |
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Stephen O'Brien Member From: Cortlandt Manor, NY, USA |
posted 08 July 2003 04:58 AM
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CrowBear Schmitt Member From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France |
posted 08 July 2003 05:49 AM
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Danny Hullihen Member From: Harrison, Michigan |
posted 08 July 2003 07:48 AM
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No question about it... Ricky's playing and tone is of the finest in the industry! He has indeed given a lot of himself to the entire steel guitar community. H.O.F. candidate? You betcha! :-) |
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Anders Brundell Member From: Falun, Sweden |
posted 08 July 2003 08:35 AM
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Yeah; it´s amazing how creative Ricky is in finding really tasty and well sounding lines to play. That´s true for some other top-of-the-line steel pickers as well, but that doesn´t reduce Ricky´s work. Is there someting in the water over there, or where does the creativity come from? |
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Ricky Davis Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA |
posted 09 July 2003 09:22 AM
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Thanks again guys; but ya'll cut that H.O.F stuff out.....I ain't near OLD enough...ah..ha  Anders; there's nothing special in the water here..ha.....but I have been blessed with many great Mentors that I look up to and worship the ground they walk on....as I only try to follow in their footsteps of Dedication;Professionalism....and willingness to try new things that speak out in the song. One secret I have is when I sit down to play.......I pretend like I'm Lloyd Green .....and "what would lloyd play here; and what would lloyd NOT play here"....as Lloyd is my most influence in Dedication to the instrument and Song and always looking for something different to musically accent the song and Hearing the song. Lloyd is the King of sitting down to a song and creating the perfect voicings;melody and dynamic turns to anything he puts his steel guitar to...........and that is what I want to do.......and it helps me to think of Lloyd and his many many decades of great steel guitar recording creations that were applied by listening to the song.Ricky |
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Joey Ace Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada |
posted 09 July 2003 09:47 AM
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Thanks for the secret Ricky! 
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Joe Miraglia Member From: Panama, New York USA |
posted 09 July 2003 10:42 AM
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What would Lloyd play with non-traditional or alternative music? What would he do with a guitar player who plays all the time? How could there be any room for steel guitar creativity? Rick, I think I'll take a trip to Erie, Pa. and Cracker Barrel--forty miles from my home--I would like to get the CD. Joe |
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Joey Ace Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada |
posted 09 July 2003 11:17 AM
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You can get them online http://shop.crackerbarrel.com/online/ Choose MUSIC from the drop-down-menu in the upper right. More info and sound bytes here. |
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Ricky Davis Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA |
posted 09 July 2003 12:18 PM
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Joey that picture is priceless...ha...and worth a thousand words pal.... Joe you can hear four of the songs off the "Linda's Merchantile Store" CD and the info on buying the CD from this link here> http://www.mightyfinemusic.com/music_and_video.htm Just scroll down past the Dale Watson CD..and before the Billy Dee Cd. Ricky |
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Anders Brundell Member From: Falun, Sweden |
posted 09 July 2003 01:34 PM
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Yeah, Ricky - Lloyd is really a unique picker, and he has put more taste and feeling in music than anyone else I´ve heard, and he´s done that for decades. The problem is that he´s lightyears ahead of me, and I would be quite satisfied if I could do just a fraction of what he already did decades ago. But I´ll give your LM (Lloyd Method, he,he!) a try, and see what happens. We play at a fairly big festival saturday, 60 metric miles (600 kilometers) from here, and that´ll be another nerve test for me. Hope your elbow is still OK, by the way. Anders |
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Redd V Member From: Kyle Tx |
posted 09 July 2003 02:10 PM
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Do ya tink it might be de shirt if not the water?  Redd |
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Ricky Davis Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA |
posted 09 July 2003 02:41 PM
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Most diffinatly the Shirt Redd...LOL Anders; it's not so much what he plays(eventhough; yes his stuff can be very complex)that is the approach I take; it is more like the way Lloyd approaches the song at hand. Listen to his dynamics the way he'll take a song and bring it up and bring it down...and answer quietly or speak with authority. It is all these subtle inflections and phrasing he does that really captures the mood and excitement to every song he records on. One thing I do; while I'm driving and listening to a song.....is I'll sing/hum or wistle the steel parts....and then do the same with my own inflections; but still trying to capture the texture/mood; that the player is delivering. And of course; I do alot of that with Lloyd Green as the steel player or Jimmy Day...and really anyone that I find influentual to me....but I find Lloyd to be the most influentual to me in the way he will deliver all moods through is perfect phrasing on any given song that fits every song in my opinion. Have fun. Ricky |
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Bill Fulbright Member From: Atlanta, GA |
posted 10 July 2003 02:40 AM
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Heck, I want the Hawaiian shirt....where can I get THAT!!! |
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Chris Forbes Member From: Beltsville, MD, USA |
posted 10 July 2003 05:33 AM
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Sneak up behind him when he's not paying attention and club him on the head. Then you grab the shirt and run for your dear life!!! |
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Ricky Davis Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA |
posted 10 July 2003 07:23 PM
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Well I have about 15 handmade Hawaiian shirts from (now out of business) IslandTexas...and they are all Large...and don't really fit anymore(I lost 25 lbs last year)....so I'll sell 1 or all....50 bucks a piece....email me for pics and I'll snap some shots.....and you'll never see another shirt with that pattern...and they are all made out of Material from Hawaii. Ricky |
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Smiley Roberts Member From: Hendersonville,Tn. 37075 |
posted 11 July 2003 02:06 PM
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Lorne Greene has always been one of my favorite steelers AND,I might add,a PERSONAL friend of mine! ------------------ |
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Jon Light Member From: Brooklyn, NY |
posted 11 July 2003 02:13 PM
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Hmmm---so Smiley, you reckon that makes Ricky Hoss or Little Joe? |
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Joey Ace Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada |
posted 12 July 2003 05:20 AM
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Smiley Roberts Member From: Hendersonville,Tn. 37075 |
posted 12 July 2003 10:36 AM
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Joey, You are a real "HOOT",& a master of 'puter technology. I bow to you,oh master. (besides that,I LMAOBT!  )------------------ |
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Jack Anderson Member From: Scarborough, ME |
posted 16 July 2003 11:08 AM
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But Ricky -- do you really think Lloyd would wear shirts like yours? |
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Ricky Davis Moderator From: Spring, Texas USA |
posted 17 July 2003 12:13 AM
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Jack I highly doubt it...but than again...I highly doubt most folks would wear some of these Hawaiian Shirts I have...ha Ricky |
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