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Andy Alford Member From: Alabama |
posted 20 November 2001 05:57 AM
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What was the Hank Williams sound?If you removed ----- from his songs it would no longer sound like a Hank Williams song.Please tell us what you think. |
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Bill Sharpe Member From: Hermitage, TN 37076, USA |
posted 20 November 2001 06:25 AM
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Don Helms. without question  ------------------ |
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Larry Miller Member From: Gladeville,TN.USA |
posted 20 November 2001 07:22 AM
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HANK! |
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Red Kilby Member From: Pueblo, CO, USA |
posted 20 November 2001 10:12 AM
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DON HELMS<<<<<<<<<. Without a Doubt<<<<. You can tell its a Hank tune just by the intro which was generaly Don<<<<<<. |
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John Steele Member From: Renfrew, Ontario, Canada |
posted 20 November 2001 10:57 AM
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....except when it was Jerry Byrd.... I thinik the crisp, choppy, honky-tonk backbeat is a very distinctive component of Hank's music. |
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Tele Member From: Andy W. - Wolfenbuettel, Germany |
posted 20 November 2001 02:31 PM
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I think the guy that did those click-clacks or honky tonk back beat is Sammy Pruitt who is/was a great jazz guitarist. I heard Hank advised him to play no "vanilla"  Andy ------------------ |
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Jason Odd Member From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
posted 20 November 2001 05:28 PM
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The Blues, Hank was one honky tonkin' blues singer. |
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Janice Brooks Moderator From: Pleasant Gap Pa |
posted 20 November 2001 05:51 PM
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I think it was the twang factor. Don, Sammy and Jerry did not have the polish of Bob Wills and Hank Thompson on their recordings. ------------------ |
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Donny Hinson Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A. |
posted 20 November 2001 06:30 PM
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I think it was a combination of Don, and the "slap" rhythm that gave him that sound. |
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Martin Abend Member From: |
posted 21 November 2001 02:56 AM
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Jason, funny, that you mention it. I started this morning with Robert Johnson on my CD player, then switched to Hank and it amazed me how much their music has in common. Never noticed it before. I feel o.k, though ------------------ |
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Jason Odd Member From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
posted 21 November 2001 05:31 AM
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Martin, I'd just been listening to singer Gene O'Quin (1950s Capitol recording artist) and I realised how influential that tight little clicking bluesy ensemble sound was, how Hank and the hillbilly boogie sound of others had shaped modern country in the early 1950s and late 1940s. It's like listeing to 1950s sides by Lefty and sides by Hank... Hank was more ofa bluesy artist, while Lefty's honky tonk was a stripped down Western Swing Southwestern approach. |
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Bill C. Buntin Member From: back at home in Cleburne, TX |
posted 21 November 2001 04:06 PM
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I, IV, V changes in 2/4 time. Upright Bass, Straight steel and that RAW fiddle. Not to mention just "Being Country Boys" has a lot to do with it. |
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Andy Alford Member From: Alabama |
posted 22 November 2001 05:45 AM
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Stand up and honor Hanks music.We need to know what you think. |
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Gary Harris Member From: Hendersonville, TN, USA |
posted 22 November 2001 03:14 PM
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John Steele mentioned the "little pad" on the upright bass. This was done by Ernie Newton and perhaps others. Ernie left the music business and worked for a pro golf course some place. When you compare Hank Williams to Bob Wills it is like comparing apples to oranges. It is a matter of your personal taste. Personally I think Jerry Byrd was light years ahead of any Bob Wills steel player although I enjoyed Wills too. Being the best does not mean that the public will clammor for one of your recordings, a case in point is "Sleep Walk". Lloyd Green's version of that song is superior to the original, however the record sales or the air play, again, no comparison. |
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