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ajm Member From: Los Angeles |
posted 01 October 2003 12:41 PM
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Anybody know what and when it was? I'm thinking that maybe it was one of the Buck Owens songs, but I have no idea. ------------------ |
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Bill Cunningham Member From: Cumming, Ga. USA |
posted 01 October 2003 12:51 PM
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A long shot here, but I'll say something by Charlie McCoy. MAYBE, Today I Started Loving You Again, seems that was his biggest hit. ------------------ |
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Roger Rettig Member From: NAPLES, FL |
posted 01 October 2003 03:05 PM
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Maybe Floyd Cramer's 'Last Date', or am I way off here? |
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Terry Edwards Member From: Layton, UT |
posted 01 October 2003 03:30 PM
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Buckaroo ? Sleepwalk ? In bluegrass music just about every artist features at least one instrumental per album/CD. It's very rare in country music and practically nonexistent in recent times. I miss instrumentals. Think I'll go listen to an old Ventures record! Terry |
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Larry Miller Member From: Gladeville,TN.USA |
posted 01 October 2003 04:23 PM
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"Kentucky" by Chet 1972??? |
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Gregg Galbraith Member From: Goodlettsville,Tn.,USA |
posted 01 October 2003 04:32 PM
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"Groovy Grub-worm"? |
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David Cobb Member From: Chanute, Kansas, USA |
posted 01 October 2003 06:20 PM
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Duelling Banjo's? |
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Donny Hinson Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A. |
posted 01 October 2003 06:39 PM
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quote: Terry, if you like pedal steel...and the Ventures, get ahold of the old Ventures' record called "Blue Star". It was the first recording made featuring steeler Sneaky Pete Kleinow! |
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Tele Member From: Andy W. - Wolfenbuettel, Germany |
posted 02 October 2003 12:20 AM
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I've just seen an instrumental by Nickle Creek on CMT ....5th time in two days... |
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Herb Steiner Member From: Cedar Valley, Travis County TX |
posted 02 October 2003 05:34 AM
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"I Can See Clearly Now" by Lloyd Green is my vote. ------------------ |
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Wayne Carver Member From: Martinez, Georgia, USA |
posted 02 October 2003 05:58 AM
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I too love instrumentals. My favorites are: Ace Cannon, Floyd Cramer, Charlie McCoy, Red Rhodes, Bill Justice, Grady Martin, Billy Hutch, Tommy Garrett, Chet Atkins, The Magic Organ,101 Strings,The Ventures, Leo Kottke, Herb Alpert, Al Hirt, & anything on steel. Did I miss any? They also seem to get the best musicians to join in on their albums. |
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Alvin Blaine Member From: Sandy Valley, Nevada, USA |
posted 02 October 2003 11:53 AM
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quote: You forgot the one guy with the most top 40 instrumentals ever.... Duane Eddie!! His instrumentals where on the pop and country charts, with the last one he had on the country charts was "You are my Sunshine" in 1975. |
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Ben Slaughter Member From: Madera, California |
posted 02 October 2003 12:42 PM
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Have you guys noticed that Brad Paisley has done instrumentals on all three of his albums? Even does them live. Only mainstream guy that I know of that has done that. Way cool stuff, some great steel too. I don't have a clue when the last instrumental hit was, betcha it was before I was born (1978). |
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Wayne Carver Member From: Martinez, Georgia, USA |
posted 02 October 2003 08:27 PM
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You're right I forgot Duane Eddy. Also Ennio Morricone music, Blue Stingrays, Aqua Velvets, Dick Dale, The Pyramids, The Shadows, The Astronauts, The Ramrods, The Champs, Phil Upchurch, Johnny & the Hurricanes, Mel "Pigue" Robbins, Kelso Herston, Rink Hardin, Bobby Bond, and esquivel. What about the hit "Popcorn" in the 70's? Maybe a Disco hit from the late 70's or 80's. Oops, sorry i forgot the question was country instrumental. What about "Last Date" by Floyd Cramer? |
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Wayne Carver Member From: Martinez, Georgia, USA |
posted 02 October 2003 08:28 PM
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Sorry, forgot Roger already suggested that one. That is one of my all time favorites though. |
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Kenny Dail Member From: Kinston, N.C. 28504 |
posted 02 October 2003 09:06 PM
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Was Lonnie Mack's version of Memphis a #1 hit? ------------------ |
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Bryan Bradfield Member From: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
posted 02 October 2003 09:50 PM
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This will in all likelihood never be a hit, but possibly the most recent instrumental released on a CD is my tune "Cicada Afternoon". There is an MP3 sample at the web site: http://www.members.shaw.ca/DirtyHatBand/ |
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Larry Miller Member From: Gladeville,TN.USA |
posted 03 October 2003 03:49 AM
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David Cobb's answer of "Dueling Banjos" might be the closest so far |
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Janice Brooks Moderator From: Pleasant Gap Pa |
posted 03 October 2003 05:02 AM
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Wasn't there some instramental melody around 1982? ------------------ |
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Stephen Gambrell Member From: Ware Shoals, South Carolina, USA |
posted 03 October 2003 10:27 AM
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I don't know about country, but weren't there a lot of disco instrumental hits? I can't really remember, since I was drunk during the Disco/Reagan years  |
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Jerry Hayes Member From: Virginia Beach, Va. |
posted 03 October 2003 12:14 PM
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I'd say it was probably "Yakety Axe" by Chet Atkins. It did make it into the top 10 as I recall..........Have a good 'un, JH ------------------ |
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Jack Shrader Sr Member From: Columbus In. U.S.A. |
posted 03 October 2003 01:55 PM
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Music Box Dancer Jack |
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Joe Miraglia Member From: Panama, New York USA |
posted 04 October 2003 03:29 PM
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MUNSTER RAG- Brad Paisley! Used to start the Opry theme. Yes I know it's new and alot of you out there don't like that new stuff. It's on his Part II C.D. Same CD that Wrapped Around is on. In 30 years it will be old ,them some one will like it.  Joe |
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