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Adrian Wulff Member From: Portland, OR, USA |
posted 25 January 2005 01:25 PM
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If someone wanted to move to the Ft. Worth area and play country music, what songs should they know? What's a typical set list look like? Thanks. |
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David L. Donald Member From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand |
posted 25 January 2005 01:48 PM
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Good question.  |
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Chris Schlotzhauer Member From: Colleyville, Tx. USA |
posted 25 January 2005 02:37 PM
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Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind Big Balls in Cowtown |
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Adrian Wulff Member From: Portland, OR, USA |
posted 25 January 2005 03:30 PM
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Thanks Chris, my band opened for the Derailers a couple of years ago here in Portland and it was great to meet you. What I'm looking for is more of a working band's c/w set list rather than Texas specific songs (like "If You're Gonna Play in Texas") Thanks. |
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Herb Steiner Member From: Cedar Valley, Travis County TX |
posted 25 January 2005 03:59 PM
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Adrian I think I can give you a short list of basic repertoire a Texas country steel player is expected to be familiar with: Most Bob Wills standard tunes; e.g. Faded Love, San Antonio Rose, Maiden's Prayer, Home In San Antone, The Kind Of Love I Can't Forget, Time Changes Everything, Lily Dale, My Confession, Deep Water, more... ALL Ray Price hit/standard tunes up to and including "Danny Boy," plus "Help Me Make It Through the Night," and "For the Good Times" ... with special emphasis on "The Other Woman," "A Way To Survive," "Crazy Arms," "Heartaches By The Number," "Key's In The Mailbox," "Different Kind Of Flower"... ALL George Strait hit songs ... ALL George Jones hit songs, up to and including "He Stopped Loving Her Today"... ALL Gary Stewart hit songs, especially "Drinking Thing," "She's Acting Single"... Johnny Bush hits "Whiskey River," "What A Way To Live," "Green Snakes On The Ceiling," "Undo The Right," "Jim, Jack, and Rose," "There Stands The Glass,"... Darrell McCall hits "Dreams Of A Dreamer," "I'll Break Out Again Tonight," "Lily Dale," "Pins And Needles," "Still A Lot Of Love In San Antone,"... All Buck Owens hit songs, especially "Together Again," "Act Naturally", "Love's Gonna Live Here," more... ALL Merle Haggard hit songs, especially "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down," "Swinging Doors," and "Big City"..., Faron Young hits like "Four In The Morning," "Leaving And Saying Goodbye," "Wine Me Up," "Step Aside"more... Ad infinitum... (excuse the Latin You get the picture. The traditional turnarounds and solos will be expected. If you don't know traditional country and 4/4 shuffles before you get here, you will in a very short time after arriving here. ------------------ [This message was edited by Herb Steiner on 25 January 2005 at 06:16 PM.] [This message was edited by Herb Steiner on 25 January 2005 at 07:10 PM.] |
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Jim Phelps Member From: just out of Mexico City |
posted 25 January 2005 04:41 PM
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The couple years I was in Texas (the panhandle -- I know some Texans don't consider that REALLY Texas !) I found it to be exactly as Herb says and if anyone would know, he would. |
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Jim Cohen Member From: Philadelphia, PA |
posted 25 January 2005 04:49 PM
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What about the Austin Lounge Lizards' "Another Stupid Texas Song"? Yikes, better DUCK, Cohen!  |
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Richard Bass Member From: Hendersonville, Tn |
posted 25 January 2005 06:25 PM
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Cotton Eyed Joe The Shoddish.(spelling from Google) Richard [This message was edited by Richard Bass on 25 January 2005 at 06:26 PM.] |
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Bob Tuttle Member From: San Angelo, Tx, USA |
posted 25 January 2005 07:50 PM
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Herb, That's a pretty dang good list. Add a few waltzes and a couple of polkas and you've got it covered. |
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Herb Steiner Member From: Cedar Valley, Travis County TX |
posted 25 January 2005 08:12 PM
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Thanks, Bob. Of course, you and I never really played any of those tunes...  It's just what we gleaned from reading ABOUT country music in Texas...Let's add "Westphalia Waltz," "Cotton Eyed Joe," "Sweetheart Schottische," (thanks R.Bass), plus "The Chicken Dance" and "The Grand March" (for Czech weddings East of IH35). ------------------ [This message was edited by Herb Steiner on 25 January 2005 at 08:13 PM.] |
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John Steele Member From: Renfrew, Ontario, Canada |
posted 25 January 2005 09:58 PM
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On one memorable occasion a friend asked me to sit in on keys with a nice little Texas honky tonk band. I'm familiar with most of the repertoire Herb mentions above, so I was cool with that. The fiddle player calls "Fly Me To The Moon" in B. (!) Watch out for those guys. -John |
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Fred Shannon Member From: Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas |
posted 26 January 2005 03:15 AM
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John Steele, I know that guy. He was the cat that made it to his car every intermission and came back with his eyes glazed. super list Mr. Herbster. fred ------------------ [This message was edited by Fred Shannon on 26 January 2005 at 03:16 AM.] |
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c c johnson Member From: killeen,tx usa |
posted 26 January 2005 04:02 AM
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Herb, you stole my bands playlist, you sly ole dog. CC |
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Steve Hitsman Member From: Waterloo, IL |
posted 26 January 2005 05:03 AM
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What? No Willie or Waylon in Texas? |
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Mark Metdker Member From: North Central Texas, USA |
posted 26 January 2005 05:44 AM
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Hi Adrian. There have been a lot of classic Texas tunes mentioned, but I must tell you that I play with a band in Ft. Worth occasionally, and this band plays nothing but current top 40 country tunes. In fact, the club we play at in the stockyards almost fired us for playing Cotton Eyed Joe on New Years Eve! He said "That song is not top 40 country, don't play it!" I guess my point is, there are different bands playing different styles of music, even down here. There are also bands that play a lot of current "Texas Music". We have our own current artists, and even have our own "Texas Chart" http://www.texasmusicchart.com/Pages/Chart.htm There are bands in cowtown that will play a lot of these tunes as well. Just come on down, you'll get the hang of it. You can get season tickets to the Dallas Stars to make you feel at home! ------------------ Band Pics |
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Shaan Shirazi Member From: Austin, TX, USA |
posted 26 January 2005 06:49 AM
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I would add humbly to my teacher Herb's list "Borrowed Angel" as a must know. ------------------ |
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Jim Lutz Member From: Austin, Texas |
posted 26 January 2005 06:55 AM
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Playboy - Wynn Stewart If I Ever Need A Lady (I'll Call You) - Claude Gray Jack To A King - Ned Miller Two Empty Glasses (One Empty Chair) - ? [This message was edited by Jim Lutz on 26 January 2005 at 07:02 AM.] |
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Earnest Bovine Member From: Los Angeles CA USA |
posted 26 January 2005 09:35 AM
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b0b Can you fix the date on the Forum software again? All these posts from 30 and 40 years ago are showing up as 2005. |
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Bob Tuttle Member From: San Angelo, Tx, USA |
posted 26 January 2005 11:22 AM
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Wayne Carver Member From: Martinez, Georgia, USA |
posted 26 January 2005 11:33 AM
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Was wondering if playing in New Braunfels given the German influence, are there other German songs other than the Chicken Dance that are requested? I was reading about the "Saengerhalle" dance hall that sounds real nice. I've drunk some "Shiner" beer that I think came from that area. It was real good. I hope to visit there someday. |
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Susan Alcorn Member From: Houston, TX, USA |
posted 26 January 2005 01:33 PM
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Times have changed, and there are some regional differences, but (a few more). . . "Fraulein" When asked to play a polka, you should have something up your sleeve that isn't too hard for the band to follow if they don't know it. That said, in many areas the traditional tunes and the Ray Price shuffles are kind of dying out. There are quite a few bands that play nothing but the current hits note for moronic note (or tired warhorses like "Stars on the Water" and "Neon Moon"), and wouldn't know Bob Wills or Faron Young if it hit them on the head. [This message was edited by Susan Alcorn on 26 January 2005 at 03:49 PM.] |
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Toby Rider Member From: Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
posted 05 February 2005 09:38 PM
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The couple years I was in Texas (the panhandle -- I know some Texans don't consider that REALLY Texas !)
I'm a proud son of Pampa, Texas. |
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David L. Donald Member From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand |
posted 06 February 2005 12:39 AM
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I would LOVE to have a compilation CD of many of these songs. I am not likely to be able to find most of them, But to have all these classic standards in one place would be very good for my learning curve. [This message was edited by David L. Donald on 06 February 2005 at 02:36 AM.] |
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Jon Jaffe Member From: Austin, Texas |
posted 06 February 2005 08:19 AM
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David, Here is a start. Westphalia Waltz When I first moved here in the mid 80's. I thought I knew a bunch of songs. At my first gig the fiddle player, Bogarting a Camel, turns his nose out of the smoke and says "Westphalia....cough..........G." It was easy enough to get through. I learned that there are some extra tunes that you need in your back pocket here. Mark is right too. Some places do not want to hear any of it, and others want it all night long. Most of the songs can be listened to on the net Here. Herb can fix you up with every Johnny Bush and Darrell McCall lick/song known to mankind. By the way, the link to Westphalia above is from some unknown fiddle instruction I have, that’s why it's so boring to listen to, but it is a blast to play. [This message was edited by Jon Jaffe on 06 February 2005 at 08:19 AM.] |
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