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Topic: Marty Robbins
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Rick Collins
Member From: Claremont , CA USA
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posted 19 December 2002 06:40 PM
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Would someone please tell me where I can order the Marty Robbins Hawaiian album(s).Are they available on CD? A million thanks in advance, Rick |
Al Johnson
Member From: Sturgeon Bay, WI USA
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posted 19 December 2002 07:22 PM
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Rick,
what you want is Marty Robbins Hawaii's Calling Me.Bear Family BCD 15568. 28 songs on
one great CD All fine steel sounds some with
Jerry Byrd. Maybe Amazon or Ernest Tubb Record Shop.
Enjoy. Al |
R. L. Jones
Member From: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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posted 19 December 2002 08:34 PM
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Rick Collins ;; Theres a place ,"Collectors Choice" , its a catalog ,you make a tollfree call , if the C D is out there they willfind it for you, no matter where ,here overseas , they will find it and send it to you. If you just want to find a song, they will find it .Just call toll free , 1-800-923-1122, they have helped me find more songs and its so simple , you call ,they do the work . Oh yes Im in no way connected to these people. I found out about them , called ,now i get all their catalogs Good luck . goog hunting R. L. |
Brad Bechtel
Moderator From: San Francisco, CA
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posted 19 December 2002 11:13 PM
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Collectors Choice Music is one of my favorite stores for older music, the stuff you don't hear on the radio. Big band, country, pop, obscure psychedelic...if it's out there, there's a good chance Collectors Choice carries it. I've bought Eddy Arnold and Leon McAuliffe collections from them and been very satisfied.
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Rick Collins
Member From: Claremont , CA USA
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posted 20 December 2002 09:55 AM
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Thanks again Al, R.L., and Brad.Marty Robbins does a great job singing the Hawaiian favorites. He has a very pleasant singing voice which is just right for this music. Rick |
Gene Jones
Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA
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posted 20 December 2002 10:30 AM
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Marty is (was) one of the "old heads" in the music business. My first time to see him in person was at Bob White's "Someplace Club" in OKC. He was a "musicians musician". www.genejones.com |
Jeff Strouse
Member From: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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posted 20 December 2002 12:30 PM
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Jerry was also on two of the old Marty Robbins "The Drifter" series. I think it was from the 1950's.In the first one, Marty was "drifting" along in his travels, and met a steel guitar player named Jerry Byrd on a ship headed for the islands. They jammed together for about a half an hour before the ship was ready to set sail, and they went their seperate ways. In the second show, their paths crossed again on ship bound for Hawaii, and jammed another half hour of awesome island songs. Jerry played a six string resonator and it sounded fantastic! At times it almost sounded electric. He is truly the master of touch and tone! He was also wearing a long sleeved Hawaiian shirt, of which I couldn't find any when I was in Hawaii (as if the shirt would help my playing any) 
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Jeff Strouse
Member From: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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posted 20 December 2002 12:35 PM
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P.S.Marty made two Hawaiian albums. Al is right about the Bear Family album -- that's the one with Jerry on it. If memory serves me correctly, the other one featured a steel player named James(?) Farmer. |
Bill Hamner
Member From: Hueytown,AL USA
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posted 21 December 2002 01:23 AM
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Jeff, I think you are probably correct on the James Farmer call. Jimmy Farmer was Marty's steel guitarist for many years. Marty's path and mine crossed in two separate venues over the years. In the late
fifty's I had the opportunuty to sit in for Jimmy on a few occasions at a Marty Robbins
appearance and then years later when I was
operating a business building Race Cars Marty
frequented my shop often. At one point his son Ronnie had aspirations,maybe Marty had them for him, of taking over the engine building responsibility for Marty's racing operation and Marty approached me with the idea of Ronnie coming to work at my shop as an intern,learning the ropes. Just goes to show the world is a small circle.Bill[This message was edited by Bill Hamner on 21 December 2002 at 01:25 AM.] |
R. L. Jones
Member From: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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posted 21 December 2002 08:28 PM
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Marty Robbins had 2 albums ,as I recall , about Island Songs. One, the 1st Hawaiian Islands the other , the carribean islands . I have both old vinyls , If I am correct. I havent looked in a long time.I wonder if Mr. Farmer that played with Marty remembers old Les Booth ? R. L. |
Al Johnson
Member From: Sturgeon Bay, WI USA
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posted 22 December 2002 06:15 PM
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Yes, both of Marty's Hawaii LPs are on this CD total of 28 songs featuring the steel playing of Jerry Byrd,Jim Farmer,Joe Vincent, 14 songs with Jerry. Collectors Choice carries a lot of
Bear Family. Happy Holidays. Al |
R. L. Jones
Member From: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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posted 24 December 2002 08:08 PM
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Good people, I like talking about Marty Robbins, That guy had more talent with music than any one person I can think of.
He sang Hawaiian, Mexican , and could write songs, etc. .
I have his album of Mexican songs.
Marty had a passion for the old west, should of been born a cowboy, instead of poor.R.L. |
R. L. Jones
Member From: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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posted 24 December 2002 08:09 PM
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Good people, I like talking about Marty Robbins, That guy had more talent with music than any one person I can think of.
He sang Hawaiian, Mexican , and could write songs, etc. .
I have his album of Mexican songs.
Marty had a passion for the old west, should of been born a cowboy, instead of poor.R.L. |
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