| Subject: | [RESOGUIT-L] Re: Where (or when even), did you FIRST | | Date: | , December 30, 2005 02:14:30 (+0100) | | From: | Willie <willie @.....net>
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>Richie wrote:
>Where (or when even), did you FIRST become aware
>of Hawaiian, or playing with a steel, style playing?"
It was in 1973 or 74. I was attending Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
(ABAC) in Tifton Ga. I was into rock music then and really liked Duane Allman's
slide guitar. Earl Scruggs Revue came to Middle Georgia College in Cochran, Ga,
about 60-70 miles away. I didn't know anything about bluegrass except Dueling
Banjos from Deliverance and Foggy Mtn Breakdown from Bonnie & Clyde, but I
liked
those songs, so a buddy and I made the trip to see Earl. Uncle Josh was playing
with him at the time and when he'd take a break, it would just blow me away! I
had no idea who he was or even what instrument he was playing, but I haven't
been
the same since. When I got back to ABAC, I couldn't stop talking about that
funny-looking slide guitar thing that guy was playing. Finally a guy walked up
and said "Oh, you mean a Dobro". So, now I know what it is. :-)
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