| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Josh in 1961.... and "bridges" | | Date: | Saturday, October 7, 2006 15:06:27 (+0000) | | From: | reso-man <reso-man @.......net>
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Very well said Tom,
Richie
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From: Tom Foote <footet@evergreen.edu>
>
> On Oct 6, 2006, at 4:19 PM, Howard Parker wrote:
>
> > [snip..]
> >
> > ==>Josh is simply the touchstone for everything that is "modern"
> > resonator guitar.
> >
> > A little story...maybe 2. I started playing in the late 70's. I
> > was (still am) really hung up on Mike Auldridge. Truth is, I
> > understood Mike a lot better after I discovered Josh. You could
> > just see the essentials of Mike in the Graves style. Jerry, Rob,
> > Andy, Kathy, Sally, etc...It's all there in Josh Graves.
>
> On ALL RESO RADIO last Thursday we talked about "bridges"...
> Josh was the bridge from Oz into Bluegrass. In the 60s the "modern"
> players were Craig Wingfield, Russ Hooper and Kenny
> Haddock. They all show the strong influence Josh Graves had on them..
> and do so to this day. Thanks to Josh they crossed over the
> bridge Josh provided with his seminal work.
>
> in 1974 MIke Auldridge released his seminal album "Mike
> Auldridge - Dobro"... he took the Dobro uptown providing yet another
> bridge for players to reframe their approach to the playing
> of the resonator guitar. Over this bridge crossed Jerry, Rob and
> other modern players. They all credit Mike with showing the
> way uptown.
>
> The only limitation on the resonator guitar is the
> imagination of the player... we are living in an incredible time for
> reso.. quality
> starter instruments are available at a reasonable price and
> makers of custom resos are stacked up on orders way into the future all
> as a result of Josh's bold leap into Bluegrass.
>
> I was standing talking to Randy Kohrs after his set at IBMA
> when someone came up and put his hand on Randy's
> arm and told him "Josh passed on about an hour ago..." my
> eyes, and Randy's, started leaking... as mine are now.
>
> Bye, Josh.... thanks, buddy... we owe you big time....
>
> Tom
> >
>
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