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| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Deacon Brumfield | | Date: | Sunday, July 1, 2007 02:51:07 (-0400) | | From: | Peter Nyce <pnyce @........com>
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David,
Apparently Deacon has been very busy for someone who passed away several
years ago. Volumes 4, 5, and 6 are available at this site.
http://www.chestercounty.com/harpweavers/products.htm
You might inquire about volumes 1 - 3.
Happy Pickin'
Pete
At 01:23 AM 7/1/2007, you wrote:
>Are the two Deacon Brumfield solo albums you refer to available now on CD?
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>With great interest and best regards,
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>David Rubin
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>Quoting pnyce@navpoint.com:
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>> Does anyone remember Deacon Brumfield? He played with Alex and
>> Olabelle and the
>> New River Gang from the 40's through the 60's. He gathered fame by
playing on
>> their live radio show that was broadcast as part of the 50,000 watt
>> WWVA Jamboree
>> from Wheeling W. Va. He is on most of the Gang's records on the New
>> River label
>> and cut two solo instrumental albums on the Ken-Del label. Deacon was "old
>> school" with lots of harmonic slides and crying. Some of my favorites
>> are "Steel
>> Guitar Rag", Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea", "Dobro Jump", and "I'll Be
>> All Smiles
>> Tonight".
>>
>> Deacon introduced me to the Dobro and I emulated him at first. Of
>> course when I
>> first heard Josh, I was an instant convert. He was just so cool!!
>> Looking back,
>> however, Deacon did some pretty impressive work, and I still enjoy
>> picking some
>> of his tunes just the way he did. It's a very interesting contrast of
>> two very
>> different styles...Double-thumbing vs three-finger. I'm probably the
only one
>> left playing "Deacon" style. It's a fun change of pace.
>>
>> Pete
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