| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Deacon Brumfield | | Date: | Sunday, July 1, 2007 01:23:10 (-0400) | | From: | drubin3 <drubin3 @.....edu>
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| In reply to: | Message 7024 (written by pnyce) |
Are the two Deacon Brumfield solo albums you refer to available now on CD?
With great interest and best regards,
David Rubin
Quoting pnyce@navpoint.com:
> 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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