Bill Haley & the Comets

Tuck

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Posted on Feb 25 2014 10:21 AM

Malaguena

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Noel

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Posted on Feb 25 2014 10:29 AM

That gave me goose-bumps! It's a fantastic performance.

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DaveF

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Posted on Feb 25 2014 10:40 AM

Them guys can still play.

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skeeter

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Posted on Feb 25 2014 11:10 AM

Was this thread post a result of this news today or just an unhappy coincidence?
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_25223594/rock-guitarist-franny-beecher-dies

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CrazyAces

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Posted on Feb 25 2014 11:58 AM

Wow skeeter, that's sad, I didn't know.
Fran and Danny's playing was a big influence on me.

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LordWellfleet

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Posted on Feb 25 2014 12:29 PM

Sad to learn of Frany Beecher's passing. The first rock'n'roll record I ever listened to was my father's copy of "Rock with Bill Haley and His Comets." I still own that record, which includes "Crazy Man Crazy," one of the first rock'n'roll songs to chart.

A couple summers ago my wife and I visited the Rock Hall of Fame in Cleveland where I saw one of Beecher's guitars, a prehistoric hollow-body that had an unbelievably high action. I'm not sure how he could play an open chord on it, let alone some of the riffs he fired off with the Comets. RIP.

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caddady

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Posted on Feb 25 2014 12:56 PM

When Jeff Beck throws the solo from rock around the clock in to a performance of surfin USA you know where it all comes from.

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RonC57

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Posted on Feb 25 2014 01:15 PM

That is sad about Franny Beecher. I think Bill Haley and The Comets are so underrated when it comes to their roll in the history of rock and roll.
Danny Cedrone was the guitar player on Rock Around The Clock. He passed away just afew months after he recorded it... fell down a flight of stairs

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wfoguy

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Posted on Feb 25 2014 05:47 PM

As a sidebar, as a child in the 50's, my first memory of rock was Rock around the clock. It was played during intermission at the dirt track races that were really popular then. I should change that to "jalopy races".

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Tuck

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Posted on Feb 25 2014 07:04 PM

It was prompted by the news, but not about the news. I just remembered I always wanted to hear their take on Malaguena. So I looked again, and several years later, there it was.

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Tuck Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO	Posted on Feb 25 2014 10:21 AM Malaguena Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Feb 25 2014 10:29 AM That gave me goose-bumps! It's a fantastic performance. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
DaveF Joined: May 10, 2009 Posts: 1117 Green Valley, AZ	Posted on Feb 25 2014 10:40 AM Them guys can still play. Top
skeeter Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA	Posted on Feb 25 2014 11:10 AM Was this thread post a result of this news today or just an unhappy coincidence? http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_25223594/rock-guitarist-franny-beecher-dies — Paul Atomic Mosquitos Bug music for bug people is here! Killers from Space Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4053 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Feb 25 2014 11:58 AM Wow skeeter, that's sad, I didn't know. Fran and Danny's playing was a big influence on me. — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
LordWellfleet Joined: Jul 12, 2012 Posts: 171 Cape Cod, USA	Posted on Feb 25 2014 12:29 PM Sad to learn of Frany Beecher's passing. The first rock'n'roll record I ever listened to was my father's copy of "Rock with Bill Haley and His Comets." I still own that record, which includes "Crazy Man Crazy," one of the first rock'n'roll songs to chart. A couple summers ago my wife and I visited the Rock Hall of Fame in Cleveland where I saw one of Beecher's guitars, a prehistoric hollow-body that had an unbelievably high action. I'm not sure how he could play an open chord on it, let alone some of the riffs he fired off with the Comets. RIP. — Everybody up! https://www.facebook.com/TheHydronauts https://thehydronauts.bandcamp.com/album/interstellar-clambake Top
caddady Joined: Feb 14, 2010 Posts: 802 N.E. Ohio	Posted on Feb 25 2014 12:56 PM When Jeff Beck throws the solo from rock around the clock in to a performance of surfin USA you know where it all comes from. — http://www.reverbnation.com/thegreasemonkeyz Top
RonC57 Joined: Sep 16, 2011 Posts: 33 Citrus County,Florida	Posted on Feb 25 2014 01:15 PM That is sad about Franny Beecher. I think Bill Haley and The Comets are so underrated when it comes to their roll in the history of rock and roll. Danny Cedrone was the guitar player on Rock Around The Clock. He passed away just afew months after he recorded it... fell down a flight of stairs Top
wfoguy Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Posts: 2133	Posted on Feb 25 2014 05:47 PM As a sidebar, as a child in the 50's, my first memory of rock was Rock around the clock. It was played during intermission at the dirt track races that were really popular then. I should change that to "jalopy races". Top
Tuck Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO	Posted on Feb 25 2014 07:04 PM It was prompted by the news, but not about the news. I just remembered I always wanted to hear their take on Malaguena. So I looked again, and several years later, there it was. Top

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