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Jimmy Thackery's version of "Apache" (especially live) rivals any
version I've ever heard. In fact, I would say that hearing his
version of "Apache", and my discovery of the Mermen (both in the
90's) brought me back to instrumental surf music after years of
being focussed elsewhere. Thackery's blues and rock material is
KILLER, but I wish the guy would play more surf, spy and spagetti
western stuff. Jimmy is as fine a guitarist as I've ever heard.
Freddie King's surf stuff is very cool, too. Danny Morris is another
blues guy that plays some pretty good surf.
Bob S.
> I never knew Freddie King did a surf album. I'm a big fan of two
Kings, Freddy and Albert, not to crazy 'bout BB. Jimmy Thackery
released an all instrumental cd a year or two ago. He does a variety
of chicago blues, swing, texas blues etc and he does an excellent
version of Apache if anyone is interested. I've also heard some live
versions of Johnny Winter doing Wipeout.
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> Ralph
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> Robb Lowe <robblowe@h...> wrote:
> Unlunf, dont believe anything you read on the 'net.... they LIED.
(surf content at the
> bottom of this post, in case you want to skip the non-surf content)
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> Albert King most CERTAINLY did play right-handed strung guitar,
left handed. As in - the
> wound bass string E was nearest the floor. THAT is how he got
those unholy bends, by pulling
> DOWN on the string with great force. He played DD-like string
gauge as well, very heavy.
> Another guitarslinger of the highest order is Doyle Bramhall II,
who strings the same way.
> Listen to his lead on "Shape Im In" from the Arc Angels CD, and
you'll see it was no
> hinderance to him. He's also been Clapton's right hand man for the
past few years, and
> recently did most all the guitar work on Susan Tedeschi's new
album.
>
> Albert not only played upside down, but he tuned his guitar to a
weird chord, like F#m9 or
> something. It was a huge secret that he only showed SRV, who
related it to brother Jimmie,
> who let it out once both men were dead. Albert's big sweeping
bends, hitting the perfect
> note at the perfect time, sassy slow burn playing and unusual
phrasing made him a top shelf
> influence on just about any rock or blues guitarist that mattered
in the late 60's. My
> favorite Albert story is the one where Hendrix and Bloomfield were
having a jam, and Hendrix
> cut loose with a sonic assault that left the stage in cinders...
When it came time for Mike
> to fire up a reply, he could only think of one thing.. "I wish I
were Albert King... I wish
> I were Albert KIng..." (Bloomfield never impressed me, but I can
sympathize with his choice
> of would be stand-in)
>
> Being primarily a blues guitarist myself, Albert is a huge
influence along with the other
> two Kings- BB and Freddie (none were related, Albert wasnt even
born a King, his birth name
> was Albert Nelson). Albert was an interesting cat - he worked on
his own bus, drove it, and
> didnt become 'famous' till he was well in his 40's! He also
insisted on being paid in cash,
> and carried a gun just in case the promoter didnt see things his
way. At well over six feet
> tall and near 300lbs, he didnt lose too many staredowns.
>
> Freddie King, you hardcores may remember or know, had at least one
surf album. These were
> actually his regular instrumentals, with studio added reverb
and 'party noises', and
> retitled "Freddie King Goes Surfin". Some songs were retitled as
well, with names like "Surf
> Monkey" and other beach moviesque monikers.
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