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I have played in the "house band" in countless situations where someone was
sitting in and we we ended up playing Johnny B. Goode. I have played that song
more times than I can count, but it is a great jam tune for a several reasons.
When someone comes on stage to jam, there is almost no time for discussion. If
you are jamming with musicians you don't know, in front of an audience, you want
to pick a tune everyone knows, that rocks, that is easy to follow, and that the
audience will like. Johnny B. Goode is one of those songs and someone always
knows the words. Of course, you play it in A! The second choice usually seems
to be Evil Ways for the same reasons.
Terry
Terry
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..."Surfin' USA" is a real good Chuck Berry tune for
jammin'...
i think even the Beach Boys played it once at a surf jam in
Anahiem...when they opened for Dick Dale in back '63.
-dp
--- The Swamp Coolers <> wrote:
> I have played in the "house band" in countless situations
> where someone was sitting in and we we ended up playing
> Johnny B. Goode. I have played that song more times than
> I can count, but it is a great jam tune for a several
> reasons. When someone comes on stage to jam, there is
> almost no time for discussion. If you are jamming with
> musicians you don't know, in front of an audience, you
> want to pick a tune everyone knows, that rocks, that is
> easy to follow, and that the audience will like. Johnny
> B. Goode is one of those songs and someone always knows
> the words. Of course, you play it in A! The second
> choice usually seems to be Evil Ways for the same
> reasons.
> Terry
>
>
> Terry
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In other words...It's easy...you don't have to think...you don't even
have to pay attention to the other musicians in the band...you just
run thru your scales in A because that the easy possition that any
one can improvise in...THATS NOT WHAT A JAM IS ABOUT...Sorry to
shout, but you cats are better than that...a jam is about streachin'
out...It's about playin' a little faster, with a little more
imagination...It's about exparimenting..It's about sittin' in with
better players and maybe learning something new...and trying to get
to that next level of musicianship. So please, if some day we share
a band stand or rehearsal studio, do me a personal favor...Don't play
Johnny B. Goode.
Thank you all for your replies. I really enjoyed this thread.
Dave "W"
--- In , The Swamp Coolers
<guildaristocrat62@y...> wrote:
> I have played in the "house band" in countless situations where
someone was sitting in and we we ended up playing Johnny B. Goode. I
have played that song more times than I can count, but it is a great
jam tune for a several reasons. When someone comes on stage to jam,
there is almost no time for discussion. If you are jamming with
musicians you don't know, in front of an audience, you want to pick a
tune everyone knows, that rocks, that is easy to follow, and that the
audience will like. Johnny B. Goode is one of those songs and
someone always knows the words. Of course, you play it in A! The
second choice usually seems to be Evil Ways for the same reasons.
> Terry
>
>
> Terry
> The Swamp Coolers
> www.theswampcoolers.com
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
>
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> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
--- In , DP <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> ..."Surfin' USA" is a real good Chuck Berry tune for
> jammin'...
>
> i think even the Beach Boys played it once at a surf jam in
> Anahiem...when they opened for Dick Dale in back '63.
Chuck Berry did Sweet Little 16, which the Beach Boys ripped off and
turned into Surfin USA.
Shawn Martin
Life is short. Play for the music. Wear your heart on your sleeve.
So I wouldn't get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to
keep me in constant touch with my limitations
-Apostle Paul
On 6/7/05, Shawn Martin <> wrote:
>
> Chuck Berry did Sweet Little 16, which the Beach Boys ripped off and
> turned into Surfin USA.
Chuck had to sue the Beach Boys to get wrighting credit/royalties. At
least the Black Eyed Peas give Dick Dale credit on their song.
Whoops wrong thread... I feel like the "Michael Jackson Fan" guy on
Jimmy Kimmel!
Z
