Members Kavakava Posted March 16, 2013 Members Share Posted March 16, 2013 Hi folks! ive been doing the power trio thing a while, so I wanna try something new. Did my first solo gig last friday. It went well. I notice the swinging countryrock like Dwight Yoakam and Alan Jackson works well here. Something I like to play anyways. But I need more tunes. I like to keep it steaming, not to many slow tunes if any. Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve mac Posted March 16, 2013 Members Share Posted March 16, 2013 Love Mercury Blues by Alan Jackson as well as Chatahoochie and chicken Fried by Zac Brown always delivers.Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pogo97 Posted March 16, 2013 Members Share Posted March 16, 2013 I'm a fan and student of old country. But before I suggest songs, I'd suggest you spend some serious time listening to and learning about the idiom. This may not apply to you, but I have actually had seven bar singers quietly strangled (by a guy named Bruno, phone number supplied on demand) and dumped in the river for covering "Ring of Fire" as though it was "Margaritaville." Don't let this happen to you.Listen to and study:Jimmie RodgersBob WillsHank WilliamsHank SnowWebb PierceJohnny CashBuck OwensMerle HaggardGeorge JonesOnce you've spent some serious listening time with them, you'll be in a better position to present Alan Jackson or Zack Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SLScott86 Posted March 16, 2013 Members Share Posted March 16, 2013 Drink in my Hand by Eric Church is a safe bet, as is It's a Great Day to be Alive by Travis Tritt. Friends in Low Places works well too. That exhausts my country catalog, but they all work great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shaster Posted March 18, 2013 Members Share Posted March 18, 2013 pogo97 wrote: I'm a fan and student of old country. But before I suggest songs, I'd suggest you spend some serious time listening to and learning about the idiom. This may not apply to you, but I have actually had seven bar singers quietly strangled (by a guy named Bruno, phone number supplied on demand) and dumped in the river for covering "Ring of Fire" as though it was "Margaritaville." Don't let this happen to you. Listen to and study: Jimmie Rodgers Bob Wills Hank Williams Hank Snow Webb Pierce Johnny Cash Buck Owens Merle Haggard George Jones Once you've spent some serious listening time with them, you'll be in a better position to present Alan Jackson or Zack Brown. The underlined would make a great sig quote - but I don't think Bruno would like it, so that's the end of that idea.Great list BTW. IMHO too many people start their musical education in the middle of the journey instead of the start, and consequently never hear the instructions on where the finish line is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted March 19, 2013 Members Share Posted March 19, 2013 pogo97 wrote: [...] but I have actually had seven bar singers quietly strangled (by a guy named Bruno, phone number supplied on demand) and dumped in the river for covering "Ring of Fire" as though it was "Margaritaville." Don't let this happen to you. Same thing for singing "fire" and "higher" as one syllable words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SLScott86 Posted March 19, 2013 Members Share Posted March 19, 2013 I'm with Potts. To me, a song is a song, and the original is the original version, not the authoritative one. Especially true in modern country, where many songs aren't written by the performer. But regardless of who wrote what, I'm playing songs I like in the style of me. Like it or don't. I'm there for the drunks, and enough of them seem to like it well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SLScott86 Posted March 19, 2013 Members Share Posted March 19, 2013 Take some context with that- not that it isn't authoritative in the general sense, but when it's being covered, I think it's open to as much interpretation as one sees fit. If you're really trying to sound like the original, then yeah, make sure you know what you're trying to sound like. But my approach is hear song, decide to present it, learn to play it, present it. Rinse, repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SLScott86 Posted March 19, 2013 Members Share Posted March 19, 2013 There are some exceptions, like Eight String, who are the true chameleons that can shift characters and do an honest to goodness authentic representation of various genres. But I tend to think the research back into the pioneers of genres could be counterproductive for the majority of people who aren't genre-specific specialists. It won't hurt to check stuff out, but a bad imitation of the very best artists is going to come off as worse than someone who makes no apologies for sounding different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bob Dey Posted March 19, 2013 Members Share Posted March 19, 2013 I was Country when Country wasn't cool! But when I sing "Ring of Fire" I don't do a Johnny Cash impression. And when I see someone trying to sing every nuance that JC sang it comes off amatuerish. When singing Country just sing the words with feeling. Kenny Rogers didn't have a Country music background, but hit the Country charts in the '80s. But to each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bob Dey Posted March 24, 2013 Members Share Posted March 24, 2013 Kavakava wrote: Hi folks! ive been doing the power trio thing a while, so I wanna try something new. Did my first solo gig last friday. It went well. I notice the swinging countryrock like Dwight Yoakam and Alan Jackson works well here. Something I like to play anyways. But I need more tunes. I like to keep it steaming, not to many slow tunes if any. Suggestions? What I suggest is do Country songs that people know, like and will probably request. Alan Jackson had many great Country hits and Yoakum had a few good ones too.Tried and True:Willie Nelson, Hank Jr., Johnny Cash, George Strait, George Jones, Hank Sr., Patsy Cline, Garth Brooks, Merle Haggard, Brooks & Dunn, Waylon Jennings, Vince Gill, Clint Black, Randy Travis, Alabama. Of course there are many more, but songs by these artists will be a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kavakava Posted March 26, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 26, 2013 Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line As good as I once was - Toby keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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