Members Stackabones Posted February 3, 2010 Members Share Posted February 3, 2010 Remarkably moving version of a classic! Lush chords, great vibe. [YOUTUBE]eLImz7d2MEw[/YOUTUBE] First time I've heard of him. How about you? I know he's no longer with us, but it doesn't mean he still can't be with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted February 3, 2010 Members Share Posted February 3, 2010 Very good. Nice arrangement. I grew up listening to the Tennessee Ernie Ford version but this holds its own. Great guitar playing. And no, I'm not familiar with him either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted February 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2010 Very good. Nice arrangement. I grew up listening to the Tennessee Ernie Ford version but this holds its own. Great guitar playing. And no, I'm not familiar with him either. The classic! Yeah, I'm partial to Merle Travis doing it -- but I thought Guillory found some interesting places to take his own arrangement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fendouglas Posted February 3, 2010 Members Share Posted February 3, 2010 First time I've heard of him. How about you? I know he's no longer with us, but it doesn't mean he still can't be with us. Isaac is/was of Cuban extraction; lived for a while here in the North-East of England. He recorded for the same (obscure) Indie Label (Folkland, based in London) as me and we did a couple of Label-sponsored tours together, along with another NE UK guy called Ray Stubbs (reckoned to be one of the finest British exponents of American Blues - Google Ray Stubbs' Amazing One-man Blues band). Ike was also a member of Elkie Brooks' backing band in the Late 60s/Early 70s For more on Isaac see: www.isaacguillory.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members S~R~O Posted February 3, 2010 Members Share Posted February 3, 2010 Thanks for the heads up Chris...........Great way to start the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bfloyd6969 Posted February 3, 2010 Members Share Posted February 3, 2010 Wow! Great version of that song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiveMusic Posted February 3, 2010 Members Share Posted February 3, 2010 Wow, that is great, he has fab tone, love the playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted February 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted February 3, 2010 For more on Isaac see: www.isaacguillory.com Thanks for the link! As label mates, did you ever meet or play shows together? * Here's an obit that gives an overview of his life. Remarkable man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fendouglas Posted February 3, 2010 Members Share Posted February 3, 2010 Thanks for the link! As label mates, did you ever meet or play shows together?*Here's an obit that gives an overview of his life. Remarkable man. Yeah like I said in my Original Post, we did a couple of label-sponsored Tours (Scotland & Nth Yorks) and as we lived in roughly the same area ran across each other quite a lot in folk clubs, festivals etc. Ike was not not only a superb musician & singer, but was also a very witty guy, with a fund of anecdotes and jokes and is sorely missed - He never came across as "Big-time" and is certainly a miss on the local music scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Galabar Posted February 3, 2010 Members Share Posted February 3, 2010 ..and a Takamine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Peter Doubt Posted February 4, 2010 Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 Wow! I opened for him for a week at my first real paying gig just after he left the Cryin Shames (Great Chicago band). He was a tremendous guitar player and singer and couldn't have been nicer. It was a horrible club, tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bfloyd6969 Posted February 4, 2010 Members Share Posted February 4, 2010 Just ran across this cover of the same song. Not as intense by all means, but I thought it was a nice intimate version well done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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