Duane Eddy
Who would you "JAM" with?
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Nov 3, 2008 11:33 p.m. wpgjazzman:
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Nov 4, 2008 12:04 a.m. Walter Broes:
I'd love to sit down with the GDP's own Richard Hudson for a private little thumbpicking lesson!
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Nov 4, 2008 2:56 a.m. Danman:
There are many that I would like to sit down with and play and learn what they do. I was going to say Jack White because he seems like a very open friendly person who really also likes playing with other people but I think it will have to be Pete Townsend while he is still alive.
But if I practice some more for the next couple of decades a jam with Marc Ribot would be really great too, to lose all the notes that are stuck inside me and really get the feel of going into the weirder territories and stop playing the obvious. -
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Nov 4, 2008 3:28 a.m. Catdaddy1967:
Ed King
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
I would have said Jeff Beck as well, but I think my jaw would be too busy hitting the deck
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Nov 4, 2008 4:06 a.m. Tsar Nicholas :
Rory Gallagher.. I could play with him for days on end. Anything from acoustic pre-war blues to souped up Chicago style stuff..
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Nov 4, 2008 4:18 a.m. XRAYCAT:
yeah keef richards would be good, and it would be fun to jam with the GDPers as well i recon, sounds like theres a bunch of people on here with different styles and some really good players from what ive heard
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Nov 4, 2008 5:19 a.m. Ratrod:
I would love to jam with Angus Young but I'd want some lessons from Jim Heath.
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Nov 4, 2008 7:45 a.m. Curt:
I would love to jam with abgus
That abgus, one hell of a picker.
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Nov 4, 2008 7:52 a.m. Richard Hudson:
I'd like to jam with Walter Broes and learn how to get gigs with Wanda Jackson.
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Nov 4, 2008 8:42 a.m. sassy:
I would have to pick Stephen Stills...Love his style and all of the alternate tunings
I'd also love to have a Stills model White Falcon 
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Nov 4, 2008 9:09 a.m. Johnny Storm:
If I could jam with any guitarist alive today it would be Kris Roe.
He might not be 'mister guitar' or anything, but he's my biggest musical influence ever, and to be able to connect on a musical level with him would be an awesome thing
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Nov 4, 2008 9:40 a.m. Joao Erbetta:
Les Paul, among many others...
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Nov 4, 2008 11:20 a.m. Proteus:
Hard one to answer.
It's not just a list of our heros, or guys we've emulated, because what use do they have with someone who's trying to wannabe them? And if it's not just to be a lesson, I'd have to feel I was bringing something to the musical table - licks, texture, groove, material, SOMEthing.
I wouldn't want to be too much LIKE the player, or to have aped his playing, because what interest would he/she have in playing with ME?
Two guitars is a trick to work out...but in a reasonably equitable jam situation - ie, you're gonna talk through or work through a song briefly, then perform it and swap solos, with goodwill and generosity on everyone's part - geez, any number of people. Pretty much anyone outside of the shredder arena.
But "jam with" leads directly to "collaborate with" in my head, and that gets even trickier. Probably rather a great bass player and a good keyboardist than another guitarist.
If we're bringing our songs, co-writing and arranging, I think of a number that might be compatible (again assuming goodwill and generosity): Cooder, Knopfler, Belew, Peter Green, Gilmour, Bill Frisell, Duane (I have material he'd kill on).
In an entirely different sort of collaboration, Colonel JD Wilkes of the Shack Shakers.
There are guys I admire with whom I'd have no business jamming: Beck, Setzer, Steve Morse, Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin, Johnny A. I can't imagine what use they would have with anything I could contribute.
And there's always Bob Fripp - I would enjoy participating in the exploratory phase of the creative process with him...starting from scratch, making noise, seeing what catches fire, and shaping it. Even when I don't love the results, I always respect and admire his process. But he's too prickly to approach, and I couldn't assume goodwill or respect, so...that's out!
Actually, every time I listen to Joao, I want to play with him...again because I have material that could benefit from that collaboration, which I think he'd enjoy. In fact - well there's just no COOLer player anywhere than Joao!
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Nov 4, 2008 12:43 p.m. hummingbird_rose:
Wow! So I come back to the GDP after my maternity leave (haw haw) and I find this interesting thread! You adorable people have some great moments...just in case you didn't know.
As far as my tastes, to be perfectly honest, I'd love to 'jam' with any of the legendary musicians you've listed. My mind reaches for each of them for what I can learn from them, the experiences they can relate and how those experiences have affected their playing, the moods and the chord structures. Heck, everything affects everything if you really think about it, which makes me think of how amazing Ray Charles was, how the drugs and heartache filtered into the soul of his music and his life, or maybe how Cobain could have evolved had he not given in to his addictions. Even Bob Marley...his son is certainly worthy of listing among the world's current, living musical legends. But then...what a tangent!
And though my mind flows in all those numerous directions, my heart drags me to the one and only Marc Cohn. 'Walking in Memphis' was the first song that made me cry, and it was the first song to make me fall in love with myself because through it I finally understood who, and what, I was, and who and what I wanted to be. You can't teach that kind of soulful playing and lyrical genius. It's just something you have to feel down into your guts, and then if the universe aligns, you have the moxy and/or talent to let (or make) others feel it with you through that music.
At the same time, I have the same sort of feeling when I think about Billy Joel, though it's mostly through ultimate, pure respect for his raw ability, diversity, and the paranormal freakin' ability to change the world as you know it for the few moments you hear him play and sing. He's the inspiration for a thesis I'll be writing some day when I decide to go for a graduate's degree in English literature, and that's one heck of an inspiration!
So, after all that rambling, even though they're not guitarists, which I think may have been the original idea behind this post (sorry Papi), I lean on two great pianists for my dreams of a jam session, though to be perfectly honest, I'd probably faint and miss my chance if ever given one.
Oh, and yes, I'm still alive.
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Nov 4, 2008 12:46 p.m. Bear:
I chose Duane because he was/is my biggest influence. I play guitar BECAUSE of Duane Eddy and you can always hear a bit of his style in whatever I play. I think Duane's playing exemplifies the KISS method and why he appeals to such a broad audience and why I never tire of listening to him.
Certainly he can play rings around me, but jamming with someone you admire that much has to bring out the best in you and open you up to any knowledge he could impart to you. There is no way you could come away from that without being a better player.
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Nov 4, 2008 1:12 p.m. TwangOmatic:
I don't think im good enough to jam with any of my hero's but even though he wasn't the first guy i thought of i think as tartan said Rick miller would be a great choice due to his adeptness in various styles i personally like. Rick can do garage,jazz,surf,country,rockabilly,swing and r&r. Playing with Rick would be like playing with poison ivy,dick dale,link wray,jim heath,nokie edwards,brian connelly and a host of other great players in one man.
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Nov 4, 2008 1:22 p.m. Wishinfora(nother)Falcon:
Eddie Angel
Jack White
Jim Heath
Doc Watson
Tony Rice
Neil Young
JJ Cale
Not necessarily in that order.
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Nov 4, 2008 1:38 p.m. bonedaddy:
Wishinfora(nother)Falcon: said: Jack White
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Nov 4, 2008 1:48 p.m. billydlight:
Wes Montgomery
Charlie Christian
Buddy Holly
Cliff Gallup
Johnny Thunders
Mike Campbell
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Nov 4, 2008 1:48 p.m. billydlight:
Oh Yeah Joe Maphis
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Nov 4, 2008 2:21 p.m. BuddyMercury:
I'm gonna throw in another vote for Ric Miller...or Brian Connely.
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Nov 4, 2008 2:31 p.m. JC:
Who would i like to jam with who is alive today,
Scotty Moore
He was there at the beginning of it all
And i think some of the stories he could tell would be cool.
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Nov 4, 2008 2:54 p.m. Playboy:
I got to ad another vote for Rick Miller. I have been listening to a lot of SCOTs on the Archive and I agree it would be like jamming with Link, Dick Dale, Poison Ivy, Jim Heath...
But as mentioned earlier, I would prefer to jam with a non guitar player. I have been playing with a great mando player lately and he just brings out rhythms, phrasings and sounds that never would have come out of my guitar playing with another six stinger.
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Nov 4, 2008 3:30 p.m. crowbone:
Nobody has mentioned Les Paul.
I'd like to hang out in his garage on a Sunday afternoon for a jam and a look see.
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Nov 4, 2008 3:54 p.m. Century Bob:
Duane Eddy- Walter Broes- Paul Pigat. Great players with great attitudes that would be fun to jam with
