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JIM GOLD AND THE GALLERY

JIM GOLD AND THE GALLERY

dennis

December 5th, 2015

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JIM GOLD AND THE GALLERY One night Mike Theodore and I were driving down Eight Mile Road in Detroit and we happened to see the bar called “The Poison Apple” where the parking lot was jammed. The sign outside said a live band was appearing […]

MY GUITAR HEROES – CHET ATKINS

dennis

November 28th, 2015

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MY GUITAR HEROES – CHET ATKINS Chet Atkins was one of my first guitar heroes. I heard him play “Poor People of Paris” live on Grand Ole Opry and was amazed at what I heard. The way he played the bass notes with his thumb […]

MY GUITAR HEROES – SCOTTY MOORE

dennis

November 21st, 2015

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MY GUITAR HEROES – SCOTTY MOORE I first heard Elvis Presley on those early Sun Records with songs like “That’s All Right (Mama)”. His group then consisted of him playing rhythm guitar and doing vocals with Scotty Moore on guitar and Bill Black on slap […]

MY GUITAR HEROES – BILLY BUTLER

dennis

November 14th, 2015

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MY GUITAR HEROES – BILLY BUTLER Another of my guitar heroes was Billy Butler who played with organist Bill Doggett. He was a little on the jazzy side but his guitar work on “Honky Tonk” and other Bill Doggett songs was amazing. We learned and […]

MY GUITAR HEROES – JIMMY REED

dennis

November 7th, 2015

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MY GUITAR HEROES – JIMMY REED I remember listening to bluesman Jimmy Reed when I was playing in teen clubs. We were all learning and playing songs from his records. I am still playing and singing a few of his songs. There was something about […]

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