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August 13, 2018

"Twang, Bang, Kerrang!" 1hr


Wouldn't it be great of Channel 4 now reshowed "Twang, Bang, Kerrang!" which was an Equinox programme from around 1988. That was a great programme and featured my fave guitarist Francis Dunnery and It bites recording their "Once around the world" album at the Manor in Oxfordshire. It could be downloaded from a site a couple of years ago but it would be great to see it shown properly again. Anyone else remember it? "Twang, Bang, Kerrang!"
40:45 dude put some pants on
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After he played those bends before 25:00 I tossed one of my telecasters in the trash.
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Oh no, the tone wood argument in full effect, back in 87
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Pick-ups transmit string vibrations to an amplifier. Strings on all string instruments vibrate very differently from one to the other depending on a multitude of acoustic properties of each individual instrument, including solid bodied instruments. Tone is thus very much affected by all materials used. For example, the very distinct difference between the sound and feedback characteristic of a Gibson 330 and that of a 335, is primarily the result of an additional piece of wood inside the body of the 335, which is missing in a hollow 330. Pickup feedback is relative to the combined total of many resonating elements of each instrument. My guitar trading experience in the 1970's included re-finishing of several beaten up 50's/60's Stratocasters. It significantly changed their tone, even though it was done by DIck Knight, the best in business at the time. Stripping the factory finish on a 72 Strat which I had owned from new for a french polish also that also had a noticeable effect on its tone.
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So much misinformation...
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Damn! Seymour Duncan was one heck of a country player!
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the guy from about 28:00 till around 30:00 is a tool......
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I wonder what happened to Dave Walker, the unemployed guy at 31:00?
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gary moore looked more like Jeff beck
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Hahahaha the commercials!!!
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PS I've always thought that was "Fish" from Marillion at 37:21 pushing the Lawnmower
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Yet no explanation how the darn thing was first created. How did they make the first ones, what were the problems? Learned nothing.
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I'm glad record producers don't wear hotpants anymore
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Lacquer doesn't affect the sound on an electric. Wood makes no difference either. An electric guitar can be made of concrete. The electromagnetic pickups don't care about wood. Am I blowing your mind.
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A bit of product placement with just about every artist conveniently using a Seymour Duncan Amplifier in just about scene. Enjoyed watching this, thanks.
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all those rack mount electronics and andy sumners guitar tone sounded like a dogs dinner...and who were that prog band? AWFUL
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Ha ha remember watching this at the time, recorded it and kept the 'video tape' (Google it kids) for years.  I remember having, shall we say, very mixed impressions of some the players etc but there was no internet to discuss it on, so no heated arguments or battle of the comments back then, we just watched stuff.   Thanks for posting it.
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God bless all those dear employees we're seeing back in the old days - in the old film footage - for did they know what incredible and unbounded happiness and joy their work brought to boys and girls ... Music is the ultimate, universal language for us all. Music hit my soul as a kid so strongly that I just had to learn to play the guitar - and I did; and it was good! It's the greatest thing in the world.
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**laughed my ass off @ 8:30. "no wonder", he says, "the guitar boys have to pay so much for their guitars that they've no money left for a haircut". hahahaha! died laughing! Two without a trim off me button an' i've aquired nine..or better guitars and not counting my other instruments including Chinese Traditional instruments! sorry Mamma! looks like I be another year or so till this bloke gets another croppin'! lol!**
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If only the advert breaks were that short nowadays. A sneering, patronising, pap-TV documentary to help fathers try to 'understand' what their sons were 'into' but they weren't and, therefore, couldn't fathom. A wonderful piece of TV history and laughably awful crap to boot. Bravo to the OP.
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August 12, 2018

Outlaw Country - Country Hall of Fame

Outlaw Country: 12 Badass Items at Country Hall of Fame


From Willie Nelson’s well-worn sneakers to Bobby Bare’s mink-skull hat - the must-see memorabilia at the Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring 70s exhibit


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Outlaw Country Exhibit: 12 Most Badass Items at Country Hall of Fame's New Showcase
Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and other key figures of the Outlaw movement are spotlighted in the new 'Outlaws & Armadillos' exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville follows the wild success of its Dylan, Cash, and the Nashville Cats exhibit with a deep dive into the Outlaw country era.

Opening May 25th and running for nearly three years, Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s traces the origins of the movement, beginning with Bobby Bare’s game-changing 1973 album Lullabyes, Legends and Lies through the rise of Waylon, Willie, and the boys.
A full multimedia experience, the exhibit features essays on little-known but integral figures, like college football coach Darrell Roy, new video packages – including a can’t-miss history of the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin – and a cache of memorabilia from Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Townes Van Zandt, and more.

Ahead of Outlaws & Armadillos‘ opening to the public, Rolling Stone Country toured the showcase to assemble this list of must-see artifacts. (Photos by Jordan ’Donnell.)



Jordan 'Donnell

Kris Kristofferson’s Army Shirt


Kris Kristofferson’s résumé is one of country music’s most eclectic. The Renaissance Man was a janitor, a boxer, and a helicopter pilot before becoming one of the genre’s most celebrated songwriters. While Kristofferson, like his longtime friend Johnny Cash, favored black in his manner of dress, he once sported Army green as a captain and Airborne Ranger.

This government-issued utility shirt, with his name above the right breast pocket, is on display next to another artifact from Kristofferson’s storied history: the lobby card for Sam Peckinpah’s Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, in which he starred as the titular gunslinger.
Jordan 'Donnell

Willie Nelson’s Sneakers and Bandana


The Red Headed Stranger is well-represented in Outlaws & Armadillos, but don’t expect to find some pair of Texas shit-kickers. Rather, Nelson favored more manly footwear throughout the Seventies: these comfy blue sneakers nodded to his hippie ways and affinity for running and biking.

One of his iconic bandannas is also on display (blue, not the more closely associated red), along with a hat made for him in Austin that features his initials on the band.
Jordan 'Donnell

Waylon Jennings Archival Photos


Not all of the must-see items in the exhibit are three-dimensional. These rare photos of Waylon Jennings adorn a wall adjacent a case dedicated mainly to Jennings, Willie Nelson and Jessi Colter.

A series of candids, they depict the seminal outlaw, wide-eyed and in full badass getup: black hat, black boots, leather vest, cigarette in hand.

The photographs are from the personal collection of Rolling Stone writer and Seventies outlaw confidante Chet Flippo, who died in 2013.
Jordan 'Donnell

Jessi Colter’s Suede Dress


The influence of the first lady of outlaw country, Jessi Colter, is felt throughout the exhibit in interviews, photos and in two distinct fashions.

She sported this suede blouse and skirt on the cover of That’s the Way a Cowboy Rocks and Rolls, her 1978 album produced by husband Waylon Jennings and longtime drummer Richie Albright. The dress she wore for the eye-catching album art to her 1975 LP I’m Jessi Colter is also on display.
Jordan 'Donnell

Rev. Will . Campbell’s Whiskey Still


The Rev. Will . Campbell may not be a recognizable name to most country music fans, but the self-christened “bootleg preacher” played a key role in the Outlaw era. He was a frequent ear, adviser and drinking buddy to artists from Kris Kristofferson to Waylon Jennings, who, according to the exhibit, referred to him as his “guru.” (Jennings even had him baptize his son with Jessi Colter, Shooter Jennings.)

This copper still was used by Campbell and songwriter Tom T. Hall to make their own whiskey.
Jordan 'Donnell

Armadillo Suitcase


One of the highlights of the exhibit – and where it gets half of its name – is the story of the Armadillo World Headquarters, the Austin country-rock outpost that helped foster the Outlaw mindset and music.

Artist manager Eddie Wilson co-founded the club and carried around this leather armadillo-adorned briefcase, whose varmint logo was designed by Jim Franklin. Franklin’s psychedelic posters, including one that announced Willie Nelson’s first ever gig at the venue (for a cover charge of a mere two bucks), were a signature of the scene.
Jordan 'Donnell

Bobby Bare’s Mink-Skull Hat


When Bobby Bare recorded 1973’s Bobby Bare Sings Lullabyes, Legends and Lies, a concept record of Shel Silverstein compositions, he picked his own players and produced the album himself. Both were no-no’s in Music City at the time, but the album was a success, refreshing Bare’s career and giving him a hit with the voodoo queen Number One “Marie Laveau.”

The greater impact, however, was how the double-LP emboldened other artists, like Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, to push for their own creative freedom in the studio. This outrageous hat, adorned with a mink skull and snake skin, was a gift from Nelson to Bare.
Jordan 'Donnell

Cowboy Jack Clement’s Guitar


The Outlaws & Armadillos showcase has a number of important guitars in its collection, but few as impactful as this 1952 Gibson SJ-200, owned by Cowboy Jack Clement. It was the lifelong guitar of the producer, songwriter, artist and bon vivant, who played it on two of Johnny Cash’s most well-known hits: “Ring of Fire” and “Big River.” He also used the instrument to write “Let’s All Help the Cowboys (Sing the Blues),” a song recorded by Waylon Jennings for his 1975 LP Dreaming My Dreams.
Jordan 'Donnell

Doug Sahm’s Child-Star Western Costume


Long before he got psychedelic with the Sir Douglas Quintet, Doug Sahm was a cute and uber-talented child star of the 1950s. Performing as “Little Doug Sahm,” the San Antonio native captivated audiences with his skill on the steel guitar, mandolin and fiddle. His triple-neck steel, built in the Forties, is on display – as is this pint-sized Western suit made for Sahm by his mother.
Jordan 'Donnell

Paul English’s “Devil” Cape


While Willie Nelson may have spilled the beans on the troublemaking ways of his longtime drummer Paul English in the 1971 song “Me and Paul,” the percussionist got his nickname “The Devil” more for the way he looked. Sharp sideburns, red leather boots with silver tips and this ornate velvet cape had English, who still plays with Nelson today, cementing his look as both a demon and a dandy. (The adjacent satin “On the Road Again” jacket was worn onstage by Nelson guitarist Jody Payne, who died in 2013.)
Jordan 'Donnell

Guy Clark’s Father’s Randall Knife


“My father had a Randall knife / my mother gave it to him / when he went off to WWII / to save us all from ruin” sing-speaks Guy Clark in the intro to his song “The Randall Knife,” off 1983’s Better Days. This is that knife, gifted to Clark’s dad by his mother prior to his shipping out for World War II. But the more personal bit of Clark memorabilia may be the original painting by Guy’s wife Susanna Clark, which graces the cover of the songwriter’s 1975 Old No. 1 album.
Jordan 'Donnell

Mickey Raphael’s Handmade Harmonica Case


Aside from his trusty Martin guitar, there is no more essential element to Willie Nelson’s signature sound than Mickey Raphael. The harmonica player has been standing next to Nelson since 1973, adding subtle accents in the studio and onstage with the Family Band. Raphael’s dad built this simple wooden case to hold his harps, which is on display next to a much more expensive (but arguably no more valuable) piece of Raphael’s history: a gold “Willie Nelson” ring with diamonds he wears onstage.
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