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have made his style so unique. Best of all, these techniques will be demonstrated & taught in the context of some of his most famous rhythm parts from songs such as "Hello Mary Lou," "Fools Rush In," "Travelin' Man," "Poor Little Fool," "Suzie Q," "Lonesome Fugitive," "Mystery Train,"& "Too far Gone."(60 min.)Classic Hot Licks titles on DVD! For the first time HOT LICKS classic video titles are available on DVD, making it even easier to learn with the world's top players... right in your own home! These new transfers make them look better than ever while DVD technology makes navigating each lesson even easier!
'On lead guitar from Shreveport, Louisiana… Mr. James Burton'THE James Burton Story
The first time I met James Burton was back in May 1990, when he played together with Glen Hardin and Jerry Scarf on the European tour of John Denver. I was really impressed by seeing him perform with his unmistakable catapulting' and hot licks. To me, James already was the number one guitar player in the world and seeing him live was just overwhelming. I thought I almost died when, after the show, he handed me the famous horseshoe ring which Elvis gave him once. It was sitting right there in my hand, the ring 'our El' once gave to him! What an experience! James explained that he sometimes took it off while playing because it would limit his playing. But he always carries the ring proudly with him, same thing with the CB-necklace that's always decorating his neck. At the time it felt so good talking to James as well as Glen and Jerry that I totally forgot to say 'hi' to John as he was passing by!
James Burton was born in Doubly, Louisiana, on August 21, 1939, but he grew up in Shreveport which he refers to as home. He never took any lessons in how to play the guitar. He picked it up from listening and sitting in. His first guitar was not a Fender (the one he is most associated with) but a Rex, and after that a Stella. In 1953, he walked into a Shreveport music store and fell in love with the '53 Telecaster.
The typical Burton style, a combination of finger-picking and flat-picking, evolved soon thereafter. The mix of country and blues was pretty new at the time. James was mainly working on his own style but had some idols - which he never copied though. He liked Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddly. He was into rhythm and blues a lot. What James used to do was listen to the radio or a record and then try to play it in his own style. He felt that a solo in a song had to be played just like a lyric, that it should be played in the same way, in keeping with the melody. James also loved the steel guitar; in his concept the sweet sustained sound of it had to be part of the way an electric guitar should sound.
In 1955, James became part of the staff band on The Louisiana Hayride. Elvis didn't play there anymore by the time he got the job, but James did play with names like Slim Whitman and Johnny Horton. When James wasn't playing the Hayride, he was performing in small bars like the 'It'll Do Club' with the Dale Hawkins band. A demo tape of a song called 'See You Soon, Baboon' was made. It was played over the air and heard by Stan Lewis, a record shop owner who signed Hawkins to a management deal and pitched it to Chess Records. In February 1957, the great 'Susie Q' was recorded, for which a 17-year old James Burton wrote the music. Contrary to popular belief, this was not James' first record, but 'Just For a While'/ 'You Never Mention My Name' by Carol Williams on the RAM-label was. RAM was a Shreveport-based label named after a local record store. James can be heard playing the solos and the fills on the record. He was still playing bars when Horace Logan, general manager of the Hayride, approached him. Logan was also Bob Layman's manager, and he knew that coupled with bass-player James Kirkland this could be a 'winning' team. A couple of weeks later, the three headed for California. Logan got Layman a deal on Imperial Records, and James can be heard on recordings like 'Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache' and 'Make Up Your Mind'. Logan also arranged for James and the band to appear in the Roger Cowman-directed rock 'n roll-movie 'Carnival Rock'. Specifically made for American drive-ins, the film is a classic mainly because of the wild performances by Layman, (fellow Hayride star-) David Houston and 'the band' featuring James, which in the film was credited as The Shadows.
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08/30/2009
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SATAN'S BABY DOLL - LA BIMBA DI SATANA - XXX VERSION
08/22/2009
SATAN'S BABY DOLL - LA BIMBA DI SATANA - XXX VERSIONDirector: Mario Bianchi 1980 SATAN'S BABY DOLL is the EuroSleaze sickie that has it all: Drooling insanity, relentless nudity, the living dead, voluptuous nuns, one very unfortunate chicken and more. In her first and only movie role, Jacqueline Dupré stars as a tasty teen who becomes possessed by the kinky spirit of her murdered mother and triggers a family frenzy of sexual corruption. Deep within the dungeon of the depraved, who will surrender to the ultimate acts of perversion? Beware the promise of profane seduction. Behold the unspeakable hungers of SATAN'S BABY DOLL!Mariangela Giordano & notorious porn queen Marina Hedman co-star in this deranged remake of MALABIMBA - THE MALICIOUS WHORE and other versions. XXX version of SATAN'S BABY DOLL includes scenes not seen in any other release. Starring: "Jacqueline Dupre" "Mariangela Giordano" "Mario Bianchi"
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Posted: 22 August 2009
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Led Zeppelin AVEC Keith Moon - Forum: Los Angeles (1977)
09/19/2007
http://mrjyn.blogspot.com/2007/09/led-zeppelin-avec-keith-moon-forum-los.html the unforgettable night in L.A. 1977 where Keith Moon joined Led Zeppelin onstage. Los Angeles Forum - June 23, 1977 ... night of the loonies! Led Zeppelin's 6-night stand at the Los Angeles Forum in 1977 is special for many reasons. The June 23rd show featured a classic moment in rock history where the group's friend, Keith Moon, joined them onstage. Two legendary drummers on one stage! An audience recording (and film footage) show Moon with a tambourine and banging the tympani. But, as this rare photo above show, Moon also sat in on Bonham's Plant & Moondrum kit for a brief segment in Moby Dick. Moon's friend and personal assistant Dougal Butler remembers the night : "Bonzo suggests to Moonie he should nip along with him to the show. During Bonzo's drum solo, "John has a long solo which involves him and his massive drum kit rising up in the air, via a hydraulic drum riser. And just as he is about to elevate, he calls Moonie, who is watching from the side of the stage. Somewhat hesitantly, Moonie steps out and joins Bonzo and, suddenly, we have the spectacle of two of the heaviest and most exciting drummers in rock flailing about Bonzo's kit like a pair of Bruce Lees on speed. Naturally, the kids go crazy... These kids give Moonie and Bonham a standing ovation that lasts five minutes and when Moonie comes offstage I can see his is quite affected by this vote of approval."
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Sexy Russian Lingerie Party
09/18/2009
Sexy Russian Lingerie Party
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(DYLAN) CHET ATKINS & JERRY REED: DONT THINK TWICE
09/07/2007
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Michael Jackson - IV Drug Tracks
07/17/2009
NEVER seen before snaps have revealed the scars of Michael Jackson's alleged drug taking in their full horror.The shocking set of pics obtained by ABC News in America show discoloured needle marks and a hideous blotch on the pop legend's legs seven years ago.Dr Debra Jaliman, a spokeswoman for the American Academy of Dermatology, told the TV network: "It looks like there are multiple pu More..nctures from intravenous placement."The specialist added that it is "unusual" for injections to be placed in the leg, a measure she believed must have been necessary if no veins in the upper body were accessible.Jaliman said the blotch might have been the result of Necrosis, a condition that could have surfaced due to intravenous fluids dripping into the Thriller star's lower leg.She said the damage also might be attributable to a caustic, damaging fluid the late Beat It singer's skin made contact with.
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Posted: 17 July 2009
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BIMBO: JIM REEVES
09/07/2007
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Ethel Smith: tico tico (Hammond Organ)
09/29/2007
Ethel Smith: tico tico (Hammond Organ)
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JIMMY PAGE + ERIC CLAPTON + JEFF BECK: STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
09/29/2007
JIMMY PAGE + ERIC CLAPTON + JEFF BECK: STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
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Posted: 30 September 2007
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Rick Danko Janis Joplin Jerry Garcia: Ain't No More Cocaine
09/24/2007
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Posted: 25 September 2007
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SERGIO MENDES AND BRASIL 66: WICHITA LINEMAN
09/24/2007
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KEEF 'RIFF' RICHARDS: Before They Make Me Run
09/13/2007
"KEITH RICHARDS" "ROLLING STONES" "HUMAN RIFF" riff "Before They Make Me Run""RUN RUDOLPH RUN" "CHUCK BERRY" Country: Morocco State: Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate City: Rif ~ MRJYN
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Posted: 13 September 2007
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Dalida - Bang bang
09/18/2007
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ROLLING STONES: Child of the Moon (rArE!)
09/12/2007
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Paul McCartney: Maybe I'm Amazed (Rare Rehearsal 1974)
09/08/2007
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I go on? The Stranglers-Get a grip on yourself The Stranglers-Get a Grip On Yourself envoyé par mrjyn . sent by mrjyn. - --
I go on?
The Stranglers-Get a grip on yourself The Stranglers-Get a Grip On Yourself
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Je serai où, dans un an? I am where in one year?
The Stranglers-Get a grip on yourself The Stranglers-Get a Grip On Yourself
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avec les paroles pour faire karaoké ;-)) with the lyrics to karaoke ;-))
Didn't have the money round to buy a Morry Thou Did not have the money round to buy a Morry Thou
Been around and seen a lot to shake me anyhow Been around and seen a lot to shake me anyhow
Begged and borrowed sometimes I admit I even stole Begged and borrowed sometimes I admit I even stole
The worse crime that I ever did was play some rock 'n roll. The worse crime that I ever did was play some rock 'n roll.
But the money's no good But the money's no good
Just get a grip on yourself Just get a grip on yourself
But the money's no good But the money's no good
Just get a grip on yourself Just get a grip on yourself
Suffering convictions on a two-way stretch inside Suffering convictions on a two-way stretch inside
The air in here is pretty thin, I think I'll go outside The air in here is pretty thin, I think I'll go outside
Committed for insanity and crimes against the soul Committed for insanity and crimes against the soul
The worst crime that I ever did was play some rock 'n roll. The worst crime that I ever did was play some rock 'n roll.
But the money's no good But the money's no good
Just get a grip on yourself Just get a grip on yourself
But the money's no good But the money's no good
Just get a grip on yourself Just get a grip on yourself
And you should know And you should know
Now I find from week to week the sentence sticking fast Now I find from week to week the sentence sticking fast
Turn the corner, rub my eyes and hope the world will last Turn the corner, rub my eyes and hope the world will last
Stranger from another planet welcome to our hole Stranger from another planet welcome to our hole
Just strap on your guitar and we'll play some rock 'n roll Just strap on your guitar and we'll play some rock 'n roll
But the money's no good But the money's no good
Just get a grip on yourself Just get a grip on yourself
But the money's no good But the money's no good
Just get a grip on yourself Just get a grip on yourself
And you should know And you should know
( je me manque un peu, parfois...je me comprends... ) (I lack a little, sometimes ... I understand ...)
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Phil Spector - World's Weirdest Clip - All You Need Is Love 
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Tony Palmer made a series of films that set the standard to which all subsequent biographers and documentary makers aspired to. The critically acclaimed All You Need Is Love was broadcast across the world between 1976 and 1981. But since that time, it has neither been repeated nor commercially...
Jerry Lee Lewis 'Behind The Music' Only YouTube HD 
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Season 1, Episode 19 Aired: 3/8/1998 Jerry Lee Lewis The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, the Hall-of-Fame singer/songwriter/pianist, who faced a severe career backlash after marrying his 13-year-old second cousin, has been well documented. What is not as well known is all of the death and tragedy this...
Kurt Cobain Guitar Hero - Courtney Calls From Road 
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enabled. "Can you Leist, baby? (HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE LAST LINE WAS ORIG.) CHECK OUT MY VIDEO AND COMMENT AND RATE WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. THANKS, NICHOPOULOUZO As you know, Guitar Hero 5 features a playable Kurt Cobain avatar which you can unlock to have the Nirvana icon cover Bush, stunt...
Kurt Cobain - Flava Flav - Bon Jovi - Guitar Hero 5 (0:30 Greatest Hits) 
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OUT MY VIDEO AND COMMENT AND RATE WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. THANKS, NICHOPOULOUZO As you know, Guitar Hero 5 features a playable Kurt Cobain avatar which you can unlock to have the Nirvana icon cover Bush, stunt like Flavor Flav, and roll over in his grave. (via P4K, because there is no way I...
Backwoods Barbie - 9 to 5 - Broadway 
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evidence envelope containing a small amount of a pasty orange colored material. Suspected methamphetamine sample was an exemplar, from five kilogram-sized bricks. Seized in Detroit, Michigan by Customs and Border Officers, incidental to search of vehicle entering from Canada. It would appear that...
Michael Jackson - México 'Thriller' Dance - Guinness World Record - Japanese 
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engaging raconteur with an extraordinary ability to recall the details of his more than seven decades in show business — like the time in the 1970s when he was approached by country-and-western star Chet Atkins..."Chet said, 'I'll play my violin and sing and you'll play your banjo and your...
Switzerland denies Polanski bail | BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts & Culture
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts & Culture | Switzerland denies Polanski bailSwitzerland denies Polanski bail
Polanski won an Oscar in 2002 for The PianistFilm-maker Roman Polanski has been denied bail ahead of his possible extradition to the US, the Swiss Justice Ministry has said.
Ministry spokesman Folco Galli said the government maintained there was a high risk Polanski may flee if released from custody.
Polanski is being held in Switzerland over his 1977 conviction for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl.
He left the US in 1978 before he could be sentenced and has never returned.
Polanski was detained in Switzerland on 26 September as he travelled from France to collect a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival.
Release call
"In our view, there is still a very high risk that he will flee and that a release on bail or other measures after a release cannot guarantee Polanski's presence in the extradition procedure," Mr Galli said.
Polanski's legal representatives are also asking Switzerland's highest criminal court to free Polanski.
Mr Galli said the Justice Ministry has submitted a letter to the tribunal explaining why it opposes release.
The arrest of Polanski, who won an Oscar in 2002 for The Pianist, a harrowing story of Nazi-occupied Warsaw, has prompted an outcry among some politicians and Hollywood heavyweights.
But last week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said the film-maker should not get special treatment because he is a "big-time movie director".
A petition has been signed by film-makers including Pedro Almodovar and Stephen Frears, and actors including Monica Bellucci and Fanny Ardant, expressing dismay at Polanski's arrest.
Other Hollywood luminaries, including film producer Harvey Weinstein, have called for Polanski's release.
His victim, Samantha Geimer, sued Polanski in December 1988, alleging sexual assault, infliction of emotional distress and seduction.
The film-maker agreed to pay her $500,000 five years later.
But in January this year Ms Geimer asked a US court to drop charges against Polanski, saying the continued publication of details "causes harm to me, my husband and children".
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