My favorite rock sax solo ever.
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Rest In Peace, Big Man
Solidbody Guitar Documentary
Rainy day documentary. I stumbled across this film on solidbody guitars on Snagfilms and it is quite good. It covers the history, development, and competition between Stratocasters & Les Pauls. Since it focuses almost exclusively on these two models, others are not discussed very much, if at all. Telecasters & SGs are covered a little bit, but other significant brands like Gretsch, Rickenbacker & Ibanez are not. Still, it’s a great film with appearances by Derek Trucks, Gary Hoey & Henry Garza. Definitely worth 50 min. of your time.
House Plays the Blues Free Download
Last July, I posted about Hugh Laurie working on a blues album, well it’s called Let Them Talk, it drops May 9, and you can hear & download the tune Guess I’m a Fool from it now for free from his website.
The album was recorded in New Orleans, and you can hear that influence for sure. I have to say I’m impressed with Laurie’s skills! He not only sings and plays guitar (which you House fans already know), but he also plays piano and has that New Orleans style down! I grew up with New Orleans blues & jazz music playing in the house all the time, and for me, listening to this music is like slipping into a comfy old pair of shoes.
R.I.P. Gary Moore
My college roommate Dave turned me on to Gary Moore. I’ll never forget him telling me how Gary was going to do a blues album. That news sure got my attention! I got Still Got the Blues and have been a fan ever since. To me, Gary had a wonderful mix of speed & chops from his rock days, soulful tastiness, and melodic grace. What a guitarist & what a legacy he left us. He is gone too soon & will be missed.
This video is from the Strat Pack concert several years back, Gary showing his stuff on a red strat playing Jimi’s Red House. Rest in Peace, Gary.
Randy Rhoads Documentary Update (It Ain’t Much, but Something’s Better than Nothing)
After posting that last entry on the RR wine, I did a little snooping around for any info I could find on the Randy Rhoads documentary. The only thing I found was on a recent Facebook post on Randy Rhoads page that said Director Peter Margolis handed the film over to Dakota pictures “a while back.”
Sooo, after searching in vain on the Dakota Pictures website, I decided to send them an email asking if there was any information and those kind folks got back to me right away with this:
Yes – the RR doco is deep into the post production process. We don’t have any schedule information at this time.
All the best,
Dakota Pictures
I know it’s not much, but coming from the horse’s mouth (so to speak), it is good to know that the project is moving forward. I know a lot of folks who are excited to see this film, myself included.