Mom and Dad Singing, Me Picking [Updated]
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:53 pm
Going back about 40 years, my Mom and Dad recorded a few Country Gospel albums. I had the pleasure of playing guitar on a couple of those. I thought I'd share two of the songs with you, since I know many of you are Country Gospel fans.
The first is called Waiting At The Alter, and I play Dad's Country Gentleman on it (now mine and the same one I've used on a few YouTubes). Note that it has about a 5 or 6 second delay before the music starts.
http://drkeener.s3.amazonaws.com/music/ ... _Alter.mp3
Dad wanted me to do the break exactly Paul Yandell did it for the Louvin Brothers. I was a bit reluctant to, as I was afraid Paul might hear it someday and get upset at me stealing his licks. But, I gave it my best.
The second song is Ain't No Grave. My Dad plays the lead on this and I get a Jerry Reed rhythm in the background.
http://drkeener.s3.amazonaws.com/music/ ... _Grave.mp3
I used an old Gower flattop on that ... it was pretty much the guitar I learned on (that and an old SilverTone). I gave that guitar to my oldest grandson a few years ago.
Sometimes I would travel with Mom and Dad as they went to different churches, and both of those songs always turned heads. People really appreciated fingerstyle guitar in those days. The Jerry Reed licks really turned heads, since a lot of folks hadn't heard that sort of rhythm before, especially in Gospel music.
I am indebted to my brother for making mp3's of these tunes. He searched for the longest to find the CD's and couldn't, and couldn't find them at Mom's either. (We both have so much it's hard to find things at times.) He persisted and finally found that a cousin had the CD's and he made the mp3's from them. Of course, we never would have had the CD's to begin with if he hadn't converted the 78's to CDs years ago. Anyway, I hope you enjoy.
And, Paul, if you happen to see this, I hope you take my playing on Waiting At The Alter as a bit of a tribute to you.
Update: I never would have been a picker at all if not for my Dad being such a good Atkins and Travis picker. Hence, I thought I should add this recording he did of Old Rugged Cross. I play background on it.
http://drkeener.s3.amazonaws.com/music/ ... _Cross.mp3
The first is called Waiting At The Alter, and I play Dad's Country Gentleman on it (now mine and the same one I've used on a few YouTubes). Note that it has about a 5 or 6 second delay before the music starts.
http://drkeener.s3.amazonaws.com/music/ ... _Alter.mp3
Dad wanted me to do the break exactly Paul Yandell did it for the Louvin Brothers. I was a bit reluctant to, as I was afraid Paul might hear it someday and get upset at me stealing his licks. But, I gave it my best.
The second song is Ain't No Grave. My Dad plays the lead on this and I get a Jerry Reed rhythm in the background.
http://drkeener.s3.amazonaws.com/music/ ... _Grave.mp3
I used an old Gower flattop on that ... it was pretty much the guitar I learned on (that and an old SilverTone). I gave that guitar to my oldest grandson a few years ago.
Sometimes I would travel with Mom and Dad as they went to different churches, and both of those songs always turned heads. People really appreciated fingerstyle guitar in those days. The Jerry Reed licks really turned heads, since a lot of folks hadn't heard that sort of rhythm before, especially in Gospel music.
I am indebted to my brother for making mp3's of these tunes. He searched for the longest to find the CD's and couldn't, and couldn't find them at Mom's either. (We both have so much it's hard to find things at times.) He persisted and finally found that a cousin had the CD's and he made the mp3's from them. Of course, we never would have had the CD's to begin with if he hadn't converted the 78's to CDs years ago. Anyway, I hope you enjoy.
And, Paul, if you happen to see this, I hope you take my playing on Waiting At The Alter as a bit of a tribute to you.
Update: I never would have been a picker at all if not for my Dad being such a good Atkins and Travis picker. Hence, I thought I should add this recording he did of Old Rugged Cross. I play background on it.
http://drkeener.s3.amazonaws.com/music/ ... _Cross.mp3