what was the story with DC in the 70s?

[FirstBassman]

Emmylou Harris is from that area as well.

Yes, I mentioned EL earlier.

also Tom Principato is from Washington DC and a damn good Tele Player and a great guy to!

Right, sorry, I always forget to mention Tom.

And, I don't know how many of you know him but great guitar and mandolin picker Orrin Star is a Maryland guy.

[Joe Harris]

Originally Posted by jonzer

My band played the Grog last Summer. Don't know how it used to be but it kinda sucks now.

I used to play the G and T a lot in the 80s.

Are the owners still those Afgan brothers ( Abdulah, Hammer and Collette ) ?

[fullerplast]

Originally Posted by FirstBassman

Don't forget . . .

Patsy Cline
Roy Clark
John Phillips
Emmy Lou Harris
Jorma Kaukonen
Jack Casady
Bill Kirchen

and Jim Morrison

....and Nils Lofgren, Pete Kennedy, Tex Rubinowitz, Tommy Lepson, Deanna Bogart (who played with Root Boy), and in a different genre the great Charlie Byrd. Gram Parsons "discovered" Emmy Lou in this area, although I think it may have been Baltimore.

It was a magical time for sure, but there's still lots of great music and venues between DC, Balt, Annapolis, and Easton.

[Tele295]

Duke Ellington was from DC too!

[olewichita]

chick hall from the surf room and demetri callas from the bad boys come to mind... i've never heard chick but i always hear about him in the DC area... the bad boys 45 black olives on paula records has to be heard to be believed... if roy buchanan and steve cropper had a baby... tj

[Lost_N_Austin]

There is still great music in the DC area. I was at the Sunset Grille
www.thesunsetgrille.com in Annandale VA last Thursday night to see the Thrill Billys. This is Johnny Castles band.

Here are some pics I shot. Hey Redd - Johnny Castle says Hello!

Johnny Castle, David Kitchen, Andy Rutherford and Robbie Magruder are a part of the history of the area music.





Also Tom Principato is scheduled to play the Sunset on the 17th of this month. Check out Toms cover feature article in the new Vintage Guitar. Or his homepage http://www.tomprincipato.com/

Lost_N_Austin

[Tim Armstrong]

Originally Posted by Lost_N_Austin

There is still great music in the DC area. I was at the Sunset Grille
www.thesunsetgrille.com in Annandale VA last Thursday night to see the Thrill Billys. This is Johnny Castles band.

Hey, you came this close and didn't come down to the beach??????



Tim

[Lost_N_Austin]

Hey, you came this close and didn't come down to the beach??????

I could have met you in Annapolis on Sunday. The weather was fantastic and the crab cakes were delicious. I even picked up a "new" MIM Telecaster in Woodbridge, VA for $120.00 with a set of Noiseless Fender pickups.


Next time I'll plan on a longer visit.

L_N_A

[Tim Armstrong]

I was in Annapolis on Thursday and Friday, driving a 45-foot coach bus downtown to drop off and pick up a bunch of kids down at the city dock. Those are some major-league skinny little colonial streets!!!

Did you go to Garrett Park Guitars? They had some very nice, very expensive Custom Shop Teles last time I was up there...

Cheers, Tim

[The Saint]

Originally Posted by olewichita

chick hall from the surf room and demetri callas from the bad boys come to mind... i've never heard chick but i always hear about him in the DC area... the bad boys 45 black olives on paula records has to be heard to be believed... if roy buchanan and steve cropper had a baby... tj

You're talking about my boy Demetri!! I was the keyboard player in the Bad Boys (we became 'Flavor' when Columbia Records signed us) and yes, he was and still is a baddass Tele player. After Flavor, he went on to replace the original guitarist in the Frankie Valli & Four Seasons.

An interesting side note - Charlie Daniels (before he was "Charlie Daniels") produced and played bass on "Black Olives". Demetri's guitar work on that tune is so unique. Roy and Danny used to come and watch Demetri play all the time. He was one of the Tele pioneers. Big strong hands, strung up with 12's, straight into a dimed 4x10 tweed Bassman. Tone city!!

Do a Google search for 'Black Olives The Bad Boys' . There are a few mp3's floating around the web.