what was the story with DC in the 70s? - Page 2

FirstBassman · May 8th, 2008, 10:10 PM

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Emmylou Harris is from that area as well.

Yes, I mentioned EL earlier.

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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 · May 8th, 2008, 10:31 PM

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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 · May 9th, 2008, 12:28 PM

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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 · May 9th, 2008, 04:02 PM

Duke Ellington was from DC too!

olewichita · May 9th, 2008, 04:49 PM

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 · May 9th, 2008, 09:29 PM

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 · May 9th, 2008, 09:35 PM

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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 · May 9th, 2008, 09:55 PM

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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 · May 9th, 2008, 10:04 PM

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 · May 9th, 2008, 11:11 PM

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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.

May 9th, 2008, 04:02 PM	#44 (permalink)
Tele295 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tiger Town Posts: 3,153 14 Photos	Duke Ellington was from DC too! __________________ "Turn it up and it doesn't need any reverb." - Danny Gatton www.dannygatton.info Tiger Town Aces - Music That Bites Back In Redd we trust! Free Bill Kirchen! If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

May 9th, 2008, 09:29 PM	#46 (permalink)
Lost_N_Austin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Some Beach Age: 66 Posts: 1,146	Don't live in the past 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 __________________ “I’ve been upside down, backwards, *On Fire* faster than most people have ever gone and I’ve had one hell of a good time doin’ it.” - Big Daddy Don Garlits

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Tim Armstrong Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Berlin, Maryland, USA Age: 49 Posts: 7,672	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 __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

May 9th, 2008, 04:49 PM	#45 (permalink)
olewichita Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: austin, tx Posts: 1,144	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