Rockabilly Solo gig, off I go!

daviddoubleu · July 4th, 2009, 03:35 AM

Hi Guys,

I've been playin' a load of solo acoustic rockabilly gigs this year, mostly in a bar here and there. I'm about to play in a Culture center today!

Does anyone here play solo rockabilly gigs?

Diamond Jack Dave

Tele295 · July 4th, 2009, 11:17 AM

I've done it, but they are rough if you want all the cool guitar parts. When the singer in my rockabilly band moved to Japan in 1991, I had to teach myself to sing QUICK, as we still had gigs. I took my Epi Everly Brothers model and busked for 2 weeks straight singing all the rockabilly, Sun records, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochrane, Elvis, Buddy Holly, etc. that i could think of.

woodman · July 4th, 2009, 11:33 AM

i did that for a while in Toledo after the house band i was in got fired from a longtime gig ... billed myself as the Rockabilly Rebel, wore the leather jacket, slicked back my hair (i had some then) and frailed on an old Jazzmaster. i wasn't trying to "cover" the tunes, just deliver them to the audience in the best way i could.

one night a drummer i knew showed up and it briefly became a duo; then we recruited my old bassman buddy from down south and worked extensively as a trio (Woody & the Wingnuts) for several years. so good things can come from solo rockabilly gigs!

daviddoubleu · July 4th, 2009, 12:14 PM

Yeah it's fun but can be hard work, he, he! I play a bit of Elvis, Cochrane, Perkins and stuff I wrote myself. I Mostly strum n holla and shake my leg! One day I'll find a bunch of Rockabilly guys here...

PeteMac · July 4th, 2009, 07:33 PM

WoW . . . that's hard work.
As soon as I read the thread title I'm thinkin' " How do you do Rockabilly, solo ?"

Well done for pulling it off !

bingy · July 4th, 2009, 08:34 PM

[quote=PeteMac;1922539]WoW . . . that's hard work.
As soon as I read the thread title I'm thinkin' " How do you do Rockabilly, solo ?"]

Well...here's what it looks like.

daviddoubleu · July 5th, 2009, 09:44 AM

[quote=bingy;1922597]

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteMac

WoW . . . that's hard work.
As soon as I read the thread title I'm thinkin' " How do you do Rockabilly, solo ?"]

Well...here's what it looks like.

Cool pic!

I find the best results are on my acoustic. I strum the main rythmn and utilize the percussiveness of the guitar, with dampening and stops here and there. Then I pick off a few lead notes in between. It relies on vocal expression and a general rebel attitude

Though I still need more practice with it all

daviddoubleu · July 5th, 2009, 10:09 AM

Here I am playing a bar in downtown Taipei. The sunglasses are optional

bobthecanadian · July 5th, 2009, 10:45 AM

Mr. Diamond Jack,

Keep on rockin' bro!

daviddoubleu · July 5th, 2009, 10:49 AM

Thanks Bob! Will do

woodman · July 5th, 2009, 10:49 AM

here's what it looked like for me in 1981 ....

daviddoubleu · July 5th, 2009, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woodman

here's what it looked like for me in 1981 ....

Wow you were one cool cat

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Tele295 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St. Latchodrom, CA Posts: 4,004 14 Photos	I've done it, but they are rough if you want all the cool guitar parts. When the singer in my rockabilly band moved to Japan in 1991, I had to teach myself to sing QUICK, as we still had gigs. I took my Epi Everly Brothers model and busked for 2 weeks straight singing all the rockabilly, Sun records, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochrane, Elvis, Buddy Holly, etc. that i could think of. __________________ "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?

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woodman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mint Hill, NC Age: 63 Posts: 8,022	i did that for a while in Toledo after the house band i was in got fired from a longtime gig ... billed myself as the Rockabilly Rebel, wore the leather jacket, slicked back my hair (i had some then) and frailed on an old Jazzmaster. i wasn't trying to "cover" the tunes, just deliver them to the audience in the best way i could. one night a drummer i knew showed up and it briefly became a duo; then we recruited my old bassman buddy from down south and worked extensively as a trio (Woody & the Wingnuts) for several years. so good things can come from solo rockabilly gigs! __________________ Truth is stranger than fact ... www.myspace.com/stragglerswing (Woody & the Stragglers - Western Swing/Roots-rock)

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PeteMac Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 47 Posts: 908 10 Photos	WoW . . . that's hard work. As soon as I read the thread title I'm thinkin' " How do you do Rockabilly, solo ?" Well done for pulling it off ! __________________ Life is short; play loud! www.myspace.com/theskinnersband www.myspace.com/theboneyarsedboys

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daviddoubleu Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 589 7 Photos	Yeah it's fun but can be hard work, he, he! I play a bit of Elvis, Cochrane, Perkins and stuff I wrote myself. I Mostly strum n holla and shake my leg! One day I'll find a bunch of Rockabilly guys here...

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bingy Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Champlain Valley,Vermont, USA Posts: 721	[quote=PeteMac;1922539]WoW . . . that's hard work. As soon as I read the thread title I'm thinkin' " How do you do Rockabilly, solo ?"] Well...here's what it looks like.

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daviddoubleu Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 589 7 Photos	Here I am playing a bar in downtown Taipei. The sunglasses are optional

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daviddoubleu Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 589 7 Photos	Thanks Bob! Will do

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