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Old October 25th, 2009, 09:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The "Holy Grail" Chicken' Picken' instrumental is?

If you could play one impressive CPicken' Instrumental what would it be?
Hot Wired?
Cudge Boogie?
A Forrest Lee Jr., Albert Lee, or Redd V. solo?
Maybe a Paisley thing or Doug 7's little signature goodie?

What would be your choice...or....what have you learned that is the most difficult but most satisfying?

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Old October 26th, 2009, 01:04 AM   #2 (permalink)
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For me, it's an Arlen Roth tune called Upstate Rag.
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Old October 26th, 2009, 02:43 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Upstate Rag....have not heard that...I am going to go look for it now.

also, that piece Sol wrote with Brent and was posted here recently was pretty darn good too.....
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Old October 26th, 2009, 02:56 AM   #4 (permalink)
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The Hellecasters-"Orange Blossom Special"
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Old October 26th, 2009, 03:35 AM   #5 (permalink)
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The Hellecasters-"Orange Blossom Special"
That's a killer contender.

For me it's this:

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Old October 26th, 2009, 10:23 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Old October 26th, 2009, 02:17 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I've always liked Albert Lee's 'Fun Ranch Boogie' from his 'Gagged But Not Bound'-album.
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Old October 26th, 2009, 02:29 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Old October 26th, 2009, 04:32 PM   #10 (permalink)
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How about "Memphis, Tennessee" (is that correct?), the old Johnny Rivers tune, done by our own "Big John"! See his thread http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-c...1-pubbing.html
Maybe not the "Holy Grail", but hey, it's fun to listen to!
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Old October 26th, 2009, 09:28 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I'd have to say Paisley's Nervous Breakdown,from his very first cd Who Needs Pictures,there's also a video of this tune on you tube from an old Austin City Limits show that was done quite a few years ago,Paisley looks really young, kind of like a little boy lol!! He's playin' his trusty old Pink Tele sounds awesome. Mark Moree aka DblStop
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Old October 26th, 2009, 11:25 PM   #12 (permalink)
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...Rhinoceros...

..."Apricot Brandy" always gets me...maybe not a classic countryfide chickenpickin' ,but sounds just fine to me...
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Old October 26th, 2009, 11:33 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Watch and listen to Eric Johnson's "Steve's Boogie" on the ACL dvd. Just imagine if he'd been playing a Tele in it.
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Old October 26th, 2009, 11:36 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I'd have to say Paisley's Nervous Breakdown,from his very first cd Who Needs Pictures,there's also a video of this tune on you tube from an old Austin City Limits show that was done quite a few years ago,Paisley looks really young, kind of like a little boy lol!! He's playin' his trusty old Pink Tele sounds awesome. Mark Moree aka DblStop


That's the live version. Too fast.

My personal choice would be this instrumental:

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Old October 26th, 2009, 11:42 PM   #15 (permalink)
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The Hellecasters-"Orange Blossom Special"
That gets it for me, it was that Hellecasters first album that made me pick up a Tele, that entire record is absolutely stellar.
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Old October 26th, 2009, 11:48 PM   #16 (permalink)
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"Corn Pickin'" by James Burton & Ralph Mooney.
I was thinking Jerry Reed's original recording of "The Claw" but that's more chicken pluckin'.
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Old October 26th, 2009, 11:52 PM   #17 (permalink)
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"Corn Pickin'" by James Burton & Ralph Mooney.
I was thinking Jerry Reed's original recording of "The Claw" but that's more chicken pluckin'.
That whole album by Burton and Mooney is awesome... Chicken Pickin' Perfection right there!
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Old October 27th, 2009, 12:21 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Regarding the Cluster Pluck video - -Instant Admittance to the Tabbers Hall of Fame for the first to accurately tab it out.

Instant Admittance to the Picker's Hall of Fame to the first one to play the whole thing, at speed, all by themselves.
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Regarding the Cluster Pluck video - -Instant Admittance to the Tabbers Hall of Fame for the first to accurately tab it out.

Instant Admittance to the Picker's Hall of Fame to the first one to play the whole thing, at speed, all by themselves.
I'm up to the challenge!
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Old October 27th, 2009, 02:48 AM   #21 (permalink)
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A lot of work, but doable. Not sure I have the time to invest, we'll see. But here's all the tab, so at least that's not an issue!

http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/brad...art_1_tab.html
http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/brad...art_2_tab.html
http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/brad...art_3_tab.html
http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/brad...pluck_tab.html
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Old October 27th, 2009, 03:01 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Who did all that tabbing? You are Inducted whether you tabbed it or found it.
If accurate, this tab would keep someone busy for about 4 months of daily practice. Not sure if anyone has that kind of time to invest...maybe me after I finish up next week with "Hot Wired."
Seems like anyone who got all of Cluster Pluck down would not have much left to learn about Chick'n Pick'n.
PS: loved listening to the different tones of the players...could the Paisley tone and the Albert Lee tone be any further apart?
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And the winner is ...

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Who did all that tabbing? You are Inducted whether you tabbed it or found it.
I'm no hero. Just a quick Google search.
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Old October 27th, 2009, 08:00 PM   #25 (permalink)
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I was in Tallahatchie County, MS a few weeks ago and thought about that song. I have not heard that version before.
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Arlen Roth..."Rooster".... from his first album....unreal. A chicken pickin' standard!
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Clarence White, Gene Parsons, Gib Guilbeau They have it right don't they

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Old October 28th, 2009, 04:16 AM   #29 (permalink)
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...I've long had a Swan 45 of this tune,but I'm not certain it embodies the concept of a true "chicken-pickin" expression upon reflection...try again...
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Clarence White, Gene Parsons, Gib Guilbeau They have it right don't they

Chicken Pickin B Bender Heaven
...this was recorded before Gene built the B-Bender for Clarence...

...the bass player for Nashville West was Wayne Moore...props to him...

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Dunno if you'd call it "Chicken Pickin'" but "Buckaroo" by Buck Owens (Don Rich actually) was a real big influence on me. I remember it on the airwaves in Ottawa, Canada when I was about 10 or so. It really embodied the tele tone and attitude for me. Regards.
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...this was recorded before Gene built the B-Bender for Clarence...
You would probably like this loosely wrapped Clarence White Blog Bio Juke Box
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...back when I lived in Mendocino (from late ' 72 through late '74'),I joined a band that had Joel Scott Hill,Gene Parsons,Graham Keighley,and me(Chris Etheridge sat in on Wurlitzer piano)...
...Gene played me a tape of "Nashville West" in '73 that eventually came out on Sierra Records in 1978,and the version of "Ode to Billy Joe" is one of the tunes I heard when he played the tape...he told me that it was the first recording of Clarence playing electric...
...Gene let me play my '54 Telecaster through Clarence's BF Vibrolux Reverb,the same amp he used when I heard the Byrd's at the Fillmore West when they headlined in August of 1969...
...Gene also let me play a bender at the time through the same amp...
...Gib would show up in Mendo every once in a while...I've got a couple of his solo albums "Toe Tappin' Music" and "Sings"...
...regarding Jim Dickenson:I heard him at the Folk Alliance International in Memphis earlier this year...he wasn't feeling that well,but it was fun to hear him perform...
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Whenever I think of chicken pickin' I think of 'Never Make Your Move Too Soon' by Ry Cooder from his Borderline album.
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...I've long had a Swan 45 of this tune,but I'm not certain it embodies the concept of a true "chicken-pickin" expression upon reflection...try again...
Probably not the classic instance, but "Run Chicken Run" definitely invokes the spirit of the chicken...

Besides, I like to give a shout out for Link whenever remotely possible.
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No love for the Steve Morse video I posted up top
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Every Merle Haggard track with James Burton from the "Lonesome Fugitive" period (circa 1967). James and Ralph Mooney just lay it out for you, plain and simple.

Jaw dropping chicken-pickin' if you ask me!
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How about "Memphis, Tennessee" (is that correct?), the old Johnny Rivers tune, done by our own "Big John"! See his thread http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-c...1-pubbing.html
Maybe not the "Holy Grail", but hey, it's fun to listen to!
...the Chuck Berry tune???...
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