JD CROWE AND THE NEW SOUTH LIVE AT OSMF 2008

[mikewarmblood]

I know that he played flattops and he HATED that Stellings I also know the mechanics of his style and so forth. I have a recording and I have a video of an archtop he had played. And I know the difference between the sound of an archtop versus flattop. I like archtops and miss mine that was stolen. A lot of 4 string banjos were archtops.

[cfazekas0441]

jd crow kick flat and scrugs ass

[RobertELee01]

@morrisdrake13 It wasn't logic of any sort. Just a casual observation that I thought I'd point out. If you think former president Bush looked air headed, so be it. PS: those aren't my political affiliations.

[IommiFan70]

Yah! get on it Steve!

[RobertELee01]

Is it just me, or does JD look kinda like Joe Biden from far away? Ah, whatever. I'm not gonna turn this into a political frenzy.

[morrisdrake13]

@RobertELee01

Your logic reeks of right wing moronism

[morrisdrake13]

@RobertELee01

could look air headed like GB JR.

But I don't want to make this a political thing.

[morrisdrake13]

@RobertELee01

could look air headed like GB JR.

But I don't want to make this a political thing.

[williamanesbitt]

Love the JD sound... maybe even more influential than Scruggs? At least, over the past 30 years or so... and not just banjo, but overall band sound. Also like the mic arrangement.

[46r11]

How could you ever fight over this music, I don't care what they play if it comes out like this.

[stellingbanjos]

that is bluegrass!!!!! tone,on pitch,drive.wht more do you want>?>>????

[walterbrob]

delfest..cumb. md...i respect these guys..we need young un progressive guys to fire the fire here@

[banjergirl765]

Personally I think J.D. Crowe and Ricky, Dwight blend as well as any group in Bluegrass! And I think Dwight is one of the best tenor singers in the business!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[guitarpicker23]

I don't think Dwight McCall sings through his nose. Listen to the old Flatt and Skruggs records and then listen to this and you'll see the difference.

[jkb052088]

y do so many bluegrass tenors sing through there nose its so annoying. great song though just cant stand nasal tenors

[maverickdallas100]

@jkb052088 Nobody's holding a gun to your head to make you listen to them, are they?

[mikewarmblood]

@jkb052088 I agree that is why Bluegrass is not as advanced in popularity as country. If you would get real good clean trained voices and more Female singers like Emmylou Harris and nice harmony instead of that strident hollering harmony bluegrass players might be able to quit that annoying thing called a dayjob. Having to have that dayjob is like a neusse around your neck. What is the difference between a violinist and a filddler about 100,000 yearly income .It needs to change.

[mikewarmblood]

@mikewarmblood And while I am on the income issue. Nothing really angers me more than we have to play for a pittance and the promotor is driving in a Prevost sucking most of the income to pay for his highlife while we are sucking canal water and fed the crumbs. What bluegrass needs is an Arnold Palmer. Need to get people to pay for our talent and hard work instead of giving it away.

[lonespeakenglish]

entertaining

[Banjerman07]

By post i mean shshell's comment.not the video. The video is awsome

[Banjerman07]

J.D Is Awsome Long Live BLACKJACK! He is one of my heros and Sammy Shealor To

[mountainpick14]

AMEN banjerman07

[BATENKILL]

Man JD is getting up in years, He can still pick it though

[kydave79]

might wanna watch what you say on here never know who's reading. when you become a grammy award winning hall of fame musician maybe you can start talking some smack then.

[shshell]

jd sucks try ralph stanley

[kydave79]

might wanna watch what you say on here. never know who's reading. when you become a grammy award winning musician then maybe you can start talking some smack.

[pipernick]

You are talking about two totally different styles here buster. Ralph Stanley and J.D. Crowe can not be compared to each other.

[mountainpick14]

pipernick is correct....

[mountainpick14]

Are you crazy???

[Banjerman07]

You Know. Every Time i Look at this post it reminds me more of how much i Hate Ralph Stanely and ARCHTOP BANJOS(Im a Banjo Picker). Id take A FLATHEAD tone ring over an ARCHTOP ring anyday.

[HillbillyJ]

I too hate the stanley tone. However, there is currently a archtop in my possesion which sounds just as good (better actually) than any flathead i've ever played on.

[maverickdallas100]

@HillbillyJ Allen Shelton also plays an archtop which sounds like a really good flathead. I have played some archtops, especially Gibson "bowties" that had that type of sound. I think the setup and the head, bridge, and strings chosen play a major role in the type of sound you get. To many, the typical archtop sound can be very harsh and piercing. I, myself like it. I also like a good flathead sound. It depends what mood I'm in on any given day.

[maverickdallas100]

@maverickdallas100 Unfortunately Allen Shelton has departed our community last year after losing the battle with leukemia. He will be sorely missed by all of us. His sense of tone, touch, timing and taste is often imitated, but never duplicated. Long live his music!

[mikewarmblood]

@maverickdallas100 There is nothing like a good archtop. especially if you want that Reno sound. A lot of 4 string banjos emply an archtop pot. I love that sound as well. I love the sound of a Stelling though wish I had one.

[maverickdallas100]

@mikewarmblood The vast majority, if not nearly all prewar Gibson Mastertone banjos in the archtop configuration were tenors or plectrums. They had a sharp and percussive sound when strummed or plucked, which was favored by Dixieland and polka bands of those days. Five-strings were not as popular back then, therefore only a handful of them were produced in any pot style. Earl changed all of that, and these rare instruments are prized by top players and collectors nowadays, and worth big bux.

[maverickdallas100]

@Banjerman07 Ralph Stanley made tons of money with his style during his career. How much did YOU make or expect to make with yours??? I happen to love the style of Ralph, Don Reno, Earl, J.D. , Raymond Fairchild and the other pioneers who helped shape the sound of bluegrass banjo. I would make a reasonable guess that you're a decent player, and you have a right to what you like. but you're being a real snob, which the real bluegrassers (like myself) frown upon, as we never forget our roots.

[Banjerman07]

@maverickdallas100 Making money during his Career has nothing to do with his pickin.Sure Back in the day with the Stanley Brothers, he was a great picker.Now, hes gotten a bit mean(ive met him,wouldnt what i expected), and his banjo sound and style is not my cup of tea. Further more, i am not arrogant nor do i brag, but i work hard at my pickin and it pays off. Ive got Endorsed by Hatfield Banjos and am doing well with pursuing my carrer as a bluegrass musician.Banjo and bluegrass is in my blood

[Banjerman07]

Banjerman07: Also, what got me fired up on here a year ago, was a guy named shshell who said J.D sucks, try ralph staney. Now im a snob? I simply stated a fact, 85% of the banjo players out there play Flathead Banjos. Mainly is why they want to sound like Earl,Crowe,Sonny. Take Sammy Shelor, Steve Dilling and Kirstin Scott Benson for example.They are 3 banjo pickers for the hottest bands out there. They all play Flatheads, because they grew up listning and liked Earl, Crowe and others.Enuff Said

[maverickdallas100]

@Banjerman07 Well, guy, I think you have redeemed yourself quite well, and you're not talking out of your butt. However, Ralph is way up there in years, and unfortunately for some, that mean streak comes with age. He was an all right guy when I met him in 1988 and 1990. As for archtops, I see about 1 for every 10 flatheads at festivals. I like them both. I personally play a flathead Stelling Staghorn which to me, delivers the best of both worlds. Good luck and health in your career. God Bless!

[mikewarmblood]

@maverickdallas100 That is so so true I agree with you, However money has nothing to do with the measure of a musician. his abilities in his style of playing matters. I been playing for about 30 years and I have heard Ralph Stanley and Eddie Adcock and Sonny Osborne and tons of other players and there is only one Stanley one Scruggs and one Adcock. Be your own player and be yourself and never ever ever I mean EVER!!! cut down another musician as it is so ticky tacky and distasteful.

[maverickdallas100]

@mikewarmblood There is talent galore right here in my own back yard that could rival any of the legends and then some. They all have a "day" job and play music for the love of it. One such banjo player from the Pittsburgh, PA area was the venerable Billy Bryant, who unfortunately departed us a while back. He was authentic Earl Scruggs all the way. I would starve to death as a musician, but I LOVE what I'm doing by keeping an American tradition alive. Music for me is also "good therapy".

[pipernick]

one of the best

[liddlebirdie]

You can really hear his baritone singing too.

[johnnybub]

jd is the man!