Josh Graves playing with Flatt & Scruggs (Part 1)
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The reason Josh Graves playing was so superior to the junk being played by today's so-called "reso players" is because he played a lot of the melody of the songs instead of today's endless scale breaks. He also used an .026 unwound 3rd string which adds to the blues sound and doesn't sound so bright. Most of todays's players could not play the melody if you held a gun to their head.
2 years ago 56
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i agree totally...
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@owsleyforkmusic YESSSS, those are some great Josh songs. I always enjoy knowing what others think, so thanks for your input. It's FUN !
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@CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL Flatt lonesome, foggy mountain rock, rainbow his version of ruben are some great ones
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wonderful video. thanks for posting. i have my tickets to see ricky skaggs at watseka theatre watseka illinois on friday aug 26
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rex9779...In significant ways Kenny Baker's fiddle touch outclasses most of the competition. Without being there, I'm guessing that his comment you refer to in your post was meant to convey that on short notice he couldn't switch over to the stylistic approach required by Flatt and Scruggs. Although he speaks softly, his technical ability on the fiddle is a very big stick.
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Looks like Arky the Arkansas Woodchopper sitting behind Lester and Earl. Red Blanchard made a fine MC.
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@Cobia75 ..probably ought to do just that,bud.Because of Josh and his playing..a childhood dream of mine came true.I joined a band and went on to play for about 30 years as a Dobro player.Josh once told me to find my own style and run with it.I did just that in the Golden State Boys and later with Byron Berline in two groups we formed.Josh was my hero and he is sorely missed.RIP old friend.As long as there is one Dobro player left on earth your legend will continue.
9 months ago 2
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Josh's best ? Me thinks "Hound Dog Ramble" is up there with the best.
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Bro Burkett is absolutely smokin on these two numbers. Josh will always be #1.
1 year ago 2
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@glmnorman There are a lot of great reso players today, but i'm a big fan of melodic breaks too, and I also find that too many players rely on scales. Tasteful melodic breaks are the reason I like Chris Jones' guitar playing so much. I think he's one of the best in bluegrass. Melody is king, eh.
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Man... for all these comments we're gettin' on this, it seems like we should have a separate forum or chat room for Uncle Josh's pickin'. Disc 1 of the 1959-1963 on the Bear Family set has some incredibly beautiful pickin' by ol' Josh.
Cobia75 2 years ago
Which is Josh Graves' best dobro song ????
CARROLLCTYDOBROGIRL 2 years ago
Well... I reckon I'd go with the classic "Foggy Mountain Rock". Josh also did a really good version of the traditional tune "I Am A Pilgrim". Doc Watson talked about it once during a performance. He said that it was a real barn burner. But I think I really like the slower stuff better... with the long slides & slant bars. IIRC Josh did a song w/ Flatt & Scruggs on the boxset... I think it's called "Cora's Gone". It's really pretty & has some nice slides in it. I wanna be able to play like that.
Cobia75 2 years ago
Thanks for the tip on the dvd's! I'll definitely make a note of that. It's very interestin' what you folks are sayin' about Josh playin' more of the melody then the scale break. I never thought about that. Also what you said: "He also used an .026 unwound 3rd string which adds to the blues sound and doesn't sound so bright." I had no clue about that either. Hopefully one day I'll get to play w/ people in person. Thanks so much for the posts everyone!
Cobia75 2 years ago
If there is film footage of 30 more shows with Josh Graves, please post the url's for 'em. I'd love ta see 'em. I have a live audio tape of Josh playin' w/ Steve Young & Vassar Clements from the early 70's. Just don't see much video footage of him. Especially from this early on.
Cobia75 2 years ago
I have the complete tv episode where I took these segments from, however this & the other one I posted are the only segments I have of Flatt & Scruggs. To me this is historically important because It's gotta be some of the earliest footage of Dobro Legend Josh Graves, that I've ever seen. I got 2 1/2 episodes of "The Barn Dance" on DVD, from a friend in one of my music groups. Glad y'all enjoy this!
Cobia75 2 years ago