Dave Guard: God Moves on the Water - Titanic

A GREAT performance by Dave Guard and The Dave's Place group on the November 28, 1965 episode of the Australian TV show "Dave's Place"

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• Dave
• Guard
• Kingston
• Trio
• Folk
• Music
• Jazz
• Australia
• 1965
• Religious

[Jaybird1103]

The guitar that Dave Guard is playing was one of the first 12-string guitars that Gibson made. They were modeled after the Gibson J-200 guitars. The one in the clip has a sunburst finish, and in the 1981 Kingston Trio reunion special (and in some late 1950s/early 1960s pictures) it had a black finish. Although the 12-string was used in blues music, I don't believe the 12-string came to the forefront in the modern era until Guard used it in his Kingston Trio and solo work.

[seansvoice]

@Jaybird1103 Actually, Bob Gibson began playing a 12 string Vega guitar in the late 50s...Dave was most likely influenced by either Bob or Pete Seeger. To my knowledge the only Trio cut on which Dave played 12 string was "You Don't Knock" on "Goin' Places," Guard's last album with the Trio (released in June 1961). Dave DID play the 12 string on his last KT tour...and was recorded playing it on the recently released "The Kingston Trio Live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium" recorded in 4/61.

[Catlover777ful]

To answer Jaybierd1103, The Kingston Triio very first recording with a 12-string was "Buddy Better Get on Down the Line", but you can hardly hear it. Now then, Dave played 12-string on quite a few songs, including "Pastures Of Plenty" and "Yes Oh Yes". On a live album "Back at the Hungry i" you hear 12-er for many of the selections. BUT! the opening riffs and leads on 12-string were done by a young and rising studio artist named Glen Campbell. How 'bout that?!

[JayBBluejay]

@seebeaux I bet that guitar was as heavy as a tank and very difficult to play.

[seebeaux]

When Dave first got the guitar, Gibson had put all 12 strings equidistant from each other. Try playing that. They finally got it right, and that is the best 12 string I ever heard in my life, like a grand piano. I did ok for a 19-yr old mail clerk from Melbourne. Great learning experience. - Chris Bonett

[seonfox]

@voxpopulai Agreed, reminds me of jefferson airplane also

[CaspianHawke]

Kerrilee Male left Australia for England to become the lead songstress for the British Electric Folk/Psych band "Eclection" where they recorded an Album and non-album singles for Electra records. Her vocals on that album were magnficent. She left Eclection and disappeared from the public.

[UandMeKid]

Guard was so talented (good-lookin' too)!

[bluesbassdad]

I'd bet BWJ would be gratified to know that people are still singing his song.

As Pete Seeger famously said, "Don't interfere with the folk process."

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I can't count the songs I've heard for the first time by other than the original artist. My hat is off to The Weavers, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bob Dylan, The Yardbirds and others for introducing me to songs by black artists of the early and middle 20th century.

[Baldramuk]

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