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100. Final random bits

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 03:19 PM

Apr 27

Marty Stuart owns and plays the famous 1954 Fender Telecaster Parsons/White B-Bender today.

The wizard, Gene Parsons has a slick cottage industry making the conversions in an undisclosed location near Mendocino, Ca

https://stringbender.com/custom.php

Final random bit: Clarence White made his first television appearance playing a mysterious Martin D-28 on the Andy Griffith Show.

Nine-year-old bluegrass player, Tony Rice met sixteen-year-old Clarence backstage at a Southern California gig in 1960, They talked about the beat up guitar and Tony fell in love with it.

Here's the cool story how Tony Rice came into possession of the mythical #58957. Nobody had any clue just how magical the bastardized guitar was until Rice mastered the skills to let it do its stuff.

https://www.fretboardjournal.com/features/58957-tony-rice-and-his-holy-grail-martin-d-28/

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Post a "hard-to-answer" question about a rock musician/band & see if anyone knows the answer [View all] red dog 1 Apr 1 OP

This seminal rock band had a famous fixed line-up. But in their earliest days, Aristus Apr 1 #1

The Doors? ProfessorGAC Apr 1 #3

Ray Manzarek's brothers were on-again, off-again members when The Doors mainly played blues. Aristus Apr 1 #4

So, That Was The Right Answer? ProfessorGAC Apr 1 #6

Yeah, you were right. Aristus Apr 1 #7

Ray Manzarek did all the bass work with a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass in concerts Brother Buzz Apr 1 #8

I'm Going By The Live Work... ProfessorGAC Apr 1 #11

You can't bend a bass string on a keyboard. Brother Buzz Apr 1 #13

Tell Me About It! ProfessorGAC Apr 1 #14

Keys are wholly discrete & even a chromatic scale can't be played fast enough? Brother Buzz Apr 1 #16

Not Even Oscar! ProfessorGAC Apr 1 #17

Art Tatum VGNonly Apr 7 #44

Tatum Was Special ProfessorGAC Apr 7 #45

This eclectic band plays a wide variety of music but they won a Grammy for Best Polka Band yellowdogintexas Apr 1 #2

The Happy Wanderers JoseBalow Apr 1 #5

"Weird Al" Yankovic started in college, played Polkas, and won a boatload of Grammy's Brother Buzz Apr 1 #10

He wasn't electric, but he was a rock musician red dog 1 Apr 2 #22

Yes, but his Grammys were primarily in the comedy category Brother Buzz Apr 2 #35

Brave Combo LudwigPastorius Apr 1 #20

LOL! We have a winner, right off the bat! They are so good and so much fun! yellowdogintexas Apr 2 #27

Who owned the apartment Warren_Pointe Apr 1 #9

John Lennon rogerballard Apr 1 #12

American song writer... Brother Buzz Apr 1 #18

Harry Nilsson LudwigPastorius Apr 1 #21

Correctomundo Warren_Pointe Apr 2 #24

Keeping up with Lennon? Brother Buzz Apr 2 #32

Harry Nillson red dog 1 Apr 2 #23

You are correct. Warren_Pointe Apr 2 #25

After Keith Moon's death, Pete Townsend bought it. Warren_Pointe Apr 2 #29

I Had One, But... ProfessorGAC Apr 1 #15

Not hard to answer, but a fun question. What is the hardest part of the Armored Guard? Tikki Apr 1 #19

Guessing- his heart? Jrose Apr 2 #30

"Armored Guard" could be a single person who is a guard but more.. Tikki Apr 2 #33

"The hardest part of the armored car... Mister Ed Apr 14 #78

Yes...you got it. Tikki Apr 14 #85

What band's singer.... AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2 #26

The "Yub Nub" song shouldn't have been a thing Shermann May 2 #126

What band was Viv Savage FreeForm73 Apr 2 #28

I know the drummer in the movie had some prog cred AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2 #34

The band he was in FreeForm73 Apr 2 #36

Band with a great song, covered a few years ago by Marillion DJ Synikus Makisimus May 2 #130

Who goaded John Fogerty to start doing CCR material again by saying.... Brother Buzz Apr 2 #31

Well, I know he & Bob Dylan were close friends, was it Dylan? red dog 1 Apr 2 #37

Yes. Care to hazard a guess on the third star? Brother Buzz Apr 3 #38

4 wild guesses red dog 1 Apr 7 #48

The first three names would have been fun to see, but George Harrison is correct Brother Buzz Apr 7 #51

Thanks for posting that red dog 1 Apr 7 #53

Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder VGNonly Apr 26 #92

Kevin Kelley, but I thought they were cousins Brother Buzz Apr 26 #93

A different drummer, VGNonly Apr 26 #94

Only Kelly is credited playing drums on the ill fated album, Rising Sons Featuring Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder Brother Buzz Apr 26 #95

Random bits VGNonly Apr 27 #99

Final random bits Brother Buzz Apr 27 #100

Clarence and Ry VGNonly Apr 27 #101

Would have, could have, should have been Brother Buzz Apr 27 #104

Just guessing... VGNonly Apr 27 #105

Ry Cooder tells us how the Prodigal Son discovered God in Bakersfield, and Ralph Mooney is his name Brother Buzz Apr 27 #108

Thanks for posting that music video red dog 1 Apr 30 #117

Name the musician-songwriter who played with a multitude of famous rock musicians, including: red dog 1 Apr 7 #39

Jim Gordon? VGNonly Apr 7 #40

Yes red dog 1 Apr 7 #41

He died last year VGNonly Apr 7 #43

He had schizophrenia, but his doctors misdiagnosed the problem & instead treated him for alcohol abuse. red dog 1 Apr 7 #49

Who was the first drummer for the Beatles? malthaussen Apr 7 #42

Colin Hanton? red dog 1 Apr 7 #50

Nice try, but I'm picky. The Quarrymen are not the Beatles. malthaussen Apr 8 #55

I thought John Lennon came up with the name "The Beatles," not Stu Sutcliffe red dog 1 Apr 8 #57

Lennon and Sutcliffe were brainstorming names... malthaussen Apr 8 #58

Tommy Moore? Boomerproud Apr 13 #70

Ding Ding! malthaussen Apr 14 #81

Name Frank Zappa's children. Elessar Zappa Apr 7 #46

Moon Unit and Dweezil rogerballard Apr 7 #47

And Ahmet, and Diva (the youngest) JoseBalow Apr 7 #52

another band to guess very diverse group of very excellent performers, and they sing in 9 languages yellowdogintexas Apr 7 #54

Andrew Long Oldham once locked Mick Jagger & Keith Richards in a kitchen to force them to write a song red dog 1 Apr 8 #56

'Travelin' Man' was Ricky Nelson's first #1 hit Brother Buzz Apr 9 #59

What was the name of the school where Mick Jagger and Keith Richards first met? red dog 1 Apr 10 #60

Wentworth Primary School. Dulcinea Apr 13 #75

You got it! red dog 1 Apr 14 #83

Where did Mick Jagger finish writing and record Brown Sugar Brother Buzz Apr 10 #61

In 1962, when The Rolling Stones were living in a "squalid flat" in Chelsea, and had very little money, red dog 1 Apr 11 #62

What state did Buddy Holly first record in? Brother Buzz Apr 11 #63

New Mexico. Clovis. n/t Harker Apr 13 #67

Correct Brother Buzz Apr 13 #71

Vi Petty played the Celeste on "Everyday." n/t Harker Apr 13 #72

Cool. Norman Petty was no slouch on the keyboard either Brother Buzz Apr 13 #73

What high school did Chrissie Hynde go to? we can do it Apr 11 #64

Firestone HS VGNonly Apr 12 #65

When The Beatles first met Bob Dylan, VGNonly Apr 12 #66

George Harrison rogerballard Apr 13 #68

It wasn't George. VGNonly Apr 13 #69

John Lennon, I would think. n/t Harker Apr 13 #74

Not John VGNonly Apr 14 #82

So all he had to do was act naturally? Harker Apr 14 #84

"As Ringo Starr I'm not into meditation, VGNonly Apr 14 #86

Name all four members of The Banana Splits. :) n/t brewens Apr 13 #76

Fleagle, Drooper, Bingo, and Snorky. Mister Ed Apr 14 #79

Ok ._. Apr 13 #77

David Bowie? Jrose Apr 27 #102

What was the full name at birth of Cass Elliott, a.k.a. Mama Cass? n/t Mister Ed Apr 14 #80

Who was the most successful concert promoter on the West Coast from 1954 to 1966? red dog 1 Apr 25 #87

That's a really good one, and I got nothing Brother Buzz Apr 26 #88

No, it had nothing to do with the Hollywood Bowl red dog 1 Apr 26 #89

That's a lot of help - Not! - Was the promoter a radio personality? Brother Buzz Apr 26 #90

No, not a radio personality. red dog 1 Apr 27 #97

Maybe knowing the genre would help me break through Brother Buzz Apr 27 #98

I'd say yes, mostly R&B red dog 1 Apr 27 #106

Boxing Style Concert Posters? Brother Buzz Apr 27 #107

I don't think so. red dog 1 Apr 27 #111

Simple bold block lettering, often with colored bands to dress them up Brother Buzz Apr 27 #112

Not much R&B, but the dates work well for Frank Weber Brother Buzz Apr 29 #114

I don't know that name --- Frank Weber red dog 1 Apr 29 #115

Early college concert promoter, owner of The Trident restaurant, and promoter/manager for the Kingston Trio Brother Buzz Apr 29 #116

I remember driving by The Trident many times when I was in Sausalito red dog 1 Apr 30 #118

Any connection to the Monterey Jazz Festival? Brother Buzz Apr 30 #120

No, he booked mostly R&B stars, not jazz. red dog 1 Apr 30 #121

I just dropped the "Without using Google" admonition for this question red dog 1 May 1 #122

Using Google, I still got nothing. The closest I got was the renaissance man, Johnny Otis... Brother Buzz May 1 #123

Yeah, it wasn't Johnny Otis. red dog 1 May 1 #124

Was the promoter an entertainer? Brother Buzz May 2 #125

Was he found dead VGNonly Apr 26 #91

Yes red dog 1 Apr 27 #96

Cream Cartoonist Apr 27 #103

In the song Willin' VGNonly Apr 27 #109

I have two from out west... n/t Harker Apr 27 #110

Doriella du Fontaine JoseBalow Apr 28 #113

In 1984, The Rolling Stones were staying at a hotel. red dog 1 Apr 30 #119

New York City is my first guess....? Jrose May 2 #128

Nope, good guess though red dog 1 May 3 #135

What album was based on the personal experience of the lead singer losing his girlfrield to a religious cult? Shermann May 2 #127

Could it be the album in which the song 'Psycho Killer' is recorded? Jrose May 2 #129

That's not it! Shermann May 2 #131

What band got its name TlalocW May 2 #132

Toad the Wet Sprocket. Harker May 4 #139

Answer to OP? Bobstandard May 3 #133

What year was that concert in Sacramento? red dog 1 May 3 #137

This drummer was so wasted of booze and tranquilizers VGNonly May 3 #134

Keith Moon? red dog 1 May 3 #136

Yes VGNonly May 4 #138

How did Tommy James come up with the name Mony for "Mony Mony"? Harker May 5 #140

Looked out a window and saw Mutual of New York sign on the building opposite. Boomerproud May 5 #141

That's the story... from him! n/t Harker May 5 #142