From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V9 #216 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Friday, December 17 2004 Volume 09 : Number 216 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: Larry Carlton ["Steve O'Hearn" ] great solo [tom & kelly ] Re: Larry Carlton [Bill Roberts ] Re: Larry Carlton [JPovlock@aol.com] Re: Larry Carlton [pineking@gwi.net] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:20:16 -0500 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: Larry Carlton I found a Larry Carlton songbook once in the early 1980's at the Music and Arts Center store in Bowie, Maryland. That's all I got. *sigh* > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of Max > Wellhouse > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 11:50 PM > To: basia@smoe.org; basia@smoe.org > Subject: Re: Larry Carlton > > > > Yeah, you know it's old when I have a vinyl copy of his Christmas > album!! He does a wonderful acoustic version of the Lord's > Prayer too. I > thought Larry's only claim to fame was playing the guitar break on Mike > Post's Theme Song from Hill Street Blues! He's as ubiquitous on guitar > over thelast 30 years as Hal Blaine was on drums > > He and his wife team up for a bluesy version of "Things We said > today". You're half way thorugh the song before you realize it's > a Beatles > tune. His version of Layla rocks too. > > He came to Little Rock one summer several years ago and did an outdoor > concert and admission was $5. It hurt to be out of town that > weekend. We > did get to see him in 1987 or 88 when he was promoting Discovery. Only > sick part of the concert was Benson and Hedges was sponsoring the > tour and > they were passing out free cigarettes at the lobby. Are they even around > anymore? > > DM&FS > > > > >And another Steely Dan album, "The Royal Scam", contains a song > >that Rolling Stone said had the greatest rock guitar solo of > all time; "Kid > >Charlemagne". And who did that solo? None other than Larry Carlton. > > > >Nothing warms me like other people applauding for the talents of > LC, still > >the best damn guitarist to play in Wal-Mart! > > > >And something to warm everyone's heart this holiday season is > Christmas At > >My House, Larry's outstanding Christmas CD. I know we plugged it > on the list > >last year, but it's worth another hurrah. Hard to believe that > came out 15 > >years ago. > > > >Jim P. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:21:51 -0600 From: tom & kelly Subject: great solo Ya know another great guitar solo is "Kid" by the Pretenders. Sometimes you just nail it. Tom - ----------------------------------------------------------- And another Steely Dan album, "The Royal Scam", contains a song that Rolling Stone said had the greatest rock guitar solo of all time; "Kid Charlemagne". And who did that solo? None other than Larry Carlton. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:57:21 -0500 From: Bill Roberts Subject: Re: Larry Carlton I am assuming you mean the Grammy Larry won for that. Anyone wanting a brief synopsis of Carlton's incredible career can read about it here: http://www.larrycarlton.net/brandnew/bio.shtml I didn't know that Gibson now has a Larry Carlton signature 335 guitar. Bill R. Quoting Max Wellhouse : > > > I thought Larry's only claim to fame was playing the guitar break on Mike > Post's Theme Song from Hill Street Blues! > > DM&FS ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:42:38 EST From: JPovlock@aol.com Subject: Re: Larry Carlton I didn't know that Gibson now has a Larry Carlton signature 335 guitar. Bill R. When I win the lottery, the first "toy" I will buy is a new guitar! Now I know exactly what kind! Jim P. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:37:24 -0500 From: pineking@gwi.net Subject: Re: Larry Carlton Carlton's association with Fagen continued after Steely Dan - he is all over 'The Nightfly', probably the best album of the '80's - at least until Basia came along 8-). Phil Hall On 16 Dec 2004 at 14:57, Bill Roberts wrote: > > I am assuming you mean the Grammy Larry won for that. Anyone wanting a brief > synopsis of Carlton's incredible career can read about it here: > > http://www.larrycarlton.net/brandnew/bio.shtml > > I didn't know that Gibson now has a Larry Carlton signature 335 guitar. > > Bill R. > > > Quoting Max Wellhouse : > > > > > > > I thought Larry's only claim to fame was playing the guitar break on Mike > > Post's Theme Song from Hill Street Blues! > > > DM&FS ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V9 #216 ***************************