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Young man sounds great! Well done!
I often time hear things like real related to music. We recently did a show with the 4 Tops, and Otis Williams Temptations, the real Temps. 32-piece orchestra on stage. You know what thy had? Everything tracked! Background vocals included. They were fantastic. In their 80s now, they want that sound to be excellent, and so they use technology to help while they dance and entertain like few others! When I go out now, I don't carry a horn section unless the event allows for the budget! I have tracked every detail and take a small rhythm section with me, and we do small events with tracks alone in small rooms. The folks who love what we call Beach Music here in the Carolinas (60s and 70s R&B/Soul, Doo Wop and feel-good sounds) come to see us, and we do all we can, and after 50+ years they still bring us back! Is it real? It's what we do, and they always come back! For me to take the 3-piece horn section, full band, and lights and sound it gets expensive! That's the beauty of technology. Can I still play? Every single day! I'm attaching a photo from a recent show, with Mr. Knock on Wood, Eddie Floyd. 87 years old, and we did a great version of his Stax Hit I Ain't Never Found Me A Girl! Let him use that technology! And another with my early group from the 80s with the world's greatest Sax Player (not opinion, fact!) the one and only Maceo Parker! Last an impromptu show with Rock and Roll, and Vocal Group Hall of Famers, the Drifters at the Southeastern Opticians Conference when it still existed. In the president's suite! I'm proud to have played with some of the finest in the world, and one thing the real players do today to make a living, is use technology to its full benefit!
It makes me happy to see this young man doing Dizzy Miss Lizzy. Many think it's a Beatles original. Nope, Larry Williams was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. The Beatles were influenced by names like Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, and Elvis! Throughout their career, The Beatles expressed their love of R&B with heart-on-sleeve enthusiasm, infusing their songwriting with the rhythms and harmonies of Motown and Stax, people like Eddie Floyd! I am pleased he is so happy playing and singing, just look at that smile! Use the tools you have! I wish I could include a cut from our latest Classic Soul CD. It won't attach. 4 people. We did a number of originals, one that I included live horns and strings, because I wanted it to be "real." The trumpet player is well known and works with the symphony. Doctoral degree! On the recording he was flat, and thank God for technology, we "tuned" him up, rather than bring the crowd back for another take!
Let that young man use the tools! Keep doing your thing! Now, some of you "real" players, bring it on! But understand, I have been there and done that! I'll play with any one of you, and I use technology,. I am more about Entertainment and it's worked well for me for many years.
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Originally posted by wmcdonald View PostI often time hear things like real related to music. We recently did a show with the 4 Tops, and Otis Williams Temptations, the real Temps. 32-piece orchestra on stage. You know what thy had? Everything tracked! Background vocals included.
Isaac Hayes 1969
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman
Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test before the lesson.
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Originally posted by Robert Martellaro View Post
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Originally posted by Steve Machol View Post
Josh Turner and his friends are awesome. Check out the ones where he plays with Allison Young who has an absolutely beautiful voice.
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman
Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test before the lesson.
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