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The Rez · 11-02-2005, 02:44 AM

Touhy:

No, Sir Douglass Quintet was definately not a Surf Band.

There the ones who played at the Memorial Service as The Surfer Stomp was Buried-at-Sea.

As I said above, I was grateful for the British Invasion and The American Response. The poor saxman (me) just couldn't compete in sheer volume w/ those Stratocasters.

Sir Douglass also set the stage for The Beau Brummels. Really great guys- Bay Area as I recall.

Sax didn't figure much in those 12 String Rickenbacker groups, but I didn't mind - I finally got to sing (or a fax thereof.)

Came Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago) and horns were back w/ a vengeance. They never left in R&B & Sweet Soul Music.

I figure the thing that strikes me most about those who've either been inducted or waiting their turn, is that they each and all played a part in The Music.

The styles aren'e really that different (Night to Day - East to West,) just a long, beautiful lineage of "Begats" that stretches back to Steven Foster, at least.

Sorta like readin' all the "Begats" in Genesis or Matthew . . . bunch of disconnected names until you see the interweaving - and that One would not have come w/o the Other in The Long Train of Dreams.

Good Music & Bad Music: the main two catagories

And that's an opinion up for grabs.

Personally, I'm still betting The Ross Garabedian Players. They're day will come.

Your Friend in Music,

The Rez

11-02-2005, 02:44 AM	#11
The Rez Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Balboa, CA, US of A Posts: 598	Touhy: No, Sir Douglass Quintet was definately not a Surf Band. There the ones who played at the Memorial Service as The Surfer Stomp was Buried-at-Sea. As I said above, I was grateful for the British Invasion and The American Response. The poor saxman (me) just couldn't compete in sheer volume w/ those Stratocasters. Sir Douglass also set the stage for The Beau Brummels. Really great guys- Bay Area as I recall. Sax didn't figure much in those 12 String Rickenbacker groups, but I didn't mind - I finally got to sing (or a fax thereof.) Came Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago) and horns were back w/ a vengeance. They never left in R&B & Sweet Soul Music. I figure the thing that strikes me most about those who've either been inducted or waiting their turn, is that they each and all played a part in The Music. The styles aren'e really that different (Night to Day - East to West,) just a long, beautiful lineage of "Begats" that stretches back to Steven Foster, at least. Sorta like readin' all the "Begats" in Genesis or Matthew . . . bunch of disconnected names until you see the interweaving - and that One would not have come w/o the Other in The Long Train of Dreams. Good Music & Bad Music: the main two catagories And that's an opinion up for grabs. Personally, I'm still betting The Ross Garabedian Players. They're day will come. Your Friend in Music, The Rez __________________ I came to Love the Music Before I came to Be [Psalm 139:13]