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Old 11-01-2011, 08:01 PM   #28
jj
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Default Re: David Rea, "First" Lead Guitar Player for Lightfoot, Passes Away

Rea contributed one self-penned track to Ian and Sylvia's "'Movin' On" LP

check out a sampler of the lovely tune below....track 8

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/...3A+1967-68.htm

I adore David's honesty here (we've all used the "they're at home" line, eh)

""We were in rehearsal, we were just getting ready to go to Nashville, and I was playing the chord progression," recalls David with amusement. "I was just goofing around; I'd written it as sort of an instrumental exercise. Ian said, 'Man, that's really great. Have you got some words for it?' I said, 'Oh yeah, but they're at home.' Of course, I had no lyrics for it. Nothing. He said, 'Well, bring it to rehearsal tomorrow. We want to record it.' I woke up the next morning and said, 'I better show up with some lyrics.' 'Cause the one thing about Ian & Sylvia is you never lie to them. I mean, that's the kiss of death. Scratch-scratch-scratch on the yellow tablet, and that's how it got written."

[Lovin' Sound liner notes]
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