Performing lead guitar duties on Mom's original song in 1979 - Recorded at Buck Owen's Chester Avenue Studio in Bakersfield, California.
Earliest Recording of Me Playing - 1979:
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Almost a little Chicken Pickin in there RobertNice work.
Thanks, Goo. Mom wanted it to "sound country" and back then, I was listening to a lot of Merle Haggard stuff, so i knew how to get a country vibe...but in my soul, i wanted to be a rocker...Leslie West was my guitar hero at this time, so I "rocked it" up as much as Mom would allow...
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A photo of me from around the time period when these recordings were made...
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I also admired Roy Nichols a lot back then....
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Trivia - the lead guitar parts were laid down on a hideous silver sparkle Fender Telecaster, randomly pulled from the studio rack...
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Now, keep in mind that the Chester Avenue Studio was literally full of guitars, so I couldn't tell you if this guitar has any historical significance, but it looked a bit like the one Buck is holding here under his right arm...
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I never liked them. Which is why I started making them with humbuckers and Stratocaster bridges....
