Roy and I have both discussed that lick, we have both used it in our contest arrangements. The first time I ever heard it was by Bruce Bouton on steel guitar when he played with Ricky Skaggs.
I believe that lick comes from Eddie Adcock's banjo playing, and I've heard him play it on guitar, with fingerpicks. It's used as a backup lick in Eddie & Martha's recording of "The Breeze."
Tony was in Eddie's band, "IInd Generation" for about 15 minutes before he joined Crowe. IInd Generation won Entertainer of the Year from Muleskinner News I think) in 1973. Eddie was a true maverick, well ahead of his time, and it's a shame more people don't appreciate his enormous contribution to progressive Bluegrass.
Tony uses the first part of the lick on Freeborn man live after Mark Oconnor right before the dobro, thats where I first heard something like that and started using it. Even on different spots. Tony and Wyatt added jazz scales and chords to show musicianship , granted everybody loves them for the bluegrass
Roy and I have both discussed that lick, we have both used it in our contest arrangements. The first time I ever heard it was by Bruce Bouton on steel guitar when he played with Ricky Skaggs.
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Such a great edit I didn’t realize it looped at first.
Steve Trovato did it eons ago. I learned it from him about 40 years ago.
I believe that lick comes from Eddie Adcock's banjo playing, and I've heard him play it on guitar, with fingerpicks. It's used as a backup lick in Eddie & Martha's recording of "The Breeze."
Tony was in Eddie's band, "IInd Generation" for about 15 minutes before he joined Crowe. IInd Generation won Entertainer of the Year from Muleskinner News I think) in 1973. Eddie was a true maverick, well ahead of his time, and it's a shame more people don't appreciate his enormous contribution to progressive Bluegrass.
Here's a live version of "Devil's Run," from the "We Call It Grass" album. Out lick appears at timecode 2:15. ua-cam.com/video/dU2lXkTui6k/v-deo.html/
Wow that's awesome. Appreciate the knowledge brother 👍
Tony uses the first part of the lick on Freeborn man live after Mark Oconnor right before the dobro, thats where I first heard something like that and started using it. Even on different spots. Tony and Wyatt added jazz scales and chords to show musicianship , granted everybody loves them for the bluegrass
The coolest use of this I've heard was from Pat Flynn. Check out Pat's lick at 1m20s of I'm Down. Killer!
I tried to look it up but can't find I'm down by pat flynn on UA-cam?
@@lilnic804 Newgrass Revival. It’s on the best of album.
Roy and Allen, now there’s a couple of flatpicking monsters. Thanks for posting this Marcel.
I heard Jeff Beck play this once, too
Similar to Nuno Bettencourt’s Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee.
Dude the hat
BLUES Grass
Would this be in the key of C?
Or G?
That's pretty wild
That's not blue grass
That’s an interesting idea considering he referenced some monster Players that use it in the context of Bluegrass
Honestly IMO also it isn't.
But there are counterparts of actual swamp blues. Which is a way better form.
Similar to Nuno Bettencourt’s Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee.