Desert Bluegrass Association GRASS CLIPPINGS

Volume 14 Issue 10 October/November 2009 State of the Grass by President "Doc" Simpson dition to being an incredible clinics at the 17 th Street player, Bill is also an Market. This included a excellent instructor and all- bass clinic in August (Evan

around-great-guy. Dain) and “Learning to Play Banjo by Ear” with Bill The multi-talented Doc Breen in September. This Reifschneider continues to coming October 17 th , Mike State of the Grass lead exciting performances Purdy will be doing a man- on 4 th Ave. on Saturdays. dolin workshop at 17 th Street “Doc” Simpson During a recent perform- Market. And don’t forget October 2009 ance, a bicyclist was struck about the advanced jam by a car right in front of the every third Wednesday of band! Fortunately there the month, also at the mar- Greetings Bluegrass Aficio- were two physicians right ket. nados. We extend a hardy there: Doc R. was pick’n “Welcome Back!” to our and Jim Lohman was grin’n. “Pickn’ at the Peak Extrava- winter visitors and are ea- They took a break from the jamsa” continues every third ger to catch up on some performance to lend their Thursday of the month. much-missed pick’n and expert assistance. The story This has proven to be a great grin’n. Here’s the latest turns out well - the biker deal of fun for pickers and happenings. was not hurt and was able to grinners. walk away from the inci- Our Monday night Begin- dent. On October 3, members of ners Workshops continue the DBA will be doing a to have excellent atten- Rich Errico, mandolinist “Thank you” concert for dance. Our beloved Bill extraordinaire, has been Saddlebrooke residents for and Cindy Paul have come faithfully hosting jams on allowing us to use their thea- back to Tucson to stay. the Northwest side while tre and guild. The response One of the first things they Charlie Sides is out-of-town. has been so great that we’ve did was to accept an invita- “The Professor” - Marshall added a second concert ear- tion to teach at the Begin- Vest – continues to lead the lier in the day! ners’ Workshop during Sep- way on monthly instrument tember and October. In ad- PAGE 2 GRASS CLIPPINGS VOLUME 14 ISSUE 10 -OFFICERS-

President: "Doc" Simpson (520) 298-9746 [email protected]

Vice President: Charlie Sides (520)579-5918 [email protected]

Secretary: Mike Headrick (520) 760-0745 [email protected]

Treasurer: Barbara Van Hoesen (785) 979-6177 [email protected] -TRUSTEES- Shannon Dexter (520) 751-1856 [email protected]

Al Eychner (520) 908-9270 [email protected]

Geoff Fox (520) 731-3601 [email protected]

Bonnie Lohman (520) 296-1231 [email protected]

Ben Richardson (520) 886-8715 [email protected]

Klyle Stall (520) 421-2596 [email protected]

Bill Trapp (520) 825-5890 [email protected]

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Bluegrass Band. Our fea- the Volunteer Meeting on And, of course, we have our tured artists this year will be Thursday, October 8 at the 10 th Annual Tucson Blue- The Brothers and Udall Park Center. grass Festival this Oct. 23- Goldwing Express. Valerie 25. We will again be featur- Smith and Liberty Pike are Here is your invitation to ing a band contest on Friday back by popular demand. join us in the many exciting night, free and open to the New to our stage will be the things that the DBA is do- public. Seven hundred and Brombies from California. ing. fifty dollars in prize money is at stake with the winner Opportunities for volunteer- getting a slot to perform in ing at the festival are open “Doc” Simpson next years festival. Last to all members of the DBA. years winner was Headline We hope to see you all at PAGE 4 GRASS CLIPPINGS VOLUME 14 ISSUE 10

Great Websites Letters to the Editor GET WELL WISHES Check 'Em Out! Our best wishes to Bob Bluegrass Arizona Blog: Nible on a speedy www.bluegrassarizona. I love the newsletter now - recovery. Bob fell and blogspot.com it tells what's going on with broke a hip. He is all the friends - I feel recovering in Iowa. Banjo: www.banjohangout. connected to the events

org though I am so far away. In the 90's here - I like it! / : wwwlfiddlehangout. com Marilyn Hulbert SYMPATHY : www.reso-nation. org or Our sympathy to Heidi www.resohangout.com Schewel on the death Bass: www. Ed. Thanks! of her father. bluegrassbassplace.com

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WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST DBA MEMBERS

Susan Anderson Green Valley Gary Haggerty Benson Susan Lundquist Tucson Bob Rozanski Tucson Sandy McClure Green Valley Robin Neilsen Tucson Stephen Reed Tucson Larry & Darlene Ganem Globe Andy MacLeod Tucson Connie Lane Superstition Mountain Sue & Bill Elsclager Tucson Al & Marcia Knebel Sahuarita John & Glenna Sheerin Tucson Norma James Tucson Gary Slaten Tucson

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Bill Breen Scruggs style banjo by ear. 520-544-2418 www.banjohangout.org/myhangout/music.asp Casey Harmonica instruction 520-887-2148 Corrine Cortese Fiddle lessons 520-235-3199 Rudy Cortese Banjo lessons 520-954-2103 Peter McLaughlin Flatpick & bluegrass : Beginner & advanced 520-529-2992 Mike Purdy Guitar & 520-318-0659 J.P. Thom-Gronachan Banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, theory 520-682-6201 Mike Wallner Banjo, Scruggs, melodic & clawhammer 520-327-8259 VOLUME 14 ISSUE 10 GRASS CLIPPINGS PAGE 5 Associations Jams Bands All DBA sponsored jams and Bear Canyon Ramblers performances are listed Marilyn 520-760-0479 Arizona Bluegrass Association separately on the enclosed [email protected] 7257 N. 50th Dr. calendar and the DBA website at www.bearcanyonramblers.com Glendale, AZ 85301 www.DesertBluegrass.org

Rick Rhodes--Chair Cadillac Mountain 623-435-8406 Corrine 520-235-3199 Email: [email protected] Bluegrass In Casa Grande Crystal Ridge www.azbluegrass.org Traditional Accoustic Bluegrass Brian Davies 520-297-4225 Jam. www.musictucson.com International 1st Saturday of each month Association (IBMA) 6:30 - 9:30 Dusty River Boys 207 E. Second Street Info: Klyle Stall (520) 421-2596 Mary Ann McCracken 520-977- Owensboro, KY 42303 8113 502-926-7891 Flint Hill Special So. Arizona Old Time Fiddlers Southern AZ Old Time Fiddlers Glen Wilbourn 928-634-8411 Association Assn. 3020 W. Avenida Cresta Southwest Community Center Gold Rush Tucson, AZ 85745 Cardinal Ave, Tucson, AZ Jan or Mike 480-982-4938 Info: Wilbur 520-743-7086 Tuesday 7 PM Info: Wilbur 520-743-7086 Headline Bluegrass Band Tucson Friends of Traditional Bill Cox 480-208-5217 Music www.myspace.com/ Info: 520-408-6181 Tradition Acoustic Bluegrass headlinebluegrass www.tftm.org Jam Sessions Tempe, AZ Los Hombres Tucson Harmonica Club Wednesday 7-10 PM Kenny Erickson 520-235-7473 Info: 520-887-2148 Please call for confirmation of dates Peter Mc Laughlin Tucson Kitchen Musicians Info: Howard or Susan 520-529-2992 Association 480-897-7425 PO Box 26531 Salt Creek Tucson, AZ 85726 Roland 520-803-0078

www.tkma.org Mike 520-378-4977 Catalina Mountain Chapter of

Tucson Old Time Music Circle the AZ Old Time Fiddlers Association Special Blend [email protected] Ray or Marilyn Sealing Brad 520-818-0260 3rd Monday at 7 PM Info: Laura 520-743-9491 928-300-6810 www.totmc.org [email protected]

The Bost Family Tradition Jeff Bost 520-432-5053 [email protected]

EVENTS The Busted Cowboy Band Jim Koweek 520-455-5387

Titan Valley Warheads The Bluegrass Radio Show with Titan Valley Warheads Ed Davenport 520-622-3699 Li'l Abner's Steakhouse Milo 8501 N Silverbell Road, Saturday 10 am - 12 noon Way Out West KXCI 91.3 FM Tucson Emmy Creigh 520-323-0704 520-622-5924 requests Sundays 6:30-9:30 PM Info: Ed 520-622-3699 PAGE 6 GRASS CLIPPINGS VOLUME 14 ISSUE 10 VOLUNTEER MEETING Hi folks,

Our 10 th annual Tucson Bluegrass Festival is just around the corner - October 23 rd , 24th & 25 th . As always we have a great line-up of bands, the band contest, workshops, vendors and jamming planned. Each year the success of the festival depends upon a lot of work from our volunteers. I know that many you have helped in the past and hope you are willing to help again. If you have not volunteered before, now is a good time to start. It's fun and easy. We need people for a variety of tasks, so we can find something to suit you. We need people to work at the entry gate, to staff the DBA table, to set-up the venue, to help with seating and to assist with camping as well as many other tasks.

Volunteers who work at least four hours and attend the volunteer organizational meeting get free admission to the festival. The volunteer meeting is at 6:00 pm on Thursday October 8, 2009 Udall Recreation Center, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road.

Please let me know if you can volunteer for this year's festival by calling me at 760-0745 or e-mailing me at [email protected] . Thanks in advance. I know that we can count on you.

Mike Headrick

A great big to Anni & Vincent Beach

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Brooke Miner of the

Sponsor of 10th Jam Pak 'n Grass Annual Band Tucson In honor of Mark Miner & Bluegrass Vincent Beach Festival VOLUME 14 ISSUE 10 GRASS CLIPPINGS PAGE 7

PAGE 8 GRASS CLIPPINGS VOLUME 14 ISSUE 10 & QUICKSILVER LONELY STREET Rounder Records Marilyn Ryan Hulbert

monize perfectly and instru- “The Human Race” - Doyle ments that blend flawlessly, had picked this one as a comment on Doyle Lawson celebrates 30 me listening over and over again the situation of today’s mad years of recording with his band to each song. world. He sings it for us. Quicksilver. Lonely Street is his Brandon Godman plays fiddle - The instrumental “Down Around 34 th release. so beautiful! Bear Cove”, written by Josh Swift and Doyle, is fantastic! Doyle Lawson has won many You have to hear it for awards over the years - he was yourself - I have no given the National Endowment words to describe this for the Arts “National Heritage tune. Doyle says it’s a Fellowship“, the Endowment’s little harder to play than highest honor granted to tradi- it sounds and that they tional and folk artists. IBMA love the challenge. No voted Doyle and Quicksilver doubt! The instruments “Best Vocal Group” for seven play in harmony. But it years in a row. is no doubt - Bluegrass! Every note in every song The lead singer and guitar player can be heard ringing out is Darren Beachley - his voice with clarity and beauty. sounds like a blend of Vince Gill and Jamie Dailey, bringing us It doesn’t matter what soaring lead vocals and close, the songs are titled. You sweet harmonies. may have never heard some of them before (I Carl White plays bass and sings hadn’t) or you may baritone. Joey Cox is the very know them well. Each fine banjo player. song is done creatively from it’s beginning to Josh Swift is on resophonic gui- it’s end, and each song on the tar. I listened to him on You- There’s a new and bluegrassy CD is chosen to bring variety, Tube and it didn’t come close to rendition of the old “Lonely show creativity, and be wonder- what his playing is all about on Street” with Doyle doing the fully entertaining. “Lonely Street“. He makes the lead vocals. guitar talk to you. There are This is the heart and soul of some amazing licks coming “Oh Heart Look What You’ve bluegrass music, played and from this young man. Done” written by the great Carl sung, in this reviewer’s opinion, Jackson and Russ Roberts, is in to absolute perfection! The choice of songs, the way three quarter time - reminds me this was recorded, the a little of “hard Game of Love” - great mandolin playing and band just the kind of song I love -heart Marilyn leadership of Doyle Lawson, wrenching. combined with voices that har- VOLUME 14 ISSUE 10 GRASS CLIPPINGS PAGE 9 Setting the Record Straight

By Copyright Eric Weissberg 2005

the road and in with Thanks to Bill Breen for bringing this claimed authorship of the Arthur article to my attention. We both , and doing sessions thought that it would be of interest to Smith composition “Feuding our readers. ”, with other artists. We left the nuts renamed it “Dueling Banjos” and Ed. and bolts of album production to the made a lot of money from it until record company and waited for the the case was brought to court. album to be released.

The case was settled out of court And when it was released we were

to everyone’s satisfaction before happy with the results except for one This is a letter to fans, friends, the judge made a decision. I thing; something was amiss with players and lovers of Bluegrass know that some in the Bluegrass writers’ credits, particularly the great music and banjo music. In it I community have long harbored tunes by Scruggs and Monroe. I hope to set the record straight resentment and anger over these remember trying to clear this up with concerning incorrect/incomplete issues, and rightly so. I am Elektra because it was not right, and writer credits on records I’ve grateful for this chance to tell you was made: the “soundtrack” recording how these injustices could have told “Well, the covers and labels of “Dueling Banjos”, and the happened, and how I feel I was have been printed and it’s too late to incorrectly labeled “ victimized in the process as well. correct those things now. It’ll be all Soundtrack” album, originally The story is long and right.” I also felt that recorded as the album “New complicated. to some extent the statement “All Dimensions in Banjo and selections not otherwise credited Bluegrass” Marshall and I were asked by were arranged and adapted by Eric (ND) by and to do an album Weissberg and Marshall myself in 1962, and released in that would display the current Brickman and are used by 1963, more than four decades ago. state of banjo playing in the permission”, although not ideal,

Bluegrass covered the situation, as we did The story needs to be told for style. At the time, we were half of arrange and adapt them. I dropped several reasons. The most the popular folk group The the important reason is to clear the air Tarriers and on the road playing subject with the company. I realize about the fact that on the album clubs and concerts many weeks at now that the statement can be cover a interpreted to mean “and we wrote and the record label, Earl Scruggs time. We worked on tunes to do them, too”. Although: Why was not given proper credit for for the album in various hotel would we need permission if we had writing “Earl’s Breakdown” and rooms around the country. When written them? It is somewhat cloudy “Shuckin’ The Corn”. Other we got to Los Angeles we and can be misinterpreted. tunes not properly credited recorded include “Rawhide” by Bill many things, 18 of which made it My reasoning at the time was: it is Monroe, “Farewell Blues”, “Eight onto the album. Our band their job to get this right - I play More Miles to Louisville” and included legends music. And I had told them about the “Bugle and Gordon Terry. omissions. And that’s Call Rag”. where I left it, more than 40 years

After finishing work on the ago, age 24. In addition, it’s apparently album we continued our work on generally felt that I personally PAGE 10 GRASS CLIPPINGS VOLUME 14 ISSUE 10 Setting the Record Straight continued

Now let’s fast-forward a decade or buy it. He notified WB Scruggs), and not corrected the so into the early 70s. I was very credits. In fact they added “Dueling busy in the NY studios by then, who then quickly put it out as a Banjos” (where did that title doing several hundred sessions a single. I got a lawyer. come from?) and “End of a Dream” year. I got a call asking if I would to the list of incorrect credits. Also be interested in playing music for Two or three weeks went by and I gone was the information about a scene in a movie that was was in my attorney’s office which of us was playing starting production - did I talking across his desk about the lead banjo on which tunes, who took know a tune called “Dueling phenom that was this single going which banjo breaks on the double Banjos”? I replied that I knew up the charts. I got an idea. I said, banjo tunes and who was playing which tune he meant, and I took “You know, we could do about what when not playing the job. I and Steve Mandell went 12 bluegrass tunes, get them banjo. to mixed and mastered in 3 or 4 Georgia, rehearsed the scene on days The two tunes removed were “No location, and recorded “Dueling Title Yet Blues” written by me, and Banjos” in Atlanta. I forgot about and there would be an album to “Black Rock Turnpike” by Marshall. that session. put out.” He said “Great idea, I’ll They chose to leave call Joe Smith at WB”. He dialed About a year went by and I was in Joe and said “Hi Joe, I’m sitting on two public domain tunes for a studio doing a jingle and one of here with Eric W and he says he which they would not have to pay the singers told me he had heard could cut 12 bluegrass tunes, get royalties, and remove two for which my record on the radio. I said, them mixed and mastered and they would have had to “What record? I don’t have a you would have an album in pay us royalties for thirty years and a record.” I went to Colony Records a few days.” Remember, I am couple million . and they had a 45 rpm single of sitting across the desk from him. “’Dueling Banjos’, soundtrack His eyes widen, he puts his hand A number of truly wrong things from Deliverance”. I bought over the mouthpiece and says to happened here. The new company, several copies of my new single me four words I’ll never forget: WB, which should have known that I knew nothing of just an hour “The album is out”. I said “What better, perpetuated incorrect previous. Wondering what was do you mean? What album?” credits. The statement on the ND going on I decided to call album “All selections not otherwise someone I knew at Warner Bros. In the decade or so between New credited were arranged and adapted (WB) in NY. I told her what had Dimensions and the movie by Eric Weissberg and happened and she said she knew Deliverance, WB had acquired Marshall Brickman and are used by nothing about it but would call me Elektra and its catalogue permission” was not even carried back when she could find out. including ND. They had taken over to the “soundtrack” album. Three days later I got the story. ND, removed two tunes (more They re-released our work about this in a minute), replaced without consulting us or even WB had made up some 45s to them with the two sides of the informing us. For Marshall and me, send to radio stations to be played single our original works were removed, I behind announcements about the and changed the cover photos to believe to avoid paying us. new movie Deliverance, and Deliverance shots. They had Big companies do what they want eliminated Marshall’s great liner and worry about it later, if ever. one jockey in Minneapolis started notes (in them he does mention getting calls asking what was that that “Shuckin’ the Corn” is by When I was about seven years old I banjo record and where could they VOLUME 14 ISSUE 10 GRASS CLIPPINGS PAGE 11

Setting the Record Straight continued

started to play the guitar and banjo, the earlier record by Smith since inspired by and 1955 but didn’t like it because it way. I certainly deeply regret Charity Bailey, my music was not bluegrassy enough, had a that all these mistakes rhythm section etc. I still have occurred and did not get teacher at The Little Red it. We did like “Mocking Banjo” rectified at the beginning. Schoolhouse in NYC. At the age however, which pitted a banjo of 12 (1951) I heard “bluegrassy” against a mandolin, and Carl’s For me, Bluegrass has never banjo being played in school by an band was as “grassy” as it gets. been and never will be about older kid. I was crazed by the As money. I played it because “I sound, the same way all of us got The Tarriers later on, we shared had to” and would have gone when we first heard it. I found out the stage many times with The crazy if I about Earl Scruggs and in a Dillards. They were playing the could not have. It is the same same thing but calling it “Dueling now. I got lucky with a piece small record store I started buying Banjo” which they also recorded. of music in a movie, being 78rpm records. I taught myself It was this that was heard by the played by two guys in a gas how to “play like Earl” by slowing Deliverance people (John station - in my the records way down and Boorman and possibly James mind the weirdest way painstakingly learning tunes note Dickey) possible to have a hit record. by note. Reno and Smiley, Bill and deemed to be the perfect thing In my career of nearly half a Monroe and the Osborne Brothers for the movie. To my knowledge century as a professional were discovered and I did the neither of these later iterations of musician I have made “Feudin” had ever been the many times over, the amount same with many of those records. I subject of a lawsuit by Smith, of money I got from still have some of them. These most probably because bluegrass “Dueling”, playing many great players and musicians were sold in minuscule numbers back different types of music from and are MY IDOLS. Earl is then. Deliverance was another Classical to Rock, to Folk and Country and even a still my favorite banjo player and matter entirely as it was such a bit of . My main passion is still the one whose 40 to 50-year huge seller. The WB/Smith case, still Bluegrass - the music I get old records I play when I want to with me as one of MANY the most charge from. hear the best banjo playing defendants, was settled. All and bluegrass music ever recorded. parties My thanks to Pete Wernick for suggesting that this is In 1957 I was a freshman at the fully agreed to the settlement and animportant thing for me to do University of Wisconsin, rooming there has been no further action and for urging me to get it with Marshall. We discovered a for over three decades. done. And most record store that carried bluegrass of all I thank all of you for 45s and albums and went there I have never to my knowledge being so passionate about every few weeks to see what had received any payments as writer Bluegrass music. I would be come in. One time in 1958 we or publishing monies for the tunes honored to meet each of you. found a 45 by Carl Story by Earl or Bill. I believe that called “Mocking Banjo” and we all the writers have been getting Sincerely, bought it. It was a remake and their well-deserved monies for Eric Weissberg rename of Arthur Smith’s and Don many years now. And I am very Reno’s “Feudin’ Banjos”. I had grateful and relieved that it is that PAGE 12 GRASS CLIPPINGS VOLUME 14 ISSUE 10

A great big to THE FOLK SHOP

Sponsors of Headline Bluegrass Band at the 10th Annual Tucson Bluegrass Festival

MUSIC LOVERS, YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR OPEN HOUSE

Wednesday, October 14 th 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Randolph Park Hotel (formerly the Clarion) 102 N. Alvernon Way Tucson, Arizona

Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bow Makers from all over the , Canada and other countries will be hosting an Open House for the public to come see and play their beautiful hand made instruments, talk to the makers and learn more about the art of making instruments.

The Violin Makers Association of Arizona International (VMAAI) is the oldest violin making association in the United States. We celebrated our 50 th anniversary in 2008. We will be holding an Open House at the Randolph Park Hotel in Tucson, Arizona on October 14 th and are inviting the public to attend. This Open House is a great opportunity to meet and talk to makers and to play, evaluate and possibly purchase handmade instruments that may be available. So come out and enjoy an evening of camaraderie with fellow music enthusiasts.

For more information about the VMAAI, the competition rules and the upcoming convention, go to our website at www.VMAAI.com . VOLUME 14 ISSUE 10 GRASS CLIPPINGS PAGE 13

Free Mandolin Clinic Hosted by the Desert Bluegrass Association and The 17th Street Market

What : Two-hour clinic focused on . Bring your own mandolin or use th one from The 17 Street Market Music store.

Who should attend : Beginning through intermediate mandolin players who would like to learn more about playing bluegrass style mandolin.

When: Saturday, October 17, from 2-4 PM .

Where : The 17 th Street Market, 840 E. 17 th Street, Tucson, is located in the Armory Park Artist Warehouse District. Directions can be found on www.treasureshidden.com Our instructor is Mike Purdy , a versatile musician who plays and teaches mandolin, guitar, banjo and bass. The clinic will be interactive and tablature examples will be provided. Possible items to be covered (depending on the mix of attendees) include:° Improving rhythm ° Increasing speed° Beginning crosspicking More Information : Marshall @ 907-9698 DESERT BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION NON-PROFIT ORG. 7878 E. Cloud Road Tucson, AZ 85750-2819 U.S. POSTAGE PAID TUCSON, ARIZONA PERMIT NO. 1830

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