I saw the discussion on Marty Robbins and came across a 7.5 i.p.s. reel of Walk Alone.
So, I bought it. I have also recently invested in an amp upgrade swapping my circa 1990 Kenwood receiver for a brand new Yamaha A-S5010 integrated amp. A nice old-school like integrated stereo amp with TWO tape loops for a tape head like myself along with a couple of digital inputs and an on-board DAC. I found a vintage Sansui TU-717 tuner on Facebook and the upgrade was complete.
Nice. Yamaha makes some really nice stuff, and I like the look of that one.
I sent my McIntosh MA6100 in for rebuild a few weeks ago. Hopefully it’s worth it.
I thought we were talking about Marty Stuart.
My grandfather got Marty Robbins’ autograph. He thanked him and Marty said Thank YOU for asking. My grandfather never got tired of telling that story. Yep, that’s the type of exhilarating experience I grew up amid.
Marty Robins is one of my favorite vocalist, also a great songwriter.
Growing up we didn’t have a ton of records in the house, but my dad had numerous Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins records. It took me a while to understand there was other kinds of music out there. I wish still had those old records.
Had you watched the What’s In My Bag you would know that the Folsom Prison record is Marty Stuart’s choice for greatest ever Country AND rock record.
I guess what I’m saying is those dudes cover a lot of ground.
Oh I watched the video. The Folsom Prison record is one that we had. I’ve always loved that one.
My dad also had numerous Porter Waggoner records. I didn’t care for those as much.
You were lucky. My parent had shitty stuff like Pat Boone and Andy Williams, or soundtrack albums to musicals like Oklahoma and The Music Man.
ETA: Well, there was that one Hank Williams album.
I don’t remember having a Hank Williams record, but my grandmother had some good ones. Loretta Lynn was her favorite singer.
We had, among others:
A Buddy Holly memorial double album
Willie Nelson Sings Kris Kristofferson (magnificent)
Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass
Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits (the first one)
We also had a fair number of 8 tracks
I don’t think any of the records remain in our possession. The 8 tracks were gone long ago.
I never really thought about it much but I guess I was pretty lucky. My parents went to those package shows when they were dating, and I heard about them seeing Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis among others. They had a lot of Mantovani records, but there were Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, a lot of Dean Martin, that Folsom Prison record, some Roy Clark, a couple Louis Armstrong records and a copy of Hank Williams’ ‘Moanin’ The Blues’ that I played a lot. My grandparents saw Hank Williams at the Skyline, maybe even Hank’s last show, but I remember they had a program from the show that I would look at every so often and marvel.
My friend and I spent hours looking at the A Taste of Honey album. My grandparents had a bunch of Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass 8-tracks that were pretty good, too.
To this day I marvel at the clarity of Herb Alpert’s tone.
Anyway, I’m glad I got to discover Hank Williams on my own. Which I did. My dad was a great Jimmie Rodgers fan. He grew up in Sinangela and saw all sorts - Bob Wills, Ernest Tubb. He had some great experiences and some decent taste. I wish I’d known him as an adult.
My mom, well, she liked John Denver and Helen Reddy. I’ll test her next time we’re together, but I’m telling you right now there’s zero chance she can clap on the upbeat.
I marvel at Miles Davis’ tone, Chet Baker’s. I marvel at Herb Alpert’s album covers.
ITYM, Whipped Cream & Other Delights.
Yes, thank you. It was very distracting.
We heard a lot of Robert Goulet et al from Camelot, Flatt and Scruggs, Burl Ives, Herb Alpert, and I don’t remember what else. And my scintillating piano playing.
Not quite as interesting to the prepubescent. Unless he’s a gun enthusiast. Or he loves tuxedos.
