Ya tate Lip plays wit tat big banage on baby please dont go vid. boy that lip is the shniz. chubby
On Dec 1, 10:53 am, mistertaterbug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I remember seeing a video someplace where Mance has a bandage the size > of a banana on his right hand and still does the gig. I've got most > everything I could find on the illustrious Mr. Lipscomb. Now I'm gonna > have to dig out my CDs. Now what was I doing...? > Tater > > On Nov 28, 6:52 pm, "Robin Gravina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > check out this - especially the second > > songhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfDriUyKkro > > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 1:29 AM, Robin Gravina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > You are very lucky because you have a treat in store! > > > > Mance Lipscomb was a Texas 'songster' who played all kinds of music, > > > including blues, for whoever wanted it. Apparently he could play for the > > > landowner's dances, as well as the Friday night dancehalls, and knew loads > > > of songs from all kinds of traditions. He was recorded in the 60's for the > > > founder of Aarhoolie, I think (including 'a long way from Tipperrary'), > > > and > > > there are 3 cd's available. If you play guitar, he is a master of the kind > > > of blues where you thwack the bass strings and play the tune on the top > > > strings, and he was a man who stayed with his family, worked hard and > > > became > > > respected. There are quite a lot of videos of him from the 60's in front > > > of > > > a very earnest looking audience, and he hits it then, so goodness knows > > > how > > > good he was in his younger years. I think he played quite a few festivals > > > in > > > the 60's or even 70's and died at a pretty good age. My advice would be to > > > buy all the cd's and look at some pictures of him as you listen. Actually > > > I'm thinking now about how to do some of that on the mando! > > > R > > > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 1:11 AM, Sally and Nelson Peddycoart < > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I am going to go out on a limb here and look stupid….. > > > >> I do not know Mance Lipscomb. What am I missing? > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> *From:* taterbugmando@googlegroups.com [mailto: > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Robin Gravina > > >> *Sent:* Friday, November 28, 2008 5:46 PM > > >> *To:* taterbugmando@googlegroups.com > > >> *Subject:* Re: Bill and the Blues > > > >> Talking about Mance Lipscomb, as we are, I remember reading a story about > > >> Woody Guthrie's Wake. They invited a lot of musicians, and Mance was one > > >> of > > >> them. Woody's widow asked him to play 'It's Hard Ain't it Hard' and when > > >> he > > >> played it, she started to weep copiously. Someone told her that she > > >> shouldn't listen if it made her cry and she replied - and I wish I could > > >> remember the words she used - that what she needed to do was to cry. It's > > >> that kind of a song. > > > >> Also, Mance's oral autobiography 'I say me for a parable' is super > > >> reading, if you can find it in a used bookshop. What a man. > > >> R > > > >> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Sally and Nelson Peddycoart < > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Where are Bill and Ted when you need them, mandolin dudes? I sure didn't > > >> mean to give anyone the blues over this. I went back to Lyle's post. He > > >> said that it was not recorded. > > > >> Nelson > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> *From:* taterbugmando@googlegroups.com [mailto: > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Robin Gravina > > >> *Sent:* Friday, November 28, 2008 3:58 AM > > >> *To:* taterbugmando@googlegroups.com > > >> *Subject:* Re: Bill and the Blues > > > >> yes, I was very excited to hear this and then sorely disappointed. > > >> Someone > > >> is going to have to go back and record it. > > >> R > > > >> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 6:18 PM, Steve Cantrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> wrote: > > > >> This is a crime, gentlemen. A crime. > > > >> Fred wrote: > > >> > Sadly, I don't believe there is audio. I've seen Lyle's site before > > >> > (and have seen him around--he's a fixture in these parts) and never did > > >> > stumble across any audio. > > > >> > mistertaterbug wrote: > > > >> >> Well Nelson, > > >> >> SURELY you wouldn't put this up here, knowing how much I like both > > >> >> Monroe and Lipscomb, without a link to the audio, right? > > >> >> Tater > > > >> >> On Nov 25, 11:03 am, Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> >>> Check this out. It is at a party after one of the Walker American > > >> >>> Music series concerts. Bill and Mance Lipscomb began playing blues > > >> >>> together, trading off verses. They kept > > >> >>> it up for about 10-15 minutes, with neither one repeating a figure. > > > >> >>>http://www.lizlyle.lofgrens.org/BrnSnift/ManceBill.html > > > >> >>> This came from Lyle Lofgrens in the Old-Time newsgroup. We were > > >> >>> discussing Bill's familiarity with/influence by the blues. > > > >> >>> Nelson > > > >> No virus found in this outgoing message > > >> Checked by PC Tools AntiVirus (4.0.0.26 - 10.100.056). > > >>http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
