"Wind It Up, Mr. Moore"......

[Spruce]

Oh yeah....

[Mike Bunting]

Mighty fine, indeed!

[TonyEarth]

awesome.

[pglasse]

Tiny Moore through a phase shifter! See him look down at his floor pedal at the end of the solo? I'd not seen this one -- great stuff. Also, what a voice Merle had at that time -- completely natural, great pitch, rooted in tradition (Lefty and Jimmie), playful and unpredictable -- a far cry from so many of today's country singers.

Thanks for that one.

[craig.collas]

Thanks Spruce - fantastic. Is it a phaser I hear in the TM break?

[F-2 Dave]

Great stuff.

[Rob Norton]

Very cool.

Does anyone know who played bass on the studio recording of that tune? Bass is my main instrument, and I've listened to that track many dozens of times. I think it's some of the funkiest country bass playing ever recorded -- and I've never been able to find out who the player was.

[jlsmandolin1952]

Let's here it for the Hag as well! One of the very best natural born country singers/musicians ever, in my opinion.

[Spruce]

Let's here it for the Hag as well! One of the very best natural born country singers/musicians ever, in my opinion.

Yeah, and what stage presence....
And he's having a great time...

[Daniel Nestlerode]

Tiny is the Man. Too bad the director didn't pick him up into the last two bars!

Did anyone else find the sax solo just a hair out of place?

Daniel

[Spruce]

Tiny is the Man. Too bad the director didn't pick him up into the last two bars!

....but it sure is fun watching Hag's reaction to the solo....

[Christian McKee]

Tiny is the Man. Too bad the director didn't pick him up into the last two bars!

Did anyone else find the sax solo just a hair out of place?

Daniel

Yep, unusual instrumentation to my ears. Good country isn't that far from real RnB (see Shotgun Willie) so I probably just need to expand my horizons a little bit.

Christian

[stubhead]

Besides the cameraman, the guy controlling the "APPLAUD NOW" light seemed to be following his own muse.... as a longtime steel guitarist, I've gotten used to the camera cutting to the guitar player's hands - which are just holding a chord - every time they hear something like a solo happening.

[Charlieshafer]

Tiny is the Man. Too bad the director didn't pick him up into the last two bars!

Did anyone else find the sax solo just a hair out of place?

Daniel

Well, Merle has always considered himself a "country jazz" artist, and his own solos on electric can be just beautiful, and very jazz-inflected, so maybe this is what he was thinking. On the whole, though, Tiny is indeed the man.