BluesJacketman
61 posts
Feb 02, 2014
12:52 AM
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Anyone ever noticed this Charlie Christian/Benny Goodman song; Bennys Bugle have parts that sound very similar to J. Geils Whammer Jammer? Especially the beginning.
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didjcripey
689 posts
Feb 02, 2014
1:40 AM
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Well spotted!
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Lucky Lester
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Hakan
383 posts
Feb 02, 2014
2:30 AM
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I also think Magic Dick borrowed some from Sonny Boy "Rice Miller" Williamson's Bye Bye Bird.
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BluesJacketman
62 posts
Feb 02, 2014
2:54 PM
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yes but i think magic took alot more from the charlie christian song than sonny boys bye bye bird. listen to all those horn lines hes using throughout the entire song. sonny boy didn't play horn lines.
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sonny3
117 posts
Feb 02, 2014
4:25 PM
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kudzurunner
4533 posts
Feb 02, 2014
7:47 PM
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I think you're right, Jacketman. When I spoke to Dick about the song a few years back, he made clear that he'd borrowed from Bye Bye Bird and some of Cotton's stuff, and he also talked about jazz. I have no doubt that he borrowed some of his high note stuff from Benny Goodman, and I think you've cracked one more bit of the code.
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laurent2015
579 posts
Feb 04, 2014
7:35 AM
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So the code is still not cracked...that's why this old
thing is not aging and remains a LESSON.
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WinslowYerxa
495 posts
Feb 04, 2014
3:24 PM
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Dick is a very thoughtful, guy who considers his actions carefully. My guess is that the borrowings are conscious and deliberate.
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Winslow
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