Wilson Pickett - Duane Allman - Hey Jude

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Wilson Pickett - Duane Allman - Hey Jude

 

Hey Jude LP 1968

This video and song capture a unique time in American music history, when black soul and southern rock'n'roll legends worked together making incredible music, without concern for the racial turmoil raging through the country in the mid to late 60's. Music had no color, and in Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, it was the music that mattered most of all.

Wilson Pickett came to Fame Studios in late 1968 and early 1969, where he worked with a band that featured guitarist Duane Allman, as well as drummer Ronnie Hawkins and bass player David Hood.

"Pickett came into the studio and I said we dont have anything to cut. We didnt have a song", explained Rick Hall in Sky Dog: The Duane Allman Story. "Duane was there and he came up with an idea. By this time he had kind of broken the ice and become my guy. So Duane said "Why dont we cut Hey Jude?" I said "Thats the most preposterous thing Ive ever heard. Its insanity. Were going to cover the Beatles? Thats crazy!" And Pickett said "No, were not gonna do it."

Both Hall and Pickett attempted to talk Allman out of the idea of remaking Hey Jude, but the young slide guitarist remained adamant on his choice of record for Pickett to cut.

The fact that we would cut the song with a black artist will get so much attention, it will be an automatic smash, Allman told Rick Hall, who agreed to cut the song with Picketts blessings as well."

"Duane began to thump around on his guitar, and we were standing in the studio listening. We started fooling around with it. His little groove is what built the record, Hall said of Allman.

Duane and Pickett worked together on Hey Jude while the other Fame Studio staff and musicians went into town for lunch. Black soul stars and hippie guitar players weren't very welcome there, and they would stay behind to not cause any trouble. It was recorded on the first take!

The single was a hit as he predicted, and Duane's work on that album, Hey Jude, got him hired as a full-time session musician at Muscle Shoals and brought him to the attention of a number of other musicians, such as guitar great Eric Clapton, who later said, "I remember hearing Wilson Pickett's 'Hey Jude' and just being astounded by the lead break at the end. ... I had to know who that was immediately — right now."

In a short time, Skydog became equal to the most prominent musicians of his time. His work with Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, John Hammond Jr., Herbie Mann and King Curtis displayed Duane's breadth and scope of ability. Equally vital was the insight of the offstage talents: Tom Dowd, Jerry Wexler, Rick Hall, etc.

While at Muscle Shoals, Allman was featured on releases by a number of artists, including Clarence Carter, Otis Rush, Percy Sledge, Johnny Jenkins, Boz Scaggs and Delaney & Bonnie and Friends.

The nickname "Skydog" is a blending of Duane's two older nicknames. Wilson Pickett dubbed Duane "Skyman Allman". Pickett called him "Skyman" because of his soaring playing and personality (or because he liked to get high, depending on the story).

Duane's friends often called him "Dog" because of his thick sideburns, long hair and shaggy looks.

"Skydog" is a combination of the two.

Duane Allman is among the most famous players of electric slide guitar, and almost certainly the greatest. Duane played bottleneck slide using a glass Coricidin D cold medicine bottle, and usually tuned his guitar to open E.

[AndyC]

 

Τα σεβη μου που τον θυμηθηκες...

Και αν δεν κανω λαθος, στο album του Pickett παιζει ο αλλος θρυλος, Jerry Jemmott μπασσο.

Το ομωνυμο "Skydog" επισης, ειναι απο τις αγαπημενες μου βιογραφιες μουσικου.

 

Παραθετω ακομα ενα, που ειναι απο τις αγαπημενες μου εκτος Allman Bros, συνεργασιες του Duane, στο πρωτο album του Boz Scaggs, που διασκευαζουν Fenton Robinson.

Αυτος ο ανθρωπος προλαβε και εκανε μεχρι τα 25 του, ο,τι δεν εχει κανει κανενας...

 

[spy]

Όταν ήμουν 16-17, είχα μπει σε πρόγραμμα λιτότητας προκειμένου να μαζέψω χρήματα για να αγοράσω όλα τα LP των Allmans μέχρι το "Eat A Peach" και τα 2 διπλά "Anthology" του Duane. Απίστευτος παίκτης.

 

[ndnikola]

Από τους αγαπημένους μου κιθαρίστες, και ίσως από τους μεγαλύτερους στην ιστορία της ηλεκτρικής κιθάρας (για μένα).Το live στο Fillmore δε, το έχω λιώσει στο άκουσμα.

Αυτος ο ανθρωπος προλαβε και εκανε μεχρι τα 25 του, ο,τι δεν εχει κανει κανενας...

+ όλα.

[Τρώμε κάτι και συνεχίζουμε]

Απίστευτος παίκτης.

 

 

Απίστευτα ταλέντα και δημιουργήματα.

Τι να λέμε τώρα και τι να γράφουμε...

 

 

[Nestoras]

Οι Allman Brothers είναι η αγαπημένη μου αμερικάνικη μπάντα. Τα είχαν όλα, συνθέσεις, μουσικούς τραγουδιστή-ές, εκπληκτικά άλμπουμς, συγκλονιστικά live, σ' όλες τις εποχές τους. Τα 2 πρώτα στούντιο άλμπουμς τους είναι δίσκοι πυρηνικού καταφυγίου. Το δε live τους στο Fillmore East είναι αυτό το ορόσημο, που άλλα ομοειδή συγκρινόμενα μαζί του, απλά ακολουθούν ασθμαίνοντας. Το ξέρω ότι το θέμα είναι άλλο, αλλά δε μπορούσα να μην αναφερθώ σ' αυτούς.

 

[gvour]

+1000 σε ολα τα παραπανω σχολια για τον Duane.

ΜΕΓΑΣ!

 

[pericles]

Aν ειναι να αρχισουμε να γραφουμε για την ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗ ΜΠΑΝΤΑ ...θα μας παρει πλυ καιρο και χωρο .Για μενα ειναι/ηταν η μεγαλυτερη -σοβαροτερη επι σκηνης - ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΙΚΟΤΕΡΗ ΜΠΑΝΤΑ της Αμερικανικης σκηνης .ΑΚΟΜΑ και τωρα που εχουν αλλαξει οι περισσοτεροι μουσικοι γεμιζουν τους συναυλιακους χωρους οπου και να παιζουν .Καλα το live at Fillmore το εχω σε δυο αντιτυπα (βινυλια )φοβουμενος  μην το λοιωσω ! Ενα αλλο που παρ'ολιγο να ξεχασω πολυ ατυχη Μπαντα οι Allman Brothers ...αλλα παρα την ατυχια τους επιβιωσαν μεχρι σημερα ,αυτο κατι σημαινει.