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" C L A R E N C E W H I T E C H R O N I C L E S "
The Online Newsletter of A Guitar Virtuoso
July 8, 1997 (Extra Issue)
Edited by Etsuo Eito
Copyright by Bluegrass Workshop "North Field" 1997
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Hello subscribers!
Firstly I do appreciate for my subscribers help, which made this extra
issue possible. Please do not abuse this directory. I publish this issue
just for mutual friendship & aid among us who love Clarence White and his
music. Hope each of you to understand my real intention, and also hope to
send me back the entry sheets from the rest of readers who have not yet.
Thank you very much for your great interest!
Editor
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#001
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 06:24:18 -0500 (CDT)
From: Sandy Rothman
Name : Sandy Rothman
E-mail : srothman@flash.net
Snail mail : 1678 Shattuck Ave., #29, Berkeley, CA 94709 USA
Occupation : Musician
Hobbies : Cooking, photography
PC machine : Mac
Born : Miami, Florida, 1/30/46
Instruments that you have : guitar, mandolin, dobro, fiddle
When did you begin to play ? : Guitar: 1956-7, banjo 1959, mandolin 1963
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ?
Pete Berg told us about Clarence for the first time around the Berkeley
music scene, about 1961-2.
Heard live Colonels (Country Boys) tapes from then. I think I saw him
play for the first time in spring '64 when the Colonels came to Berkeley.
Any comments : Thanks, Etsuo-san, for being the person who cares enough
about Clarence and the Colonels to keep on remembering them and publishing
these materials for so many years. As I said once before, you are truly
the keeper of the flame for Clarence White and the Kentucky Colonels.
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#002
From: "Dan"
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 12:08:47 +0100
Name : Dan Little
E-mail : dan@sci.co.uk
Snail mail : n/a
Occupation : Artist
Hobbies : Guitarist (B-bender)
PC machine : Dell 166 win95
Born : 18/04/71 Southampton , England
Instrumentals that you have : Fender Telecaster with Stringbender,
Banjo, 12 string, 6 string, mandolin
When did you begin to play ? : 10 years playing
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ?
First heard the album Untitled by the byrds a few years ago, since then
i've been hooked on Clarence White.
Any comments : Keep up the great newsletter, Etsuo!!!
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#003
From: "Tom Isenhour"
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 07:43:53 -0400
Name : Tom Isenhour
E-mail : isenhour@tarheel.net
Snail mail : 820 Mocksville Ave. - Salisbury, NC 28144 USA
Occupation : Retired
Hobbies : Bluegrass Music, Gibson F-5 mandolins, Collectibles
PC machine : Mac or Windows, or others ?Windows 95 166-32
Born : July 9th, 1952 - North Carolina
Instrumentals that you have : 34 Martin D-28 , 2 - 1923 F-5 Gibsons,
3 - Pre-war Gibson F-5, 3- Gibson Banjos
When did you begin to play ? : Age 11
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ? : 1970
Any comments : First heard Clarence with the Byrds live in 1971 and have
followed him ever since. Fan of all the Byrds, Bill Monroe and F&S.
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#004
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 07:49:33 -0500
From: John McGann
Name : John McGann
E-mail : jmcgann@world.std.com
Snail mail : PO Box 688, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-0006 USA
Occupation : Musician
Hobbies : Reading , Art , Computer, Gardening
PC machine : Mac
Born : 9/12/59 Morristown, NJ.
Instrumentals that you have : Written many, recorded solo CD on Green
Linnet; 3 Beacon Hillbillies CDs, etc.
When did you begin to play ? : 1968
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ? :
White Bros. Live In Sweden (Rounder) led me to all other
CW recordings.
Any comments :
Clarence was a unique musician; a true bluegrass innovator and all-around
adventurer. Listening to his rhythmic sense and phrasing is an exciting,
emotional experience. The sense of surprise and fun in his playing is
wonderful.
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#005
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 09:09:12 -0400
From: Richard & Pam Russell
Name : Richard Russell
E-mail : rrussell@q-net.net
Snail mail : 4935 47th Avenue West, #1312; Bradenton, FL 34210, USA
Occupation : newspaper copy editor
Hobbies : music, computers, travel
PC machine : Mac clone
Born : 2/22/64, Florida
Instruments that you have : -
When did you begin to play ? :
I learned I could not play at about 15 years old.
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ?
Byrds, about four years ago.
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#006
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 07:19:09 -0600
From: Phil Safier
Name : Phil Safier
E-mail : psafier@worldnet.att.net
Snail mail : 10825 Cordova NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
Occupation : sales
Hobbies : taiji, photography
PC machine : Windows
Born : 4-20-45 San Francisco, CA
Instruments that you have : 2 guitars, mandolin, autoharp, harmonica
When did you begin to play ? : 1959
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ? :
60s Byrds but, didn't know of him. Heard about him on
Bluegrass email list in 1995.
Any comments : looking forward to new releases of Clarence audio/visual.
Love Nashville West. Wish someone would transcribe.
Enjoy CLARENCE WHITE CHRONICLES very much!
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#007
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 07:36:36 -0600
From: Cathy Bourner
Name : Cathy Bourner
E-mail : cbourner@cyberhighway.net
Snail mail : 7006 Rosewood Dr Boise, ID 83709-1946
Occupation : Labor Market Research Analyst
Hobbies : Music, gardening, needlework (and lately, surfing the 'net)
PC machine : Windows
Born : 08/22/61 Boise, ID, USA
Instrumentals that you have : Piano, Guitar
When did you begin to play guitar? : When I was in college--about 1981
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ? : Pretty much from
the Flatpick-l newgroup. At least there, I became aware of his importance
as a flatpicker.
Any comments : I have printed CWC 1 and 2 in my Idaho Bluegrass Newsletter,
and I have had many people say how much they enjoyed it.
Keep up the good work.
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#008
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 06:42:01 +0000
From: Ed Rudolph
Name : Ed Rudolph
E-mail : erudolph@pacbell.net
Snail mail :
Occupation : video on-line editor
Hobbies : old-time music
PC machine : Mac
Born : 9-6-45 Cleveland, Ohio
Instrumentals that you have : Martin D-18, Collings DS1-A
When did you begin to play ? : 1958
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ? :
I first heard of Clarence on Kentucky Colonels recordings
in the later 60's. The one time saw him play was at Carnegie
Hall with the Byrds in 1968 or 69.
Any comments: Thanks so much for your efforts, Etsuo.
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#009
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 10:25:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: byrds@ebni.com (Tim Connors)
Name : Tim Connors
E-mail : byrds@ebni.com
Snail mail : 3344 Dorchester Road,Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120 USA
(Shaker Heights is a suburb of Cleveland.)
Occupation : Website designer, among other things
Hobbies : I run the ByrdWatcher Website at http://ebni.com/byrds
PC machine : Mac
Born : September 27, 1964, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Instrumentals that you have : I have a keyboard, but I can only play it
with computerized intermediation!
When did you begin to play? :
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ? :
Like many people, I first heard CW playing with the Byrds. It would
probably have been the (Untitled) album, which I probably would have
heard first sometime in the late '80s.
Any comments : Good work on your mailing list, Etsuo! I put a plug for
this list on my site, which I hope will help some Clarence
fans to find you. I would love it if your readers would
check out the Byrd Watcher site, where I have a CW biblio-
graphy and discography.There is a lengthy Clarence profile
on the way. That URL again: (http://ebni.com/byrds)
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#010
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 09:42:49 -0500
From: Jeff and Lisa Dunn
Dear Etsuo.
How are you, my friend! Thanks again for all of your work and
dedication. We all appreciate it! Here is the information you requested.
Name : Jeffery Dunn
E-Mail : jldunn@pov.net
Snail Mail : 612 Debbie Drive, Hermitage, Tennessee 37076
Occupation : Musician (pedal & lap steel,mandolin, Dobro, and 6 &
12-string guitars-acoustic and electric)
Hobbies : Anything with my family, although I confess to being a
Titanic buff!
PC machine : Windows
Born : Yes (Ha Ha!)---1/5/55 in Normal, Illinois USA
Instruments: (see Occupation)
When did you begin to play? : 1963
When and how did you first hear Clarence White's music? : The first time
I heard the album,"Younger Than Yesterday" by the BYRDS in early 1967.
Any Comments? : Progressive and innovative music of any style cannot be
made or appreciated unless great musicians of the past, such as
Clarence White, are remembered for their history, lessons, and
lives. The trick, in my opinion, is to use tradition as a
starting place for making music, not the ending place.
Continued good luck with the newsletter, Etsuo!
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#011
From: VijayJBarn@aol.com
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 10:48:04 -0400 (EDT)
Name : Vijay J. Barnabas
E-mail : vijayjbarn@aol.com
Snail mail : 201 N. Edgefield Avenue, Dallas, TX 75208, USA
Occupation : Evaluator (Analyst) with federal government
Hobbies : music (bluegrass, blues, world music); soccer
PC machine : Mac or Windows, or others ? IBM compatible
Born : 4/21/60 Ithaca NY, USA
Instrumentals that you have : 1983 Martin HD-28; Gibson A Mandolin;
Alvarez 5-string Banjo; sitar
When did you begin to play ? : I first began trying to flatpick in 1979.
Ilearned my first guitar chord in 1977
(in high school in New Delhi, India)
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ? : Around 1979. A
friend who taught me the Lester Flatt G-run, and also some basics of
playing bluegrass rhythm guitar, had a copy of the Kentucky Colonels
1965-67 album. All this happened when I was in college at Warren
Wilson College in North Carolina.
Any comments : I grew up in India, and had formal instruction in the sitar
for several years before I came to the US to go to college (in 1978).
Indian music only has melody and rhythm--no harmony. So there is a
lot of use of syncopation to create a tension. I think I was attracted
to CW's playing because of his use of syncopation.
Etsuo-san
Above is the filled out questionnaire. Please contact me if you
have any questions, or if it was not transmitted properly.
Vijay Barnabas
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#012
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 11:27:05 -0400
From: Stuart Jennings
Name : Stuart W. Jennings
E-mail : stuart@gamewood.net
Snail mail : Danville, Va. USA
Occupation : Electronic Controls Engineer
Hobbies : Guitar, Photography
PC machine : Windows
Born : Jan 30, 1951 Danville, Va. USA
Instrumentals that you have : Martin HD28-VR, Fender Stratocaster,
Ibanez Artist hollowbody
When did you begin to play ? : 1970
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ? :
The reissue of Kentucky Colonels Appachian Swing.
Any comments : Keep up the great work.
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#013
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 10:33:26 -0600
From: KEITH SMITH
Name : Keith Smith
E-mail : keith.smith@tlc.state.tx.us
Snail mail : 4210 Red River #217, Austin, TX 78751
Occupation : Computer Programmer
Hobbies : Reading, History, Dancing, Fishing, Baseball,Guitar Playing,
Collecting (comics, baseball cards, old radio programs)
PC machine : Mac
Born : April 7, 1965 - Great Lakes, IL
Instruments that you have : Alto Saxophone, Acoustic Guitar
When did you begin to play ? : Played saxophone in high school.
Started playing guitar about 2 years ago
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ? :
About a year ago, I went to a record store to pick up a Bluegrass CD
(I didn't have any at the time). I actually wanted to find a
recording of Sally Goodin played on banjo. The only recording of the
song I found was on "Appalachian Swing" by The Kentucky Colonels
which was also a recommended pick by the store. I saw the blurbs
about Clarence and remembered hearing his name from the Byrds (who I
had never really liked) but I didn't know anything about his
reputation. I was blown away by his playing (especially on Nine Pound
Hammer, I Am a Pilgrim, and John Henry) and started to find out as
much as I could about him. I'm still trying to get more of his
music, including the recently release CD of Nashville West (haven't
found it here yet).
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#014
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 10:40:18 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Robert C. Mainfort"
Name : Robert Mainfort
E-mail : mainfort@comp.uark.edu
Snail mail : Arkansas Archeological Survey
Box 1249, Fayetteville, AR 72702
Occupation : archaeologist, professor of anthropology
Hobbies : music, science fiction, antiques, hiking
PC machine : Mac Power PC
Born : Indianapolis, Indiana - 1948
Instruments that you have : 1949 Martin D-28, Roland digital keyboard
When did you begin to play ? : around 1970
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ? :
Probably in 1970, in East Lansing, Michigan. A good friend of mine (and
very fine musician), Jeff Tordoff, bought an "anthology" album of World
Pacific recording artists that included the Kentucky Colonels,Tut Taylor,
Scott Stoneman, and the "Folkswingers" (or some such -- actually, the
Dillards with Glen Campbell playing lead guitar). At any rate,I had only
recently become familiar with bluegrass and Doc Watson (I spent untold
hundreds of hours listening to all of my friend Jeff's albums), and was
totally blown away by Clarence's playing. As I recall, Clarence's breaks
on "Pickin' Flat" and "Black Ridge Ramble" particularly caught my
attention, and Jeff soon worked out the basics of "Billy in the Lowground"
and "John Henry." I was mighty impressed and probably took up guitar not
too long thereafter, although it was some years before I could muddle
through any of Clarence's stuff.
Any comments :
Although I am more interested in playing light jazz and accoustic rock
guitar these days, listening to Clarence's playing, both accoustic and
electric, never ceases to amaze me. On one of the 1967 conceert tapes,
Clarence plays a couple of extended breaks on "Sally Goodin" that to
this day remain perhaps the most bizarre, innovative, incomprehensible,
wonderful, and generally amazing minutes of guitar playing I've ever
heard. Django would have loved it, too.
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#015
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 10:47:27 +0000
From: Bill Michell
Name : Bill Michell
email : bmichell@wwa.com
Snail Mail : 1237 Green Bay Rd., Wilmette, IL 60091
Occupation : Psychologist
Hobbies : Piano, mtn. biking, book collecting, computers, gk. philosophy,
zazen
Primary computer : PowerMac 7500 w/ 120MHz chip
Born : 6/20/42, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Instruments: dreadnought, tele, harmonicas, piano
Learned to play : 1967
First heard CW's music : On record, middle period Byrds LPs; in person, at
a Byrds concert in Chicago around 1969
Performances I have : €Every issued Byrds recording featuring CW
€One Byrds live bootleg including a fiddle tune by
Clarence White
€Muleskinner CD and video
€Four or five Kentucky Colonels albums on
LP, CD, or cassette
€Nashville West CD
€Various recordings featuring CW as studio
musician (Arlo Guthrie, Maria Muldaur, Jackson
Browne....)
Comments: 1) You are doing a great job; along with Roland White, you have
put more CW lore in circulation than ever before available.
2) Have been looking forward for many years to projected Sierra
CW career anthology. Assume it is held up by copywrite problems.
3) Some day I'll have a string-bender. Clarence White's sense of
time and deep simple musicality, alas, I will never attain.
We are privilieged to have shared the planet with him.
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#016
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 09:51:31 -0700
From: shubb@sonic.net (Rick Shubb)
Name : Rick Shubb
E-mail : shubb@shubb.com
Snail mail : P.O. Box 550, Valley Ford CA 94972 USA
Occupation : musical instrument accessories business (Shubb Capos)
Hobbies : music, art, writing, others
PC machine : PowerTower 225 (Mac clone), 8100/100 (powermac),
powerbook 540c, 486 PC, others
Born : Jan.11,1945, Oakland California
Instrumentals that you have : Gibson Mastertone banjo (mid '30s), Martin
D28, Nechville helimount banjo, Deering banjo, Tony Revell
guitar, Epiphone guitar, others
When did you begin to play ? : 1959
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ? : first on tapes
from friends (Sandy Rothman, Scott Hambly, etc.) Then live in Berkeley,
California, at the Cabale. Was fortunate enough to play with him just a
couple of times.
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#017
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 17:03:48 -0500
From: Cary Weaver
Name : Cary Weaver
E-mail : clarence@shelbynet.net
Snail mail :
Occupation : Inspector of airplane parts
Hobbies : Bluegrass and Country Guitar
PC machine : Pentium 133, Windows 95
Born : April 10, 1970, Shelbyville, Indiana, USA
Instrumentals that you have : 1992 Martin D-28, 1997 G&L, Telecaster
w/B-Bender
When did you begin to play ? : 1990-1991
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ? : I was listening
to Tony Rice's music, and he mentioned Clarence, so I bought
Appalachian Swing, the rest is history.
Any comments: I greatly enjoy reading your newsletter, I would like to
know how you became interested in Clarence.
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#018
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 19:05:44 -0400
From: cptsoul@ici.net (Gene Goodale)
Name : Gene Goodale
E-mail : Cptsoul@ici.net
Snail mail : Brockton, Massachusetts USA
Occupation : Graphic Artist / Typographer
Hobbies : Music, photography, art, bicycling
PC machine : Mac
Born : 5/8/53 Massachusetts
Instrumentals that you have : Yamaha J200
When did you begin to play ? : 12
When & how did you first hear Clarence White's music ?
From listening to the Byrds.
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