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Great post. Thanks.
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Mister Skydog.
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According to Wiki, back in 2003 Rolling Stone had Duane ranked #2 in their top 100 guitarists, just behind Hendrix. In 2011 he was ranked #9. I know that these rankings can be very controversial but it's great to see Duane get recognized.
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When I was growing up in Katy Texas it was rumored that one of the members of ZZ Top owned a certain home. And that the band practiced there. It being a small town in those days, I passed by the house often and kept an eye on it to see if I could spot anyone I recognized. The vast majority of the time it appeared deserted. Then for periods of time there would several cars. But I never a person in the yard/driveway etc. It never occurred to me that I would have any success in going to the door and saying " Hi, I'm a big fan and I want to be friends (and maybe get a guitar lesson or two). Much less getting back stage at a concert. But it appears it does (or did) work sometimes if you have the chutzpah to give it a shot. And that perhaps the associations were of help to the wannabe musicians. |
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Duane taught Joe when they were both touring and their paths crossed. Joe was with the James Gang. Joe said he had to modify Duane's technique because Joe doesn't pick with his fingers like duane did. Joe also shifted his slide to his middle finger. Joe's "Rocky Mountain Way" was intended to be his coming out as a serious slide player.
Duane was also a friend of Don Felder and also taught him to play slide. Quite the evangelist for slide, Duane. Of course you've heard that one of Don's students in Florida was "little Tommy Petty." Hilarious. Bob
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