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03-02-2012, 07:10 AM
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Dixie Chicken
I had posted some Little Feat songs and had a request to do Dixie Chicken. This song is rather difficult to do as a solo on acoustic guitar but I gave it my best.
Willie http://soundcloud.com/willie-johnson-jr/dixie-chicken 
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03-02-2012, 07:36 AM
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Man that is GREAT!
I'm a big Feats fan and the late Lowell would have to give it a smile. Really very nicely done! Russ
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03-02-2012, 07:45 AM
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Thanks so much Willie
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03-03-2012, 04:01 PM
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Hi Willie,
Nice Job - nice guitar and nice vocals. New song/ group to me but I like. Nice pickin' interludes Steve
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03-03-2012, 04:39 PM
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Thank you. If you are not familiar with Little Feat I highly recommend that you start checking them out. They have been a favorite of mine for more than forty years. I would guess that almost every audience member, in any bar in America would know most of the lyrics to this song and it's not possible to keep them from singing along. Last edited by williejohnson; 03-03-2012 at 04:46 PM.
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03-03-2012, 06:34 PM
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Willie-I love your take on this tune. Your voice and phrasing is so cool. And your guitar playing? Dude! The whole thing sounds spectacular!
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03-03-2012, 10:12 PM
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Great job. Thanks for all your recordings. Become something I look forward to seeing here. Play out? Opportunities to see you play and sing?
jeff
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03-04-2012, 06:01 AM
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03-04-2012, 06:05 AM
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That's great. I've had to temporarily stop playing out due to damage to both of my hands. I'm waiting on a custom order for a very special guitar that I hope will allow me to get back out there again. I'll have to keep you posted. Willie
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03-04-2012, 10:10 AM
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I'm glad you enjoyed the Feat stuff! There are a couple of older threads about the guitar but I'd be glad to tell you about it. Due to the damage to my hands, I can no longer play full scale guitars and I searched, in vain, for a guitar of a specific size and nut width for a very long time. Finally, I ended up ordering a Martin Custom Shop version of a guitar that they made a few of back in 1980-1981 called a 7-28. The one I have ordered is really kind of a cross between a D-28 and an HD28 but is ony 7/8ths the size. It is a 23" scale and 1 5/8 nut, which should allow me to continue to play and perform. I've spoken to a few people who either have or have played the original 7-28 and because it is really a Dred, even though it's small, it is still about as loud as a 000. I'm 3 1/2 months into a 6 month or so wait and I am really looking forward to getting it.
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03-07-2012, 06:03 PM
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Mr. Johnson,
I just wanted to let some time go by and then give the 'chicken' another listen and I gotta tell you that while a record exec might be put off by the tempo (length) I just think it's the best art I've heard in a long time. This is an arduous piece (five minutes!) and you don't miss a beat. I don't listen like a record exec. I get comfortable and figure I'm in a nightclub so five minute songs work just fine. I like your recording maybe better than the original. Less produced and more accessible. Is your recording set-up elaborate with class A pre-amps and compressors or is it more pedestrian like a Apogee Duet into Garageband kind of thing?
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03-08-2012, 07:00 AM
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So fine, playing and singing!!
Big Feat fan here, we used to cover a few way back when. The guitar phrasing is very similar to another song "Chuck E's in Love" by Rickie Lee Jones, we used to perform both and I would screw up/mix the riffs.......  My friend you are a very fine player and singer, I'm a fan!!!
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03-08-2012, 07:10 AM
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Those are kind words brother, I appreciate it. I used to do this song both with the band and as a solo, so this arrangement is more along the lines of the solo performance. Any time you try to cover a Little Feat song as just a solo acoustic piece, you have to try to cover as many parts as possible and let the rest be "understood" by those who are familiar with the song. My recording set up is not elaborate at all, I'm playing through a Fishman SA220 (wonderful BTW) for both vocal and guitar and into a Tascam DP-02. The only effects are reverb and a little delay. Willie
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