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You may know his name from his years on tour and in the studio with Joe Jackson; possibly from his series of solo projects (Swinging Guitar Sounds of Young America Vol 1-3, plus The Coyote and two Christmas collections – find them here). But this multi-instrumentalist has been a lifelong Beatle fan, and as he says here, the group served as proxy tutors, as he learned ALL the instrumental parts of their records as they were released.
This show began as an examination of George’s evolution as a guitarist, as seen by a professional musician, but it became much more than that, with observations on band dynamics, Ringo’s drumming, John’s guitar, personal interactions (Vinnie’s sister worked at ABKCO) and much more!
Vinnie’s musical tributes to each Beatle can be found here:
The Yer Blues solo VS Yoko Ono singing was really cool
Fascinating conversation – I learned so much about George from this. Thank you.
Who is the other guest (who sounds English)? He talks so much but isn’t mentioned in the show description.
That’s Ben Rowling, who has guested on the show a few times before, beginning with this episode last year:
http://somethingaboutthebeatles.com/127-john-lennon-invisible-guitarist/
He’s a musician, engineer and producer, as well as a big Beatles fan. That makes his input welcome.
Vinnie is a joy to listen to but other guy dominates so much, it’s hard to enjoy.
More Vinnie please.
No episode about the White Album box set.
Hmmm…plenty of White Album stuff coming. I haven’t decided if I’ll be doing a show on the set yet or not. My opinions aren’t any more weighty than anyone else’s, and it doesn’t look like there’s a shortage of coverage. This show is mostly about insight and context – THAT there will be plenty of.
Fair enough, but I, for one, would be interested in hearing your thoughts. Have only dipped in, but there is a wealth of new material.
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This was a fantastic episode – thank you!!
I remember hearing that “fuzz” sounding bass on some mix of Guitar Gently Weeps too?
I think as you point out it may have been George putting the 6 string Fender on there at some point because remember Paul played piano on the basic track, but then apparently dubbed in a bass with the Rick bass too. Its all in the mix!!
According to what I have read in a few sources Lennon played The Fender vI Bass on USSR. At least on the basic track it was recorded with Paul on Drums, George on guitar and Lennon on 6 string bass. That was the period Ringo walked out..
I enjoy Mr. Zummo’s point if view a lot!
As usual, an excellent show; great job.
I’ve been wondering lately: is it even remotely possible to have Tony Bramwell as a guest? i.e. One of the dwindling number of insiders still with us.
Great suggestion Cajun Queen! I get the impression that he’s no shrinking violet and his book about his Beatle days contains a number of eyebrow raising claims regarding his contributions but hey, he WAS there.
>>…contains a number of eyebrow raising claims
sure does, but that’s fine. 🙂
Hi CQ,
He offered himself up once – I called him on it – he didn’t respond.
I haven’t got the bandwidth to chase guests down, but I’m certain that if the planets align, he’ll be here!
Vinnie was hilarious! I think we have a new cohost! ??
Boy, Instant Karma did suck without the echo and reverb…
Oh my ,looks like I discovered a gold mine . Many good hours of listening ahead for me . Many thanks for the site cheers Andrew