Klarinet Archive - Posting 000703.txt from 2002/07

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] FW: [kl] Music the makes you Wince (and a new question...)
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 12:54:32 -0400

1965 was the 1st recording of a "carpenter".

A little research (limiting the search to recorded electric guitar solos -
we'll dismiss all those classical guitarists and guitar concerti) brings
back:

"In 1938 Eddie Durham, a guitarist with the Kansas City Five, recorded
_Good Mornin' Blues_, the first electric guitar solo."

(http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2000/grade8/read/guitar.txt)

PBS's site shows similar information:
(http://www.pbs.org/americanrootsmusic/pbs_arm_ii_guitar.html)

There must be a piece of information that you forgot when they did their
documentary that explains what you thought you heard.

On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, mlmarmer wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> It was talked about on a TV documentary (PBS) done for the 15th anniversary
> of Karen Carpenter's death, that they, The Carpenters, started these guitar
> solo's in songs! I know that sounds weird, but that is what the documentary
> reported! I can not remember what song for the Carpenters it was first done
> or what year it was they claim this. Maybe a real Carpenter fan can verify
> this.

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