The Suzi Arden Show

carole · Post by **carole** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 1:00 pm

Paul: Suzi Arden has been a friend of mine for over 50 years. I have other friends in the music business also.

carole · Post by **carole** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 1:03 pm

Paul: In the last picture you posted, do you also operate that machine on the left? I watched a friend working on a record many years ago and was totally fascinated by it.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 1:13 pm

Yes, I make a living by manipulating that thing almost every day. Can't live without it.

carole · Post by **carole** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 1:30 pm

Very talented man. I was with Jimmie Haskell when I saw another guy performing wonders on it.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:08 pm

Jimmie Haskell?
The great arranger who won several Grammys if memory serves me well?
Love his string arrangement for Sheryl Crow's "Am I getting through?"

carole · Post by **carole** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 8:27 pm

Yes, he also did an arrangement for Suzi Arden many years ago called "Web of Lies."

carole · Post by **carole** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 8:53 pm

P.S. I think it is 3 Grammys, 1 Emmy (4 nominations), 3 Clios, 2 Addys, 1 Cable Car. Composer of 31 feature films, 32 TV movies, 445 TV episodes. Sheryl Crow's "The Globe Sessions" (Emmy 99--Platinum), kd lang's "Drag" (Gold), not to mention more than 135 Gold and Platinum CD's and record.

I have never heard Sheryl Crow. Is she rock 'n' roll or what?

carole · Post by **carole** » Wed Aug 27, 2003 9:23 pm

Here is a shot of Suzi Arden. She now runs an Ole Time Country Music Festival at her Darden Family Farm in Mapleton, North Carolina, every June.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:34 am

Nice picture, Carole.
You've learned to post pictures here very quick too.
Suzi's in great shape, if I may say so.
Does she still play her 360/12 Fireglo currently?

Yes Sheryl Crow is mainly rock'n'roll with folk and country flavours. The song "Am I getting through?" is from her "The Globe Sessions" album.

Wow, Mr. Jimmie Haskell sure is a winner!

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 5:05 am

Cool. Suzi is a very important figure in Rickenbacker history since she played the very first 12-string Ric.... There's another one for your lineup of "Ric chicks," Paul! Too bad she's not holding a Ric in the above photo.... By the way, Carole, I wanted to say that it's nice to see another woman on the Ric forum--there aren't too many of us girls here, but this is a great place to hang out online; super nice people.

ted_williams · Post by **ted_williams** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:06 am

I believe Suzi Arden's Rick 12-string is now owned by a collector in Japan.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:19 am

Indeed.
I've just found out from the Registration Page that the guitar belongs to the collection of Mr. Oyama Katsuyuki now.
http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/mccorp/raritiesarden.html

Interestingly, Suzi's 360/12 was first equipped with a trapeze tailpiece when made in 1963 but was changed by RIC to an "R" in 1964.

Before:

(Image scanned from the R. Smith book)

After:

(Image courtesy of the Registration Page)

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:36 am

Beautiful guitar.... I actually think I like the trapeze tailpiece better on that one; it just seems to be more in keeping with the truly vintage nature of the instrument.

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:49 am

Melissa: I couldn't agree more, a very beautiful instrument. Your comment with regard to the trapeze tailpiece is well taken.

While the "R" tailpiece is the flagship icon for Rickenbacker, I especially like the trapeze tailpiece for its vintage look. The clean lines and plain appearance of the trapeze allows other features of the instrument to standout. One's eye, at least mine, is not drawn toward the trapeze to the same extent as it is with the "R".

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 8:54 am

Hi Carole, welcome to the forum, and that comment about them being a punk band was just one of my many jokes that are only comprehensible (reprehensible?) to myself I think.