Orginal music from these steels

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Orginal music from these steels

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Where can I listen to some music that was made with RIC steels back in the 30s?
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Not quite what you asked for, but here's a video of Rickenbacker bakelite instruments from the 30s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFqs07TykDE
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This is the only other one that I can find; same deal:

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I was thinking they played a lot of Hawaiian and western swing back in day. I just don't know who was popular RIC players.
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Probably Alvino Rey, Sol Hoopii, Sweethearts of The Air (or something like that)...
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Thanks Jeff, I'll look into those.
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Hi.

If you want to hear some 40s 50s Rickenbacker Lap Steel playing being done by probably the finest player today
go to You Tube and listen to Timi Abrigo, he plays all the old Rogers Ohana melodies such as Moana Chimes and others, Timi
is only a young man but his harmonics are second to none, you should also seek out albums of David Feets Rogers, Bennie Rogers.
Timi was taught to play by Ronald Kanahele a cousin of the Rogers family, Ron also played fine Rickenbacker steel, Ron passed
away a couple of years ago, another Rick player who has also recently passed was Fred Lunt, his playing can be seen in a video with
Pancho Graham also on You Tube. hope this helps.

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Cool! Thanks for that info Kanui. I'll def check them out.
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Go to YouTube and search for Jeff Au Hoy and Bobby Ingano. You need look no further.
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Kimo Delgado plays amazing stuff on a Ric B6 bakelite. He studied with Jerry Byrd, so he gets it right from the source. I'm in love with his tone right now. Kimo's website is http://www.kimohawaiiansteelguitar.com and his album Kimo-Therapy is also available on iTunes

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jflimbach wrote:... Bobby Ingano. ......
+++ for Bobbie Ingano. Check out his CD "Steel Reflections". On it he uses a 7 string Rickenbacker Frying Pan guitar, a 7 string Can Opus & a 6 string Fender Champion
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Dick McIntire mostly played long-scale Frypans. There are a few tracks by him (with his Harmony Hawaiians) on the various streaming sites. He can be heard backing up Bing Crosby on "Trade Winds" which Bing considered his finest moment in the studio. He's also on some Dorothy Lamour and Lena Machado tracks. There's video of Hawaiian Great Billy Hew Len on Youtube playing a Frypan. Jerry Byrd's recordings as a sideman with Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, and especially Red Foley are a little later but feature his Bakelite Ric and a Volutone which has a field coil speaker for a nice '30's sound. Sol Hoopii played a bakelite on many of his electric recordings. Andy Iona apparently played a A22 but he also used steel players other than himself. Maybe check him out backing up Louis Armstrong for "On a Cocoanut Island".
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Check out David Feet Rogers of the Sons Of Hawaii with Hawaiian icon Gabby Pahinui. Practically a master course in steel. Soooo classy. If you just want steel this live lanai session is great.
https://youtu.be/BYhWq9pzvPI[/youtube]
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Dom wrote:Check out David Feet Rogers of the Sons Of Hawaii with Hawaiian icon Gabby Pahinui. Practically a master course in steel. Soooo classy. If you just want steel this live lanai session is great.
https://youtu.be/BYhWq9pzvPI[/youtube]
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