Tuesday, February 20, 2018

THE "FUCK YOU, I SLAY" LOOK

My brother scored some 45s today, the best of which were Ricky Nelson, Duane Eddy and Al Casey. I don't remember my brother and I having ever discussed Al Casey so I was jazzed that he knew of him. Here's reason #211 Casey is the shit: he played guitar on "The Fool" by Sanford Clark. It's a wickedly understated riff. Link Wray Lite. After the record hit, while backing Clark, he did a week long tour with Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Burnette, and Sonny James. Stop. Completely badass. Need details.

Casey did it all. He started playing steel when he was eight and was playing clubs at fourteen. He backed Jody Reynolds on "Fire of Love" and was in Duane Eddy's band, a member of the Wrecking Crew (ergo on everything), and he had his own records. Dude absolutely ruled.

~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~
Listen:
Sanford Clark (Al Casey, guitar) - The Fool (streaming) at YouTube
Al Casey - Teenage Blues mp3
at Rocky-52.net
Jody Reynolds (Al Casey: guitar) - Daisy Mae mp3
at Probe Is Turning-On the People
Jody Reynolds (Al Casey: Guitar) - The Fire of Love mp3
at Probe Is Turning-On the People

Al Casey - Baja mp3 at Probe Is Turning-On the People
Al Casey - Caravan (streaming) at YouTube
Al Casey & the K.C.-ettes - Surfin' Hootnanny
at Rocky-52.net On this one he apes Dick Dale, the Ventures and Duane Eddy

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