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David West "Off the Rails"
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Twelve red hot tracks. These are some of my favorite sessions from the "Pickin' On..." series.
Great players: Tom Ball, Gabe Witcher, Jay Dee Maness. Many more. We had a blast putting this album together! Definitely one to check out! |
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Peter Lewis with David West "Live in Bremen"
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Just released! Recorded live in Germany. David West backs up legendary Moby Grape singer/songwriter Peter Lewis.
Great songs and stories from one of "San Francisco Rock's" most creative survivors. |
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David West- Solo Guitar Sketches
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Also just released! Cool solo guitar "sketches" from Ireland, Hawaii, the Swing Era, the Summer of Love and David's mind. Proceeds support The Santa Barbara History Consortium. |
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David West
Broken Down
Believers
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A new album of
original songs and rare gems. Great perfomances by some incredible
guests: John McFee, Jay Dee Maness, Chris Hillman, Byron Berline many
more. |
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David West
Arcane
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An old album of
original songs and rare gems. Musically quite diverse. Many N.
American regional styles featuring some great guest
musicians. |
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Pickin' on
Gov't Mule
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Some great jams on some great Gov't Mule songs! Power Grass mixed with some beautiful ballads. David's guests include the usual Pickin' On suspects. Tom Ball, Buster Saticoy, Lorenzo Martinez, more!
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Pickin' on John Mayer
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You may want to buy this one for its provocative cover, but the bluegrass inspired treatment of John Mayer's great music is no less
provocative. Featuring Tom Ball, Gabe Witcher, Lorenzo Martinez and David West. Rocks!
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Pickin' on the
Grateful Dead
Volume1
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Play Ball!'s
best selling tribute to the Dead features great songs, performances,
musicians. Endorsed and even sold by the Grateful Dead through thier
marketing outlets. Captures the vibe! European release on
Taxim. |
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Pickin' on the
Grateful Dead
Volume 2
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Like vol.1 only
more so! |
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Pickin' on
Blues Traveler
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Blues Traveler's
music lost none of its urgency in its transformation to bluegrass.
Hot solos by Tom Ball on (blues) harp, Gabe Witcher on fiddle and
many top players. |
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Pickin' on the
Byrds
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The Byrds music
proved to be custom made for the "Pickin' On" treatment!
Look for some HOT steel playing by one of the best; Jay Dee Maness
(who also played on some of the Byrds original versions!). |
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Pickin' on Cat
Stevens
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Strange but true!
Beautiful versions featuring guitars, mandolins, banjos, steel and
fiddle. |
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Pickin' on
Jimi Hendrix
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HOT, HOT, HOT!
Tom Ball, Richard Greene, Jay Dee Maness, Byron Berline and many
more. HOT! |
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Pickin' on Bob
Marley
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Hard to imagine?
Check it out, it works! Complex bluegrass arrangements with
percussion. |
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Pickin' on
Pink Floyd
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If you like Pink
Floyd or even if you don't, this album will pin you against THE WALL!
Great players, famous songs from P.F.'s long history. |
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Pickin' on
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young vol.1
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Another group
whose music is a perfect vehicle for bluegrass/country
treatment. |
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Pickin' on
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young vol.2
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Like Vol. 1 only
more so! |
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Deja Bluegrass, Pickin' on
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young vols. 1 & 2
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Vol. 1 and 2 together! Such a deal! |
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The Fiddle and the Damage Done, Pickin' on Neil Young
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American release of Pickin' on Neil Young. 17 songs! |
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The Fiddle and
the Damage Done
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This is the
European release of Pickin' on Neil Young. The Euro releases have more
elaborate graphics. Usually an extensive booklet with photos/bios of
the musicians and liner notes by David West. |
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Tangled Up in
Bluegrass Pickin' on Dylan
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You guessed it!
Bluegrass/americana versions, but this time bringing in some new
sonic variations with hammered dulcimer and cello!
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Cache Valley
Drifters-White Room
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The band of my
youth. I traveled all over the country with these guys from the early
70's until the early 80's. This album was a bit of a reunion. The
title track (originally by "Cream") rocks! Original songs and some
very interesting covers.
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Cache Valley
Drifters-Echoes and Reflections
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The European
release of the White Room album. More elaborate booklet and liner
notes.
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Pickin' on Van
Morrison
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This is a very
beautiful album by virtue of the great material. From the ridiculous
(Gloria) to the sublime (Tupelo Honey), from ripping (Brown Eyed
Girl) to etherial (Sweet Thing), its all here. Great Gabe Witcher
fiddling, Tom Ball on harmonica.
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Pickin' on
Jerry Garcia
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A more
Garcia-centric variation of the Pickin' on the Dead series. This one
features the always spectacular Albert Lee, the great steel playing
of John McFee and usual harmonica genius of Tom Ball.
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Pickin' on
Boston
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They said it
couldn't be done! Killer arrangements of Foreplay/Long Time, Don't
Look Back, More Than a Feeling and all the big hits!
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Pickin' on
Springsteen
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Billboard
magazine wrote about this album and they loved it! This version of
Born to Run was frequently heard on National Public Radio during the
presidential campaign of 2000.
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Pickin' on Springsteen vol. 2
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We couldn't get enough of "The Boss." This one is even cooler than Vol. 1! A lot of really hot guitar, if you like that sort of thing!
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Pickin' on
Eric Clapton
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Vintage guitar
magazine wrote; "You'll forget all about Robert Johnson and Eric
Clapton when you hear the guitar solo on Crossroad Blues." Guests
include Dennis Caplinger and Byron Berline.
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Pickin' on
Bonnie Raitt
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It was really a
pleasure converting these songs to bluegrass. In my humble opinion,
they lost none of their emotional content, thanks to some fabulous
playing by Gabe Witcher on fiddle, Tom Corbett on mandolin and more.
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Hats off to
Hank Williams
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A slightly
different approach for this one. Each song is done in a different N.
American regional style. For instance; Jambolaya is in a Cajun style,
Take These Chains is in a Tex-Mex style, etc.
Interesting stuff!
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Fire on the
Banjo
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A collection of
hot "Pickin' on" performances featuring many great banjo
practitioners.
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Rockin' Banjos
of Bluegrass
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Same idea as
"Fire on the Banjo," different songs.
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Pickin' on
Simon and Garfunkle
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All your favorite
S&G songs bluegrass style!
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Pickin' on The
Who
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Pinball Wizard,
My Generation, all the great WHO favorites done up in blazing
bluegrass!
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Pickin' on The
Doobie Brothers
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We're takin' it
to the backroads for this tribute to the Doobies. It even has a guest
appearence by long time Doobie bassist Tyran Porter! Of course Doobie
Brother John McFee has guested on other "Pickin' On" CDs.
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Pickin' on
String Cheese Incident
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If its jamming
you want, look no further. Great versions of S.T.I. tunes bluegrass
style.
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Still Phishin'
vol 2
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Some red hot
Phish jams! It was really a blast doing this one. Weekapaug Groove
and Maze both will blow you away!
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Pickin' on
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Allstar lineup
featuring J.D. Maness (steel), Richard Greene (fiddle), Tom Ball
(harmonica), Tom Corbett (mandolin), Al diMarco (Piano) and many
more. Really a great album!
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Pickin' on
Elton John
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Captain Fantastic
in overalls and granny glasses? Maybe you should check this out!
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Breathe vol. 2
Pickin' on Dave Matthews Band
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Very interesting
versions of some very interesting music! Features Tom Ball, Gabe
Witcher, more!
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Pickin' on Led Zeppelin vol. 2
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Killer, Killer, Killer versions of your favorite Led Zeppelin stuff! "Whole Lotta Love," "Gallows Pole," plenty more. Featuring the usual "Pickin' on" suspects.
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Pickin' on Alan Jackson vol. 2
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The great honky tonk music of Alan Jackson, plus bluegrass instruments, plus great playing equals a great new Pickin' On CD! Features Tom Ball on harp and check out new fiddle sensation Buster Saticoy!
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Merry
Mountain Christmas
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Magical
music that reflects the spirit of the season with the
enchanting sounds of hammered dulcimer, harmonium, and
mandolin, along with guitar, fiddle, and
banjo. |
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