lighthead2toe
06-19-2008, 12:00 AM
Since we lost
Red Shea I've been trying to go out there and find what's available anywhere his presence turns up as I'm convinced that it's still part of the mourning process. I didn't even know him but in some understandable way I was drawn sort of "next door" to him as an admirer of how he understood Gord's composing style and what he did with it to make it work so well. He was such a big part of what made the Lightfoot sound and I was there when he came into the band and was forever in awe of what he continuously churned out as being a significant part of the creative process of what would eventually become "Gord's Gold." That memory lives on and I am a very lucky man to have been there to experience that wonderful era. But I just had to get that out before the reason for this post came about. Sorry, I don't know to do paragraphs. On the you tube video of "For Loving Me" I read through the commentary and the question of who the musicians were came up. I answered and although I didn't hesitate to state that it was Red Shea on the lead guitar, I went through my collection of stats and zeroed in on a young Rick Haynes as being the bass player on that video. That's the answer I gave but I would like to ask that others here take a look at this video and share their views as well because an inquiry came back to me for confirmation. Many Thanks. Ron J.
Red Shea I've been trying to go out there and find what's available anywhere his presence turns up as I'm convinced that it's still part of the mourning process. I didn't even know him but in some understandable way I was drawn sort of "next door" to him as an admirer of how he understood Gord's composing style and what he did with it to make it work so well. He was such a big part of what made the Lightfoot sound and I was there when he came into the band and was forever in awe of what he continuously churned out as being a significant part of the creative process of what would eventually become "Gord's Gold." That memory lives on and I am a very lucky man to have been there to experience that wonderful era. But I just had to get that out before the reason for this post came about. Sorry, I don't know to do paragraphs. On the you tube video of "For Loving Me" I read through the commentary and the question of who the musicians were came up. I answered and although I didn't hesitate to state that it was Red Shea on the lead guitar, I went through my collection of stats and zeroed in on a young Rick Haynes as being the bass player on that video. That's the answer I gave but I would like to ask that others here take a look at this video and share their views as well because an inquiry came back to me for confirmation. Many Thanks. Ron J.