quote:Originally posted by DMD3:
Is Bob a good Bass player?
Not only is Bob a good bass player, he's an amazing musician with a natural talent for picking up any instrument and figuring out how to play it in a very short time. He also has a talent for knowing which instruments sound best together. I walked into that studio as a complete unknown. Bill Blakeney, the guy who set up the studio time, had heard my music, and Bob was just going on what Bill had told him. Bob had never heard my music, yet he was able to sit down and add a combination of bass, lead guitar, high string guitar, accordion, lap steel, drums, and somehow not steal the show. He let my singing and playing shine through and very tastefully added the backing tracks. The first time I heard the results, I was just blown away!
On top of that, he's a genuinely nice person. He's quite well-known in the music business, but there is not an ounce of conceit in his personality. I was a little concerned about being nervous during the recording session, but his friendly, unassuming nature calmed me down as soon as I met him.
Bob's bass playing is very much influenced by John Stockfish. He said as a teenager, he used to sit in his room for hours on end, playing along to Gord's records and trying to duplicate the Stockfish sound. He knows these songs note for note, and would not have a bit of trouble stepping in for Rick Haynes if he had to.
I posted a link to a couple of my songs awhile back. I'll repost it here so you can hear his talent. On the first one, City Of New Orleans, I'm strumming the D-15 and singing. Bob is playing bass, fingerpicking the high string guitar, playing lead electric guitar and drums.
On the other one, Across The Great Divide. I'm strumming and doing the fingerpicking. He's fingerpicking the high string, playing bass, accordion and drums.
Here's the link:
http://cathycowette.com/1209/cono.html
I had originally planned on only doing two or three Lightfoot songs for the CD, but once we got rolling, we couldn't stop. We'd do a Ligthfoot tune and he'd do his parts and ask, "Do you know anymore Lightfoot tunes?" Right. Do I know more Lightfoot tunes. He didn't know what he was getting himself into. The CD ended up with six Lightfoot tunes and seven by various artists. We had a heck of a lot of fun on those Lightfoot tunes!
Cathy
http://www.cathycowette.com