lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 19/03/2013 : 14:40:45
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JASON ISBELL & The 400 Unit Yeah...read the guitars & equipment entry at the end! Cool stuff!
A nice tribute..of sorts to a fave....
THE BAND!
"Danko/Manuel" by Jason Isbell
Some nice roots music from Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit...a great songwriter and respected guitarist.
I have his "Live From Alabama" LP (he's from Muscle Shoals-a whole different music movement way down there nowadays--roots/country/rock).
"Danko/Manuel"....live with The 400 Unit band...the video from his "Live In Alabama" album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96nDNh5VA4g
"Danko/Manuel"...Jason & Ryan Adams live acoustic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BVAP63Wp50
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Jason Isbell (born February 1, 1979) is a singer, songwriter, self proclaimed Cracker Barrel connoisseur, and guitarist from Greenhill, Alabama, near Muscle Shoals.
An eighth-generation Alabamian, his family settled in the state prior to Statehood (1819). His great-great-grandmother, Mrs. William C. Isbell, was named Alabama but called Bamma. His ninth- and tenth-great-grandfathers, Zachariah Isbell Sr. and Jr., fought at the Battle of Kings Mountain in the Revolutionary War and Zachariah Sr. was one of the founders of Tennessee.[citation needed]
Almost all of Isbell's family, except his parents, were musicians, and his father was an avid music listener.[3] After some work as a songwriter, in 2001, Isbell joined the rock band Drive-By Truckers while they toured in support of their album Southern Rock Opera.[4] Isbell recorded and wrote with the Truckers for their next three albums, and for most of this time was married to Shonna Tucker, who joined the band as a bassist after Isbell. The two later divorced.[2]
On April 5, 2007, Isbell announced that he was no longer a member of Drive-By Truckers. The following day, Patterson Hood confirmed the break on the band's official site. In his letter to the fans, Hood described the parting of ways as "amicable" and expressed the hope that fans would continue to support Drive-By Truckers as well as Jason's solo efforts.
Jason Isbell released his first solo album, Sirens of the Ditch, on July 10, 2007.
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit's eponymous album was released on February 17, 2009, on Lightning Rod Records. Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit is Isbell's second solo release and his first release with his band The 400 Unit. Matt Pence of Centro-Matic serves as co-producer, drummer and engineer.
Isbell and the 400 Unit released their second album, Here We Rest, on April 12, 2011, on Lightning Rod Records. The album was produced and recorded by the band themselves.
In the Spring 2012, Isbell supported singer-songwriter Ryan Adams on the latter's acoustic European tour.
Emergence of the 400 Unit
The "400 Unit" was the former colloquial name of the psychiatric ward of Florence, Alabama's Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital, which is now named the Behavioral Health Center, or One North, and is located on the hospital's first floor.
Discography
* Sirens of the Ditch (2007) * Live at Twist & Shout 11.16.07 (2008) * Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit (2009) * Here We Rest (2011)[6] * Live from Alabama (2012)
Guitar Equipment Guitars
* Duesenberg Starplayer TV Goldtop * Fender Stratocaster * First Act Custom Delgada w/ Bigsby * First Act Custom Delia LS w/ Bigsby * First Act Delia LS (standard fixed-bridge version) * Gibson Les Paul Standard * Gibson ES-335 * Reverend Buckshot * Reverend Flatroc w/ Les Trem * Harmony Archtop [7]
Amps
* Sommatone Roaring 40 2x12 Combo
Other Gear
* Marion Henry Guitar Pedals * Mr. B's Bottleneck Guitar Slides * POG electro-harmonix octave generator; * ZVex Box of Rock overdrive, Analog.man [9]
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Edited by - lemonade kid on 19/03/2013 14:50:38 |
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