Cofounder of the stray cats teaches multirhythmic slapping on the acoustic upright bass. Double bassist lee rocker and king collaborated to create an affordable bass with custom attributes. Well its a rockrock rockabilly boogie a rockrock rockabilly boogie a rockrock rockabilly boogie a rockrock rockabilly boogie a rock. Lee rocker of stray cats tour dates and concert tickets. Bill haley and his comets has some of the best slap bass from the 50s. Pete covers different slap techniques, double and triple slap, bass setup, strings, pickups and a short history of rockabilly bass. Lee rocker born august 3, 1961 in long island, new york is a rockabilly double bass player. Innovation rockabilly strings were the first offering in their slap line of strings and have a distinctive black outer winding over a synthetic. But to lee rocker, one of the founding members of the 1980s neo rockabilly outfit, the stray cats, the adoration of the oldschool genre still pleases him. Just now this is a live recording from the summertime kings online gig that took place in march 2020. Lee rocker since the 1950s, when the memphisbased rockabilly sound first swept the world, the acoustic upright bass has remained its showpiece and rhythmic mainstay. Read them on a desktop, laptop, phone or tablet, and print out pages as you wish. Download only rockabilly slap bass elderly instruments.
Rockabilly slap bass playing with lee rocker jason heath. Homespun rockabilly slap bass dvd musicians friend. Apr 04, 2012 lee rocker, one of the masters of the new wave of rockabilly musicians, has made an informative and entertaining dvd that teaches the intricacies of the exciting slap bass style to players of. He is a member of the rockabilly revival band stray cats he is the son of the classical clarinetists stanley drucker the retired principal clarinetist of the new york philharmonic orchestra and naomi drucker. Rocker s demonstrations are also too fast for a beginner to follow along to. Slim jim had one snare drum, lee rocker on bass and then brian. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks youll love. Bassists like lee rocker, pete turland, keith picot of cousin harley, johnny spazz hatton and slick joe fick are keeping the tradition alive, as is our very own caroline helmeczi. Lee optimized the upright bass with jargar strings, a red anodized tailpiece and a more stripped down king magnetic pickup.
Rocker was and still is the energetic double bass player for the stray cats, the rockabilly band that soared to fame in the 1980s. Adding a contemporary punk attitude to traditional slap bass, twangy guitar and drums, the stray cats headlined famous new. Lee rocker released night train to memphis, a disc of classic rockabilly music, in 2012 in honor of his 33 years of playing music. Browse the top neo rockabilly artists to find new music. May 27, 2016 lee rocker string bass, guitar, and drum. Lee rocker, echte naam leon drucker, massapequa, new york, 3 augustus 1961 is een amerikaanse slap bassspeler. Since the 1950s the upright bass has performed a distinctive role in the rockabilly sound, a lee rocker s unique dvd gives you a closeup guide to the exciting slap technique. Rocker evolved his own style of slapbass playing with the group. Storm the embassy is a solid rocker but have nothing to do with rockabilly actually setzer played it in his previous band the bloodless pharaohs under the name boys having babies and with different lyrics. Im not putting down other rockabilly bands, but so many of them sounded great, but the lead guitarist isnt really special. He even uncased his upright for a demonstration of his slapbass technique. He is best known for his time as a member of stray cats.
Since the 1950s, the upright bass has performed a distinctive role in the rockabilly sound. Rem genre rockabilly rem date 2012 rem discid af07be0c rem comment exactaudiocopy v1. We are really proud of our content on rockabilly music and production music you should be that too. By combining plucked bass notes with the slap of the palm hitting the strings against the fingerboard, spectacular multirhythmic patterns can be created that will stop any. Lee rocker, the man whose muscular slap bass playing fueled the stray cats to the top of the.
Maybe you have a different technique that requires less work and i may be overdoing the digging in for the slap, and working way too hard. Rockabilly music grabbed me, a kid from new york, shook me, spun me round and rattled my brains. Rockabilly cd lee rocker night train to memphis 2012. Lee rocker s tutorial gives you a closeup guide to the exciting slap technique. Since the 1950s, when the memphisbased rockabilly sound first swept the world, the acoustic upright bass has remained its showpiece and. Lee rocker, one of the masters of the new wave of rockabilly musicians, has made an informative and entertaining dvd that teaches the intricacies of the exciting slap bass style to players of all levels. As a founding member of the stray cats, lees unique image and upright bass helped propel the cats to sales of more. Upright records 2012 rockabilly boogie night train to memphis slap the bass twenty flight rock wild child honey dont thats alright mamablue moon tear in my beer lonesome tears built for speed so sad all i have to do is dream. Its called, for obvious reasons, how to slap that bass. Lee rocker of the stray cats fame today has released a new selfwrittenand produced single and video, dog house shuffle, via his label upright records distributed through orchard. Just curious do other tbers manage to slap with strings as low as this. Link us through your twitter, instragram or facebook account and let the whole world know that we have the best and hottest rockabilly music. Rockabilly ability local music detroit detroit metro. Slap bass soundcamp sound font for android apk download.
See more ideas about rockabilly, double bass and bass. This video is perfect for someone looking to take up rockabilly slap bass. Rockabilly icons the stray cats celebrate 40 years of jumping and jiving with a new album, as lee rocker reflects on a lifetime of slapping the double bass. The ultralights are the best choice for 100% rockabilly players if you play other styles, the lights may be a better choice so you have better definition on the low strings. Instruments bass rock and rockabilly bass homespun. Theres a great series of five short clips on youtube, explaining most of the basic skills necessary for learning the rockabilly slap technique. The kid who plays there scott hinds is his name, i believe is quite amazing. The song is kinda political and refers to the iranian crisis and american hostages in the late 70s. Lee shows how to combine right hand techniques with blues bass lines and arpeggios, and gives valuable advice on getting the best possible sound. Rolling stone declares, lee rockers singing naturally captures the spirit of rock n roll. Sep 22, 2007 lee rocker s big bass sound he was a teenager when his band, the stray cats, had its first big hit. Lee rocker the curse of rockabilly 2005, cd discogs. In short,this video wont be beneficial to the beginner.
King doublebass lee rocker signature slap king upright bass. Includes tips on amplification, bass setup and other methods of getting the best possible sound. Lee rocker born leon drucker, august 3, 1961 is an american double bass player. If you are a stray cats fan, lee rocker fan or a musician you got to see. This informative and entertaining dvd by a rockabilly master and cofounder of the stray cats teaches the spectacular multirhythmic slapping that will stop any show. Since the 1950s the upright bass has performed a distinctive role in the rockabilly sound, a lee rockers unique dvd gives you a closeup guide to the exciting slap technique. Lee rocker, one of the masters of the new wave of rockabilly musicians, has made an informative and entertaining dvd that teaches the intricacies of the exciting slap bass. In this video lee rocker demonstrates the three different slaps used,then applies them to a couple of rockabilly bass lines. Rockabilly slap bass lesson with lee rocker youtube.
Lee rocker speaks softly and carries a big instrument. Are there videos to demonstrate the low string height slap. These days, lee rocker spends most of his time with his own group, which just released a new cd. May 23, 2007 rockabilly slap bass playing with lee rocker.
How to get a great slap bass thumb sound bass guitar lessons. No fundamentals are explained, nor are any basic scales illustrated. Nov 17, 2016 there are of course many more slap bass players, well known and obscure, who helped shape the rockabilly sound from the 50s all the way up to the present day. Order books and transcriptions in easyto download pdf form. Raw, frantic romps, driving blues and fingersnapping rockabilly impressive originals washington post. The amazing mr pink slap bass riff mark king aprender. Lee rocker shows all the techniques you will need to start playing and is very easy to follow. The historic hemet theater will be rocking to the rafters on dec. Home page of stray cat lee rocker, a rockabilly group from massapequa, new york. Even in slowmotion, i couldnt see exactly how he does it.
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