After You've Gone Chet Atkins and Suzy Bogguss

Not really sure whether I love this rendition because it's done so well or because of Suzy

What Yamaha style would you use for this?

Hi Stephen:

Lovely voice and great music....

I would use Manhatten Swing and slow the bpm to 140 and use the guitar/fiddle (1/4) on the ots...........pose

French Swing....

That's the kind of Country I like.
Beautiful voice and beautiful lady as well.

The fiddle is sure a veratile instrument..
I would like to hear that song done on arranger...please post when you get it done.

Wow what a band! Johnny Gimble on fiddle, Chet on guitar and Russ' friend Steve Wariner playing harmony parts with Chet.
Not to mention Suzy. Wonder what happened to her? She coulda had ME when she was younger.
DonM

Poz, Nice to hear from you! Hope you're enjoying your T4. I'll give Manhattan Swing a try. Bill thanks I'll try French Swing too.

Lee, ditto to your comments. At some point I will post the tune.

Don, All I can say is oh Suzy oh what a girl.

Suzy Bogguss Story Wikipedia

So Russ great Steve is a friend of yours, but ya ever meet Suzy

Don't know if she could have 'handled' you, Don

Stephen, Steve has a relative that lives in the Merrick apartments n Lexington. They're on an old horse farm. the original farm house is now the Merrick inn; most think the finest dine dining place in Lexington. I worked the patio for 14 years. the owner was always coming up and saying "Steve" really liked that solo (I played nylon string-lots of tunes like the ones I posted last week)". Finally, I asked ":Steve who"?

The guy is modest, kind, and forgot more than I'll ever be able to play.


Russ Lay

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The guy is modest, kind, and forgot more than I'll ever be able to play.


Russ Lay [/quote]

Now that is modest!! Thanks for sharing that info

Russ is the one being modest. I know Steve Wariner has enlisted Russ to play on some of his recordings.
DonM

After trying out the styles suggested by Poz and Bill, I tried using the Quickstep style, second and third variation, and to me, it sounded like the right one to use. Give it a try and let me know what you guys think.

Gary

Gary, I tried both styles last night, both work for the tune. I will give the Quickstep a try, that may have more the feel I was looking for. Thanks

Don not sure you read a post I wrote a couple of weeks ago.........but here goes anyway. When I first joined SZ, Russ called me to welcome me to SZ, he also said he wasn't really a very talented musician. I knew at the time he was being modest, I just didn't buy his story............. Then fast forward to a couple weeks ago when he uploaded "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life." That proved he's way too modest.

Steve:

Interesting what each of us choose. I have Gary's quick step in use for this song in my senior gig reg's. I played it for years on the guitar with a band more as french swing/or/gypsy swing, and also played it on banjo in the banjo club as New Orleans dixieland.

Probably half a dozen styles that will work.

Gave you the one I though closest (just a tad different)to match layed back Mr. smooth chet.

Hope you fine one you like..cheers guys

POZ,

Interesting on versions and styles. Recently I've heard 3 versions of this tune, Chet and Suzy's is the one I preferred, but here's the 2 others one by Wynton Marsalis and the other played by Harry Connick Jr's way, each are as different as the day is long.

Wynton Marsalis After You've Gone

Harry Connick's Style

I've played around with it this morning...

I have a French Jazz Style on the T2 at 96 bpm...

Its a pretty cool tune...

What a great version of this song ...

Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of a lot of today's country music ... "that being said" ... I couldn't help but be amazed at the simplicity with which this song - and group - was presented, in contrast with the vocal and choreographic presentations of today's artists ... just a sign of the times, no doubt ...
Speaking of choreography, with his two left feet, it's a good thing Chet plays a mean guitar
... and there is NOTHING 'bogus' about Suzy

By the way, some of the other you-tube clips are pretty nice too ...

Bill, I found last night that slower on the French Swing was better, I played the one you suggested at 105 BPM.

Tony, I've become a more a country fan than I ever was. My wife whose roots are in South Carolina has always loved country. I guess after 20 plus years, it's rubbed off. I'm with you that delivery by Chet and Suzzy, smooth and relaxed.

I settled in around 96, which should be a great dance tempo...