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The BluegrassAssociation of
Southern CaliforniaPO Box 10885
Canoga Park CA91309
(818) 385-5918
On line at socalbluegrassorg
Board of DirectorsHarley Tarlitz Jeffrey Fleck
Bob Cesarone Ben Weinberg Kyle Dunkin
Shaun GarrityJim SilversMike SteinDavid Volk
Nanette Weinberg
The Official eNewsletter of the Bluegrass Association of Southern California
May 2018Volume 12 No 10 This Month at BASC
BASC Bluegrass Night at VivaMonday May 21 2018 800 PM
Viva Cantina Mexican Restaurant900 Riverside Drive Burbank CA
Bluegrass Night is held at Viva Rancho Cantina Conveniently located at 900 Riverside Drive in Burbank
Free parking across the street at the bowling alley You can order off the menu which includes some of the best
Mexican food in town Beer and Margharitas are $300 each
For additional information visit the BASC Website
The CorzinesThe Corzine family in one form or another has been part of the southern California acoustic music scene for more than 30 years Festivals and contests Disneyland and Depots coffee houses and concert halls - John and Peggy Corzine have per-formed together since meeting in high school gathering a collection of some of the best bluegrass old-time country and folk music yoursquoll find Their close harmony and respectful but contemporary arrangements make for a unique blend of old and new supported by Johnrsquos guitar and Peggyrsquos bass Having spent many years away in Fort Worth TX and Portland OR John and Peggy return to southern California with a new passion for the music ndash they are joined by youngest son Cody who adds blazing flatpick guitar and that third harmony vocal that creates the coveted ldquofamily blendrdquo
In the early sixties I lived within earshot of the Ash Grove a leg-endary folk club on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood As I re-call Monday night was called ldquohoot nightrdquo and the house band was ldquoThe Country Boysrdquo When I first heard the band in mid-1962 it consisted of Clarence White on guitar Billy Ray Lathum on banjo LeRoy Mack on Dobro and playing bass was Roger Bush
In the fall of 1962 the band got the opportunity to record their first album for Briar International At that time the founder of the band Ro-land White was in the army so he did not appear on the album The pro-ducers of the record were none other than Merle Travis and Joe Maphis Merle suggested that the name of the band was too generic and some-one pointed out that Mac Wiseman was calling his band The Country Boys Since Merle was from Kentucky he suggested the band change their name to the Kentucky Colonels Late that fall I was in the audience and I could clearly see the bandrsquos excitement when they proudly showed off their new record from the stage of the Ash Grove It was called ldquoThe New Sounds of Bluegrass Americardquo and blazoned across the front cover was the bandrsquos new name The Kentucky Colonels
During this period I was trying to learn the guitar I was struck like a bolt of lightening as I watched the Clarence White perform with the band The syncopated timing of his guitar breaks as well as his smooth rhythm playing was unlike anything I had ever heard At the time I had no idea just how unique and innovative he was I only knew that he knocked
my socks off The next year I was lucky enough to be at the guitar workshop at the 1963 UCLA Folk Festival During the workshop someone raised their hand and asked Clarence where he learned his stuff He shyly responded that two of his big influences were sitting next to him on stage Joe Maphis and Doc Watson
Clarencersquos association with Joe Maphis went back to 1955 The year before the White family formed a band called The Three Little Country Boys Clarence was on guitar Roland on mandolin and Eric Jr was on tenor banjo Their sister Joanne played the bass and their father Eric Sr occasionally joined them on harmonica By the next year Joanne had dropped out and Eric Jr took over the bass duties
Things started to come together for the band when they entered and won a talent contest sponsored by radio KXLA broadcasting from Pasadena The show was the brainchild of a country radio personality named Carl Deacon Moore who called himself the Squeakinrsquo Deacon Irsquoll never forget one time I was listening to his show and the Squeakinrsquo Deacon told his radio audience that bluegrass music was ldquoas good as home cookinrsquo and short sleeve-eatinrsquordquo As a prize for winning the talent contest The Three Little Country Boys got to appear as guests on a local TV show called Ralph T Hicksrsquo County Barndance Jubilee
More than anything else the performance on the Jubilee jump-started the career of The Country Boys as the band was now calling itself Appearances on several Southern California country radio shows followed and they soon were noticed by Joe Maphis who called himself King of the Strings Joe later went on to write ldquoDim Lights Thick Smoke and Loud Loud Musicrdquo that was covered by Flatt and Scruggs Joe was a popular country music star who often performed with his wife Rose Lee along with Katie Warren who billed herself as Fiddlinrsquo Kate Joersquos trademark was his double neck electric guitar Joe took Clarence under his wing and demonstrated to Clarence how the guitar could be a powerful lead instrument
In 1963 The Kentucky Colonels played in Berkeley California at a folk club called the Cabale Creamery on San Pablo Avenue While in Berkeley the band visited with Sandy Rothman who had earlier played guitar in Bill Monroersquos band The Bluegrass Boys Rothman introduced Clarence and Roland White to Campbell Coe the owner of a music store called Campus Music that was situated a block from the UC Berkeley campus Coe was an outstanding and versatile guitar player who played both country and swing and who led a band called The Country Cousins Coe was adept at the music of Django Rinehardt and exposed both Clarence and Roland to Rinehardtrsquos music via his 78 record collection Coe gave the White brothers a reel-to-reel tape of Django Rinehardt who recorded with Stephan Grappelli and the Hot Club of Paris When they returned to Southern California Clarence mentioned to Joe Maphis that he had discovered the music of Django Rinehardt Joe readily admitted that he had learned many of his hot licks by listening to Django Rinehardtrsquos 78 records
Just as Clarence was soaking in the influences of Joe Maphis and Django Rinehardt he was profoundly affected by the music of Doc Watson In 1962 Doc made an appearance at the Ash Grove as part of an old-time band that consisted of Clarence ldquoTomrdquo Ashley on clawhammer banjo Clint Howard on rhythm guitar Fred Price on fiddle and Doc on lead and rhythm guitar Shortly after they played to a full house at the Ash Grove the band was supposed to come back several months later but they cancelled that date It might have had something to do with the fact that Ashley refused to travel by airplane With some hesitation Doc reluctantly agreed to do a solo set at the Ash Grove where he was greeted with
Clarence White and the Roots of Bluegrass Guitar in Southern California copy 2018 By Wayne Erbsen
unanimous approval This performance helped launch Docrsquos solo career On subsequent visits that Doc made to the Ash Grove Clarence was able to absorb more of Docrsquos amazing guitar playing In particular he was inspired by Docrsquos ability to play fiddle tunes like ldquoBlack Mountain Ragrdquo ldquoSoldierrsquos Joyrdquo and ldquoBeaumont Ragrdquo on the guitar
During this time Clarencersquos brother Roland was in the army so Clarence started to play more lead guitar breaks with the Kentucky Colonels In September of 1963 Roland rejoined the Kentucky Colonels after seventeen months in the service As the older brother Roland reassumed the leadership role of the band During this time Roland told me that they held rigorous rehearsals late into the night He said that they liked to practice into the wee hours when they were already bone-tired so that ldquowe could give it all we hadrdquo Rehearsing long hours paid off Each week when they performed at the Ash Grove or served as the house band for hoot night the band seemed to get tighter and tighter I think that Roland brought some of the ldquospit and polishrdquo attitude of the army to the band and it paid off in spades
Listening to Clarence play with the Colonels each week was like going to guitar college for a lot of us in the audience Therersquos no telling how many budding guitarists like myself were profoundly affected by watching and listening to this band and especially hearing Clarence on guitar Itrsquos certain that Joe Maphis Doc Watson and Django Reinhardt were Clarencersquos inspiration but it was Clarence himself who forever changed the role of the guitar in bluegrass music in California and beyond
Wayne Erbsen is the author of almost thirty instruction books and songbooks for guitar banjo fiddle and mandolin One of his newest books is Flatpicking Guitar for the Complete Ignoramus
Contact Wayne for a free catalog infonativegroundcom wwwnativegroundcom
JAMS IN TOWN
El Camino College Jam16007 Crenshaw Blvd Torrance CA 90260info barrybanjoaolcom1st Sunday 1 PM
The Soup Jam 2420 Gundry AveSignal Hill CA 90755Tuesdays 7 PM
Bluegrass Thursdays Grandview Market12210 Venice BlvdVenice Ca 900662nd Thursday - Concert with Burning Heart Blugrass 630 PM4th Thursday - Jam 7 PM
Orange County Archery18792 Brookhurst St Fountain Valley CA 1st3rd Thursday 6 PM BASC JamVincenzorsquos Newhall24505 Lyons AveNewhall CA 91321 2nd Sunday Noon
The Altadena JamCoffee Gallery2029 N Lake Altadena CA 2nd Sunday 1230 PM
BASC JamWest Valley Music Center24424 Vanowen StWest Hills 913074th Sunday 1 PM
The Bluegrass Association ofSouthern California presents
Bluegrass Jams On the Second ampFourth Sunday of
Every Month
Meets rain or shine Everyone Welcome - Join the Jam or just listen
Pickers of all skills and experience are welcome Got a question Call Jeff at 310-390-4391
Second Sundays at Vincenzorsquos Newhall Noon to 4 PM
24504 Lyons AveNewhall CA 91321
661-259-6733amp
Fourth Sundays at The West Valley Music Center 1 to 5 PM
24424 Vanowen StreetWest Hills CA 91307
818-992-4142Jeff Gold Owner
westvalleymusicsbcglobalnet
WE ARE BASCThe Bluegrass Association of Southern California Herersquos what we do The BASC Bluegrass Jams On the second and fourth Sunday of every month pickers from far and wide gather at one of Southern Cal-iforniarsquos premier bluegrass events the BASC Bluegrass Jam This jam is for pickers of all skills and experience On the second Sunday the lo-cation of the Jam is Vincenzorsquos in Newhall 24504 Lyons Ave Newhall CA 91321 On the fourth Sunday the location is the West Valley Music Center 24424 Vanowen Street West Hills CA 91307
Bluegrass Night at Viva Cantina On the third Monday of every month we provide a showcase for Southern Californiarsquos best bluegrass bands (and an occasional traveling band) at this great Burbank restaurant Admission is free and Viva Cantina serves up some of the best Ameri-can and Mexican food around and at reasonable prices
BASC eNewsletter We keep track of Southern California bluegrass jams gigs and festivals with our unique eNewsletter The eNewsletter goes out each month to all our members and friends via email and Facebook
BASC Web Site Our web site at wwwsocalbluegrassorg is a valu-able source of information about bluegrass going-ons in Southern Cal-ifornia It also has an interactive calendar where you can list your own Bluegrass events Check it out
BASC Volunteers We help people get involved in the bluegrass scene and meet a lot of nice folks as well Bring your talents energy and dreams and help us make it happen
BASC Member Bands We list all our member bands with links to their websites each month in our eNewsletter Member bands also get a chance to show their stuff to an enthusiastic audience at BASC Blue-grass Night
To Join BASC or to renew your membership see the next page
Join BASC - The Bluegrass Association of
Southern CaliforniaIts easy
Pay for your membership by check by filling out this form and mailing it and your check made out to BASC to
BASC co Ben Weinberg16799 Schoenborn StNorth Hills CA 91343
Choose one [ ] New membership (or) [ ] Renewal
One year membership[ ] Individual $2000[ ] Family $25 for two people plus $5 for each additional voting member[ ] Group $30 (bandmerchantorganization)
Name _____________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________
Member Bands
Click on the band name to check their website for
upcoming gigs
The Bluegrass GhostsThe BrombiesBurning HeartThe Devils Box Band Grasslands Hazel MountainJerusalem Stone
Bluegrass BandKeeping FireThe Miskey Mountain
BoysThe Murphy Family
BandMurphyrsquos FlawRocky Neck Bluegrass
BandSalty SuitesDavid Volk and FriendsWestern State of MindThe Wimberley
Bluegrass Band
City State __________________________________________________
Zip Code ___________________________________________________
Phone _____________________________________________________
Email ______________________________________________________
Your commentssuggestions ___________________________________
_________________________________________________________
[ ] Im willing to be an event volunteer
[ ] I have a guest room and would like to provide visiting Bluegrass musicians with meals andor housing
A NEW CD FROM
MIKE STEIN ON AMAZON amp ITUNES
SEARCH ldquoTHERErsquoS A PLACE THAT I PRAYrdquo
(COVER ART BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN FOLK ARTIST RICK HYMAN)
FIDDLE PLAYER FOR BILL EMERSON FOR 17 YEARS IN THE US NAVY BAND ldquoCOUNTRY CURRENTrdquo MIKE STEIN IS PROUD TO RELEASE HIS NEW GOSPEL CD MIKE TAKES THE ANCIENT TEXTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AND CREATES A GOSPEL
BLUEGRASS SOUND THAT INSTANTLY BONDS THE LISTENER WITH THE POETIC GRACE OF GODrsquoS WORD FEATURES BANJO GREATS PAT SAUBER AND PAT WHITE ALONG WITH JARED STEIN (FIDDLE) JUSTIN STEIN (BASS) FRED SOKOLOW
(DOBROMANDOLIN) KELLEY AND JAMIE STEIN (HARMONY)
In the early sixties I lived within earshot of the Ash Grove a leg-endary folk club on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood As I re-call Monday night was called ldquohoot nightrdquo and the house band was ldquoThe Country Boysrdquo When I first heard the band in mid-1962 it consisted of Clarence White on guitar Billy Ray Lathum on banjo LeRoy Mack on Dobro and playing bass was Roger Bush
In the fall of 1962 the band got the opportunity to record their first album for Briar International At that time the founder of the band Ro-land White was in the army so he did not appear on the album The pro-ducers of the record were none other than Merle Travis and Joe Maphis Merle suggested that the name of the band was too generic and some-one pointed out that Mac Wiseman was calling his band The Country Boys Since Merle was from Kentucky he suggested the band change their name to the Kentucky Colonels Late that fall I was in the audience and I could clearly see the bandrsquos excitement when they proudly showed off their new record from the stage of the Ash Grove It was called ldquoThe New Sounds of Bluegrass Americardquo and blazoned across the front cover was the bandrsquos new name The Kentucky Colonels
During this period I was trying to learn the guitar I was struck like a bolt of lightening as I watched the Clarence White perform with the band The syncopated timing of his guitar breaks as well as his smooth rhythm playing was unlike anything I had ever heard At the time I had no idea just how unique and innovative he was I only knew that he knocked
my socks off The next year I was lucky enough to be at the guitar workshop at the 1963 UCLA Folk Festival During the workshop someone raised their hand and asked Clarence where he learned his stuff He shyly responded that two of his big influences were sitting next to him on stage Joe Maphis and Doc Watson
Clarencersquos association with Joe Maphis went back to 1955 The year before the White family formed a band called The Three Little Country Boys Clarence was on guitar Roland on mandolin and Eric Jr was on tenor banjo Their sister Joanne played the bass and their father Eric Sr occasionally joined them on harmonica By the next year Joanne had dropped out and Eric Jr took over the bass duties
Things started to come together for the band when they entered and won a talent contest sponsored by radio KXLA broadcasting from Pasadena The show was the brainchild of a country radio personality named Carl Deacon Moore who called himself the Squeakinrsquo Deacon Irsquoll never forget one time I was listening to his show and the Squeakinrsquo Deacon told his radio audience that bluegrass music was ldquoas good as home cookinrsquo and short sleeve-eatinrsquordquo As a prize for winning the talent contest The Three Little Country Boys got to appear as guests on a local TV show called Ralph T Hicksrsquo County Barndance Jubilee
More than anything else the performance on the Jubilee jump-started the career of The Country Boys as the band was now calling itself Appearances on several Southern California country radio shows followed and they soon were noticed by Joe Maphis who called himself King of the Strings Joe later went on to write ldquoDim Lights Thick Smoke and Loud Loud Musicrdquo that was covered by Flatt and Scruggs Joe was a popular country music star who often performed with his wife Rose Lee along with Katie Warren who billed herself as Fiddlinrsquo Kate Joersquos trademark was his double neck electric guitar Joe took Clarence under his wing and demonstrated to Clarence how the guitar could be a powerful lead instrument
In 1963 The Kentucky Colonels played in Berkeley California at a folk club called the Cabale Creamery on San Pablo Avenue While in Berkeley the band visited with Sandy Rothman who had earlier played guitar in Bill Monroersquos band The Bluegrass Boys Rothman introduced Clarence and Roland White to Campbell Coe the owner of a music store called Campus Music that was situated a block from the UC Berkeley campus Coe was an outstanding and versatile guitar player who played both country and swing and who led a band called The Country Cousins Coe was adept at the music of Django Rinehardt and exposed both Clarence and Roland to Rinehardtrsquos music via his 78 record collection Coe gave the White brothers a reel-to-reel tape of Django Rinehardt who recorded with Stephan Grappelli and the Hot Club of Paris When they returned to Southern California Clarence mentioned to Joe Maphis that he had discovered the music of Django Rinehardt Joe readily admitted that he had learned many of his hot licks by listening to Django Rinehardtrsquos 78 records
Just as Clarence was soaking in the influences of Joe Maphis and Django Rinehardt he was profoundly affected by the music of Doc Watson In 1962 Doc made an appearance at the Ash Grove as part of an old-time band that consisted of Clarence ldquoTomrdquo Ashley on clawhammer banjo Clint Howard on rhythm guitar Fred Price on fiddle and Doc on lead and rhythm guitar Shortly after they played to a full house at the Ash Grove the band was supposed to come back several months later but they cancelled that date It might have had something to do with the fact that Ashley refused to travel by airplane With some hesitation Doc reluctantly agreed to do a solo set at the Ash Grove where he was greeted with
Clarence White and the Roots of Bluegrass Guitar in Southern California copy 2018 By Wayne Erbsen
unanimous approval This performance helped launch Docrsquos solo career On subsequent visits that Doc made to the Ash Grove Clarence was able to absorb more of Docrsquos amazing guitar playing In particular he was inspired by Docrsquos ability to play fiddle tunes like ldquoBlack Mountain Ragrdquo ldquoSoldierrsquos Joyrdquo and ldquoBeaumont Ragrdquo on the guitar
During this time Clarencersquos brother Roland was in the army so Clarence started to play more lead guitar breaks with the Kentucky Colonels In September of 1963 Roland rejoined the Kentucky Colonels after seventeen months in the service As the older brother Roland reassumed the leadership role of the band During this time Roland told me that they held rigorous rehearsals late into the night He said that they liked to practice into the wee hours when they were already bone-tired so that ldquowe could give it all we hadrdquo Rehearsing long hours paid off Each week when they performed at the Ash Grove or served as the house band for hoot night the band seemed to get tighter and tighter I think that Roland brought some of the ldquospit and polishrdquo attitude of the army to the band and it paid off in spades
Listening to Clarence play with the Colonels each week was like going to guitar college for a lot of us in the audience Therersquos no telling how many budding guitarists like myself were profoundly affected by watching and listening to this band and especially hearing Clarence on guitar Itrsquos certain that Joe Maphis Doc Watson and Django Reinhardt were Clarencersquos inspiration but it was Clarence himself who forever changed the role of the guitar in bluegrass music in California and beyond
Wayne Erbsen is the author of almost thirty instruction books and songbooks for guitar banjo fiddle and mandolin One of his newest books is Flatpicking Guitar for the Complete Ignoramus
Contact Wayne for a free catalog infonativegroundcom wwwnativegroundcom
JAMS IN TOWN
El Camino College Jam16007 Crenshaw Blvd Torrance CA 90260info barrybanjoaolcom1st Sunday 1 PM
The Soup Jam 2420 Gundry AveSignal Hill CA 90755Tuesdays 7 PM
Bluegrass Thursdays Grandview Market12210 Venice BlvdVenice Ca 900662nd Thursday - Concert with Burning Heart Blugrass 630 PM4th Thursday - Jam 7 PM
Orange County Archery18792 Brookhurst St Fountain Valley CA 1st3rd Thursday 6 PM BASC JamVincenzorsquos Newhall24505 Lyons AveNewhall CA 91321 2nd Sunday Noon
The Altadena JamCoffee Gallery2029 N Lake Altadena CA 2nd Sunday 1230 PM
BASC JamWest Valley Music Center24424 Vanowen StWest Hills 913074th Sunday 1 PM
The Bluegrass Association ofSouthern California presents
Bluegrass Jams On the Second ampFourth Sunday of
Every Month
Meets rain or shine Everyone Welcome - Join the Jam or just listen
Pickers of all skills and experience are welcome Got a question Call Jeff at 310-390-4391
Second Sundays at Vincenzorsquos Newhall Noon to 4 PM
24504 Lyons AveNewhall CA 91321
661-259-6733amp
Fourth Sundays at The West Valley Music Center 1 to 5 PM
24424 Vanowen StreetWest Hills CA 91307
818-992-4142Jeff Gold Owner
westvalleymusicsbcglobalnet
WE ARE BASCThe Bluegrass Association of Southern California Herersquos what we do The BASC Bluegrass Jams On the second and fourth Sunday of every month pickers from far and wide gather at one of Southern Cal-iforniarsquos premier bluegrass events the BASC Bluegrass Jam This jam is for pickers of all skills and experience On the second Sunday the lo-cation of the Jam is Vincenzorsquos in Newhall 24504 Lyons Ave Newhall CA 91321 On the fourth Sunday the location is the West Valley Music Center 24424 Vanowen Street West Hills CA 91307
Bluegrass Night at Viva Cantina On the third Monday of every month we provide a showcase for Southern Californiarsquos best bluegrass bands (and an occasional traveling band) at this great Burbank restaurant Admission is free and Viva Cantina serves up some of the best Ameri-can and Mexican food around and at reasonable prices
BASC eNewsletter We keep track of Southern California bluegrass jams gigs and festivals with our unique eNewsletter The eNewsletter goes out each month to all our members and friends via email and Facebook
BASC Web Site Our web site at wwwsocalbluegrassorg is a valu-able source of information about bluegrass going-ons in Southern Cal-ifornia It also has an interactive calendar where you can list your own Bluegrass events Check it out
BASC Volunteers We help people get involved in the bluegrass scene and meet a lot of nice folks as well Bring your talents energy and dreams and help us make it happen
BASC Member Bands We list all our member bands with links to their websites each month in our eNewsletter Member bands also get a chance to show their stuff to an enthusiastic audience at BASC Blue-grass Night
To Join BASC or to renew your membership see the next page
Join BASC - The Bluegrass Association of
Southern CaliforniaIts easy
Pay for your membership by check by filling out this form and mailing it and your check made out to BASC to
BASC co Ben Weinberg16799 Schoenborn StNorth Hills CA 91343
Choose one [ ] New membership (or) [ ] Renewal
One year membership[ ] Individual $2000[ ] Family $25 for two people plus $5 for each additional voting member[ ] Group $30 (bandmerchantorganization)
Name _____________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________
Member Bands
Click on the band name to check their website for
upcoming gigs
The Bluegrass GhostsThe BrombiesBurning HeartThe Devils Box Band Grasslands Hazel MountainJerusalem Stone
Bluegrass BandKeeping FireThe Miskey Mountain
BoysThe Murphy Family
BandMurphyrsquos FlawRocky Neck Bluegrass
BandSalty SuitesDavid Volk and FriendsWestern State of MindThe Wimberley
Bluegrass Band
City State __________________________________________________
Zip Code ___________________________________________________
Phone _____________________________________________________
Email ______________________________________________________
Your commentssuggestions ___________________________________
_________________________________________________________
[ ] Im willing to be an event volunteer
[ ] I have a guest room and would like to provide visiting Bluegrass musicians with meals andor housing
A NEW CD FROM
MIKE STEIN ON AMAZON amp ITUNES
SEARCH ldquoTHERErsquoS A PLACE THAT I PRAYrdquo
(COVER ART BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN FOLK ARTIST RICK HYMAN)
FIDDLE PLAYER FOR BILL EMERSON FOR 17 YEARS IN THE US NAVY BAND ldquoCOUNTRY CURRENTrdquo MIKE STEIN IS PROUD TO RELEASE HIS NEW GOSPEL CD MIKE TAKES THE ANCIENT TEXTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AND CREATES A GOSPEL
BLUEGRASS SOUND THAT INSTANTLY BONDS THE LISTENER WITH THE POETIC GRACE OF GODrsquoS WORD FEATURES BANJO GREATS PAT SAUBER AND PAT WHITE ALONG WITH JARED STEIN (FIDDLE) JUSTIN STEIN (BASS) FRED SOKOLOW
(DOBROMANDOLIN) KELLEY AND JAMIE STEIN (HARMONY)
unanimous approval This performance helped launch Docrsquos solo career On subsequent visits that Doc made to the Ash Grove Clarence was able to absorb more of Docrsquos amazing guitar playing In particular he was inspired by Docrsquos ability to play fiddle tunes like ldquoBlack Mountain Ragrdquo ldquoSoldierrsquos Joyrdquo and ldquoBeaumont Ragrdquo on the guitar
During this time Clarencersquos brother Roland was in the army so Clarence started to play more lead guitar breaks with the Kentucky Colonels In September of 1963 Roland rejoined the Kentucky Colonels after seventeen months in the service As the older brother Roland reassumed the leadership role of the band During this time Roland told me that they held rigorous rehearsals late into the night He said that they liked to practice into the wee hours when they were already bone-tired so that ldquowe could give it all we hadrdquo Rehearsing long hours paid off Each week when they performed at the Ash Grove or served as the house band for hoot night the band seemed to get tighter and tighter I think that Roland brought some of the ldquospit and polishrdquo attitude of the army to the band and it paid off in spades
Listening to Clarence play with the Colonels each week was like going to guitar college for a lot of us in the audience Therersquos no telling how many budding guitarists like myself were profoundly affected by watching and listening to this band and especially hearing Clarence on guitar Itrsquos certain that Joe Maphis Doc Watson and Django Reinhardt were Clarencersquos inspiration but it was Clarence himself who forever changed the role of the guitar in bluegrass music in California and beyond
Wayne Erbsen is the author of almost thirty instruction books and songbooks for guitar banjo fiddle and mandolin One of his newest books is Flatpicking Guitar for the Complete Ignoramus
Contact Wayne for a free catalog infonativegroundcom wwwnativegroundcom
JAMS IN TOWN
El Camino College Jam16007 Crenshaw Blvd Torrance CA 90260info barrybanjoaolcom1st Sunday 1 PM
The Soup Jam 2420 Gundry AveSignal Hill CA 90755Tuesdays 7 PM
Bluegrass Thursdays Grandview Market12210 Venice BlvdVenice Ca 900662nd Thursday - Concert with Burning Heart Blugrass 630 PM4th Thursday - Jam 7 PM
Orange County Archery18792 Brookhurst St Fountain Valley CA 1st3rd Thursday 6 PM BASC JamVincenzorsquos Newhall24505 Lyons AveNewhall CA 91321 2nd Sunday Noon
The Altadena JamCoffee Gallery2029 N Lake Altadena CA 2nd Sunday 1230 PM
BASC JamWest Valley Music Center24424 Vanowen StWest Hills 913074th Sunday 1 PM
The Bluegrass Association ofSouthern California presents
Bluegrass Jams On the Second ampFourth Sunday of
Every Month
Meets rain or shine Everyone Welcome - Join the Jam or just listen
Pickers of all skills and experience are welcome Got a question Call Jeff at 310-390-4391
Second Sundays at Vincenzorsquos Newhall Noon to 4 PM
24504 Lyons AveNewhall CA 91321
661-259-6733amp
Fourth Sundays at The West Valley Music Center 1 to 5 PM
24424 Vanowen StreetWest Hills CA 91307
818-992-4142Jeff Gold Owner
westvalleymusicsbcglobalnet
WE ARE BASCThe Bluegrass Association of Southern California Herersquos what we do The BASC Bluegrass Jams On the second and fourth Sunday of every month pickers from far and wide gather at one of Southern Cal-iforniarsquos premier bluegrass events the BASC Bluegrass Jam This jam is for pickers of all skills and experience On the second Sunday the lo-cation of the Jam is Vincenzorsquos in Newhall 24504 Lyons Ave Newhall CA 91321 On the fourth Sunday the location is the West Valley Music Center 24424 Vanowen Street West Hills CA 91307
Bluegrass Night at Viva Cantina On the third Monday of every month we provide a showcase for Southern Californiarsquos best bluegrass bands (and an occasional traveling band) at this great Burbank restaurant Admission is free and Viva Cantina serves up some of the best Ameri-can and Mexican food around and at reasonable prices
BASC eNewsletter We keep track of Southern California bluegrass jams gigs and festivals with our unique eNewsletter The eNewsletter goes out each month to all our members and friends via email and Facebook
BASC Web Site Our web site at wwwsocalbluegrassorg is a valu-able source of information about bluegrass going-ons in Southern Cal-ifornia It also has an interactive calendar where you can list your own Bluegrass events Check it out
BASC Volunteers We help people get involved in the bluegrass scene and meet a lot of nice folks as well Bring your talents energy and dreams and help us make it happen
BASC Member Bands We list all our member bands with links to their websites each month in our eNewsletter Member bands also get a chance to show their stuff to an enthusiastic audience at BASC Blue-grass Night
To Join BASC or to renew your membership see the next page
Join BASC - The Bluegrass Association of
Southern CaliforniaIts easy
Pay for your membership by check by filling out this form and mailing it and your check made out to BASC to
BASC co Ben Weinberg16799 Schoenborn StNorth Hills CA 91343
Choose one [ ] New membership (or) [ ] Renewal
One year membership[ ] Individual $2000[ ] Family $25 for two people plus $5 for each additional voting member[ ] Group $30 (bandmerchantorganization)
Name _____________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________
Member Bands
Click on the band name to check their website for
upcoming gigs
The Bluegrass GhostsThe BrombiesBurning HeartThe Devils Box Band Grasslands Hazel MountainJerusalem Stone
Bluegrass BandKeeping FireThe Miskey Mountain
BoysThe Murphy Family
BandMurphyrsquos FlawRocky Neck Bluegrass
BandSalty SuitesDavid Volk and FriendsWestern State of MindThe Wimberley
Bluegrass Band
City State __________________________________________________
Zip Code ___________________________________________________
Phone _____________________________________________________
Email ______________________________________________________
Your commentssuggestions ___________________________________
_________________________________________________________
[ ] Im willing to be an event volunteer
[ ] I have a guest room and would like to provide visiting Bluegrass musicians with meals andor housing
A NEW CD FROM
MIKE STEIN ON AMAZON amp ITUNES
SEARCH ldquoTHERErsquoS A PLACE THAT I PRAYrdquo
(COVER ART BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN FOLK ARTIST RICK HYMAN)
FIDDLE PLAYER FOR BILL EMERSON FOR 17 YEARS IN THE US NAVY BAND ldquoCOUNTRY CURRENTrdquo MIKE STEIN IS PROUD TO RELEASE HIS NEW GOSPEL CD MIKE TAKES THE ANCIENT TEXTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AND CREATES A GOSPEL
BLUEGRASS SOUND THAT INSTANTLY BONDS THE LISTENER WITH THE POETIC GRACE OF GODrsquoS WORD FEATURES BANJO GREATS PAT SAUBER AND PAT WHITE ALONG WITH JARED STEIN (FIDDLE) JUSTIN STEIN (BASS) FRED SOKOLOW
(DOBROMANDOLIN) KELLEY AND JAMIE STEIN (HARMONY)
JAMS IN TOWN
El Camino College Jam16007 Crenshaw Blvd Torrance CA 90260info barrybanjoaolcom1st Sunday 1 PM
The Soup Jam 2420 Gundry AveSignal Hill CA 90755Tuesdays 7 PM
Bluegrass Thursdays Grandview Market12210 Venice BlvdVenice Ca 900662nd Thursday - Concert with Burning Heart Blugrass 630 PM4th Thursday - Jam 7 PM
Orange County Archery18792 Brookhurst St Fountain Valley CA 1st3rd Thursday 6 PM BASC JamVincenzorsquos Newhall24505 Lyons AveNewhall CA 91321 2nd Sunday Noon
The Altadena JamCoffee Gallery2029 N Lake Altadena CA 2nd Sunday 1230 PM
BASC JamWest Valley Music Center24424 Vanowen StWest Hills 913074th Sunday 1 PM
The Bluegrass Association ofSouthern California presents
Bluegrass Jams On the Second ampFourth Sunday of
Every Month
Meets rain or shine Everyone Welcome - Join the Jam or just listen
Pickers of all skills and experience are welcome Got a question Call Jeff at 310-390-4391
Second Sundays at Vincenzorsquos Newhall Noon to 4 PM
24504 Lyons AveNewhall CA 91321
661-259-6733amp
Fourth Sundays at The West Valley Music Center 1 to 5 PM
24424 Vanowen StreetWest Hills CA 91307
818-992-4142Jeff Gold Owner
westvalleymusicsbcglobalnet
WE ARE BASCThe Bluegrass Association of Southern California Herersquos what we do The BASC Bluegrass Jams On the second and fourth Sunday of every month pickers from far and wide gather at one of Southern Cal-iforniarsquos premier bluegrass events the BASC Bluegrass Jam This jam is for pickers of all skills and experience On the second Sunday the lo-cation of the Jam is Vincenzorsquos in Newhall 24504 Lyons Ave Newhall CA 91321 On the fourth Sunday the location is the West Valley Music Center 24424 Vanowen Street West Hills CA 91307
Bluegrass Night at Viva Cantina On the third Monday of every month we provide a showcase for Southern Californiarsquos best bluegrass bands (and an occasional traveling band) at this great Burbank restaurant Admission is free and Viva Cantina serves up some of the best Ameri-can and Mexican food around and at reasonable prices
BASC eNewsletter We keep track of Southern California bluegrass jams gigs and festivals with our unique eNewsletter The eNewsletter goes out each month to all our members and friends via email and Facebook
BASC Web Site Our web site at wwwsocalbluegrassorg is a valu-able source of information about bluegrass going-ons in Southern Cal-ifornia It also has an interactive calendar where you can list your own Bluegrass events Check it out
BASC Volunteers We help people get involved in the bluegrass scene and meet a lot of nice folks as well Bring your talents energy and dreams and help us make it happen
BASC Member Bands We list all our member bands with links to their websites each month in our eNewsletter Member bands also get a chance to show their stuff to an enthusiastic audience at BASC Blue-grass Night
To Join BASC or to renew your membership see the next page
Join BASC - The Bluegrass Association of
Southern CaliforniaIts easy
Pay for your membership by check by filling out this form and mailing it and your check made out to BASC to
BASC co Ben Weinberg16799 Schoenborn StNorth Hills CA 91343
Choose one [ ] New membership (or) [ ] Renewal
One year membership[ ] Individual $2000[ ] Family $25 for two people plus $5 for each additional voting member[ ] Group $30 (bandmerchantorganization)
Name _____________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________
Member Bands
Click on the band name to check their website for
upcoming gigs
The Bluegrass GhostsThe BrombiesBurning HeartThe Devils Box Band Grasslands Hazel MountainJerusalem Stone
Bluegrass BandKeeping FireThe Miskey Mountain
BoysThe Murphy Family
BandMurphyrsquos FlawRocky Neck Bluegrass
BandSalty SuitesDavid Volk and FriendsWestern State of MindThe Wimberley
Bluegrass Band
City State __________________________________________________
Zip Code ___________________________________________________
Phone _____________________________________________________
Email ______________________________________________________
Your commentssuggestions ___________________________________
_________________________________________________________
[ ] Im willing to be an event volunteer
[ ] I have a guest room and would like to provide visiting Bluegrass musicians with meals andor housing
A NEW CD FROM
MIKE STEIN ON AMAZON amp ITUNES
SEARCH ldquoTHERErsquoS A PLACE THAT I PRAYrdquo
(COVER ART BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN FOLK ARTIST RICK HYMAN)
FIDDLE PLAYER FOR BILL EMERSON FOR 17 YEARS IN THE US NAVY BAND ldquoCOUNTRY CURRENTrdquo MIKE STEIN IS PROUD TO RELEASE HIS NEW GOSPEL CD MIKE TAKES THE ANCIENT TEXTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AND CREATES A GOSPEL
BLUEGRASS SOUND THAT INSTANTLY BONDS THE LISTENER WITH THE POETIC GRACE OF GODrsquoS WORD FEATURES BANJO GREATS PAT SAUBER AND PAT WHITE ALONG WITH JARED STEIN (FIDDLE) JUSTIN STEIN (BASS) FRED SOKOLOW
(DOBROMANDOLIN) KELLEY AND JAMIE STEIN (HARMONY)
WE ARE BASCThe Bluegrass Association of Southern California Herersquos what we do The BASC Bluegrass Jams On the second and fourth Sunday of every month pickers from far and wide gather at one of Southern Cal-iforniarsquos premier bluegrass events the BASC Bluegrass Jam This jam is for pickers of all skills and experience On the second Sunday the lo-cation of the Jam is Vincenzorsquos in Newhall 24504 Lyons Ave Newhall CA 91321 On the fourth Sunday the location is the West Valley Music Center 24424 Vanowen Street West Hills CA 91307
Bluegrass Night at Viva Cantina On the third Monday of every month we provide a showcase for Southern Californiarsquos best bluegrass bands (and an occasional traveling band) at this great Burbank restaurant Admission is free and Viva Cantina serves up some of the best Ameri-can and Mexican food around and at reasonable prices
BASC eNewsletter We keep track of Southern California bluegrass jams gigs and festivals with our unique eNewsletter The eNewsletter goes out each month to all our members and friends via email and Facebook
BASC Web Site Our web site at wwwsocalbluegrassorg is a valu-able source of information about bluegrass going-ons in Southern Cal-ifornia It also has an interactive calendar where you can list your own Bluegrass events Check it out
BASC Volunteers We help people get involved in the bluegrass scene and meet a lot of nice folks as well Bring your talents energy and dreams and help us make it happen
BASC Member Bands We list all our member bands with links to their websites each month in our eNewsletter Member bands also get a chance to show their stuff to an enthusiastic audience at BASC Blue-grass Night
To Join BASC or to renew your membership see the next page
Join BASC - The Bluegrass Association of
Southern CaliforniaIts easy
Pay for your membership by check by filling out this form and mailing it and your check made out to BASC to
BASC co Ben Weinberg16799 Schoenborn StNorth Hills CA 91343
Choose one [ ] New membership (or) [ ] Renewal
One year membership[ ] Individual $2000[ ] Family $25 for two people plus $5 for each additional voting member[ ] Group $30 (bandmerchantorganization)
Name _____________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________
Member Bands
Click on the band name to check their website for
upcoming gigs
The Bluegrass GhostsThe BrombiesBurning HeartThe Devils Box Band Grasslands Hazel MountainJerusalem Stone
Bluegrass BandKeeping FireThe Miskey Mountain
BoysThe Murphy Family
BandMurphyrsquos FlawRocky Neck Bluegrass
BandSalty SuitesDavid Volk and FriendsWestern State of MindThe Wimberley
Bluegrass Band
City State __________________________________________________
Zip Code ___________________________________________________
Phone _____________________________________________________
Email ______________________________________________________
Your commentssuggestions ___________________________________
_________________________________________________________
[ ] Im willing to be an event volunteer
[ ] I have a guest room and would like to provide visiting Bluegrass musicians with meals andor housing
A NEW CD FROM
MIKE STEIN ON AMAZON amp ITUNES
SEARCH ldquoTHERErsquoS A PLACE THAT I PRAYrdquo
(COVER ART BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN FOLK ARTIST RICK HYMAN)
FIDDLE PLAYER FOR BILL EMERSON FOR 17 YEARS IN THE US NAVY BAND ldquoCOUNTRY CURRENTrdquo MIKE STEIN IS PROUD TO RELEASE HIS NEW GOSPEL CD MIKE TAKES THE ANCIENT TEXTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AND CREATES A GOSPEL
BLUEGRASS SOUND THAT INSTANTLY BONDS THE LISTENER WITH THE POETIC GRACE OF GODrsquoS WORD FEATURES BANJO GREATS PAT SAUBER AND PAT WHITE ALONG WITH JARED STEIN (FIDDLE) JUSTIN STEIN (BASS) FRED SOKOLOW
(DOBROMANDOLIN) KELLEY AND JAMIE STEIN (HARMONY)
Join BASC - The Bluegrass Association of
Southern CaliforniaIts easy
Pay for your membership by check by filling out this form and mailing it and your check made out to BASC to
BASC co Ben Weinberg16799 Schoenborn StNorth Hills CA 91343
Choose one [ ] New membership (or) [ ] Renewal
One year membership[ ] Individual $2000[ ] Family $25 for two people plus $5 for each additional voting member[ ] Group $30 (bandmerchantorganization)
Name _____________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________
Member Bands
Click on the band name to check their website for
upcoming gigs
The Bluegrass GhostsThe BrombiesBurning HeartThe Devils Box Band Grasslands Hazel MountainJerusalem Stone
Bluegrass BandKeeping FireThe Miskey Mountain
BoysThe Murphy Family
BandMurphyrsquos FlawRocky Neck Bluegrass
BandSalty SuitesDavid Volk and FriendsWestern State of MindThe Wimberley
Bluegrass Band
City State __________________________________________________
Zip Code ___________________________________________________
Phone _____________________________________________________
Email ______________________________________________________
Your commentssuggestions ___________________________________
_________________________________________________________
[ ] Im willing to be an event volunteer
[ ] I have a guest room and would like to provide visiting Bluegrass musicians with meals andor housing
A NEW CD FROM
MIKE STEIN ON AMAZON amp ITUNES
SEARCH ldquoTHERErsquoS A PLACE THAT I PRAYrdquo
(COVER ART BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN FOLK ARTIST RICK HYMAN)
FIDDLE PLAYER FOR BILL EMERSON FOR 17 YEARS IN THE US NAVY BAND ldquoCOUNTRY CURRENTrdquo MIKE STEIN IS PROUD TO RELEASE HIS NEW GOSPEL CD MIKE TAKES THE ANCIENT TEXTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AND CREATES A GOSPEL
BLUEGRASS SOUND THAT INSTANTLY BONDS THE LISTENER WITH THE POETIC GRACE OF GODrsquoS WORD FEATURES BANJO GREATS PAT SAUBER AND PAT WHITE ALONG WITH JARED STEIN (FIDDLE) JUSTIN STEIN (BASS) FRED SOKOLOW
(DOBROMANDOLIN) KELLEY AND JAMIE STEIN (HARMONY)
A NEW CD FROM
MIKE STEIN ON AMAZON amp ITUNES
SEARCH ldquoTHERErsquoS A PLACE THAT I PRAYrdquo
(COVER ART BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN FOLK ARTIST RICK HYMAN)
FIDDLE PLAYER FOR BILL EMERSON FOR 17 YEARS IN THE US NAVY BAND ldquoCOUNTRY CURRENTrdquo MIKE STEIN IS PROUD TO RELEASE HIS NEW GOSPEL CD MIKE TAKES THE ANCIENT TEXTS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AND CREATES A GOSPEL
BLUEGRASS SOUND THAT INSTANTLY BONDS THE LISTENER WITH THE POETIC GRACE OF GODrsquoS WORD FEATURES BANJO GREATS PAT SAUBER AND PAT WHITE ALONG WITH JARED STEIN (FIDDLE) JUSTIN STEIN (BASS) FRED SOKOLOW
(DOBROMANDOLIN) KELLEY AND JAMIE STEIN (HARMONY)
