Doyle Dykes knew exactly where he wanted to be a musician. He was playing guitar in a church revival in Jacksonville,
Florida, at 11 years of age.“My family was very musical.” Said levees. "I was raised in the church, so our lives pretty much revolved around that, my grandfather was our choir director My father was a guitarist ...
"I learned to play in church, and when I really became a Christian, that's when you just sort of click that I wanted to do something in life that was meaningful and, you know, you return something and that's when he got really guitar to the forefront in my life and it has always done.”
He chose wisely, and Thursday Bakersfield audiences will have the opportunity to discover why when the levees performed in the increasingly impressive series American Guitar Masters in Sound Recording.
After seeing another guitarist using the technique of banjo -playing on a guitar, play Dykes became the lead guitar style - that has dominated in recent years: the guitar as an orchestra much in line with greats like Leo Kottke and Chet Atkins.
An accomplished guitarist and revered, Dams spends much of his time traveling from his home base in Nashville for a recording studio in Austin where reworking old recordings. Also travels the world giving concerts and clinics and is a fixture on the Grand Ole Opry.
The appearance of Bakersfield will not be a workshop; is 100 percent driven song. Dykes said the audience can expect to hear everything,
“Jerry Reed ‘Music of the Night”..
"I'll switch to a classic electric ... ( is ) a very eclectic show usually end up doing a tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd - Jacksonville that are going to do " Freebird " by 12 - . Stringed guitar and a much of my original stuff too. "
Although levees for questions and answers will open during the performance, the evening will be “all the music and fun, and, you know, really just doing what I do, instead of just talking about what I do. "
As a musician, the apex of each race is when you can make a music playback sustainable living.
Since the early 90 dams have been doing consistently with a playful behavior, the musical ability of law and unquestionable skill
(after concerts long term as a sideman with The Quartet stamps and later with Grandpa Jones, who introduced the Buck Owens levees when Jones appeared on “Hee Haw”). At 59, he has the enthusiasm of a man for the purpose of youth but with a reverence for the past, which helped form.
"At that time, I had a real education in country music, country music in the old days, and the difference between that and bluegrass.”Regarding national guitarists today, dykes have their favorites.
" Steve Wariner is one that actually carries the torch for guitarists today , Steve is a very good player Vince Gill is one of the best players and of course Brad Paisley look Eric Johnson and he is a Mozart on guitar ...
" My son is turning me into a lot of new players, only incredible musicians . "Dams discovered a surprising fact about contemporary whose main inspirations are entirely unexpected considering that has become a giant in the jazz guitar.
“Al Di Meola learned the same way I did: I was a selector thumb and then he went on to learn the steel guitar I could not believe it when I said that Al actually, I thought to myself, ' Who are you and ... what have you done with Al Di Meola?
He said ' Well, I knew that if I ever wanted to make a living in New York I had to play jazz, but all I wanted was to play Chet Atkins and Merle Travis and Jerry Reed. ‘“
Dikes have nothing but praise for players Bakersfield.
"There's a great story and his city - great guitarists I have a lot of friends in that area, Bakersfield is a true city of the guitar.”.If you can, get to the show a little early to have some BBQ and Hot Smokin ' in the studio building. It is worthy.
Guitar Masters in Studio A with Doyle Dykes;
7:30 pm Thursday, American Sound Recording,
2231 R St. $ 30.
