Gamble Rogers

Posted by Neil E. (A) on March 3, 2006 at 14:42:34

In Reply to: What musician do you most respect as a person? posted by Quint on March 3, 2006 at 05:28:12:

Saw him perform several times, one of which was at a small bar where he never went up on the stage, but stayed on the floor and came around to your table and played, then went into his stories. Got his autograph after the show. A true southern gentleman. Died while tring to save another person, appantly a stranger, from drowning. That says a lot about the guy all by itself.

Along the lines of Gamble, I'd include Bruce "Utah" Phillips. I may not agree with all his politics, but I've always admired his conviction. Love his stories too.

Speaking of Rogers, Stan Rogers was quite a guy from what I've heard of him.

I've seen Rory Block on numerous occasions, also in a relativly small venue, and she has always impressed me as a classy lady who has earned the right to sing the blues. Very professional, but she doesn't forget that it's the folks in the audience that make it possible for her to earn a living at playing music. Has done a lot to preserve a lot of of music that might have been lost as well.

Bill Miller, the Native American singer-songwriter, is another one who writes and sings from the heart, and from all I can tell, has come to practice what he preaches.

Then there's Christine Lavin. She has done so much to help promote new folk singers and singer-songwriters and seems to be very down-to- earth and approchable. Take this excerpt from her web site for example:

"Attention All Knitters!
I took a knitting lesson on October 1st , 2002, here in New York and I want to publicly thank Larry in Fort Collins, Connie in Denver, and that unknown woman at the end of the Denver concert -- the one that I mistakenly accused of stealing my knitting -- for helping me out, adding rows to my knitting and fixing my mistakes. And it gave me an idea:

If you knit and are coming to my show, why not bring your knitting with you, come a little early and we can have a knitting circle either in the lobby, or backstage (depending on the venue) before the show. Although I am a rank beginner, I really like it, and would like to meet other knitters who can help me to learn faster (and guide me back on track when I make mistakes). And if you bring your knitting, can you bring an extra set of needles because maybe there will be someone there who would like to learn how to do it and you could help show them? I won't be able to knit during intermission (I'm working on something else at that point of the show) but you could continue it then, and at the end I could come out and see how much progress you made during the night.

Should crocheters be included? Or should it just be knitters? I don't want to discriminate, but knitting is what I am doing. Oh heck, we should let crocheters in. Am I skipping anybody? Knitters, spread the word.

Please link here & print out the Official Invitation, that pops up, to show the management at the House /Venue on the show day!
Be There 1 hour before the show!
--CL"

How many "Stars" offer to that sort of thing?

I'd go along with Johnny Cash as well.

Except for Cash, the others are/were not mega stars in the business, but still never got their egos over-inflated by the success they did achieve.

Neil

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Topic - What musician do you most respect as a person? - Quint 05:28:12 03/03/06 (41)

Darren McCarty - Redwing 16:02:37 03/10/06 (1)

Of course - J 21:37:28 03/10/06 (0)

Phil Keaggy - JeffH 12:49:31 03/10/06 (0)

Very few, if any. - SalD 13:01:04 03/06/06 (0)

Keith Moon - scruffy_ 10:39:49 03/04/06 (0)

Gamble Rogers - Neil E. 14:42:34 03/03/06 (0)

Allen Woody was a class act. - PdL 14:26:25 03/03/06 (5)

What about Woody Allen? - CQ DX 20:35:03 03/03/06 (4)

Re: What about Woody Allen? - J 20:44:26 03/03/06 (3)

Re: What about Woody Allen? - Todd Krieger 23:43:39 03/05/06 (1)

Re: What about Woody Allen? - J 08:36:15 03/08/06 (0)

I concur. Rick Springfield prolly garners as much respect as a musician. nt - PdL 21:40:56 03/03/06 (0)

I don't like Billy Corgan or Smashing Pumpkins... - tspit74 11:32:29 03/03/06 (0)

I don't imagine they come with more integrity then Steve Earle. -t - John_the_Scot 10:51:08 03/03/06 (1)

Integrity? He's shilling for pickup trucks... - tspit74 11:27:58 03/03/06 (0)

This bum lives in a box behind Penneys in town - YECH 08:34:36 03/03/06 (16)

Now I know why I like Yech! - Raiderman 21:55:45 03/03/06 (0)

I got yer drinkin money, tune up yer dobro..... nt - PdL 14:08:37 03/03/06 (1)

"People said he was useless, them people all were fools" - kenster 22:41:27 03/03/06 (0)

"And don't really understand how anybody can admire someone they don't know." - I halfway agree with this statement. - Audiophilander 12:26:05 03/03/06 (10)

If I read this post am I gonna see a reference to Joe Bono? - PdL 14:10:49 03/03/06 (9)

You've already openned it in order to post, my friend, ... - Audiophilander 14:26:19 03/03/06 (8)

Excuse me, - PdL 14:27:21 03/03/06 (7)

No, it's just Joe, but you're right, his guitar smokes when he's playin' the blues, ...and it's BRILLIANT! - Audiophilander 15:05:28 03/04/06 (6)

Dare I inquire about the hatwearing dude in lower right of photo? - PdL 18:28:45 03/04/06 (5)

What you can't see under the hat is Handy the Hand-puppet telling you to quit misreading things & go read a book! ;^) - Audiophilander 00:08:23 03/05/06 (4)

Any new ensembles planed for spring concert going??? - YECH 04:04:18 03/05/06 (3)

"Any new ensembles planed for spring concert going???" - Yeah, Joe has a new bass player and drummer. - Audiophilander 23:27:21 03/05/06 (2)

Re: "Any new ensembles planed for spring concert going???" - Yeah, Joe has a new bass player and drummer. - The Flying Dutchman 05:02:34 03/06/06 (1)

Probably not very cool but...(another great blues musician) - The Flying Dutchman 05:21:25 03/06/06 (0)

Re: This bum lives in a box behind Penneys in town - Todd Krieger 10:20:15 03/03/06 (0)

"And don't really understand how anybody can admire someone they don't know"... - Guy 08:38:20 03/03/06 (0)

Johnny Cash - Zipcord 07:51:58 03/03/06 (1)

Wish I would've thought of John R.!!! - Quint 10:36:26 03/03/06 (0)

All the folks down at the local Irish pub - LWR 07:27:44 03/03/06 (0)

Re: What musician do you most respect as a person? - Dman 07:23:11 03/03/06 (1)

Daminit, Fripp was in Asheville Teus. and I missed it. - DAT 08:23:49 03/03/06 (0)

Louis Armstrong (nt) - TWR 07:19:33 03/03/06 (0)

Sting and Ian Anderson - slapshot 06:16:52 03/03/06 (1)

For me Frank Zappa and Ian Anderson - DAT 08:27:06 03/03/06 (0)

That said . . . - Quint 06:01:54 03/03/06 (0)

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