Just found your channel, the Lord challenged my heart through your story of a rose for Heidi! Thanks and I pray God’s favor and blessings for you as you “do what you do in 22!”
Great version of this song. Really appreciate all the music & stories you share & look forward to the Sunday String Along program. I was just watching an interview with James Olson & this popped up. Thanks again for sharing with us.
Thank you Mr. Dykes you are such an inspiration to me as a guitar player, and I’m incredibly grateful to have been able to se you perform live at Seeetwater. You were talking about how important it was not to give up your confidence, and it struck me hard, felt like I was supposed to hear that, and I haven’t forgotten it since. I’m a much much better musician because of you specifically, and you have taught me just as much, if not not more so than almost all of my instructors in music school. Thank you Master!! God bless you Sir!! I’ve never heard anyone swing harder than you on guitar, and that means something lol!🙏
DOYLE DYKES - It Don't Mean a Thing (if it ain't got that swing) A song that turned 90 this month - first recorded in February of 1932 by its composer Duke Ellington. According to its recently-expanded Wikipedia entry, “In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[2] And a kindred spirit included some “background” to the Wiki entry (below) that wasn't there last time I looked. --- When I was 21 (a very good year) my guitar hero Chet Atkins recorded it, introducing millions of budding guitarists to another great old tune they might otherwise never have heard. Chet gave it his signature alternating bass lines and a fullness of tone only he could elicit from his Gretsch 'Country Gentleman' played through a Fender amp. One of his greatest successors, Doyle Dykes just posted his 'late night picking' version to TH-cam - playing an old Martin steel-string acoustic: maybe not the best-sounding of his many great guitars, but a delightful rendition for those who remember the 'original' by Chet: which Doyle adheres-to for the first chorus; second time around, he makes it 'all his own.' I imagine Duke Ellington (who appreciated all forms of “good music”) as well as 'Mr. Guitar' Chet Atkins looking down from musical heaven and smiling in appreciation of this. Thanks for sharing, Mr. Dykes! From Wikipedia IT DON'T MEAN A THING was composed and arranged by Ellington in August 1931 during intermissions at the Lincoln Tavern in Chicago and was first recorded by Ellington and his orchestra for Brunswick Records on February 2, 1932. After [Irving] Mills wrote the lyrics, Ivie Anderson sang the vocal and trombonist Joe Nanton and alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges played the solos. The song became famous, Ellington wrote, "as the expression of a sentiment which prevailed among jazz musicians at the time".[3] Ellington credited the saying as a credo of trumpeter Bubber Miley,[3] who was dying of tuberculosis at the time;[4] Miley died the year the song was released.[5] The Ellington band recorded it numerous times, most often with trumpeter Ray Nance as vocalist.” Celebrated elsewhere this day [search] " Great Melody, Great Lyric, Great Rendition, Songwriting Workshop, Harmony Central "
Come on Doyle! I have always loved Chet’s recording of this! Now you’ve inspired me again! Awesome arrangement! By the way... it’s not so late here in California! 😂🎸
Just found your channel, the Lord challenged my heart through your story of a rose for Heidi! Thanks and I pray God’s favor and blessings for you as you “do what you do in 22!”
Ol Doyle plays every night to be this good. Such a pleasure to listen to
Thank you Mr. Dykes for sharing this wonderful music on this beautiful Martin. Best wishes, Mike
Great version of this song. Really appreciate all the music & stories you share & look forward to the Sunday String Along program. I was just watching an interview with James Olson & this popped up. Thanks again for sharing with us.
Doyle burns it down 🔥
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that Doyle!
Legendary performance 🔥🔥🔥
👏👏👏👏👏
It's a winner!
Very nice, lots of fun!
Thank you Mr. Dykes you are such an inspiration to me as a guitar player, and I’m incredibly grateful to have been able to se you perform live at Seeetwater. You were talking about how important it was not to give up your confidence, and it struck me hard, felt like I was supposed to hear that, and I haven’t forgotten it since. I’m a much much better musician because of you specifically, and you have taught me just as much, if not not more so than almost all of my instructors in music school. Thank you Master!! God bless you Sir!! I’ve never heard anyone swing harder than you on guitar, and that means something lol!🙏
That was awesome to hear, so smooth like silk. Always a privilege to hear you play, thank you Doyle Dykes for sharing and God Bless You brother.
DOYLE DYKES - It Don't Mean a Thing (if it ain't got that swing)
A song that turned 90 this month - first recorded in February of 1932 by its composer Duke Ellington. According to its recently-expanded Wikipedia entry,
“In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[2]
And a kindred spirit included some “background” to the Wiki entry (below) that wasn't there last time I looked.
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When I was 21 (a very good year) my guitar hero Chet Atkins recorded it, introducing millions of budding guitarists to another great old tune they might otherwise never have heard. Chet gave it his signature alternating bass lines and a fullness of tone only he could elicit from his Gretsch 'Country Gentleman' played through a Fender amp.
One of his greatest successors, Doyle Dykes just posted his 'late night picking' version to TH-cam - playing an old Martin steel-string acoustic: maybe not the best-sounding of his many great guitars, but a delightful rendition for those who remember the 'original' by Chet: which Doyle adheres-to for the first chorus; second time around, he makes it 'all his own.'
I imagine Duke Ellington (who appreciated all forms of “good music”) as well as 'Mr. Guitar' Chet Atkins looking down from musical heaven and smiling in appreciation of this. Thanks for sharing, Mr. Dykes!
From Wikipedia
IT DON'T MEAN A THING was composed and arranged by Ellington in August 1931 during intermissions at the Lincoln Tavern in Chicago and was first recorded by Ellington and his orchestra for Brunswick Records on February 2, 1932.
After [Irving] Mills wrote the lyrics, Ivie Anderson sang the vocal and trombonist Joe Nanton and alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges played the solos. The song became famous, Ellington wrote, "as the expression of a sentiment which prevailed among jazz musicians at the time".[3]
Ellington credited the saying as a credo of trumpeter Bubber Miley,[3] who was dying of tuberculosis at the time;[4] Miley died the year the song was released.[5] The Ellington band recorded it numerous times, most often with trumpeter Ray Nance as vocalist.”
Celebrated elsewhere this day [search] " Great Melody, Great Lyric, Great Rendition, Songwriting Workshop, Harmony Central "
Thanks for a great song, there was some rapid fire pickin in there. You are a blessing brother!
Fun and really swinging jazzy old tune. I love the change in tempo and how your arrangement is so perfectly embellished!
🤯
Nice 👍
BOTH my feet are tapping :-)
Más Gretsch y más canciones Chet Atkins !!!! 😉👍
Come on Doyle! I have always loved Chet’s recording of this! Now you’ve inspired me again! Awesome arrangement! By the way... it’s not so late here in California! 😂🎸
Nice
That old Martin sounds great. If love to hear you play something on one of your Adamas guitars again Doyle.
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fun
Pick it, pal!
You made that look way too easy. That guitar looks and sounds like it's very playable.