Arnett Mills - April's Fool

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 23 Jun 2016 6:18 pm

This is so good. It needs to be posted here occasionally for new members to see and for the rest to enjoy. There's enough good licks here to keep us busy for a long time, and the tone is excellent. Definately one of my favorite players.

https://youtu.be/AZI6V_NNUww

RC

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 23 Jun 2016 10:03 pm

Amen
I had forgotten how good it really is.

Some very intricate moves.

I am gonna have to woodshed

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 23 Jun 2016 10:07 pm

Yes, there is a lot to listen to in this one!

Kind Regards, Walter

John Booth · Post by **John Booth** » 24 Jun 2016 2:30 am

Yep, he is amazing no doubt.
JB

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 24 Jun 2016 2:39 am

That was great to hear. His guitar sounds good too.

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 24 Jun 2016 3:26 am

Those old Marlins have tone to the bone.

James Marlowe · Post by **James Marlowe** » 24 Jun 2016 7:49 am

Uh huh!

Ray Harrison · Post by **Ray Harrison** » 24 Jun 2016 8:48 am

A really great version of this song using the entire neck. One of the very best renditions I've heard.

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 24 Jun 2016 10:16 am

Paul King wrote:That was great to hear. His guitar sounds good too.

I've got a feeling that Mr. Mills sounds good on any guitar he plays.

RC

Ron Funk · Post by **Ron Funk** » 24 Jun 2016 12:58 pm

Mighty Fine

Mighty Fine

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 26 Jun 2016 10:07 am

Yes, I have listened to everything Mr. Mills has on YouTube and his playing is exceptional with great tone. I heard he was having health problems and hope he's doing ok. His presentation of a tune is about the best I've heard.

Danny Letz · Post by **Danny Letz** » 26 Jun 2016 5:00 pm

Henry, another great Marlin player on Youtube is Tony Arrowwood.

Darrell Criswell · Post by **Darrell Criswell** » 27 Jun 2016 6:44 am

This is a great song written by Kirby/Martin. I think the most common version of it was by Ray Price, I don't know if he was the first to record it or if others recorded it. There is a variation of the song done by Collin Raye, which alhough quite different has many similarities.

I heard Jim Pack sing this song in Fort Worth and he nailed it.

Arnett Mills · Post by **Arnett Mills** » 28 Jun 2016 8:14 am

Thank ya'll for the kind words.and Ric i had your tutorial on band in a box and my oldest computer crashed .Please tell me where or how i can get it again. my e-mail address is -arnettmills@embarqmail.com
home phone-434-724-7480
cell- 434-251-4954. if anyone can help i would surely appreciate it
GOD BLESS ARNETT

Richard Keller · Post by **Richard Keller** » 28 Jun 2016 8:44 am

Arnett, I have watched your YouTube videos many times. You are a great player. Will you be posting any new videos soon?

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 28 Jun 2016 9:29 am

Arnett Mills wrote:Thank ya'll for the kind words.and Ric i had your tutorial on band in a box and my oldest computer crashed .Please tell me where or how i can get it again. my e-mail address is -arnettmills@embarqmail.com
home phone-434-724-7480
cell- 434-251-4954. if anyone can help i would surely appreciate it
GOD BLESS ARNETT

Arnett,
When Chuck and I visit ya next month, we both can assist you with BIAB pending any remaining left over time. Time left over meaning after you've showed me how to play 1/10 of one percent as good as you. If you have any specific questions regarding BIAB, let me know and I will call you in case no one else chimed in.

Kenneth Kotsay · Post by **Kenneth Kotsay** » 30 Jun 2016 3:10 pm

Wow what tone, did you all watch the movement of his bar hand, his vibrato, that's the secret.

Yes indeed his steel has that great tone, but so does my Franklin, my Zum, my EMCI, my Emmons push pull, my Sho-Bud, my MSA not to mention all the amps & other steel I have owned over the past 45 years.

Neil Flanz use to be my private steel instructor while he lived in Hollywood, Florida. At the end of each session he would play an old country 4/4 shuffle, I just froze at his performance, and yes it was his tone that flipped me out and yes he had an ancient Emmons push pull. I asked him how do you get that tone that I was hearing, he just looked at me and smiled, told me to watch his hands.

Danny Letz · Post by **Danny Letz** » 1 Jul 2016 5:50 pm

Mr. Mills I love your playing and your tone. Would you mind giving out your copedent?

Joe Rogers · Post by **Joe Rogers** » 3 Jul 2016 6:03 pm

Great playing Arnett....Loved it...!!!

Joe Rogers

Storm Rosson · Post by **Storm Rosson** » 4 Jul 2016 7:33 am

Freakin superb!! Tone,touch,timing and great delivery..it don't get much better...Stormy

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 4 Jul 2016 8:30 am

Rick - thanks for posting, I was one of the unaware you were thinking of!
The first thing you notice is the intricacy of it all, but that would be worthless without the very clean and precise attack, or touch? Not sure what word to use - but I'm originally a brass player so it's something I observe.

Mark Shuda · Post by **Mark Shuda** » 20 Aug 2016 9:09 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9ejUyrEoaM

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 20 Aug 2016 11:51 am

Mark Shuda wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9ejUyrEoaM

Our recent little jam with Arnett reinforced my opinion that the man simply plays his you know what off. And after watching Mark's vid post, my respect for Arnett increased another 100%, simply because he did a little house cleaning before his song started. Dunno if it was dust or finger prints, its gone....

I'm glad he didn't focus in on my geetar, he might have instructed me to get busy and dust....dust=vintage....

J R Rose · Post by **J R Rose** » 20 Aug 2016 2:38 pm

I have an LP by big Kenny Price of Hee-Haw fame that just nails this song. Outstanding vocal and steel. At this moment cannot remember who the steel man was and I am not at home to look it up. You should hear it, it is awesome. J.R. Rose

Dale Rottacker · Post by **Dale Rottacker** » 21 Aug 2016 8:32 am

Arnett you’re absolutely one of my favorites... Such tasteful playing and what beautiful tone... there is so much worth emulating from your playing, if ONLY I could... Would love it if you’d post more Arnett... even without BIAB

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