Bruce Langhorne 1938 - 2017 aka Mr. Tambourine Man
April 15, 2017 7:20 AM Subscribe
Bruce Langhorne 1938 - 2017
An inspiration for many a beginning guitarist, he was a remarkable person and musician.
An inspiration for many a beginning guitarist, he was a remarkable person and musician.
When I listen to "Mr. Tambourine Man" the Dylan recording, Mr. Tambourine Man the man is playing that other guitar part -- not Dylan strumming, but the pretty plucking in my left ear?
posted by pracowity at 8:29 AM on April 15, 2017
posted by pracowity at 8:29 AM on April 15, 2017
And may I recommend once again Brother Bru Bru's Hot Pepper Sauce . 0% sodium and a gazillion Scoville units. And it's Andrew Weil approved. In the words of Dick Proennke, you can't beat that.
posted by y2karl at 9:37 AM on April 15, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by y2karl at 9:37 AM on April 15, 2017 [2 favorites]
His soundtrack for the Hired Hand is incredible. I've purposefully never seen the movie because I don't want to associate the music with anything other than itself.
RIP.
posted by AtoBtoA at 9:40 AM on April 15, 2017
RIP.
posted by AtoBtoA at 9:40 AM on April 15, 2017
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posted by Mister Bijou at 9:41 AM on April 15, 2017
posted by Mister Bijou at 9:41 AM on April 15, 2017
Bruce Langhorne plays tambourine on Richard Farina's Pynchon-inspired song V., but he plays it more like a tabla. Langhorne's tambourine was actually a Turkish tambourine, which has a much bigger head than a standard tambourine.
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posted by jonp72 at 12:50 PM on April 15, 2017
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posted by jonp72 at 12:50 PM on April 15, 2017
Very sad, but thank you for bringing this to our attention.
posted by Chitownfats at 2:27 PM on April 15, 2017
posted by Chitownfats at 2:27 PM on April 15, 2017
I was in high school when I got Mimi and Richard Fariñas' Celebrations for a Grey Day -- I ended up reading V as one result. And, wow, what an experience that was.
Richard Fariña and Thomas Pynchon were friends, which was to Fariña's credit in retrospect, to my mind. What a wonder that book was to sophomoric me. And still is, for that matter.
And that's the very tambourine in the first link's picture.
On a side note, that is Bill Lee, the bassist, who also played with Odetta, in the picture here from the 4th link with Langhorne, Dylan and Carolyn Hester. Who was the father of Spike. A small world, indeed.
posted by y2karl at 2:51 PM on April 15, 2017
Richard Fariña and Thomas Pynchon were friends, which was to Fariña's credit in retrospect, to my mind. What a wonder that book was to sophomoric me. And still is, for that matter.
And that's the very tambourine in the first link's picture.
On a side note, that is Bill Lee, the bassist, who also played with Odetta, in the picture here from the 4th link with Langhorne, Dylan and Carolyn Hester. Who was the father of Spike. A small world, indeed.
posted by y2karl at 2:51 PM on April 15, 2017
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Thanks for this post. Those of us who are elderly will recognize, and in fact own, many of the albums in that remarkable discography dating back 55 years. I didn't remember that he even sat in with Hugh Masekela during the time when the trumpeter had one of my favorite groups to go see. Quite an impressive body of work, and his death is a sad loss for the music scene.
p.s. ... he plays it more like a tabla. Langhorne's tambourine was actually a Turkish tambourine
I think most people would call it a frame drum, not a tambourine, which wouldn't sound nearly as good in the song – “Hey! Mr. Turkish Frame Drum Man..” This short video with the modern master Glen Velez (using a drum about 4” larger in diameter than Langhorne's) shows how to really make good use of one.
posted by LeLiLo at 7:56 PM on April 15, 2017
Thanks for this post. Those of us who are elderly will recognize, and in fact own, many of the albums in that remarkable discography dating back 55 years. I didn't remember that he even sat in with Hugh Masekela during the time when the trumpeter had one of my favorite groups to go see. Quite an impressive body of work, and his death is a sad loss for the music scene.
p.s. ... he plays it more like a tabla. Langhorne's tambourine was actually a Turkish tambourine
I think most people would call it a frame drum, not a tambourine, which wouldn't sound nearly as good in the song – “Hey! Mr. Turkish Frame Drum Man..” This short video with the modern master Glen Velez (using a drum about 4” larger in diameter than Langhorne's) shows how to really make good use of one.
posted by LeLiLo at 7:56 PM on April 15, 2017
Alas, another great artist has been unable to continue living during the Trump Administration.
(I never knew that Bruce was born here in Tallahassee.)
posted by rdone at 10:53 PM on April 15, 2017
(I never knew that Bruce was born here in Tallahassee.)
posted by rdone at 10:53 PM on April 15, 2017
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