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Any Randy Jo Hobbs fans?

#61
5StringPocket said:
Sorry to hear that. He was a fine player. Some of his finest moments from my recollection were recorded on Johnny Winter's "Live And" album with Rick Derringer, Randy Jo Hobbs, and Bobby Caldwell. That was quite a foursome! "Rock 'n Roll Medley" and "Mean Town Blues" are just outstanding - raw rock 'n roll at it's best.
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emblymouse said:
That is one of my top 10 R+R LP's. Just BadA**:bassist: I wore one out and had to buy another. Huge influence on this 14 yr old.
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I agree 100%! "Jumpin' Jack Flash", too...I sorta recall seeing JWA on one of the late-night concert shows at the time...it was either In Concert or Don Kirshner's Rock Concert.
Loved Bobby Caldwell in Captain Beyond & Rick Derringer's All American Boy.
 
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Randy Jo Hobbs, is, to this day I consider, one of the great unsung heroes of rock bass. He was an original member of The McCoys, and played on their hits. He's one of my favorite bassists. I met him once, at Alex Music on W. 48th. St., in Manhattan. He was a nice cat. I told him that I remembered seeing him play with Johnny Winter And at The Capitol Theater in Port Chester, N.Y., and his setup- two old SVT heads, and three 8-10 cabinets. It shook the whole theater that night, and he played a Fender dot neck jazz bass, stripped to natural, no pickguard, and he used a pick.
As you might imagine, my getting to play with Rick Derringer was a highlight of my musical career.
I played bass and toured with Rick Derringer, from about June, of 1991, 'till about April, 1992. I have a souvenir pick of Randy's, keep it in my wallet. it's still in there. I showed it to Rick, and he was stoked by that.

R.I.P. Randy Jo Hobbs... you were an inspiration to me. Thanks.
 
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Learning to play bass, Mid-Late 70's ..I wore out S A & Well along w/JW & Live.
Listening to RJH was a primer in Blues rock bass playing.
Gerry McAvoy, Rory Gallagher's Bassist alternated w/RJH for my attention..
To this day I can't imagine how many bass licks I've played that came out of listening to those (2)
 
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portpc said:
Learning to play bass, Mid-Late 70's ..I wore out S A & Well along w/JW & Live.
Listening to RJH was a primer in Blues rock bass playing.
Gerry McAvoy, Rory Gallagher's Bassist alternated w/RJH for my attention..
To this day I can't imagine how many bass licks I've played that came out of listening to those (2)
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+1!
 
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portpc said:
Learning to play bass, Mid-Late 70's ..I wore out S A & Well along w/JW & Live.
Listening to RJH was a primer in Blues rock bass playing.
Gerry McAvoy, Rory Gallagher's Bassist alternated w/RJH for my attention..
To this day I can't imagine how many bass licks I've played that came out of listening to those (2)
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McAvoy was also in heavy rotation in my stack of albums I stole from.;)
 
#68
LHbassist said:
Randy Jo Hobbs, is, to this day I consider, one of the great unsung heroes of rock bass. He was an original member of The McCoys, and played on their hits. He's one of my favorite bassists. I met him once, at Alex Music on W. 48th. St., in Manhattan. He was a nice cat. I told him that I remembered seeing him play with Johnny Winter And at The Capitol Theater in Port Chester, N.Y., and his setup- two old SVT heads, and three 8-10 cabinets. It shook the whole theater that night, and he played a Fender dot neck jazz bass, stripped to natural, no pickguard, and he used a pick.
As you might imagine, my getting to play with Rick Derringer was a highlight of my musical career.
I played bass and toured with Rick Derringer, from about June, of 1991, 'till about April, 1992. I have a souvenir pick of Randy's, keep it in my wallet. it's still in there. I showed it to Rick, and he was stoked by that.

R.I.P. Randy Jo Hobbs... you were an inspiration to me. Thanks.
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If you mean the show where Edgar Winter's White Trash opened, then I was at that show also. One of the best places ever to see bands. RJH was a hell of a player.
 
#69
fjadams said:
If you mean the show where Edgar Winter's White Trash opened, then I was at that show also. One of the best places ever to see bands. RJH was a hell of a player.
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That show had an opening band that I forgot...Edgar Winter did not open. I've only seen him perform once- and that was here in Reno.
What I remember about that show, besides Randy's exceptional playing- was that their setup was really weird. Drummer Bobby Caldwell was all the way over to the left- and Randy was on the opposite side to the right, and Rick and Johnny were in the middle! Rick derringer stole the show. Played his ass off.
 
#73
I'm a huge Randy Jo Hobbs fan. He was a great player. I would say that him, along with Barry Oakley and Duck Dunn,
were my Three biggest influences, and the reason I picked up a Bass Guitar. Unfortunately all of them are gone. ( R.I.P )

BUT the music LIVES! :bassist:
 
#77
I didn't read the whole thread..I may have posted to this years ago...

Anyhow.. I loved his work and tone on "Still Alive and Well".

When I saw them on that tour, R J H played through (2) double cab Acoustic 371 rigs.

Regarding O P : What R J H used in the studio.. I haven't a clue...
 
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I have seen Johnny Winter a few times or more; saw S R V in Atlanta once. I vivdly reacall R J H 's rig, because I use Acoustic. His roadie had a special "wide" hand truck which both rigs were attached to; each rig was wheeled away in one pull, instead of each head removed, each cabinet rolled away..pretty neat; expedient. Haven't seen that approach before or since.


With S R V..I haven't a clue what TS used, as I was focused on S R V'S rigs guiitars, vibe, music.

S R V gave a spiritual monlogue as well, very enlightened individual.
 

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