Yellow Ledbetter and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Thewho64
Just found this interesting.
From: Christopher Guth <cmgs...@pitt.edu>
Cc: slow...@planet-torque.com
Subject: Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Pearl Jam
I noticed something so odd, I had to see if anybody else ever caught it.
In preparation for my drive to law school, I decided to make a tape of
guitar songs, no vocals. One of the songs I put on was "While We Cry"
from Kenny Wayne Shepherd's first album; a song I haven't listened to in
years. At first I thought, "The beginning sounds like Pearl Jam's 'Yellow
Ledbetter'." Well, it turns out the entire song sounds exactly like
Yellow Ledbetter minus vocals. I find it amazing that two people would
write songs that sound so much alike. I attributed this to coincidence
until I noticed that the name of KWS's album is "Ledbetter Heights."
Anybody else ever notice this?
pce,
Your hair is golden, mine is grey
You walk on grass, it turns to hay
Your blood is blue and mine is red
My body strains, but the nerves are dead
- Pete Townshend,The Who
R&K Parrish
like Little Wing.
Nicholas Andrade
startling. This will be on my list of things to ask Eddie if ever meet
him...
Later,
~Nick
Eddie Hill
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> Just found this interesting.
>
>
> From: Christopher Guth <cmgs...@pitt.edu>
> Cc: slow...@planet-torque.com
> Subject: Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Pearl Jam
>
>
> I noticed something so odd, I had to see if anybody else ever caught it.
> In preparation for my drive to law school, I decided to make a tape of
> guitar songs, no vocals. One of the songs I put on was "While We Cry"
> from Kenny Wayne Shepherd's first album; a song I haven't listened to in
> years. At first I thought, "The beginning sounds like Pearl Jam's 'Yellow
> Ledbetter'." Well, it turns out the entire song sounds exactly like
> Yellow Ledbetter minus vocals. I find it amazing that two people would
> write songs that sound so much alike. I attributed this to coincidence
> until I noticed that the name of KWS's album is "Ledbetter Heights."
> Anybody else ever notice this?
>
they're not THAT similar. i'd say the kws song was more in response to the
stevie ray vaughan song called "Lenny" then yellow ledbetter. but it's a
common blues progression. .. everybody's done it. (almost)
that being said, everytime i play yellow ledbetter i throw in some while we
cry licks. it makes me happy. . .some people actually recognize them too.
that's what always impresses me.
Eddie Hill
. .although i can't claim that one to be an original idea.
little wing's in a slightly different key though.
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Chuck Alexander
"It took me quite a while to realize that the real deal is to be able to be
enough of a person on your own to know when somebody loves you and cares about
you." --Stevie Ray Vaughan
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