Pickin' For Sale
Pickin' For Sale
Even though I've recorded quite a bit over the
years, not until my Dad passed away did I do a solo instrumental album.
He had asked me to do one several times, but I always thought it was too much
of an ego trip, and rejected his suggestions. The first album I produced
in 1993, "Tommy Dodd's Picks" is dedicated to his memory.
Here is a brief summary of the instrumental projects I have available.
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My exposure to religous and gospel music began in the early years living with my family. After college I began working as a recording studio steel guitarist at Mark Five studios in Greenville, South Carolina. While there, I was very fortunate to work with some of the top Southern Gospel quartets and many contemporary artists of the time. The songs on this CD are a collection of my memories and reflect my emotional attachment to the messages contained in the words behind each one. The songs included are: What A Friend We Have in Jesus, In the Garden, I’ll Fly Away, How Great Thou Art, Lighthouse, Softly & Tenderly, Family Bible, Old Rugged Cross,. Are You Washed/When the Roll is Called up Yonder. I hope you enjoy The Wind Beneath My Strings ! Prices: CD $15 including S&H (international orders add $2.50) Rhythm Tracks $15 including S&H (international orders add $2.50) CD & Rhythm Tracks Combo $25 including S&H (international shipping add $3.50) |
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Well, it had to happen. A whole CD of nothing but good ol' traditional country music. This one, STEEL GRITS (yeah grits ..... ..like country ham and grits), has been in the planning for a long while. It features some of the greatest hits of past years and a couple that might not have been a smash hit but they were just darn good tunes that never got the right exposure to be a big record. Anyway, the lineup includes: All My Ex's, Cold Cold Heart, Borrowed Angel, Grand Tour, My Shoes Keep Walkin' Back to You, Crazy, She Thinks I Still Care, Help Me Make It Through the Night, Desperado, Sweet Memories, Rose Garden, and You Belong to Me. Prices: CD $15 including S&H (international orders add $2.50) Rhythm Tracks $15 including S&H (international orders add $2.50) CD & Rhythm Tracks Combo $25 including S&H (international shipping add $3.50) |
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Looking Back was recorded and completed in early 2006. This CD has a great selection of tunes I never got to play on steel back when they were in their prime. But, time has been good to them and today you'll find most of these tunes are still on the "baby boomers" hit parade. Songs included are: Route 66, If I Fell, Windy, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Happy Together, I Don't Know How to Love Him, New Kid in Town, Tears In Heaven, Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye, and Spinning Wheel. Prices: CD $15 including S&H (international orders add $2.50) Rhythm Tracks $15 including S&H (international orders add $2.50) CD & Rhythm Tracks Combo $25 including S&H (international shipping add $3.50) |
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In recent years I have been fortunate to be invited to perform at several steel guitar shows and conventions. These are great gatherings for promoting the sounds of steel guitar in all forms and styles of music. In the Steel of the Night is an album of songs that I have been performing at these shows and apparently have been well received by the audiences around the country. It provides the listener a wide variety of musical backgrounds to enjoy. Songs included are: Dance With Me, Georgia on My Mind, Under the Boardwalk, Sleepwalk, Highway 40 Blues, End of the World, Presence of the Lord, City Lights, Somewhere Out There, and Hold It. Prices: CD $15 including S&H (international orders add $2.50) Rhythm Tracks $15 including S&H (international orders add $2.50) CD & Rhythm Tracks Combo $25 including S&H (international shipping add $3.50) |
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Three of a Kind is a compilation of what I feel is my best offerings
from my first three projects. Tommy Dodd's Picks and Pickin
on Vince were not available on CD format. Now you can have
the best of both those albums, plus select tunes from the Garth Brooks
CD as well. Included on the album are: Under the Double Eagle,
What a Wonderful World, Oklahoma Swing, When I Call Your Name, High Lonesome
Sound, Danny Boy, Friends in Low Places, Girl from Ipanema, Look at Us,
Secret Luv (my way), Somewhere Other then the Night, Liza Jane, Pocket
Full of Gold, Love Letters in the Sand, Old Rugged Cross, I'm so Lonesome
I Could Cry, Workin' on a Full House, We Shall be Free, Rocky Top, and
On The Road Again. (International orders add $2.50) |
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Spectrum is a group of studio musicians brought together to produce
this collection of Garth Brooks hits. Again, the direction
was to play very close to the melody so there's not a lot of hot-licks
here. The tunes included are: Every Now & Then,
Somewhere Other than the Night, The River, Thunder Rulls, Two of a
Kind, Papa Loves Mama, Friends in Low Places, That Summer, Shameless,
and We Shall be Free. (International orders add $2.50)
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"Tommy Dodd's Picks" is a more traditional type instrumental album. The rhythm tracks were computer generated and only two live musicians are present. Other than myself, the other live player was a fantastic guitar player by the name of Bill Hatcher. The tunes on this album include: On the Road Again, Danny Boy, Under the Double Eagle, The Rose, Secret Love, Love Letters in the Sand, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Rocky Top, Old Rugged Cross, What A Wonderful World, & Girl from Ipanema. Note: Available on cassette only |
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This is a very simplistic type album. It was originally recorded for mass distribution and, therefore, I had to stay very close to the melody lines with the steel. Of course, lots of Paul Franklin and John Hughey type licks. Songs included: Never Alone, Look at Us, Liza Jane, When I Call Your Name, Pocket Full of Gold, and five more Vince Gill hits. Note: Available on cassette only |
