LEON RHODES WITH ERNEST TUBB, "I'LL TAKE A BACKSEAT FOR YOU"

It occurred to me that the Troubadours stuff I've been posting was more the "hot" kind of number than the typical Tubb style. Here's Leon Rhodes playing some lines in his modified Billy Byrd style. As on the Tubb live 65 album, (essential!) in this context you get more guitar than on a lot of the studio stuff. Tubb's studio recordings often used session players to augment his touring band. This means great playing by Nashville cats, but less Rhodes and Charleton. Live, those two guys played tons of great background fills along with the solos.

interesting detail-- Leon plays the original Tubb signature quarter note triplet on the intro, then for his solo he plays the modified Leon version with eighth note triplets.