Man I love some Chris Stapleton but C’mon
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It’s not just him it’s most artist today. All you have to do is look around.
Let us all in on the secret club decoding here fellas...
Very similar.
You know "Tennessee Whiskey" is a cover right? George Jones wrote it
Tennessee Whiskey (song) - Wikipedia
American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton recorded an R&B-influenced cover of the song for his debut studio album Traveller released in 2015.[11] Stapleton first sang his version on the spur of the moment while the band were playing during a soundcheck before a show in Charlottesville, Virginia. Stapleton and the band enjoyed playing the song, and he decided to sing the song every show.[12] The song's melody is an almost note for note rendition of Etta James's song "I'd Rather Go Blind."[13][14] His producer Dave Cobb heard the song and suggested that he should record the song for his album.[15] His cover was never officially released to radio as a single, but it was released as a promotional CD single.[16]
Seems like others have noticed as well
Seems like others have noticed as well
Very similar.
You know "Tennessee Whiskey" is a cover right? George Jones wrote it
Tennessee Whiskey (song) - Wikipedia
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Yes . Actually didn’t Davjd Allen Coe write it and George Jones recorded first ?? I might be wrong . Honestly since it’s a cover anyway I don’t see why Chris didn’t just cover the Etta James tune . It’s VERY obvious he was influenced by it . The key is the same , the tempo is the same , the vocal phrasing is the same , even the guitar fills at the beginning are almost identical.
Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove wrote it. And it was originally recorded by David Allen Coe.Very similar.
You know "Tennessee Whiskey" is a cover right? George Jones wrote it
Tennessee Whiskey (song) - Wikipedia
Neither wrote it. And Coe recorded it first.
Misreading my own link.
But yeah @BobbyBReloaded1975, it says on that Wikipedia link Stapleton and his producer acknowledge it's a note for note rendition of Etta James's song.
I went to see Stapleton, Marty Stewart and Brent Cobb in Columbia. I enjoyed the latter two more. He's quite talented. But I couldn't understand the words he was mumbling.
Wow nice find . I love both artists but I haven’t heard the Etta James tune in years and on the way to work it popped up on my Spotify . I was floored . Yeah Chris did a lot of old blues and soul tunes in the Steeldrivers so I’m sure this one made an impact .
Wow that’s cool they acknowledged it . That makes me feel a little better .
stop with the facts……wonder if our astute posters know the recording industry as well? I mean they know football coaching, they are all great at what they do, know how to run an athletic department, etc. Wonder if they know people pay for the rights to use a portion of, or re-record stuff daily. The song writers (or publishers) make a killing off stuff like this. It’s only when done illegally do they care. Do you think Warren Zevon and Lynyrd Skynyd are complaining about the money from Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long” rendition?
I LOVE LOVE Zeppelin but they were NOTORIOUS for doing this especially on the early records . Willy Dixon sued them multiple times and won . “Lemon Song” is a Howlin’ Wolf song called “Killing Floor”. The Stones , the Yardbirds , Cream , etc etc all covered old blues tunes but they acknowledged the original artists . Zep was notorious for stealing old blues tunes and not crediting . I still love them but that’s pretty screwed up .
Here’s my advice regarding Chris Stapleton: don’t bring a date to one his concerts.
Seeing that I’ve been in the music business 20+ years I’ve got a pretty good idea . You are 100 correct . Some artist like Skynrd and Warren Zevon are totally cool getting paid by kid rock . Hell Snoop Dog wouldn’t have a career without sampling every George Clinton and P-Funk track ever recorded . That’s why George Clinton was In all his videos and Snoop paid him millions in royalties. Yes you are correct but there are a lot of times where artist try to pass off something they stole as their own . Vanilla Ice swears to this day he didn’t sample “Under Pressure” which we all know is BS . Basically every artist stands on the shoulders of those who came before them or influenced them but there’s a limit to that . Yes you are right the publishers and the record companies still make a killing but artist get peanuts .
Well there’s a story behind that . At first Page and Plant really liked them and were very complementary. Well when Greta Van Fleet did the big Rolling Stone interview when asked about Zeppelin they said they were not that heavily influenced by them and kind of laughed off comparisons . That’s when things went south . C’mon you guys are a straight Zeppelin ripoff , just acknowledge it and wear it like a badge of honor . When they started out in Detroit they were a straight Zeppelin cover band . Just own it . That’s what rubbed Robert Plant the wrong way . They were big fans of GVF until the interview came out as was I . They say they aren’t influenced by Zeppelin but they dress just like them , the drummer rips off every Bonzo fill he can and the singer is obviously trying to be Plant . Just freaking own it . It’s not a bad thing .
I'm mostly of the opinion that it's all influenced by and "copied" from somewhere, so don't dwell on it. The people that cry the most about originality are the people scared they can't come up with another idea
From the Bible, which I ought to read more of:
All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing. What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing. What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
If I could say this about that.....Tertian harmony (western music) is the music we mostly listen to. Rock is based on the blues and it is all based on the Modal Theory. Now there is a lot more to this of course but rock and country is based on 1, 4, 5 chords. I play a lot of music from rock, country and christian genres and there are only so many ways a song can be constructed. You would be surprised to now how many amazing songs have only three cords in them. There are countless songs that are literally identical in the number of cords played, the order thy are played in and the same drum pattern. Every one is influenced by what they listen too and use it in their own way. Writers do the same thing. Stephen King says he reads so he can learn and literally take ideas from other writers. Like it was said above, when it is stolen it is obvious and should be acknowledged. Which is why EVERYONE should give credit to Elvis.
I had a friend tell me a while back he had no respect for Whitesnake because so much of their music sounds like Zeppelin. I asked him if he realized that Zeppelin was sued for two songs by a bluesman who won. There's nothing new under the sun.
I don’t see the point of this. Stapleton has always acknowledged the music is from the Etta James song, it’s not like he’s tried to hide it. It’s a cover song and the music is from a different song. There’s probably a lot of people who bought Etta James songs on iTunes who’d never heard of her before Stapleton made this song.
As for Led Zep being ripoff artists, they absolutely are. But they’re also pretty cool about not being a-holes when people rip them off. I’ve never heard of Led Zep suing anybody. And if you don’t think they get ripped off, listen to Pearl Jam’s “Given to Fly” and Led Zep’s “Going to California”. Zep could’ve them to the cleaners.
As for Led Zep being ripoff artists, they absolutely are. But they’re also pretty cool about not being a-holes when people rip them off. I’ve never heard of Led Zep suing anybody. And if you don’t think they get ripped off, listen to Pearl Jam’s “Given to Fly” and Led Zep’s “Going to California”. Zep could’ve them to the cleaners.
Didn't Rick Hall give the permission for it to be used. I'm pretty sure he owned all the Music that the Swampers made. I know he produced all the hits that was recorded in muscle shoals. I'm about postive he gave permission.
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If he did acknowledge it which obviously he did then I have absolutely no problem with it . I was just not aware of it . And your dead right about the “Going to California” thing .
They did . But Plant in his older year has acknowledged many times that they were wrong and he’s not proud of it . I think a lot of it was more their management than the actual 4 band members . Peter Grant was a tough cookie .
Yes he did . He did an amazing cover of “People get Ready” with Jeff Beck . It’s an old Curtis Mayfield tune . Amazing cover
Well put. There are only 12 tones (notes) in Western music and they don't all work together, so it's pretty amazing that everything doesn't sound like the same song if you really think about it 😅
