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Ron being on guitar was a situation that was created by a band he was in
with Declan, way back then. The hottest club band in San Francisco was
The Black Velvet Band, through the late 60's/early 70's. When Ron joined
this band, Declan was already the bass player, so Ron came on board as
rhythm guitarist, and they stayed on these instruments. This band was
still active when the reunion occurred, and Ron suddenly found himself
in the position of being a lead guitarist, for the first time in his
life, since Ron Elliott is, arguably, one of the best rhythm guitarists
from the era (this is actually a direct quote from Ted Templeman to
Declan, who told it to me. I concur; actually, much more than a rhythm
player, he truly "painted" intricate masterpieces on that fingerboard,
and difficult to play second guitar to. Just sitting around with him
playing, it was quite amazing to watch how his hands would move around
those strings!). By the way, the "live" album CD wrongly lists Meagher
as bassist, and Dec as guitarist (at least, may copy does). I also
believe that Ron played some of the harmonica on that show, though I
don't quite remember. I do believe Dec played on "Tennesse Walker" - he
did on the album.
This contributed to, but was not the sole reason, behind the situation
of Meagher leaving, and going back to The Bay Area, and starting a new
version of the Black Velvet Band, that was EXTREMELY succesful, where
Ron Meagher developed into a very fine guitarist, being the leader, and
only guitarist, in the band. The Black Velvets were truly a good band,
and made good money. Both versions!
Ron M. has been involved in the two Brummel gigs that took place most
recently, one in San Francisco, and one in New York, with members of the
Smithereens (as I remember |
Posted
6-20-2000 16:58