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Billy Hill and the Hillbillies The Green Team's First Show Thursday, October 23, 2003 featuring John Eaden, Evan Marshall, Jon David and John Marshall |
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The show opens with "Play Me Some Mountain Music" made famous by Alabama in 1982. Billy Little John [John Eaden] sings this foot stompin' number accompanied by Billy Banjo [John David] on banjo, Billy Mandolin [Evan Marshall] on mandolin and Billy Bass [John Marshall] on bass.
"Oh, play me some mountain
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Billy Little John than tells some hillbilly jokes about their family, when he is interrupted by Billy Mandolin, who would like to play his mandolin solo. Billy's solo is "put off" until later and Little John introduces the "Mountain Music Medley" that includes "Wipe Out" and "Walk, Don't Run" by The Ventures, as well as some others. The medley is finished with a spirited "Johnny Be Good" riff by Billy Banjo on electric guitar. |
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Billy Mandolin interrupts Little John again, begging to do his mandolin solo..."The audience is ready for it", he pleads, but he is put-off again in favor of "Dueling Banjos", as played by Billy Banjo and Billy Mandolin. This number is interrupted by Little John on electric guitar, who tries to stomp Billy Banjo with his expertise. |
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Billy Mandolin is interrupts one more time and is granted a chance to do his mandolin solo. He begins with a series of short classical pieces.......that are soon interrupted by his brothers. |
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Billy begins his solo as...
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Little John skates by....
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He gets a 7.5 from
the hillbilly judges |
...as Little John delivers a Disney meal on a tray...
...the judges hold up $10.95 signs. |
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Finally Billy Mandolin is able to play his most famous piece, "The William Tell Overture". Next comes the dangerous stunt portion of the show where the Hillbillies will play each other instruments, while playing each other's instruments. Confused? Just Look Below....... |
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First, they stretch and warm up......
Kids, Don't Do This At Home! These are trained professional hillbillies. As Billy Bass does Billy Mandolin's fretting, Billy Mandolin does Billy Banjo's fretting, while Billy Banjo does Billy Little John's Guitar fretting and Little John does the bass fretting. They finish by playing separately. |
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Next, comes the song, "You've Gotta' Have a Fiddle in the Band", as the hillbillies go into the "Orange Blossom Special". It starts with Billy Mandolin, than goes to Billy Bass on fiddle #2 and Billy Little John on fiddle # 3.
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How about fiddle #4?
What Billy Banjo doesn't play fiddle?
Well, let's just grab someone from the audience. The show ends with a really fast double time version of the "Orange Blossom Special" |
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And the final bow!
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| See these other Billy Hill Pages... | |||
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Billy Hill and the Hillbillies |
Billy Hill and the Hillbillies |
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Billy Hill and the Hillbillies Main Page at Jan's World |
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Evan Marshall |
John Marshall |
Dennis Fetchet |
Kirk Wall |
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Billy Little John's Page John Eaden Coming Soon |
Anders Swanson
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Rick Storey
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John David
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