In the 80s I was in a hair metal band playing clubs. I bought G&C on a whim. Three days later I bought a Tele and learned country from listening to Pete. I have loved Dwight and Pete ever since. Thanks for this Zac
I didn't fall for that hair stuff from the 80s. I hated it actually, and still do when i pick up my classic guitar rags from back then and look at the cover😂
Great album and I don't believe that record (or Dwight) would have achieved lift-off without Pete's masterful contributions. I look forward to seeing your other picks.
I saw Steve Forbert in 1983 or 84 in club in St. Pete Fl. Pete was his lead guitarist. I was blown away by his playing. The collaboration between him and Dwight influenced my love of the Bakersfield sound. It led me discovering how great Buck Owen’s and The Buckaroos and Marle Haggard and earlier bands were..
My first thought was that I had to comment to tell Zac to watch the TrueTone lounge episodes with Pete…which of course he hosted. So everyone else should check it out. Best Pete Anderson interview ever. Also, Guitars, Cadillacs, etc, etc is the best album name I’ve ever heard. If I never heard of Dwight or Pete I’d buy it on name alone.
Excellent video! Thanks for this. I recently joined a Dwight tribute band up here in Toronto Canada. Been spending A LOT of time trying to lift Pete's solos, fills, etc. He is simply an incredible player with such flair & taste. Blows my mind!
As a British Country artist, people often ask me “what got you into Country music?” and the answer is THIS ALBUM!! That 20 year old me was absolutely blown away by the sound and the energy!
I was just getting into roots music and remember buying the cassette and popping it in the tape deck of my Firebird; everything changed after that. A few weeks later Dwight came through OKC and played at a strip mall honky tonk. It was amazing. We saw them leaving the bar not in a bus but in two black Lincoln Continentals.
Zac, watching you take a breather and do the action clap back in made me realize how your channel differs from others on RU-vid. My eyes and ears are not bombarded by constant cuts to different shots. Kinda feels like the old-school RU-vid days, very conversational. Really enjoy your stuff.
This record was such a breath of fresh air for me when it came out. I was into playing the Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, James Burton so much so that I got fired from the country band I was in because I didn’t sound “commercial” enough. I felt a little validated when Pete’s Tele was all over the radio.
I grew up in Bakersfield and learned to play there, but had been living on the coast and working in Rock and R&B bands for years when I first heard Dwight's music. It was amazing... I thought "This guy's great, and he's gotta be from Bakersfield". His music is still incredible and always reminds me of home.
I was excited to see this one, Zac. I bought that record when it came out in the 80s, I was about 12. Its a telecaster wonderland and one of the best and most unique country (honky tonk) records fall time. Dwight remains one of my favorites. I saw him on the "Almost Alone" tour at First Avenue in Minneapolis about 20 years ago, only Keith Gaddis was with him and they killed it. What a performer to see in such a historic rock venue. Ill never forget it.
Pete and Dwight are amazing and it's great theyre getting recognized more lately. I picked up Dwight Live as a kid not knowing who Dwight or Pete was, Pete's long intro to Long White Cadillac was mindbending and I hadn't hear country guitar so unique, it really sealed the deal for exploring guitar.
That album was THE country album of the 80’s. I still find it interesting and funny that Pete uses a line 6 pod at his shows now. “They modeled it after my damn amp anyway” 😂😂😂
Zac, this was really interesting! I knew Pete Anderson's sounds on Guits & Cads was influential, but I didn't know it was THAT influential!! Very interesting about the Deluxe Reverb mods and also the influence on Brent Mason. Really GREAT episode, Zac!
I like your stories so much. Almost everyday I watch one clip. Your knowledge is surprisingly vast and accurate. Your attitude is ok. I have learned a lot and undertood also the significance of country. Thanks.
In the 80s, I was into rock & pop music a lot. Around 1986, a new crop of country artists like Dwight Yoakam and Randy Travis got me into country. Not long after, I started playing guitar. I still love the classic rock stuff but am mainly a country player still.
I wasn’t much of a country fan when Dwight came on the scene and was mostly into SRV but this album was irresistible. I worked with fellow fan of the Dwight’s and we’d play it all the time to the puzzlement and, sometimes , annoyance of our co workers most of whom were into that awful English new wave prevalent at the time.
Thanks for this, Zac. I live in Brazil and here we know very little about country music. I am already listening to the record and digging it. Keep bringing up those great records.
My Favorite Dwight Album, even have it on Vinyl myself, and had at least 2 Cassette tapes of it and the CD version back in the late 80's and 90s. Thank you for this episode Zac, fantastic as always!!
A really great discussion of one of my favorite albums from one of the top country artists in our time. The Dwight/Pete combination brought us so much great music and highlighted the great Bakersfield artists that preceded them. Great job Zac!
LOVE Dwight Yoakam and saw him live at that time. Great concert but it was the only concert that I found painful. The very bright guitars actually hurt my ears. What a great time for music. Music channels played everything from Dwight to Duran Duran to Van Halen to Aretha Franklin to ZZ Top.
At the time you had The Stray Cats and The Blasters bringing a retro sound back to popularity. Trying to remember Jimmy Dale Gilmore had a band with a popular hit as well. Thanks for featuring one of my favorite albums
Great overview Zac of a great album! GCEE was one of those transformative albums for me. I grew up the typical classic rock kid in the 70s. By the 80s I discovered punk, new wave and what was called at the time “college music” (indie maybe today). I’d listened to Los Lobos a lot and the Blasters and even X and some of the “roots rock” bands of the day. Dwight was the gateway for me into country music. Cool enough to capture a 19yo kids ear, and close enough to the kinds of things I liked but totally different from anything else around. Because of Dwight I found Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, Roseanne Cash, Foster and Lloyd, etc… still to this day.
I was 23 when this album came out and it was mind blowing to me because, as a closet country fan, it was everything about country music that I loved. Especially the "hot guitar" of Pete Anderson.
Very cool episode Zac. I was thinking of learning and showcasing some of Pete Anderson licks soon and this episode is great timing. I love Pete’s playing. Great knowledge base here!
That was an awesome review Zac…thank you. I remember hearing this album about the time I was getting out of the Army. Pete and Dwight’s honky-tonk sound It drew me back into wanting to be a country guitarist. This is still some of my favorite music. Appreciate all you do!
Any knowledge of the Esquire Pete had up for sale a few years ago? Pretty sure he said he had used it on many of the Dwight recordings. It seemed stupid cheap at the time, $1800 if I remember correctly. Maybe a ‘59 or ‘60 white guard?
I read an interview with Anderson in GP magazine around 1988, Where he was talking about not having a B Bender and I was hell bent on getting one. I always wondered how I could cop those licks bending the G, ive never bought the bender.
