Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens
I have decided to quit all of my orchestral work and start a Marimba Queens tribute band. Scott Kreger from the Milwaukee Symphony (and the new double bass instructor and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) sent me this video. Check out the bass player in this band. He has the most fabulous upright slap technique I’ve ever seen. Maybe I can convince the Elgin Symphony bass section to play with this technique for our upcoming concert.
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Dec 27th, 2006 at 3:43 am
Haha, I love this video! My dad showed it to me a while ago when he was surfing the Net. Actually, the bassist is right-handed; the video is flipped (You can tell because all of the marimbas are backwards). But still, he’s very talented!
Dec 27th, 2006 at 5:54 am
Thanks for letting me know about the flipped video, Dan. I don’t know much about marimbas, so I didn’t pick up on that. What a crazy video.
Dec 29th, 2006 at 6:14 pm
This guy could have gone on to fight Muhammad Ali. Ali had fast hands, but this bass player’s hands move so fast, even though they’re flailing around, I hear a pretty steady walking line at the same time both his hands are off the bass.
Dec 29th, 2006 at 6:40 pm
Isn’t that bass player amazing? I love the showmanship and great musical ability that so many players from this generation combined.
Dec 29th, 2006 at 9:15 pm
Wow, prety incredible… Although I think that bass player is just epileptic…
Dec 30th, 2006 at 12:05 pm
This is the kind of slap bass playing I really like!
Jan 19th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Does anyone know how I can obtain recordings of Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens? My grandmother, Ruth Neudorf Hauser played in this band and I’m dying to hear more of their performances. Many thanks for any information that you can provide.
Jan 23rd, 2007 at 4:08 am
I’m not sure, but if anyone knows how to get recordings of Reg Kehoe, please leave a comment or send me an e-mail.
Feb 15th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
To obtain additional recordings of the band email RegKehoeMarimbaBand@gmail.com
Feb 16th, 2007 at 12:18 am
Thanks for letting people know about that. What a great band!