A tune from the early 60's made famous by The String-A-Longs, a one hit wonder ??

The String-A-Longs were an American instrumental group from Plainview, Texas, United States, known for their hit single, "Wheels", produced by Norman Petty on Warwick Records. The band consisted of Richard Stephens and Jimmy Torres alternating lead guitars, Keith McCormack on rhythm guitar, Aubrey de Cordova, bass guitar and Don Allen, drums. They began recording in Amarillo, Texas, as the Rock'n Rollers, under their first manager Johnny Voss, Keith McCormack's Uncle

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The follow-up, "Brass Buttons," also hit the Top 40, a distinction narrowly missed by the String-A-Longs' third release, "Should . A series of singles as well as an LP, Pick-A-Hit Featuring "Wheels", followed before Warwick filed for bankruptcy in 1962; the group then signed to Dot, where efforts like "Twist Watch," "Replica," and "Myna Bird" failed to attract.

The String-A-Longs were an instrumental group from Plainview, Texas, produced by Norman Petty on Warwick Records. They consisted of Richard Stevens, lead guitar, Keith McCormack and Jimmy Torres, rhythm guitars, Aubrey de Cordova, bass guitar and Don Allen, drums. Their biggest hit single was "Wheels" in 1961, which was revived later the same year by the Joe Loss Orchestra as "Wheels Cha Cha". The tune peaked at on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the number 8 single of 1961 according to Billboard.

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The String-A-Longs' Wheels was just such a tune, enjoying wide popularity throughout Europe in 1961 and rising to in the UK and in the US where only a Top 30 cover version by Billy Vaughan stopped it from going all the way to Written and produced by Norman Petty in his Clovis studio, it was more than just a great tune. The String-A-Longs' innovative four guitar line-up enabled an interesting rhythmic counterpoint to be added to the melody, and their use of Magnatone amplifiers gave the band a fresh and appealing sound

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Angling the pick a little bit will help the pick pluck the string in a more fluid motion as well as create a scratchy sound depending on how much you angle it. Having the pick parallel to the strings will give you more attack to your tone, but in my opinion also makes it a bit harder to play softly. Apr 22, 2009, 12:54 PM. Like. Pick whichever way goves you the most pleasant tone to your ears. I prefer the diagonal while picking fast but flat also has its uses for sweeping, strumming and the like.