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The BIG C. Curley Chalker.

For once in my life. Curly Chalker,

When Curley Chalker was playing for Hank he did a song and asked curly if he could play it like Bobby Garret had done on the record and curly replied my name is Chalker and slowly spelled it out for h ...

I first saw Hank Thompson back in the 50s. I saw him many times over the years often wondered why he had nothing to do with his band members off stage. Last time Now to my question ND WE TAKKED ALL TH ...

I am sure this will come as a surprise to many but it is not the violin that is the most difficult to master. it is the bow. many old masters taught years on using the bow before learning to note. An ...

I am sure this will come as a surprise to many but it is not the violin that is the most difficult to master. it is the bow. many old masters taught years on using the bow before learning to note. An ...

It begins when hearing seems good but you start having a little trouble understanding some words spoken. Your hearing will now go down so gradual you will not notice it until you are almost deaf. My h ...

My hearing was damaged by loud noises years ago. To play music wearing them the sooner one accepts that fact nothing is going to replace their normal hearing. IMO the sooner they accept that fact the ...

A personal friend told me about this years ago and I still find it funny. When he was playing fiddle for Roy Clark and they played in his home town in S.D. He knew so many people in the audience and R ...

uote="Tracy Sheehan"]Was Jimmy Yates. I was p laying in Sioux fall,S.D.and that was where Yates wife was from.When Jimmy would come visit her and come out to where i was playing,bring his s ...

uote="Tracy Sheehan"]Was Jimmy Yates.[/quote] I was p laying in Sioux fall,S.D.and that was where Yates wife was from.When Jimmy would come visit her and come out to where i was playing,bri ...

Was Jimmy Yates.

I may have posted this before. I have long term memory but at times cant remember what i did ten mimutes ago. Back in the 40s there was a radio program whos sponser was blue ribbon beer. It was done w ...

Welcome.

I was born with perfect pitch hearing and now get different tone in each ear. I am also up in age. Anyone know what this is and does it get better? Thanks for any info on this. Tracy

Shadey was playing out on the Jacksboro highway and had one home made pedal. I dont recall what kind of steel he had at the time. He showed me what the pedal did. I was playing fiddle on the old cow ...

Dallas Tx. Had steel all over the place and camera close up. The Nashville nye show had no steel or fiddle.but that was to be expected. Tracy

It happens and you do not realize you are losing your hearing before it is too late.

The same from me.

As i have posted before i started on the violin when i was a child. Took up steel many years later. It is said the violin is the most difficult instrument to master. It sure surprised me when i master ...

I met Moon when he was with Wynn in Georges Round up in Long Beach,Ca. He had a bright light shining on the front of his Fender 1000, He ask me to set in.

it could have been in the 60s.I have slept ...

I also with out realizing it got away from the steel guitar sound and country singers would no longer use me. There must be many here old enough to recall when we did about any thing to quit sounding ...

I will be 90 in a short time if
I live to see it. Smile

The reply function just now came back up Tracy

Jimmy Dickings steel player and i were sitting in in a club that played country music and the band leader did not like our playing and told us so. Jimmys steel player told him sorry but where we come ...

And that was one of the short trips. Crossed the
rockies in the dead of winter. Almost went off the summit in a blizzard. Good thing we has a pro driver. Tracy

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Topic: What is your favorite steel song ?
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 25 Views: 6427	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 14 Feb 2023 9:52 pm Subject: My favorite steel player.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 25 Views: 6427	The BIG C. Curley Chalker.
Topic: What is your favorite steel song ?
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 25 Views: 6427	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 14 Feb 2023 9:47 pm Subject: my favorite steel song.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 25 Views: 6427	For once in my life. Curly Chalker,
Topic: Question for any one who used to play for Hank Thompson
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 7 Views: 2833	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Oct 2022 1:58 am Subject: funny story about Thompson.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 7 Views: 2833	When Curley Chalker was playing for Hank he did a song and asked curly if he could play it like Bobby Garret had done on the record and curly replied my name is Chalker and slowly spelled it out for h ...
Topic: Question for any one who used to play for Hank Thompson
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 7 Views: 2833	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 21 Oct 2022 11:43 pm Subject: Question for any one who used to play for Hank Thompson
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 7 Views: 2833	I first saw Hank Thompson back in the 50s. I saw him many times over the years often wondered why he had nothing to do with his band members off stage. Last time Now to my question ND WE TAKKED ALL TH ...
Topic: Difficulty of pedal steel vs other instruments.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 96 Views: 32128	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Sep 2022 10:57 pm Subject: difficult instruments
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 96 Views: 32128	I am sure this will come as a surprise to many but it is not the violin that is the most difficult to master. it is the bow. many old masters taught years on using the bow before learning to note. An ...
Topic: Difficulty of pedal steel vs other instruments.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 96 Views: 32128	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Sep 2022 10:55 pm Subject: difficult instruments
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 96 Views: 32128	I am sure this will come as a surprise to many but it is not the violin that is the most difficult to master. it is the bow. many old masters taught years on using the bow before learning to note. An ...
Topic: Hearing Protection
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 23 Views: 3633	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Aug 2022 6:10 pm Subject: Hearing loss.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 23 Views: 3633	It begins when hearing seems good but you start having a little trouble understanding some words spoken. Your hearing will now go down so gradual you will not notice it until you are almost deaf. My h ...
Topic: Please close...thanks everyone.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 7 Views: 1643	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 25 Jun 2022 4:33 am Subject: Hearing aids?
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 7 Views: 1643	My hearing was damaged by loud noises years ago. To play music wearing them the sooner one accepts that fact nothing is going to replace their normal hearing. IMO the sooner they accept that fact the ...
Topic: key comments brought back old memories.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 0 Views: 647	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 22 May 2022 8:51 pm Subject: key comments brought back old memories.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 0 Views: 647	A personal friend told me about this years ago and I still find it funny. When he was playing fiddle for Roy Clark and they played in his home town in S.D. He knew so many people in the audience and R ...
Topic: Who played steel for Jimmy Dickens on Opry?
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 8 Views: 2386	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Mar 2022 10:56 pm Subject: Re: Steel [player for Jimmy Dickens
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 8 Views: 2386	uote="Tracy Sheehan"]Was Jimmy Yates. I was p laying in Sioux fall,S.D.and that was where Yates wife was from.When Jimmy would come visit her and come out to where i was playing,bring his s ...
Topic: Who played steel for Jimmy Dickens on Opry?
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 8 Views: 2386	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Mar 2022 11:32 am Subject: Re: Steel [player for Jimmy Dickens
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 8 Views: 2386	uote="Tracy Sheehan"]Was Jimmy Yates.[/quote] I was p laying in Sioux fall,S.D.and that was where Yates wife was from.When Jimmy would come visit her and come out to where i was playing,bri ...
Topic: Who played steel for Jimmy Dickens on Opry?
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 8 Views: 2386	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Mar 2022 10:28 am Subject: Steel [player for Jimmy Dickens
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 8 Views: 2386	Was Jimmy Yates.
Topic: So called talking steel.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 3 Views: 1293	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Mar 2022 12:10 pm Subject: So called talking steel.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 3 Views: 1293	I may have posted this before. I have long term memory but at times cant remember what i did ten mimutes ago. Back in the 40s there was a radio program whos sponser was blue ribbon beer. It was done w ...
Topic: Thanks for my new membership
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 7 Views: 1778	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Mar 2022 9:11 pm Subject: Thanks for replies.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 7 Views: 1778	Welcome.
Topic: Any one know what this is? Believe LLoyd Green had it?
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 1 Views: 1285	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Feb 2022 3:05 pm Subject: Any one know what this is? Believe LLoyd Green had it?
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 1 Views: 1285	I was born with perfect pitch hearing and now get different tone in each ear. I am also up in age. Anyone know what this is and does it get better? Thanks for any info on this. Tracy
Topic: Shady Brown?
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 3 Views: 3144	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 4 Feb 2022 9:03 am Subject: I knew Shadey Brown in the 50s
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 3 Views: 3144	Shadey was playing out on the Jacksboro highway and had one home made pedal. I dont recall what kind of steel he had at the time. He showed me what the pedal did. I was playing fiddle on the old cow ...
Topic: NYE TV parties.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 10 Views: 5339	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 31 Dec 2021 11:07 pm Subject: NYE TV parties.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 10 Views: 5339	Dallas Tx. Had steel all over the place and camera close up. The Nashville nye show had no steel or fiddle.but that was to be expected. Tracy
Topic: Steel Guitar and Hearing
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 24 Views: 11946	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 4 Dec 2021 10:37 am Subject: Huh?
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 24 Views: 11946	It happens and you do not realize you are losing your hearing before it is too late.
Topic: Happy Birthday Lloyd Green
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 22 Views: 4214	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Oct 2021 6:47 am Subject: Ditto.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 22 Views: 4214	The same from me.
Topic: Is pedal steel the most enjoyable instrument to play?
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 29 Views: 6512	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 1 Oct 2021 10:51 pm Subject: I think there is something to be said about the violin.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 29 Views: 6512	As i have posted before i started on the violin when i was a child. Took up steel many years later. It is said the violin is the most difficult instrument to master. It sure surprised me when i master ...
Topic: Who on Forum knew or saw Mooney live in the early 1960's?
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 14 Views: 4585	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 8 Sep 2021 10:51 am Subject: I also met Moon in the 50"s as i recall.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 14 Views: 4585	I met Moon when he was with Wynn in Georges Round up in Long Beach,Ca. He had a bright light shining on the front of his Fender 1000, He ask me to set in. it could have been in the 60s.I have slept ...
Topic: Future of Pedal Steel
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 50 Views: 15574	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 16 Aug 2021 6:03 am Subject: I must plead guilty.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 50 Views: 15574	I also with out realizing it got away from the steel guitar sound and country singers would no longer use me. There must be many here old enough to recall when we did about any thing to quit sounding ...
Topic: Steel Players
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 20 Views: 5747	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 16 Jul 2021 9:57 pm Subject: Right behind you bob.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 20 Views: 5747	I will be 90 in a short time if I live to see it. The reply function just now came back up Tracy
Topic: Maurice Anderson
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 14 Views: 7420	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 16 Jul 2021 8:06 pm Subject: a true story i once told Reece.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 14 Views: 7420	Jimmy Dickings steel player and i were sitting in in a club that played country music and the band leader did not like our playing and told us so. Jimmys steel player told him sorry but where we come ...
Topic: Old bus from Broken Spoke
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 20 Views: 7734	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 28 Mar 2021 8:36 am Subject: Yes,for a one night stand.
Tracy Sheehan Replies: 20 Views: 7734	And that was one of the short trips. Crossed the rockies in the dead of winter. Almost went off the summit in a blizzard. Good thing we has a pro driver. Tracy