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Frank Freniere
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Posted 14 Mar 2008 4:33 pm |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2008 6:27 pm
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I'm sure he could if he chose to,GREAT picker,DYKBC.
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Danny Hammers
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Danny & Patricia of Floral City, Florida formerly of Fairdale KY.
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Posted 14 Mar 2008 9:04 pm
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This is from Jerry Fessenden site. On the players page. He's got one and i'll bet he can play it.
Look in the top right of the picture
Danny
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 5:11 am
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Evidently he doesn't care much for steel, he hasn't had one in his band for a long time.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Bob Blair
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 6:03 am
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| That picture looks like it was taken at the Dallas convention. |
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Charley Wilder
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Dover, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 6:14 am
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| I heard an interview with Marty back in the 90's where he said he had asked Josh to show him some stuff on a Dobro. He used to go over to Josh's house and sit around and pick it some apparently. I've never heard of him playing one on stage. |
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B. Greg Jones
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Middleport, Ohio USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 7:00 am
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Marty LOVES steel guitar!!! I remember him setting in with Ralph Mooney at St. Louis. He didn't try to take over the show, just set back and played some guitar and enjoyed Ralph. I think he sang 2 songs total. Marty hasn't had a steel in the band since the passing of Gary Hogue. From what Connie has told me, Gary's passing took a big toll on Marty. Gary was his band leader and also close friend. I guess he feels that Gary could never be replaced. I respect that in Marty.
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 7:23 am
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Gary was a GREAT player,Marty lost a great player and friend when Gary passed.DYKBC.
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 7:49 am
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| I love Marty Stuart, but I don't recall ever hearing a steel on his records.... |
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Frank Freniere
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The First Coast
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 8:34 am
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Hi Danny-
Great picture - thanks! But all I see in the top right corner is another steel keyhead?
BTW, you should join PSGA, too. FF. |
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 8:38 am
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Marty Stuart has never put out an electric album without steel guitar. Paul Franklin on most, and Robbie Turner on his last album "Country
Music". |
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Mike Shefrin
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 8:52 am
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| and let's not forget that Marty used John Hughey on his hit song "This one's gonna hurt you". |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 11:00 am
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Guess I'd better start listening more closely ...  |
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Alan Harrison
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Murfreesboro Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 6:13 pm Marty and Steel Guitar
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Beverly and I have known Marty and his mother and dad since the late 1970's and as far as I know he does not play pedal steel unless he has taken it up in the last few years. I would imagine he has played Dobro at some point. I think he could get music out of an orange if he wanted.
Bruce Bouton was the first steel guitarist I remember working with Marty's group in the mid 1980's.
He is a fantastic guitar and mandolin player and I'm sure if Marty were to take up the pedal steel, he would play it well.
I must admit that I haven't seen Marty since he and Connie were married, "Connie and Laney Hicks are my two favorite vocalists of all time." |
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Dave Van Allen
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Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 15 Mar 2008 9:22 pm
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http://www.martystuart.com/GaryTrib-MS-Fans.htm
the late Gary Hogue was a member of Marty's band for several years and is all over "The Pilgrim" album
after Gary passed suddenly Marty regrouped with a smaller band.
he is indeed a fan of steel.I do not know if he plays.
His wife sure tends to hire the best steelers though! |
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Jim Walker
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Headland, AL
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 12:25 am
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I have met Marty and Connie on separate occasions and they seem like really nice folk. Marty was one of my Telecaster heroes when I was coming up in this business. I play a Parsons / Green B-Bender with a Hipshot Drop D and it's all Marty's fault. 
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James Pennebaker
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Mt. Juliet, TN
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 7:30 pm
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| Darvin Willhoite wrote: |
| Evidently he doesn't care much for steel, he hasn't had one in his band for a long time. |
Darvin,
With all due respect, Marty loves the Steel Guitar. With the passing of his friend, band leader and steel man, Gary Hogue, I believe Marty chose not to ever replace him out of respect for Gary. They were like brothers. Gary was also one of my oldest friends from our home state of Texas. Gary and I both moved to Nashville about the same time.
If you have any doubt that Marty "apparently" doesn't care for the steel guitar, read this poem he wrote for Gary Hogue's memorial service.
Steel Men (by Marty Stuart)
Pushing pedals, wires and tin, steel men, steel men
Bending notes from end to end, steel men, steel men
Notes that find their perfect mark, in the hidden corners of your heart
Then hurt and tear your soul apart, steel men, steel men
A classic country song's best friend, steel men, steel men
A true country singer's next of kin, steel men, steel men
Interpreters of lonesome tones, majestic as old Hank's songs
When the steel is dead, country's gone, steel men, steel men
Whispered echoes in the wind, steel men, steel men
Memories that bring tears and grins, steel men, steel men
An eccentric lot, a dying breed
God have mercy, oh how we need, heaven's touch on steel men, steel men
I dreamed I stood face to face with the father of time
You were there to get yours, I was there to get mine
The halls of justice were in session
I stood there begging, bowing, confessing
There was one question granted me
Concerning this 10-stringed mystery
So I said, "God, who is your cat among cats?
The one that's loaded with technique and feel."
He said, "Go tell Buddy Emmons
That Hogue and me consider
Don Helms, The King of the Steel."
Steel men, steel men, I thank God for steel men
There you go.
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 7:37 pm
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I would think keeping a steel in the band would be a better tribute to Gary. Marty is saying one thing and doing something else. There's lots of great steel players out there that I'm sure would love to play with his band.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 8:21 pm
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| I would think keeping a steel in the band would be a better tribute to Gary. |
That's your value system speaking, not Marty's. I think there is ample testimony to his love of steel guitar. None of us can walk in his shoes.
Kevin - actually Marty's 1985 Columbia debut, "Marty Stuart", doesn't have any steel on it. I don't think this was a big record for him, and I expect he saw the error of his ways quickly. 
But I think some of this discussion points out a fallacy held by a lot of steel players - that every song, or even every artist, must use steel or it's some kind of travesty. IMO, that is absurd.
If I was producing a record, I would probably not put steel on every song - not necessarily even every country song. I figure if Merle Haggard "managed" without steel on "Today I Started Loving You Again" and some of his other classics, it's OK not to use steel on a country song sometimes.
I like barbecue sauce, but I don't put it on everything. I like a nice steak, but I don't always eat steak - not by a long shot. It's good to give it a rest sometimes. IMHO. |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 8:43 pm
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Not that it's any of my business, but do ya think that Gary would have wanted it this way? I kinda doubt it...
And, to quote Mr. Stuart himself: "When the steel is dead, country's gone"
But, like I said, I don't know squat... |
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Danny Hammers
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Danny & Patricia of Floral City, Florida formerly of Fairdale KY.
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Posted 16 Mar 2008 9:06 pm
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Two songs that come to mind are
PAUL FRANKLIN - JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME - MARTY STUART
JOHN HUGHEY - THIS ONE'S GONNA HURT YOU - MARTY STUART
But I'm sure there are a lot!
Danny
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 22 Mar 2008 6:35 pm Just my 2 cents
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| Just my 2 cents but I have to agree with Darvin and Jim..the Stars have to use the Steel to keep it alive and some Steeler could use a good job |
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Danny Naccarato
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Burleson, Texas
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Posted 22 Mar 2008 10:03 pm
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Marty is one of my all time favorites. I have most of his albums and they are loaded with steel. I love the way he thinks outside the box a bit and interprets ome of his songs. Some albums have instrumentels on them... Badlands for instance has a really great instrumental with a lot of steel. I also like the fact he almost always has a 3/4 shuffle on his albums.... Red Red Wine, Sundown in Nashville, etc.
Listen to the way he did the old Porter Waggoner Satisfied Mind on the Country album.
Shortly before Gary died, Marty joined him at the TSGA show and did Gary's set with him. He said "Johnny Cash had his Luther and Buck Owens had his Don Rich. Gary is my Luther & Don", or something real close to that.... I thought it said volumes of what he thought of Hogue and steel itself.... |
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Dave Ristrim
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Whites Creek, TN
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Posted 23 Mar 2008 3:18 am
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Marty is a true friend to Country Music AND the steel guitar, whether he has one in the band or NOT. Get over it. As much as I love steel guitar, I don't want to hear it in every band.
Sorry, but that's the way I feel. |
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 23 Mar 2008 6:41 am
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Marty doesn't have the top ten mainstream country hits anymore, and that's fine with me, because I think he is making the best music of his career these days.
No steel on the gospel album Soul's Chapel from a couple years back, but I thought it was one of the best CD's of that year, regardless of genre.
Uncle Josh Graves was mentioned earlier, and Marty practically adored Uncle Josh.
About 4-5 years ago, Marty and the Fabulous Superlatives did a live acoustic concert at The Ryman, and recorded it and released it about two years ago.
It's sort of a bluegrass/country hybrid, and it's another of my favorite albums of the past several years. There are a couple of guest players - Stuart "Stu Bob" Duncan on fiddle, and they don't come any better than Stuart.
And the great Uncle Josh, his health continually spiraling downward, having to come out in his wheelchair (both legs amputated) with a platform attached on which to mount his dobro - but still with a great attitude and his wicked sense of humor. And some killer licks.
And you can tell from listening to the comments and the exchanges that Marty is absolutely delighted in having Josh out there for a few tunes.
I have no idea why Marty doesn't carry a steel player anymore, but I don't believe I have ever been aware of any of the more famous bandleaders and frontmen that has any more love for the steel guitar family of instruments than Marty Stuart.
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