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Frank Freniere
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The First Coast
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Posted 20 Jan 2009 5:00 pm |
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| Let's face it: the only real country song they ever did was "We Can't Love Like This Anymore." |
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John P. Phillips
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Folkston, Ga. U.S.A., R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Jan 2009 8:17 pm
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OH ! Were they a country group ???
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 20 Jan 2009 8:51 pm
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Oh play me some mountain music
Like Grandma and Grandpa used to play
Then I'll float on down the river
To a Cajun hideaway...
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 20 Jan 2009 9:48 pm
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| Uh, "Roll Tide?" |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2009 12:21 am
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NO STEEL,NO COUNTRY. you can't play IN TEXAS without a fiddle in the band,and you can't play in ALABAMA without a steel in the band.DYKBC.
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Josh Haislip
From:
Midland, Texas
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Posted 21 Jan 2009 9:36 am
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| I don't like pop music. |
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Rick Campbell
From:
Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2009 11:00 am
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After making themselves all multi-millionaries, they gave it up and disbanded. If they'd had a steel player, they might have made it work.
Country - Not!!!!
If I wanted to play music as my sole source of income, and had to choose between real country and this pop flavored stuff, I'd go where the money is. Can't blame them for that.
If real country would sell, we hear new artist like Justin Trevino, Amber Digby, etc... on FM radio. Steel players would be too busy playing road gigs to do any steel shows. I ain't holding my breath. |
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 21 Jan 2009 12:12 pm
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Country music doesn't need steel guitar to be country.
Would you say the following songs aren't country because they don't have steel?
Branded Man - Merle Haggard
Tiger By The Tail - Buck Owens
Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
Country classics with no steel. 
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2009 4:20 pm
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You can always name a few country songs without steel,but the steel was the DOMINANT instrument in what us old geezers consider CLASSIC country music.One of the few of the great country singers that did'nt use a lot of steel was the great Jim Reeves[I always thought of him as more pop than country]most [not all] but most of the great classic country singers like Hank Sr.,Eddie Arnold,Hank Snow,Earnest,Little Jimmy,Webb,Hank Thompson,Acuff,[dobro] Ray Price,even Buck and Merle,the list could go on and on,the steel was a HUGE part of their music.A country [so- called] band without a steel is like Western swing without a fiddle,a bluegrass band without a banjo,in some cases a blues band without a B3,just ain't the same,Getting back to ALABAMA,Being from my neck of the woods,I have always been proud of them,being one of the most succesful groups on the music scene,But from day one I NEVER thought of them as country.Of course this is just my opinion,NO STEEL NOT COUNTRY. DYKBC.
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Marlin Smoot
From:
Kansas
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Posted 21 Jan 2009 4:48 pm Alabama
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| Someone please look at your Alabama Christmas CD liner notes (the first one, not Vol 2) Isn't there steel guitar on it? If so, please let us know... |
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 21 Jan 2009 4:51 pm
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| "Heaven's Just A Sin Away," now that's country. |
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LJ Eiffert
From:
California, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2009 10:40 pm
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| Will now Randy Owen is Country with his new book,Born Country.I don't see any steel guitar in it. Leo J.Eiffert,Jr. |
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Theresa Galbraith
From:
Goodlettsville,Tn. USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2009 5:41 am
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"Heaven's Just A Sin Away" by the Kendall's has Sonny Garrish playing steel! 
My brother Brian played lead guitar for Jeannie & Royce and they where real country in every sense of the word. |
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 22 Jan 2009 10:35 am
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| Charles Davidson wrote: |
| but the steel was the DOMINANT instrument in what us old geezers consider CLASSIC country music.\ |
Your brain must be turning up the volume on the steel guitar and turning everything else down. I've heard a lot of classic country music, and steel guitar is merely a part of the accompaniment (fills, solos, etc.), not the dominant instrument.
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| "Heaven's Just A Sin Away," now that's country. |
I hate that song.  I'd take Alabama over the Kendalls any day.
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Larry Miller
From:
Dothan AL,USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2009 1:19 pm
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| "In The Corner of My Mind Stands a Jukebox" Great country song...even has the Billy Byrd lick. Great performance by Alabama IMHO |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2009 2:25 pm
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If anyone thinks the steel was'nt DOMINANT in early classic country,then play most of the old classic tunes and DELETE Billy Robinson,Jerry Byrd,Emmons,Charlton,Helms,Jimmy Day,Bob White,Pee Wee Whitewing,Bud Issacs,Little Roy Wiggens,Curly,Norm Hamlett,Speedy,etc,and see what you have left,the steel styles of these great players MADE a lot of these songs hits,NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. and later can you imagine [Look at Us] without Mr, John,or some of the things he did with Conway.The steel WAS DOMINANT in making MANY hits for artists over the years,this is not even worthy of debate. DYKBC.
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 22 Jan 2009 2:58 pm
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| Charles Davidson wrote: |
| Mr, John, or some of the things he did with Conway. |
Actually, I've heard Hughey do a Twitty tune as an instrumental and it sounded hundreds of times better than the original version.
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LJ Eiffert
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California, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2009 4:39 pm
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| The Steel Guitar is the heart of any Country Song.But,the real heart beat is the drums and Bass Guitar together with a piano - rhythm Guitar. Everything after added is sweeting. real Country song are 4/4, 3/4 ,2/4, & slow 8's. Leo J.Eiffert,Jr. with the Fender Museum in Corona,California to preseve real traditional Country Music and it Musicians with all. |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2009 8:33 pm
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I agree about the bass and drums,Just my opinion,the bass and drums are the two MOST inportant members in any style of music,You can have a great singer,the hottest pickers,guitar,steel,keys,etc,with a half-assed bass or drummer,you are screwed.I love to work with a drummer and bass that can really lock it in together.When that happens it's not work,but a pleasure. DYKBC.
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Jan 2009 8:47 pm
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| What Bama Charlie said. Jody. |
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 22 Jan 2009 10:12 pm
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| LJ Eiffert wrote: |
| But,the real heart beat [of country music] is the drums and Bass Guitar together with a piano - rhythm Guitar. Everything after added is sweetening. |
Now this comment makes the most sense.
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Michael Haselman
From:
St. Paul
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Posted 23 Jan 2009 7:32 am
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OK, back to Alabama, the band. The real start of the demise of Country Music we're now in the heart of. I liked some of their songs, mind you, but when they came out is when the new category "pop lite" or something should have started. I once heard some snippets of their "live" album. If Jeff Cook isn't the biggest fraud as a player. When he took an extended guitar solo on some tune, it was quite embarassing. Did he even play on their recordings?
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Cleat Wooley
From:
Louisiana, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 23 Jan 2009 7:40 am
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FOR WHAT IT's WORTH,you don't need a steel guitar,or a fiddel. The secret IS do you have .!!??.ME I LIKE the STEEL ,it brings out the soul of the song BUT that just ME!!  I work with who made $176million dallars in his ministry never used a steel guitar????. in BATON ROUGH, La. and HE's COUNTRY  / |
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LJ Eiffert
From:
California, USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2009 7:45 am
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| Okay Cleat,Now Jimmy's gonna have to put a steel Guitar on his new Album. I hope Roger can handle that task. Leo |
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 23 Jan 2009 9:44 am
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| Michael Haselman wrote: |
| If Jeff Cook isn't the biggest fraud as a player. Did he even play on their recordings? |
Now that makes me think... did Jeff play the fiddle on the studio versions of songs like 'Mountain Music', 'Dixieland Delight', 'Tennessee River' or 'If You're Gonna Play In Texas'?
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