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Topic: John Call alive and well |
Dave Morrison
From:
Whbg Ohio Usa
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Posted 10 Jun 2009 4:35 pm |
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| I talked to John Call the other day and he said he was playing every Tuesday night at a place called The Dock in Chillicothe Ohio.I'm planning on going to here him.A great guy with great chops.He was a big influence on me early on my journey to learning this wonderful instrument.Anyone remember him? |
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Nick Reed
From:
Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2009 5:02 pm
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Mike Poholsky
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2009 5:11 pm
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Yea! One of my early influences as well. Those first two Pure Prairie League albums were killer. Good stuff. I saw him on a recent PPL tour with Craig Fuller. It was fun. Some great tunes.
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Bo Borland
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South Jersey -
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Posted 10 Jun 2009 5:13 pm
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Nick, that's cause you've lead a sheltered life ! 
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2009 5:30 pm
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| Wonderfully melodic player- huge influence on my playing... |
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Steve English
From:
Baja, Arizona
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Posted 10 Jun 2009 5:55 pm
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I too enjoyed everything he did!
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 10 Jun 2009 6:10 pm me too!
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That whole musical era was a huge reason I took up pedal steel.
I loved the songs PPL did and the color that John's pedal steel playing gave to them.
From the ballady Just Can't Believe It to the more uptempo stuff like KC Southern and the novelty of I'll Fix Your Flat Tire, I was blown away by John David Call's steel playing. Great playing and tone. Glad to hear he's still at it. Hope I get to hear him again sometime.
I dig out the Two Lane LP every so often just to clean the cobwebs out of the speakers. |
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Larry Weaver
From:
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2009 6:41 pm
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| Most definitely an early influence for me. I'd glad to hear he's still active! |
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Ben Elder
From:
La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2009 8:18 pm
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Major MAJOR Hero.
The first PPL LP (damn hard to find on CD; expensive when ya do) with the REAL Norman Rockwell illustration--not the "Bustin Out" (w/"Amie") disappointment, their second--remains one of my Top 5.
Sa-LUTE!
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Bob Grado
From:
Holmdel, New Jersey
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 4:59 am
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"I'll fix your flat tire Merle"..
One of the best steel solos I've ever heard. |
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Jerry Van Hoose
From:
Wears Valley, Tennessee
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 5:22 am same here....
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| Exactly what Jerry O. said. John Call was a major influence. It's gratifying to learn that he's still playing and doing ok. |
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Dave O'Brien
From:
Florida and New Jersey
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 5:34 am Merle
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| You're right Bob - I must have played that 1000 times back in the day... |
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Jay Ganz
From:
Out Behind The Barn
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 5:58 am
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| Mike Poholsky wrote: |
| Those first two Pure Prairie League albums were killer. Good stuff. |
Actually, David wasn't on the second album. That was Al Brisco on steel. |
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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 6:34 am
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| Is it John Call on Tears? |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 6:36 am
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| In particular, I liked the playing on the album "Dance". |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 7:06 am
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Yes Jim. I have that one too. Nice steel work on this one both ballad and uptempo.
And, Oh Yeah....I enjoyed his banjo and dobro work as well as the background vocals on these lps just as much. Well rounded musician. |
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Mike Poholsky
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 9:25 am
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You're right Jay, I forgot. Still, those first two records are my favorites. Al did some fine work on the second record.
Craig, "Tears" is on the first record and John is listed as the steel player. Great tune.
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Randy Koenen
From:
Grand Forks North Dakota, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 11:26 am
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I've been playing for over 20 years and I'm still trying to figure out the triplets John played at the end of the steel solo on "Dance" from the "Live Takin' the Stage" album. I've got the notes, just not the speed with the clean blocking. Still one of my favorites...
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 12:05 pm
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John David Call-Pure Prairie League  |
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Randy Pettit
From:
North Texas USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 1:00 pm
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| Dittos to above comments. A huge influence on me, along with Rusty Young. I wore out all those PPL LP's trying to copy his stuff. I consider him among the top of country rock steelers of the 1970's. |
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Randy Pettit
From:
North Texas USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 1:01 pm
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dbl post
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Brian Herder
From:
Philadelphia, Pa. USA
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Posted 12 Jun 2009 6:51 am
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| I always wondered what happened to him.. his playing on their live album is flawless, especially his fast staccato stuff. All of it great. Is he still playing a Sho~Bud through a Twin? Definitely one of the players that got me into it. |
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John Gould
From:
Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
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Posted 12 Jun 2009 9:38 am
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John Call
Buddy Cage
Rusty Young
Sneaky Pete
Bobby Black
These are the guys that pulled me into playing pedal steel. I would see some of the great players like Buddy Charleton, Buddy Emmons, Dickie Harris, and think they were cool and great but it didn't have the attraction that hearing these other guys had. Looking back on it I'm sure the gig had much more to do with it than the talent or ability.
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Bill Dobkins
From:
Rolla Missouri, USA
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Posted 12 Jun 2009 7:21 pm
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Jeff Redefer was a part of PPL and played guitar a little for them. We have been in touch over the past few months over some photo's I have of PPL. He live's 15 miutes from John David. We will be working together to try to get John David to start doing some Steel shows. Keep your fingers crossed.
BD
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Royace Buehrlen
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 5:16 am John David Call
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Dave! Thanks sooo much for your post about JDC! I've tried to locate him myself, a BIG DEFINITE on his influence in developing my style on the steel guitar! I'm also glad to hear that he is still playing, I always went to see PPL whenever they were scheduled anywhere close. The last concert that I attended was at Six Flags and John Call nor Larry Gashorn were with them, I enjoyed the replacement, Vince Gill, but was saddened to see John gone.
Yes, to you Bill,
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We will be working together to try to get John David to start doing some Steel shows. Keep your fingers crossed.
BD |
...let me know or maybe we can schedule a trip to go see him?
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