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Topic: jerry byrd/pedal steel |
Rich Gardner
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Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2010 4:59 pm |
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I'm sure this has been discussed...
Did Jerry Byrd ever play a pedal steel on any recordings? He sure had the touch without pedals. Just curious.
Thanks,
RG |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 24 Mar 2010 5:12 pm In response to your question.............
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JERRY BYRD told me, he'd "NEVER TOUCHED a pedal steel".
He chose to remain with the non-pedal style that had made him famous. His playing style incorporated so many different playing techniques that he could almost sound like a violin or pedal steel, or BASS Fiddle. Finding NEW SOUNDS, was his secret for getting recording sessions.
Have YOU yet visited the jerrybyrd-fanclub.com/ ??? |
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Rich Gardner
From:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2010 5:14 pm jerry byrd/pedal steel
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Thanks, Ray.
RG |
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Bill Stafford
From:
Gulfport,Ms. USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2010 5:51 pm Jb
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For what it's worth, I have a photo of Jerry sitting behind my pedal steel from many years ago at the St. Louis show....One of my treasures from this man.
Bill Stafford |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 24 Mar 2010 6:06 pm
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Ray was a good friend of Jerry's. If Jerry told Ray he'd never played a pedal steel you can bet your life he hadn't.
Jerry did have a Sho-Bud which looked like a pedal steel, but it was custom made for him without pedals. |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2010 6:47 pm Re: Jb
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| Bill Stafford wrote: |
For what it's worth, I have a photo of Jerry sitting behind my pedal steel from many years ago at the St. Louis show....One of my treasures from this man.
Bill Stafford |
Which begs the question, Bill, did Jerry TOUCH your pedal steel? |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 24 Mar 2010 6:49 pm Tell me..............please
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Okay Bill Stafford.......
Tell us all.... Did Jerry actually play a single tune on your pedal steel guitar, did he experiment playing on it, did he smash any pedals?
How 'bout the rest o'the story? |
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Vernon Hester
From:
Cayce,SC USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Mar 2010 8:17 pm Jerry Byrd
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Bill Blevins a personal friend of Jerry's told me couple weeks ago he had one of the Rickenbacker Pedal Steels and tried to give it to him. Bill has a couple of Byrd's Rickys???.
Vernon Hester |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 25 Mar 2010 8:00 pm Re: Jb
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| Bill Stafford wrote: |
For what it's worth, I have a photo of Jerry sitting behind my pedal steel from many years ago at the St. Louis show....One of my treasures from this man.
Bill Stafford |
I'm sure Jerry would pose with a fan's instrument if he was asked to, as he seems to have done in this instance. He would probably have posed with your tuba if you asked him to.  Bill never said that he played the instrument, and I don't see anything in his statement that would contradict Jerry saying that he never played a pedal steel. |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 25 Mar 2010 8:14 pm
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This is almost like asking someone if they've ever test-driven an auto that they didn't actually buy! How important can it be? I've never smoked ‘pot’, but; only because I want to be able to say that I never did! That doesn't mean that I approve or disapprove of it!
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<marquee> Go~Daddy~Go, (No), Go, It's your Break Time</marquee> L8R, jb
My T-10 Remington Steelmaster |
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Tom Mortensen
From:
Nashville TN
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 27 Mar 2010 9:11 pm Great Tune!
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TOM......thanks for giving us that short clip of Ken Marvin and Jerry Byrd. Jerry Byrd also was on Ernie Lee's session of "You Can't Pick A Rose in December" and each was totally different and quite an education when seeing exactly how he played it so differently with each artist.
THANKS for sharing that with us. Much appreciated! |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 28 Mar 2010 10:34 am
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| Short? Man I could barely get my headphones on before it was over. Anybody got the whole enchilada? Ray, you got both versions by chance? |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 28 Mar 2010 1:09 pm JERRY BYRD and his Music...............
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To be sure!
Both have been featured on the.........
jerrybyrd-fanclub.com/ site.
I keep telling you folks you're missing a lot of fabulous steel guitar music by not taking advantage of listening to JERRY BYRD's music that is featured each month on this site.
SHAME on YOU! |
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Mar 2010 2:03 pm
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| It has been said that once Jerry was asked about going to pedals. He is alleged to have said something like :" When I put pedals on my guitar I will ride it out on the stage like a bycicle." Jody. |
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Tom Mortensen
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 28 Mar 2010 3:01 pm
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Actually, the solo I posted was taken from a recording by Ernie Ashworth.
Ray probably knows better than I whether Ernie Lee is the same person as Ernie Ashworth.
Here is a link to the whole song on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bximwe5YmDY |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 28 Mar 2010 4:20 pm Ah Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
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You're on the ball Tom! Great!
My post was merely a TEST! You passed the test and I'm proud of you.
As you know, Ashworth and "Lee" are not related.
Notice the pedal-like sounds Byrd got in various spots in this recording.. He wasn't attempting to copy a pedal steel, merely trying to play tricks on the ears of all listeners........and trying to keep pace with the rapidly changing music market at that time. To do so meant more sessions and bigger/better pay days for him. |
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Dan Tyack
From:
Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2010 10:44 am
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I've always thought that Emmons and Day had Jerry Byrd in mind when they developed the E9th tuning/copedent. Finding an easier way to get those smooth slants.  |
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Donna Sherrard Williams
From:
Louisville, Ky.
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Posted 1 Apr 2010 9:29 pm
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why are Base Players always too loud? sheesh... almost all the songs I listened too in the forum tonight have the base player either too loud, out of tune or both  |
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Bill Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, Ga. USA
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Posted 2 Apr 2010 4:36 am
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I believe many years ago I read that Mr. Byrd allowed that the pedals were a gimmick whose time would pass.
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Bill Cunningham
Atlanta, GA |
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John Floyd
From:
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Posted 2 Apr 2010 8:26 pm
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In 1979 I was in St Louis For the Convention and Bill Stafford Introduced me to Jerry Byrd. While Jerry and I were making Small Talk, Jerry told me if he were ever to Play Pedal Steel it would be like Bill Stafford. He had immense respect for Mr Smooth.
Dunno if he ever tried pedals, but I know what I stated is a Fact. |
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