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Topic: Great 8-string non-pedal recordings? |
Mark Lavelle
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Posted 6 Jun 2010 4:17 pm |
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The subject kinda says it all: What do you consider to be essential recordings of 8-string non-pedal steel work? I'm interested in all kinds of music (except rap & opera!)...
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 6 Jun 2010 4:47 pm
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| Legends of the Incredible Lap Steel would be a great start. Not just 8 strings, but a wonderful recording. |
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Tom Wolverton
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Posted 6 Jun 2010 6:59 pm some favs
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Gotta add to this list "Four Wheel Drive" by Buddy Emmons.
"Sleepwalk" by Santo and Johny
and maybe, a tune from Tom Morrell's Wolf Tracks album. (I know, 10 strings - but wow)
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Mike Neer
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Posted 6 Jun 2010 7:30 pm
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Even though Buddy Emmons did play a pedal steel on Four Wheel Drive, it's still essential listening for even a non-pedal player, in my opinion.
Here's my list:
Herb Remington - Steel Guitar Holiday
Spade Cooley (Joaquin Murphey on steel) - Dance-O-Rama, Fidoodlin' Fiddodlin' and Live At The Santa Monica Pier
Billy Jack Wills (Vance Terry on steel) - Crazy, man, Crazy and Sacramento 1952-54
Leon McAuliffe - Columbia Historic Edition
Tex Williams and his Western Caravan (with Joaquin Murphey) - so many great records
Tom Morrell and Bobby Koefer (Let's Take a Ride With Bob and Tommy)
Jerry Byrd made some great recordings with 6, 7 and 8 string guitars. I love Hi-Fi Guitar and Admirable Byrd
Bob Wills - The Tiffany Transcriptions
Speedy West is essential listening, whether on non-pedal or pedal.
I'm sure many more will come to mind.
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 6 Jun 2010 7:58 pm
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There you go! b0b's set has a lot of gold.
In my haste, I neglected to mention Noel Boggs, who belongs at the top end of the list. Magic Steel Guitar is an excellent record.
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Mark Lavelle
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San Mateo, CA
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Mitch Drumm
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Posted 6 Jun 2010 11:39 pm
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For modern players, get Jeremy Wakefield: either or both of "Steel Guitar Caviar" and the CD he did with Dave Biller. Not sure what guitar Jeremy played on those 2 CDs---maybe his Bigsby, maybe a Rickenbacker double 8?
Every one of Tom Morrell's 10 or so CDs is worthwhile. Not sure which have just 8 strings.
The gaping hole in your list so far is Hawaiian players, who may have from 6 to 8 strings. Take your pick among Jules Ah See and Billy Hew Len from the 50s/60s or Andy Iona and Dick McIntire from the 30s and 40s. Look for CDs on the Cumquat label out of Australia.
There are a bunch of mp3s available for 99 cents a song or less by "The Polynesians", a studio group of Hawaiian players who made a bunch of LPs for budget labels in the 50s and 60s. Dozens of Hawaiian standards with knockout steel--I think mostly by Bernie Ka'ai or Bob Nichols--who swing as hard as any mainland western swing player.
You can buy several dozen Noel Boggs mp3s online for less than a dollar a pop also. |
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John Burton
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Manassas, Va
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Posted 7 Jun 2010 7:03 am
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I second Tom Morrell's stuff. look for "Tom Morrell & the Timewarp Tophands" The "How the West Was Swung" Series.
I have a few of them and each CD's insert has a list of tunings and steels used for each track.
Some great modern western swing there. Jaw droppingly good steel playing on that series of CD's. Do a web search.
For older stuff, I really enjoy Roy Wiggins stuff on the old Eddy Arnold albums. Just great 8 string no pedal. One of my favorites. Definitely a must listen to.
Lots of other early country stuff out there as well. (Heck, just listen to Don Helms on Hank Williams stuff!) |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2010 7:13 am
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The Roy Wiggins Songbook includes a CD with Roy playing all of those Eddy Arnold classics instrumentally. He was a true master of the 8 string steel guitar. I've been working my way through the book. Each song takes me a couple of hours to learn - this is some really advanced stuff.
When people ask me why I usually play pedal steel, I say, "Because it's easier!". 
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 7 Jun 2010 9:13 am
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Now if someone can tell me where to get a cassatte Player? 
Seriously: someone sent me some tapes of me playing back in 1981 and have no way of playing them. My cassette players died years ago. Do they even sell them anymore? |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2010 9:28 am
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Now if someone can tell me where to get a cassatte Player?
Seriously: someone sent me some tapes of me playing back in 1981 and have no way of playing them. My cassette players died years ago. Do they even sell them anymore? |
50 results at Amazon.com
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Mark Roeder
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2010 10:37 am
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I wouldn't call these essential, but they are fun and interesting. Two box sets by Proper; "Boppin' Hillbilly to Red Hot Rockabilly" has alot of different steel players trying out some rockabilly chops. Billy Haley "From Western Swing to Rock" has Billy Williamson playing steel on about 3/4 of the music, before he was push to the back of the mix by the saxaphone.
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Beard Guitars
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Maryland, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2010 10:45 am Eight String Swing
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Being reso geeks here I'm putting in a good word for Mike Auldridge's "Eight String Swing"!
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HowardR
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Posted 7 Jun 2010 5:14 pm
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| and let's not forget The Hot Club Of America with Jody Carver on T-8 and Johnny Cucci...... |
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Mark Lavelle
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San Mateo, CA
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Posted 7 Jun 2010 9:53 pm Re: Eight String Swing
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| Beard Guitars wrote: |
| Being reso geeks here I'm putting in a good word for Mike Auldridge's "Eight String Swing"! |
Heck, I got that before I ever came to this site... 
Keep those cards & letters coming, folks. I've already grabbed a bunch of Mr. Boggs and a Jeremy Wakefield, and will be checking out all the others that I can find -- thanks!
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Anders Eriksson
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Mora, Dalecarlia, Sweden
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Posted 8 Jun 2010 1:04 am
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Cindy Cashdollar "Slide Show"
My favorite non-pedal steel guitar album!
Not only will you get Cindy, she's playing with
Sonny Landreth
Herb Remington
Mike Auldridge
Lucky Oceans and Redd Volkaert
and many more!
http://www.cindycashdollar.com/discography/cindy-cashdollar/
// Anders
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Roman Sonnleitner
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Posted 8 Jun 2010 2:17 am
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Friends Of Dean Martinez (with Bill Elm playing an 8-string Fender Stringmaster) - I's start either with their "Wichita Lineman" album, or with their first one "The Shadow Of Your Smile".
Mostly instrumentals, kinda spaghetti western film score-like, desert rock, surf, American - if by any chance you like Calexico, you'll also like the FODM! |
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Bryce Baker
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Posted 8 Jun 2010 10:33 am
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| Thumbin' It by Bobby Koefer is also a very good one. |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 8 Jun 2010 12:51 pm
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| Bob, any chance those cassettes will get transferred to CD? (or better yet, digital download) |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2010 12:55 pm
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| Bill McCloskey wrote: |
| Bob, any chance those cassettes will get transferred to CD? (or better yet, digital download) |
Not unless you do it yourself.
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Lynn Oliver
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Posted 9 Jun 2010 2:51 pm
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| Bill McCloskey wrote: |
Now if someone can tell me where to get a cassatte Player?
Seriously: someone sent me some tapes of me playing back in 1981 and have no way of playing them. My cassette players died years ago. Do they even sell them anymore? |
50 results at Amazon.com |
Go my copy of Steel Guitar Heroes today, and they are recorded on CrO2 tapes. Make sure you get a player that supports CrO2, which will probably run you a bit more than $50. |
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Mark Lavelle
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San Mateo, CA
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Posted 12 Jun 2010 4:31 pm
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That's a lotta suggestions, folks -- enough to keep me listening for a year!
Rhapsody is pretty spotty for older stuff, but I'm already checking out about a dozen CDs' worth of stuff and will definitely be tracking down much of the rest in hard copy...
Thanks again,
Mark
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 13 Jun 2010 6:36 pm
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REMOVED
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