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Topic: Who's the steel player? |
David Higginbotham
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Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 30 May 2011 7:57 am |
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Probably my ignorance showing, but who is playing this with the Great Gary Stewart? Long live Emmons tone!
Thanks,
Dave
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Theresa Galbraith
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Goodlettsville,Tn. USA
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Posted 30 May 2011 8:10 am
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| I think it's Pete Drake. |
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Joe Rogers
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Lake Charles, LA USA
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Posted 30 May 2011 8:38 am
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If my memory serves me correctly from the liner notes on those wonderful LPs, there were several steel players. Pete Drake did the majority, but there were cuts with John Hughey and also Weldon Myrick. I believe Weldon played on "Out of Hand". The slide after the first chorus on Drinkin Thing (which I believe was played by Pete) always got to me. One track was steel sliding up to pitch, the other track had steel sliding down to pitch. Whoever made that call should be inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame. 
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David Higginbotham
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Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 30 May 2011 10:36 am
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What an idiot I can be sometimes!  I forgot to include the link. Let's try this again!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9893od03Sc
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Joe Rogers
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Lake Charles, LA USA
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Posted 30 May 2011 11:21 am
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 30 May 2011 11:35 am
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Yes, looks like Gene to me too....that thing's moving about a hunnert mph and they skipped the modulation, didn't they?
According to a thread on the old forum, Weldon did the recording. Great steel run....learned it years ago....had the opportunity to play it maybe once in 30 years  not many singers can cover Gary's stuff. |
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Dan Tyack
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Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 30 May 2011 12:05 pm
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| I'm pretty sure that Pete Drake played on the record for that. One of my all time favorite 'what the (*&^%$ was that!' Pete Drake licks. |
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Jerry Overstreet
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Joe Rogers
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Lake Charles, LA USA
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Posted 30 May 2011 12:58 pm
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Wow, I would guessed Pete on that one as well......
Joe Rogers |
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Dan Tyack
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Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 30 May 2011 1:18 pm
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| Well, if that was Weldon, it wouldn't be the first time that the extent of Weldon's versatility surprised me. What a great player! |
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Jerry Overstreet
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Louisville Ky
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Posted 30 May 2011 1:22 pm
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I shouldn't have referenced the recording...David's topic was about the video...my bad.
FWIW, the 1975 Out Of Hand LP featured John Hughey, Pete Drake and Weldon Myrick according to Allmusic along with Nashville's A team.
Perhaps Weldon can verify or discount the info from my previous link.
Thanks for the video link David. Gary Stewart was one of my favorite country singers. |
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frank rogers
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Posted 30 May 2011 1:39 pm
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| It's Weldon doing a "spot on" take on all those Pete-isms on many of the Stewart recordings, although maybe not the one in question. Weldon also double tracked many of those "Drake" licks and slides which helped give them a "thicker" more rich sound, with a bit of contrary motion thrown in for good measure. Great stuff. |
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frank rogers
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Posted 30 May 2011 1:43 pm
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| I'm gonna say it's Weldon on the single version of "She's actin' single". The execution sounds very Weldon. It certainly is very Drake-esque though. |
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Joe Rogers
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Lake Charles, LA USA
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Posted 30 May 2011 1:58 pm
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| I shouldn't have referenced the recording...David's topic was about the video...my bad. |
Jerry, I don't feel there is a need to apologize. David's first posting didn't have a link, so Theresa and I thought he was talking about the original records. But I am REALLY glad this thread evolved the way it did. First, because the video is a great showcase of Gene's playing.....Second, because it cleared up a few misconceptions of mine concerning those records. My early idols were John Hughey, Pete Drake and Ralph Mooney (before I learned of Emmons, Rugg, and Franklin)and to find out that Weldon could imitate Drake so closely really made my day.....Ditto what Dan said, What a great player!
Back when those records came out, I was actually a singer singing those songs instead of playing them. My voice was always high, so Gary's range was no trouble at all for me. Gary put such soul into his music, and the fact that they allowed steel guitar to be such a large part of that soul made those recordings what they were as far as I'm concerned. Not many people know it, but Gary wrote one of Conway's bigger hits, "I See The Want To In Your Eyes". An immense talent......
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David Higginbotham
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Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 30 May 2011 2:19 pm
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Jerry O. stated
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| not many singers can cover Gary's stuff. |
That's an understatement! A unique style of honky tonk and an incredible range!
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| I shouldn't have referenced the recording...David's topic was about the video...my bad. |
I enjoy interesting and educational replies J.O. Certainly no hurt feelings here my friend!
Joe Rogers stated
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| Wow, I would guessed Pete on that one as well...... |
Joe my friend, great to hear from you and I really appreciate and respect your input. My money would have been on Pete as well on the recording. Weldon is a great player who has fooled many before. Remember "Right or Wrong" that many were certain was Buddy?
Dave
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'92 GFI D-10 8&6, ‘67 Emmons Bolt-On D-10 8&7, Walker preamp, Sarno Tonic preamp, Tubefex, Stewart power amps, Carvin XT tube amp, Webb Cabinets, all vintage JBL’s! |
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Dan Tyack
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Olympia, WA USA
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Posted 30 May 2011 2:55 pm
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There was a 'pre-outlaws' Willie Nelson record which I assumed was Buddy, which I later found out was Weldon. Can I say that I'm not surprised to be surprised that it was Weldon on that cut?  |
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