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Topic: Steel Player with Billy Currington on Leno last night |
T. C. Furlong
From:
Lake County, Illinois, USA
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Posted 28 Jan 2011 12:17 pm |
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I was very surprised to see a steel player with Billy Currington last night on theTonight Show with Jay Leno. I've read on the forum that Billy doesn't usually have one in his band. I did a sound gig a few years back with Billy and he had no steel player then.
They positioned the player just to the left and a little behind the star and his steel was the loudest thing in the mix and at times it seemed twice as loud as the lead vocal. Of course I was diggin' that. The player had very nice tone, fairly thick reverb and an S-10 GFI Ultra. Does anyone know who and under what circumstances he was with Billy? A very nice job indeed!
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 28 Jan 2011 3:19 pm
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Here he is - maybe somebody will recognize him.
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Dan Galysh
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Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 28 Jan 2011 5:52 pm
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| That would be Abe Stoklasa. I did an NTSGA jam with him some years ago. One of his big heroes was Don Helms, if I recall correctly. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 29 Jan 2011 2:00 am
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It sure is nice to see Billy packing a steel player. He is one of the good guys in todays country music scene.
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 29 Jan 2011 6:40 am
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| Well dressed also. |
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Jonathan Cullifer
From:
Gallatin, TN
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Posted 29 Jan 2011 9:20 am
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| Abe has been with Billy Currington full time since September or so if I recall correctly...I did not get to watch Billy on Leno, but Abe is a consistently solid player. We went to college together at Belmont. |
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Theresa Galbraith
From:
Goodlettsville,Tn. USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2011 9:30 am
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Alot of good musicians coming out of Belmont, Jonathan!
I'm also happy Billy hired Abe!  |
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 30 Jan 2011 6:35 pm
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I saw Abe on Jay Leno's show with Billy and I could really hear him.He's playin' a black and silver GFI Ultra S-10. Paul Franklin plays some great steel on Billy's latest record. I saw Abe with Billy on Jay's show and I was thinkin' about how great it is that Billy's got a steel player now. He's a great player for sure
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 30 Jan 2011 7:35 pm
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I saw that spot. Abe did a great job on Let Me Down Easy. That's a catchy little steel riff on the intro, t/a etc.
Does some backup singing too, I see.  |
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Jonathan Cullifer
From:
Gallatin, TN
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Posted 30 Jan 2011 9:08 pm
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| Yep, he is a pretty good singer and also plays piano and sax. |
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Charlie Thompson
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2012 3:36 pm
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| I love the tone on "People Are Crazy" |
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