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Chuck Morel
From:
Pottersville, New York
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Posted 29 Nov 2012 3:07 pm |
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| Strangely enough the first song I learned on the pedal steel was Marshall Tuckers "Fire on the mountain' I'm curious what songs you guys and gals cut your teeth on. Thanks for sharing. Chuck M |
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Jeff Scott Brown
From:
O'Fallon Missouri, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2012 3:33 pm Re: First song
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| Chuck Morel wrote: |
| Strangely enough the first song I learned on the pedal steel was Marshall Tuckers "Fire on the mountain' I'm curious what songs you guys and gals cut your teeth on. Thanks for sharing. Chuck M |
FYI... There was a recent discussion along these lines at http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=235031.
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Chuck Morel
From:
Pottersville, New York
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 6:11 am
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| Thanks Jeff. I should have taken a look. I'v been in and out of the host and totally missed that post. I'll continue to read it. Thanks again. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 6:50 am
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Seriously, it was "The Old Oaken Bucket", from a Nick Manoloff Hawaiian Guitar Method instruction book.
(Nick was sorta the Liberace of the guitar back in the '20s.) |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 7:22 am
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| My first song I learned was Above and Beyond, my first steel break was by John Huhgey for 'this ones gonna hurt' by Marty Stewart and Travis Tritt. |
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 8:04 am
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For me it was Silent Night. I just knew this song was meant for pedal steel...si-I-lent night/ho-O-ly night
Mash A&B on the Caps
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Les Anderson
From:
The Great White North
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 12:15 pm
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"When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" This tune for some reason was the first melody I learned to play on every instrument I actually played. This goes back to my six hole Marine Band harmonica in the middle forties.
I would like to some confirmation on this from one of you guys. Wasn't When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again a hit about 1942 or so? I can remember hearing and singing it when I was very, very young. |
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Mike Schwartzman
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 2:57 pm
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Early on I was working on the Jeff Newman's "Just Play the Melody" course, and the main tune in there was "Mansion on the Hill". The course was giving us a couple of different ways to play the same tune. It came in handy because some guys that I play with call that same tune.
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Jim Lindsey (Louisiana)
From:
Greenwell Springs, Louisiana (deceased)
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 8:26 pm Re: First song
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| Chuck Morel wrote: |
| ... the first song I learned on the pedal steel was Marshall Tuckers "Fire on the mountain" ... Thanks for sharing. Chuck M |
Well, as far as the very first song I played along with as I learned chords, I have no idea what it was (because all I did at first was discover chords while playing along with a Happy Goodmans LP album) ... I did that for about five weeks, not really thinking of learning any particular song at first ... just concentrating on chords & grips and how to use them; but, about six weeks into my playing I finally heard a song that I "locked in on" and wanted to learn.
As far as the very first song I ever sat down and learned, attempting to duplicate the chords and licks note-for-note, it was the same for me as well: "Fire On The Mountain"
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Sam White R.I.P.
From:
Coventry, RI 02816
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Posted 1 Dec 2012 7:35 am
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My First one was (Mansion on the Hill) and then
(Faded Love).I still do them and lots more.
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Chuck Morel
From:
Pottersville, New York
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Posted 1 Dec 2012 8:31 am first song
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| Thanks guys, this is cool. It's interesting to see how we all associate learning the steel with digging up an old song. Now that we have some time under our belts and some progressions I come to realize I could have started with almost any of todays artists.One thing is for sure, we are all on the same page. I have enjoyed the feed back. Thank you all. Chuck M |
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 1 Dec 2012 9:36 am
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My first song learned was "Aloha Oh" from my purchase of a Gene Autrey song book in 1944. From that I digressed even further, to learning "steel guitar rag" while listening to Leon on the radio.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2012 10:26 am
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My 1st song on the "Hawaiian" guitar was: "The Beginner's Waltz".  |
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 1 Dec 2012 12:41 pm
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| Self-composed piece called "Angel Bells", on home-made PSG. Must have been around 1976. |
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Steve Gorman
From:
Gilroy California
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Posted 1 Dec 2012 2:14 pm
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| Amazing Grace, Mansion on a Hill, Broken Down In Tiny Pieces, and A Mighty Fortress from Winnie's book, I think Bill Keith arranged it. |
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Bill Howard
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 4 Dec 2012 4:56 pm WINNIES BOOK Shes stinks I still care
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| Winnie Winston She thinks I still care I still remember hearing that magical GEE it sort of sounds like the SONG WHO would have thought!!!.... |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 5 Dec 2012 11:22 am
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My reply from the earlier thread;
""Orange Blossom Special." I'd already been fingerpicking for a dozen years, so the right hand was of no great concern. My instructor taught me a version that was all over the neck, using pedals and levers. It really familiarized me with just how the guitar worked." |
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Stan Paxton
From:
1/2 & 1/2 Florida and Tenn, USA (old Missouri boy gone South)
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Posted 6 Dec 2012 2:45 pm
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Blue Eyes Crying in The Rain; by ear, no book; had to be something simple 
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