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Topic: John Hughey and George Jones? |
Daniel Policarpo
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Posted 3 Jul 2013 1:01 am |
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I was just listening to some Musicor-era recordings from George Jones last night and I swear I hear John Hughey playing on "Wrapped Around Her Finger". Is that him? It's gotta be him, or somebody who's got the Hughey sound down.
This is the song that introduced me to George Jones and really made me listen to the steel guitar. Hell of a tune. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIknoF_hOKs |
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Dale Rottacker
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Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Paul King
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Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 3 Jul 2013 2:18 am
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| Sounds like Pete Drake to me too. I sure do not think it is John Hughey. |
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Daniel Policarpo
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Posted 3 Jul 2013 2:31 am
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| You know, I've probably heard Pete Drake's stuff a thousand times on a thousand records without knowing or identifying him as the player. So many records back then had no credits. I'll have to look for Drake's work and really check it out. I am guessing that he probably played on most of Jones' stuff from that era, along with Sonny Curtis. I thought possibly Hughey got in for a song, got corralled for an hour or so that day. That playing is fantastic, thanks guys! |
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Franklin
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Posted 6 Jul 2013 9:17 am
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| It's Pete Drake. |
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Marco Schouten
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 6 Jul 2013 12:04 pm
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Don't know why many always put Pete Drake down.
He knew exactly what a song needed, at the right place, the right amount. He's brilliant, well, that's my opinion.
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Daniel Policarpo
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Posted 6 Jul 2013 3:00 pm
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If anyone needed more proof, there it is. Thanks, Paul!
Man what a sound.
Marco, I am a little new to this world, but the more I hear and find out as I dig into who did what,Pete Drake's name seems to keep popping up, and it goes a lot farther than all the great "make you twist your head around and go 'whah?'" steel that he recorded. An amazing influence and facilitator of sound on many levels. I agree, really brilliant. |
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Richard Sinkler
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Posted 6 Jul 2013 3:38 pm
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| Marco Schouten wrote: |
Don't know why many always put Pete Drake down.
He knew exactly what a song needed, at the right place, the right amount. He's brilliant, well, that's my opinion. |
I don't understand that either.
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Bill Ford
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Posted 11 Jul 2013 3:47 pm
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Definitely Pete Drake, I agree about Pete not getting the recognition from his peers, maybe it was because he played what the producers wanted and got called for the most sessions.
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Daniel Policarpo
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Posted 13 Jul 2013 12:13 pm
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| Considering what you say, Bill, Pete also understood that producer role very well. Reading about Jones' Musicor era recordings, George was pretty much left to his own devices regarding song choice, using the players he wanted, and where and when recording were to take place. The amount of recording done was incredible, especially by today's standards. I get the feeling that Drake was able to do what he wanted there, not only because of that great sound in his fingers, but also in part because he had that commercial sensibility. Jones also was shrewd enough to call on musicians to record who had producer abilities and maybe had a song stuffed in their back pocket. Musicor era is my favorite Jones period, I even like all the cheesy "opera" singing the ladies often did in the background. |
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