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Topic: John Call |
Gerry Simon
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2013 6:53 pm |
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Got to watch and do some fotos of Pure Prairie League tonite during their sound check, and finally meet a strong inspiration of mine from the early 70's, John Call....he used few f/x and sounded great thru a twin...Kent Stage at Kent Ohio...
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Alexander Rehfeld
From:
Hamburg, Germany
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Posted 21 Sep 2013 4:56 am
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| Nice photo, John D. Call is one of my major idols and Pure Prairie League my all-time favorite country rock band! |
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Jim Hollingsworth
From:
Way out West
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Posted 21 Sep 2013 9:09 am
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| Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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David Cubbedge
From:
Toledo,Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2013 8:17 am
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I got to shake his hand after a show in Monroe, Michigan a couple years ago as well as sitting in the front row on his side. Tremendously gifted player and a real nice guy to boot! Their music is amongst my all-time favorites to play: lots of nifty chord changes that sound like they were composed on a PSG, or with it in mind. My only beef is that their entire discography is still not available on iTunes; would love to have their first record as well as the live one from the late 70s. At the moment I believe they're only available as super-expensive imports on CD through Amazon.
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 24 Sep 2013 12:17 pm
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I always dug Pure Prarie League, and loved John David Call's playing, but I gotta know--Where did he get his hair?  |
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Bill Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, Ga. USA
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Posted 24 Sep 2013 5:36 pm
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Please don't flame me..... Unlike many my age (55) I was schooled in traditional country and western swing by a country picking Dad from the time I was born. I had many years ot the greats (Buddy, Curly, Maurice, Weldon, Hal, Lloyd, etc) in my ears by the time I got to high school and was exposed to the country rock steel players by the older kids. Generally speaking I was not that impressed with what I heard, but JDC with PPL is the one that stood out and I really liked.
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 25 Sep 2013 12:06 pm
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I was just listening to PPL's Two Lane Highway and John's playing. Sounds just a good and fresh as anything I hear today. His picking is clean and clear up to the tiny frets.
Add me to the list of admirers and those that JD inspired. |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Mike Daly
From:
Tennessee
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Posted 26 Sep 2013 8:52 am
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| Count me in amongst the John David Call fans. Being from Ohio, when PPL emerged on the music scene, the music was all over the Ohio airwaves and I fell in love with John's aggressive tone and innocent, playful style. And yes...my first real steel rig was a Sho-Bud D-10 running through a Fender Twin with JBL D-120's. Still have the Twin and the JBL's... |
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Pete Conklin
From:
Austin, TX
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Posted 26 Sep 2013 5:45 pm
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Check out "I'll Fix Your Flat Tire Merl" for some great JDC steel fills and solo.  |
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Pete Conklin
From:
Austin, TX
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Posted 26 Sep 2013 5:46 pm
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| Check out "I'll Fix Your Flat Tire Merl" for some great JDC steel fills and solo. |
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Lynn Fargo
From:
Fort Edward, NY
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Posted 8 Oct 2013 7:03 pm
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Hi Gerry,
Do you have any more pics of the man to share?
Here's one from Homer, NY, last year of me and my idol.
Johnny's music helped me out a lot back in the 70's when I was semi-disabled. I like to say he got me off my a$$ and back on my axe. I made and embroidered the shirt he's wearing here. He kept telling me the one I made him back in about '78 didn't fit anymore, so the least I could do was replace it.
Here's the embroidery I did on the back yoke of it:
The front yokes have a dobro and a banjo.
Thanks for posting the nice pic.
Lynn
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Charlie Thompson
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2013 7:05 am John David Call
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| Great photo! When I heard "Tears" in 1972 it was a major inspiration to play pedal steel. Thank you John David Call! |
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Larry Lorows
From:
Zephyrhills,Florida, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2013 3:06 pm
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I took up steel in 1976, and Pure Prairie League plus New Riders of the Purple Sage, were what I practiced with. Great music for sure.
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Dennis Ellerbee
From:
Jackson, Georgia US
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Posted 19 Oct 2013 5:23 am John Call
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| He should be inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame. He was an inspiration to a lot of us. |
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Lynn Fargo
From:
Fort Edward, NY
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Posted 19 Oct 2013 5:50 pm
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According to the man, himself, he was supposedly nominated this year. Obviously, he was not inducted. 
If any of his fans would like to PM me with a short note of why they think he should be inducted, I'll hard copy them and make sure they get in the right hands for next year. So please make sure all his fans know and get a note to me. The more the better, I would think. I'm due to call him soon, so I'll let him know we're standing behind him for 2014.
Thanks, Lynn
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