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Topic: Who's the steel player, please? |
Jonathan Slyker
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 2:30 pm |
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Sorry to be a pain and thanks so much for all the speedy responses to my trivia in the past. You guys are the last hope for mankind.
James Taylor at the White House- date unknown
1:56 and 2:00 show steel "solo"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1LP6BKKrqU
picture saves you the time of pausing the video
btw- beautiful work if the steel player is reading this post! and no pressure but the President of the US is sitting in the front row!
Thanks again.
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Pete Finney
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 2:37 pm
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Larry Bell
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Jonathan Slyker
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 2:48 pm Who's the steel player, please?
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Thanks. I should have known. The dim lights and side view obscured his handsome face.
How tasteful to play so minimally! Less is truly more!
Thanks again.
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Rick Campbell
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 3:14 pm
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This was fairly recent because President Obama is the host. That's Stuart Duncan on fiddle. Looks kind of like Newt Gingrich on bass.  I regrettably turned down a whitehouse gig with Bill Monroe when Bill Clinton was president. Not because I wanted to, but because I had a prior commitment. James Taylor has done well with his music being vocals out in front and easy to understand the words, drums not overbearing, and music nicely put together. I wish more could be that way.
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Paddy Long
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 3:42 pm
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First time I've seen Paul wearing glasses whilst playing ...I assume he must wear contacts most of the time 
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Bill Cunningham
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 5:23 pm
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No matter what he sings it always sounds like "Fire and Rain". 
Times sure change when James Taylor is featured as a "Country" event. I always liked him but never thought of him as country. Even when backed by most of the current "A Team"
Nice playing by all of them. Rick, that's David Hungate on bass. Given his known left leaning politics, the reference to Newt is hilarious. Paul Leim on drums. Who is the acoustic guitar player?
Thanks for posting.
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Rick Campbell
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 5:30 pm
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| Bill Cunningham wrote: |
No matter what he sings it always sounds like "Fire and Rain".
Times sure change when James Taylor is featured as a "Country" event. I always liked him but never thought of him as country. Even when backed by most of the current "A Team"
Nice playing by all of them. Rick, that's David Hungate on bass. Given his known left leaning politics, the reference to Newt is hilarious. Paul Leim on drums. Who is the acoustic guitar player?
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Yes. I suppose in that setting I'm so use to seeing Newt, that white hair made me think of him rather than Charlie Rich, etc.... I know/care nothing about his politics, but Mr. Hungate handles the bass job very well. James Taylor's music is always so clean and uncluttered.
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Bill Cunningham
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 5:45 pm
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Hungate is a master, he does it all. Initially known for LA sessions and the band "Toto". I remember hearing him playing bebop, fusion, country with Paul and Brent in St. Louis in 1985 or 88. He is also AFM local president in Nashville, I believe. A nice two part interview with him on YouTube if one cares to search it out. Oops, sorry for the topic drift......
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Richard Sinkler
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 6:46 pm
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Hungate and Sklar are two monsters from the LA scene.
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Godfrey Arthur
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Posted 10 Sep 2014 7:18 pm
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I met Leland a while back who was subbing for Mike Porcaro for Toto.
Leland would rather talk about his hot rod than his discog.
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Pete Finney
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Posted 11 Sep 2014 4:25 am
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The acoustic guitar player is studio-ace Steve Gibson, who was band-leader/music director on this show and hired everyone else. His list of credits is amazing, including the majority of George Strait's hits.
Kerry Marx is on electric, and John Jarvis on piano.
David Hungate's been living and working in Nashville for over 30 years, but is not president of our AFM local; that would be Dave Pomeroy, another great Nashville bass player.
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Jonathan Slyker
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Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2014 9:44 am Who's the steel player?
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I've started a party!
As long as we're drifting topics and dishing dirt, allow me to address Pete Finney:
Thank you for being a part of my 12 year old daughter's musical education. She began listening to Dixie Chicks five years ago. She immediately "got it." She and her friends now regularly perform vocally or choreograph dance pieces to contemporary country songs.
For all its detractors, contemporary country music is a gateway drug to the hard stuff.
Thanks for the conversation, fellas.
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Robert Jones
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Brett Day
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Pickens, SC
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Posted 13 Sep 2014 8:19 am
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| Definitely Mr. Paul Franklin! He's playing his chrome Franklin steel |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Tony Dingus
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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2014 7:26 pm
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Thanks B0b, I hadn't heard Ray and Buddy together before. I knew Buddy had recorded with him. That's great song too.
Tony |
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Harry Teachman
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South Dartmouth,Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 14 Sep 2014 5:24 pm
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Thanks b0b, much appreciated.
Harry |
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Adrian Wang
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Singapore
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Richard Sinkler
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Posted 9 Oct 2014 7:16 am
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| b0b wrote: |
Here's Buddy Emmons doing the song with Ray Charles. I think Buddy also recorded it as a steel instrumental somewhere along the line.
http://pedalsteelmusic.com/?p=1265
One of my favorite songs. |
Was that on the Suite Steel album?
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J R Rose
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Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2014 6:09 pm
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Richard, It is but only instrumental, A killer recording. I have had the LP since it was released and only in the last few years have I come to fully
appreciate it. J.R. |
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Glenn Suchan
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Austin, Texas
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Posted 10 Oct 2014 5:23 am
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| Richard Sinkler wrote: |
| b0b wrote: |
Here's Buddy Emmons doing the song with Ray Charles. I think Buddy also recorded it as a steel instrumental somewhere along the line.
http://pedalsteelmusic.com/?p=1265
One of my favorite songs. |
Was that on the Suite Steel album? |
The version of "Wichita Lineman" by Ray Charles with Buddy Emmons is from Ray's killer 1971 album, Volcanic Action of My Soul". The Emmons instrumental was from the 1970, steel picker compilation album, Suite Steel.
There are several albums by Ray Charles that feature Buddy Emmons. In addition to Volcanic Action of My Soul", Ray Charles released the 1984 album, Do I Ever Cross Your Mind. This vinyl album didn't chart very well, is hard to find and only certain tracks appear on the recent compilation CD, Ray Charles "Complete Country Recordings 1959 - 1986".
Here are three tracks from the 1984 album with Emmons on steel:
The title song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9sskbcigxk
"I Had it All":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKE8_5f4Png
"Woman Senuous Woman"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CbJd8wwfno
In 1983, Ray Charles released another country music album, Wish You Were Here Tonight. I'm not sure, because I don't own a copy of the recording, but the songs include the unmistakable sound of Buddy's picking (maybe someone can clarify my hunch). See what you think.
"Wish You Were Here Tonight":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvc9NPxvm0Q
"3/4 Time":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFxwDv52RrI
"Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride At All?":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbZpcIJOFFs
Keep on picking'!
Glenn
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Ron Page
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Penn Yan, NY USA
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Posted 10 Oct 2014 8:38 am Re: Who's the steel player, please?
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btw- beautiful work if the steel player is reading this post! and no pressure but the President of the US is sitting in the front row!
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In the words of Merle Haggard on one of his white house visits, "If I can play Faded Love for the Great Bob Wills, I can damn sure sing California Blues for Richard Nixon.
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