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Topic: Jimmy Day - Steelin' the Blues |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 8 Jul 2015 5:39 am |
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Here's Jimmy's take on Byrd's steel guitar classic. It sounds about 90% or more non-pedal to my ears. Any pedal use is pretty subtle. Great tone and feel from Mr. Day and very different from his later pedal style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfkYRtGsEVQ
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Julian Goldwhite
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Alhambra, CA, USA
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Todd Clinesmith
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Lone Rock Free State Oregon
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Posted 8 Jul 2015 10:03 am
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I hear pedals all over it, but great take on the non pedal tune for sure.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 8 Jul 2015 12:10 pm
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Todd, you're right! I listened again and it's a pedal fest. I must have needed coffee this morning! Still sounds great.
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Todd Clinesmith
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Lone Rock Free State Oregon
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Posted 8 Jul 2015 1:40 pm
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Still great no doubt. I'd love to hear the other titles on that record. Steel guitar has some great tunes that everybody had there own take on, this album seems full of them.
I like his "gritty" tone on Steelin the Blues.
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2015 2:25 pm
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| Golden Steel Guitar Hits is an awesome record. Even though it can take a while to get past the somewhat intrusive vocal chorus, the playing is top-notch C6 from the golden years of the early sixties. Classic stuff! |
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Sonny Jenkins
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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 8 Jul 2015 2:33 pm
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| I would imagine Jimmy learned most if not all those songs on non-pedal C6,,,and since he played a major role in putting the pedals where they were needed,,,well,,,you know the rest,,, |
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Greg Cutshaw
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Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2015 3:53 pm
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| I think the vocals make this record unique and compliment the tunes in an awesome manner. Very polished. Especially. Like the vocal tassets on Boot Heel Drag. Wasn't this recorded on a double 8 pedal steel? The thumb strums are so smooth and the whole lip reeks with style. The drumming is creative and precise. Modern recording technology has nothing over the warmth and fidelity of this LP. |
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Larry Lenhart
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Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 8 Jul 2015 4:59 pm
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I think Jimmy Days album was the first steel guitar I every bought, back in the mid 60s. I listen to it alot to this day on my ipod. Indian Love Call was antoher great one on that recording, but then, there wasnt a bad one imho. There were two recording as I recall altho they are now available on one cd. I always thought the one record was his E9th recording and the other was his C6th, but I may be totally wrong on that. Jeff Newmans first instructional record came out about in the mid to late 60s and had a lot of the same classic songs in a very similar style to Jimmys playing, Crazy Arms and I love You Because being a couple of examples. I have always loved Jimmy Days playing and it probably goes back to being the first steel record I ever bought. Nostalgia, and I also liked the voices, I just dug the steel !!
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2015 7:08 pm
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Wow! I've never even seen that JD song in the foreign blogs!
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Jerry Berger
From:
Nampa, Idaho USA
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Posted 9 Jul 2015 10:52 am Steelin' the Blues
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I hope I'm not hijacking this thread but I love that song. Here is another rendition that Bill Stafford played several years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BLfYAvPnEw
Last edited by Jerry Berger on 13 Jul 2015 6:57 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
From:
Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 13 Jul 2015 4:30 am
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| I had ( hope I still do ) a cassette tape that a friend from Austin gave me about 20yrs ago, Rippin' Out and Blue Wind was on it. In addition to those, there was some rare radio transcription stuff by Ray Price and Jim Reeves w / Jimmy on steel. Have to check if I still have the tape somewhere. Mine is a home copied tape but I believe it was something that was compiled and sold somewhere at some point. Not sure who released it, Herb Steiner might know!? |
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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2015 6:45 am
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| I wonder if that was the session that Jimmy and Johnny Bush split. Willie, I think paid for the session and it is on Abbott Records which was Willie's label at one time. Wish I knew for sure. |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
From:
Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 13 Jul 2015 10:13 pm
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| Rippin' Out / Blue Wind is from mid 50's, around the time when Jimmy was a Louisiana Hayride member and also played with Elvis. |
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