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Topic: The very talented Barbara Mandrell |
Dave Magram
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San Jose, California, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 7:37 am |
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Check this out...
Barbara Mandrell Pickin'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nYvDTi_u9s
Banjo, dobro, E9 pedal steel on Foggy Mtn Breakdown, and then a very bluesy number on C6 (Milk Cow Blues??), after which she switches to sax on the same tune!
Amazing!!
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John Sluszny
From:
Brussels, Belgium
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 11:03 am
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No fiddle ?    |
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Ron Hogan
From:
Nashville, TN, usa
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 12:51 pm
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My Brother took a tour of her home in Nashville (Fontanel) and said they announced that she is the world's foremost Pedal Steel Guitarist.
Poor Buddy was knocked off the throne. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 5:12 pm
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| And Norm Hamlet, Haggards steel player was her steel teacher. The girl is above average and loaded with talent. |
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scott murray
From:
Asheville, NC
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Posted 13 Aug 2019 9:28 pm
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is that Cookie Jones she kicked out of the steel chair?
two great pickers, but not my favorite tone on that Emmons.
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Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Aug 2019 2:02 am
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| As talented as she is lets not forget she was not hard to look at either. Barbara plays about anything she picks up. |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 16 Aug 2019 3:37 am
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I first met Barbara, she was 12, My dad built her a Monster Steel...it was bigger than her!!!...A true super talent..Just remember, Steel Guitar took her to being a star...))))
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2019 7:29 am
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And three finger picks! 
Erv |
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Don Crowl
From:
Medford, Oregon, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2019 12:02 pm
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I recall seeing one of her shows where she did vocals, steel, etc. & one sister fiddled while the other sister was on drums. A huge super talent.
As David mentioned the steel made for her [a Wright Custom?] in her early days dwarfed her. That also showed up in the movie of her life. Mr. Hamlet taught her to play some hot stuff at a young age & she was a quick learner. Looking at her right hand [for one thing] she learned excellent technique. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 17 Aug 2019 5:11 am
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The 'blues tune' starts out as 'St Louis Blues'., I think.
Was she using a Stevens bar on PSG? I can't quite make it out.
She's more than competent on each instrument. It's a slick routine.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles and Martins - and, at last, a Gibson Super 400!
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 17 Aug 2019 7:04 am
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No, it's a bullet bar.
Erv |
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Michael Sheehan
From:
Everett, Washington, USA - Heading back to Florida 2021
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Posted 17 Aug 2019 10:12 am
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| I like how she pulls off one boot when she gets to the pedal steel, but leaves the boot on that operates the pedals! |
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Greg Forsyth
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2020 2:54 pm Young Barbara Mandrell playing Slippery Elm
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Here's a short video of Barbara Mandrell showing her talents on steel guitar. Anything known about the steel she's playiing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iskLvDD4ccY |
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John Swain
From:
Winchester, Va
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Posted 9 Sep 2020 3:41 pm
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| I agree with Roger, it started out as " St Louis Blues". |
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Kevin Fix
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2020 4:49 pm
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| I remember, at one time, I heard that her game plan was to go to Nashville to play Pedal Steel. I used to watch her show, Barbara Mandrell Show, just to watch her play her Pedal Steel. The Steel Player does look like Cookie Jones. I met him at one of her shows. Heck of a nice guy. |
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Randall Palmore
From:
Albany,TX USA 76430
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Posted 10 Sep 2020 3:14 am Barbara
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| Greg- I think that the guitar in that short clip is a Mosrite? |
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