| Author |
Topic: Urban Cowboy reunion steel player?? |
Paul Wade
From:
mundelein,ill
|
|
|
 |
Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
|
Posted 25 Nov 2020 8:38 am |
|
| I'm fairly certain that is Michael T Hermsmeyer. He is a mighty nice fella and a talented multi instrumentalist who has been working Branson for many years. |
|
|
|
Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
|
Posted 25 Nov 2020 10:37 am
|
|
| Doug got it. That's Michael T on pedal steel. Mickey makes that announced on his 1st song. Michael is from the Illinois area. Super nice guy and great singer and musician. |
|
|
|
Dave Hopping
From:
Aurora, Colorado
|
Posted 2 Dec 2020 6:04 am
|
|
| Had a nice half-hour going through Youtubes from "Urban Cowboy".Travolta and Winger sure looked good on the dance floor, and I'd almost forgotten how bar-band-friendly all those tunes were! Anybody know who played steel on Johnny Lee's studio version of "Cherokee Fiddle"? |
|
|
|
Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
|
Posted 2 Dec 2020 8:08 am
|
|
Haven't heard it in a long time, but I believe that's Sneaky Pete Kleinow on Cherokee Fiddle on the original Urban Cowboy track.
I had that sound track on cassette and I played it constantly until it started to warble and finally blew up. |
|
|
|
Don R Brown
From:
Rochester, New York, USA
|
Posted 2 Dec 2020 8:48 am
|
|
| Dave Hopping wrote: |
| Had a nice half-hour going through Youtubes from "Urban Cowboy".Travolta and Winger sure looked good |
I remember that part for sure.  (altho to be honest the other girl was the one he should have kept IMHO)
That movie certainly made country cool for an all-too-brief time. Wish somebody could rewind the clock and replace the crap that comes over the airwaves today.
_________________
Many play better than I do. Nobody has more fun. |
|
|
|
Ron Shalita
From:
California, USA
|
Posted 2 Dec 2020 2:14 pm
|
|
Man OH man that sure made me feel old lol ..
_________________
Been playing all of my life, Lead Guitar, and Pedal Steel, sing Lead and Harmony.. play other Instruments also but I hate to admit to it.. |
|
|
|
Fred Justice
From:
Mesa, Arizona
|
Posted 2 Dec 2020 3:30 pm
|
|
Michael T bought that old Emmons from Hal Rugg as I recall.
Michael played out here in Apache Jct. Arizona with a group at a Dinner theater for a while as I remember, he came to a few of our jams with that same guitar.
A fine feller as well.
_________________
Email: azpedalman@gmail.com
Phone: 480-235-8797 |
|
|
|
Jeff Harbour
From:
Western Ohio, USA
|
Posted 21 Dec 2020 4:32 am
|
|
| Dave Hopping wrote: |
| Anybody know who played steel on Johnny Lee's studio version of "Cherokee Fiddle"? |
I had been pretty well convinced it was Sonny Garrish if you're talking about the version on the "Sounds Like Love" album... But, I could easily be wrong. |
|
|
|
John Macy
From:
Rockport TX/Denver CO
|
Posted 21 Dec 2020 6:54 am
|
|
I played on the first version of that song with Michael Martin Murphey (who wrote it). It was a Top 40 country record in 1976.
_________________
John Macy
Rockport, TX
Engineer/Producer/Steel Guitar
Last edited by John Macy on 21 Dec 2020 8:51 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
|
|
Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
|
Posted 21 Dec 2020 8:30 am
|
|
| Jeff Harbour wrote: |
| Dave Hopping wrote: |
| Anybody know who played steel on Johnny Lee's studio version of "Cherokee Fiddle"? |
I had been pretty well convinced it was Sonny Garrish if you're talking about the version on the "Sounds Like Love" album... But, I could easily be wrong. |
It's Pete. There's no mistaking that sound. Here 'tis with the poster's comments if anyone is interested.
https://youtu.be/rpMlZwJm29w |
|
|
|
Dave Magram
From:
San Jose, California, USA
|
Posted 22 Dec 2020 3:27 pm
|
|
| John Macy wrote: |
| I played on the first version of that song with Michael Martin Murphey (who wrote it). It was a Top 40 country record in 1976. |
Great job, John!
Cherokee Fiddle -- · Michael Martin Murphey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co5_7GwcowQ
- Dave |
|
|
|
Ron Shalita
From:
California, USA
|
Posted 22 Dec 2020 3:36 pm
|
|
My favorite was Michael Martin Murphy’s version .. both good. Though
_________________
Been playing all of my life, Lead Guitar, and Pedal Steel, sing Lead and Harmony.. play other Instruments also but I hate to admit to it.. |
|
|
|
Bill Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, Ga. USA
|
Posted 22 Dec 2020 6:29 pm
|
|
I think it was last year Michael T. left the group for a better paying day job.
A group I work with opened for Mickey seems like 4-5 times in recent years and Micheal and the whole band are great guys. Especially, the drummer whose name I can’t embarrassingly recall. He’s been with Gilley for about a hundred years I think.
_________________
Bill Cunningham
Atlanta, GA |
|
|
|
