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Nick Fryer


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Post  Posted 17 May 2021 2:39 pm    
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Please help! I’ve contracted the “Rugg Bug”

Please share w me a few “essential” recordings from Mr. Rugg. I’m interested in records mostly where he’s a sideman backing up a singer but would be interested in any and all that feature his playing.

Thanks!
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Mike Holder


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Post  Posted 17 May 2021 3:21 pm     Rugg Bugg
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scott murray


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Post  Posted 17 May 2021 3:27 pm    
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Hal played on 99% of Loretta Lynn's recordings from 1965 until the mid 80s.

before Loretta, he was on several George Jones sessions.

he was on a lot of Osborne Bros records too, and a later album I enjoyed was KD Lang's Shadowland.

the Praguefrank site is a great resource: http://countrydiscoghraphy2.blogspot.com

also check out the Wilburn Bros shows, there's a lot on Youtube. Hal was in the staff band for a few seasons in the mid/late 60s
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Joe Krumel

 

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Post  Posted 17 May 2021 3:57 pm    
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Sammi Smith,"My window faces the South" Hal plays some cool stuff.
https://youtu.be/Di2udvslrjM
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Andrew Frost


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Post  Posted 17 May 2021 4:05 pm    
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he was on a lot of Osborne Bros records too, and a later album I enjoyed was KD Lang's Shadowland.


I thought Buddy Emmons played on Shadowland, but I could be wrong.
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scott murray


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Post  Posted 17 May 2021 4:32 pm    
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Andrew Frost wrote:

I thought Buddy Emmons played on Shadowland, but I could be wrong.


wiki says Greg Leisz but I recalled it being Hal. I checked the Praguefrank site which lists Hal and Buddy both
http://countrydiscoghraphy2.blogspot.com/search/label/lang%20k.d.
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Andrew Frost


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Post  Posted 17 May 2021 5:18 pm    
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Right- that makes sense Scott. I know Leisz played on kd's later records. This is likely Hal Rugg on Down to My Last Cigarette. He's got a pretty crisp instrumental version of this too.

https://youtu.be/2Vf8VH9M4Ng
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scott murray


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Post  Posted 17 May 2021 5:28 pm    
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I found this site which has images of the actual liner notes. the steel duties are split pretty evenly between the 2 of them, with Buddy on the title track. no sign of Mr. Leisz

http://www.45worlds.com/cdalbum/cd/9257242au
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Steve Hinson

 

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Post  Posted 18 May 2021 8:17 am    
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Hal played on Jack Ward's records...here's some of them...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCdI-nzJuOo

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Jack Hanson


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Post  Posted 18 May 2021 9:14 am    
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Clem Schmitz has some CDs available of two live shows featuring Hal Rugg from 1979 and 1983. Great stuff; highly recommended.
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Mike Holder


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Post  Posted 18 May 2021 10:55 am     Hal Rugg
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Great call on Jack Ward Steve!...wow!!
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scott murray


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Post  Posted 18 May 2021 11:27 am    
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broke out Hal's LP for Tom Bradshaw which includes a bio in his own words.

he recorded with Dave Dudley in Minneapolis before coming to Nashville.

he went on the road with George Jones in '62 (lasting 8 months) with the condition that George would use him on sessions. Hal got to know Pappy Dailey who was producing George at United Artists Records and later Musicor. Hal recorded with a lot of Pappy's other artists like Melba Montgomery, Moon Mullican, Gene Pitney, Benny Marnes, etc.

Hal hung around the Opry a lot in those days to pick up slots, like so many other steel players. eventually Hal became the staff steelman, joined by Weldon Myrick and later Sonny Burnette. the 3 of them cut an album in 1975. Hal also played steel on Ralph Emery's Nashville Now show in the 80s.

Hal's sessions with the Wilburn Bros are what got him on their show, and presumably on Loretta's sessions since they were helping produce her in those days. here's a version of Hal doing Bells of St. Marys in Curly Chalker style, with the Wilburns on the Opry:
https://youtu.be/aBcOZq9jidc

Hal also mentioned being on some Porter Wagoner sessions and working out some twin parts with Buck Trent.

Hal cut an album called Resocasters in 2002 with Mike Auldridge and Jim Heffernan, and played pedal dobro exclusively.

he also recorded an album with Buddy Spicher that was sadly never released, but a couple tracks appear in this old thread by Joe Goldmark along with some more Hal cuts and info: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=207523&highlight=hal+rugg

looks like some of Hal's albums are still available on his daughter's website: http://mattysvision.com/shop/
a good bio there also: http://mattysvision.com/about-hal-rugg/
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Mitch Drumm

 

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Post  Posted 18 May 2021 12:46 pm    
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As far as I know, his first recordings were circa 1955 with Leo Ogletree......recorded in Tucson.

Hal was about 19 at the time.





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robert kramer

 

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Post  Posted 18 May 2021 1:31 pm    
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Loretta Lynn

"When The Tingle Becomes A Chill"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMM42ILPkRA

"Trouble In Paradise"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHWWM5gsxwU

K.D. Lang

"Down To My Last Cigarette"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uxx8DshRE8
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Jim Robbins

 

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Post  Posted 18 May 2021 6:05 pm    
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Pete Drake did the studio version of Loretta Lynn's "Fist City" but there's a live TV version with Hal Rugg that is incredibly creative. Google "Fist City" and you'll find it.
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Joachim Kettner


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Post  Posted 19 May 2021 2:36 am    
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Scott Murray wrote:
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Hal recorded with a lot of Pappy's other artists like Melba Montgomery, Moon Mullican, Gene Pitney, Benny Marnes, etc.

Ah Gene Pitney! I have his "The Country Side Of..." and wondered who the steel player was.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruZViCKM3dg
On the back of the album cover is a small picture of the crew where I now recognice Hal's face.
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Ron Hogan

 

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Post  Posted 19 May 2021 5:34 am    
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Listen to the Wilburn Brother albums, many on YouTube.


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John Sluszny

 

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Post  Posted 19 May 2021 8:12 am    
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Mitch Drumm wrote:
As far as I know, his first recordings were circa 1955 with Leo Ogletree......recorded in Tucson.

Hal was about 19 at the time.






Hal's solo at 1:55
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfTdepBpKJw


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John Sluszny

 

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Post  Posted 19 May 2021 8:13 am    
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Mitch Drumm wrote:
As far as I know, his first recordings were circa 1955 with Leo Ogletree......recorded in Tucson.

Hal was about 19 at the time.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs3EeisYig4
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Joe Goldmark

 

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Post  Posted 21 May 2021 7:30 pm    
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With Country Joe - The Sinking Of The Ruben James

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WtPZfikafo
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Kenny Davis


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Post  Posted 21 May 2021 9:55 pm    
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I always liked Nat Stuckey's "The Devil Made Me Do That" with Hal enlisting some Loretta licks and introduces hammer-ons for the pedal steel.

https://youtu.be/QrJdQUwID-k
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John McClung


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Post  Posted 24 May 2021 12:21 pm    
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John Palumbo


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Post  Posted 24 May 2021 8:20 pm    
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Did not know Hal played a Sho-Bud?
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Bobby Hearn

 

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Post  Posted 25 May 2021 8:51 pm    
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If you dissect his instrumental of Last Cigarette, there are a lot of gems on it.
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Gary Spaeth

 

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Post  Posted 26 May 2021 5:48 am    
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i had a joan baez 2 record set album recorded 1969-70 with lots of hal on it.
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