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Topic: Jim Murphy with AATW non-pedal tunings? |
Greg Cutshaw
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Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 26 Apr 2004 12:04 pm |
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Jim Murphy with AATW at Wheeling West Virgina, Jamboree USA. I've seen this guy play with Hank Thompson and Paycheck. Unbelievable. Chords, Chalker tone, fast single string riffs, great solos, master of both necks and backup. If you've heard him play "Big Murph" then you've hear him play Lloyd Green licks too. With Hank I was amazed to hear what seemed to be Merle Travis on the steel.
Anyhow, at Wheeling last weekend Asleep At the Wheel featured Murph on a double neck pedal steel. Enough to make you throw away all your pedals. Anyone have any idea of Jim's non pedal tunings, strings per neck etc. I was not able to see the Wheeling show but received a full report from my Dad who is real knowledgeable about steel players and country music. One of the hottest bands and best shows around as far as featuring the pickers.
I ordered all the AATW DVD's and CD's with Murph on them after realizing that he is recording with them too.
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Smiley Roberts
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Hendersonville,Tn. 37075
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Posted 27 Apr 2004 3:02 am
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I saw him,just two days before,in Franklin,Ky. At 64,he could "whup" the hell outta any 20 yr. steel picker I know. He never ceases to amaze me. I've known,(& worked w/) "Big Murph" since the mid 60's,in Wheeling,W.V. Believe me,you don't wanna "lock horns" w/ this guy.
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Greg Cutshaw
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Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2004 4:22 am
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Correction to what I said above: Jim was playing an old beat up double neck NON-PEDAL steel. This is Kayton Roberts on steroids! I've got most of his recorded instrumentals and stuff he did with Thompson, Paycheck and the Telewacker CD. He might have done some recording with Carl Smith after Chalker left him and i've not heard that stuff. Jim's sax playing is top notch also. I saw him with Hank Thompson at a bowling alley in Grand Isle, NY near Niagra Falls around 1972. the gig was not highly advertised and there were only 5 of us in the whole place. Got to see a lot of stuff you don't see in a package show today. Sometimes it makes me wonder if the Chalker/Murph C6th tuning makes more sense than the standard C6th. Then you see the sucker play with no pedals at all and you realize it's more the player than the tuning.
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2004 12:09 pm
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| What is the Chalker/Murphy variation of the C6th tuning? |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Frank Parish
From:
Nashville,Tn. USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2004 3:12 pm
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| I seen Murph at a local club here a few years ago and thought the guitar was going catch fire anytime. He was playing a non pedal lap setting on a walker for the disabled. Truly amazing and one of the best live performances on pedal or non pedal ever. He's also equally as dangerous on pedals. The guy's a horn player so you can imagine the single line stuff he plays. The guy should be in the HOF simply because he plays that good. |
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chuck lemasters
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Jacksonburg, WV
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Posted 27 Apr 2004 5:37 pm
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| I saw AATW in Middlebourne WV last summer. Murph was playing an old Fender. Their piano player was not with them for this show, which gave Murph even more opportunity to shine. I think his guitar was rigged for a couple of pedals, but I don't remember him using them. He is an amazing player. I sat there with an ear to ear grin for the entire show. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 29 Apr 2004 3:09 pm
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I echo everything said here! Murph's definitely a "big dog", and has been since the '60s, when I first saw him.  Anyone that thinks you need gobs of pedals to play really cool stuff will be suitably impressed when they see him. Most players, seeing him play for the first time, just walk away mumbling, and shaking their heads in disbelief.
Yes, he's that good. |
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Jerry Hedge
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Norwood Ohio U.S.A.
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Posted 30 Apr 2004 4:57 pm
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| The band I play with opened for ATTW back on the 21st. As I was loading out Murph introduced himself,MAN,WHAT A NICE GUY!!! He paid me a real nice complement on my old PRO 111. Then we started talking about his Fender. Yes, one neck is set up for four pedals, but he's never used them. If you get a chance go see 'em. What a great band!!! |
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