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Bob Doran

 

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Ames, Iowa, USA
Post  Posted 8 Apr 2007 7:09 pm    
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Just wondering what is everyone's single favorite pedal steel song (most beautiful steel song)?

Just looking to expand my horizons.
(Personally I would vote for Someday Soon)
Thanks!
Bob
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William Matthews

 

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New York, USA
Post  Posted 8 Apr 2007 7:12 pm    
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NRPS Lonesome LA Cowboy
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Ron !

 

Post  Posted 8 Apr 2007 7:29 pm    
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"Love never broke Anyone's Heart" by Dave Hayward.
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Jim Cohen


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Philadelphia, PA
Post  Posted 8 Apr 2007 7:29 pm    
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Maybe 'Once Upon a Time in the West'
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Jody Sanders

 

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Post  Posted 8 Apr 2007 9:50 pm    
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Jerry Byrd : "Drowsy Waters". Buddy Emmons : "Blue Jade". Jody,
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David Mason


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Cambridge, MD, USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 1:12 am    
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"A Visit to the Zoo" by Dave Easley.
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Bob Bernhard

 

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Oregon, USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 1:21 am    
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A wave rushes over me every time I hear "Someday Soon", but Buddy Emmons playing "Canon" or take your pick of several tunes from the black album, "Emmons Guitar Inc." do it for me. Non-pedal check out Tom Morrell doing "The Nearness of You" from his "Stylin" CD.
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Roger Crawford


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Griffin, GA USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 4:05 am    
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Buddy Emmons' "Bitter They Are".
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Bob Carlucci

 

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Candor, New York, USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 4:06 am    
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Buddy Emmons.. Canon in D major.... followed closely by his solo in Someday Soon..

Some others in the same league...

Rusty Young solo in Bad Weather

Tom Brumley solo on instrumental version of Faded Love

Lloyd Green solo on Alan Jackson's Remember When

Tom Brumley solo on Together Again..

Of course there are hundreds more, but to me these stand out in my mind.. oh did I mention Teach Your Children??/... bob
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Darvin Willhoite


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Roxton, Tx. USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 5:50 am    
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Curly Chalkers (or Johnny Coxs')version of "Shadow Of Your Smile" is probably my all time favorite. But, Tommy White did a great rendition of "Movin' On" on his latest album that I really like. (The Rascal Flatts song, not the Hank Snow song).
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William Fraser

 

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New York, USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 6:31 am    
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Some day soon,Judy Collins featuring Buddy E,James B,Van Dyke P ,Steven S, & Jim G on drums. If it got any better I'd be in the wrong cartoon, Bad Weather,& the next track What am I gonna do, are right up there too! Laughing Billy Lee Fraser
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Jim Bob Sedgwick

 

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Clinton, Missouri USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 7:13 am    
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My Weakness is too strong. Done by the Master, Buddy Emmons. Rings my chimes for sure.
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Tom Jordan


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Wichita, KS
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 7:31 am    
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There's so many good ones...

I think one of my all-time favorites is Bruce Bouton's noodling on Ricky Skagg's "You've Got a Lover."

Tom Jordan
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Bob Carlucci

 

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Candor, New York, USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 7:51 am    
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Tom ...You've got a lover IS a BEAUTIFUL steel piece, but its Lloyd Green on that cut.. I do believe Bruce and Lloyd were both on that album Highways and Heartaches... Ricky was doin' OK back then.. Imagine being able to have 2 steel players of THAT caliber on your album!!!! bob
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Tom Jordan


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Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 8:01 am    
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Thanks Bob...we'll give credit where it is due! It is a beautiful bit of playing.

Now for the "evil Tom" opinion...I love the intro and solo to "Fire on the Mountain." by the Marshall Tucker Band. May not be technically correct by some standards but it do got soul!

Tom Jordan
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Bob Cox


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Buckeye State
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 8:19 am    
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10 Thousand years served up by Herby wallace.
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Bill Dobkins


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Rolla Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 9:09 am    
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Mansion on the hill. Buddy Emmons live 1977 steel guitar convention.
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Roger Rettig


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Naples, FL
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 9:15 am    
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'Once Upon a Time in The West' for me - a lovely melody and a near-perfect performance. I've often pondered that it was very smart of Buddy to see the potential in that piece of music.

RR
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Brint Hannay

 

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Maryland, USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 10:08 am    
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Tom and Bob, it should be noted that Weldon Myrick is on Highways and Heartaches, too!!!

All three steel players play great on that album, but Lloyd Green's two songs were what drove me to take up pedal steel. His work on "You've Got a Lover" is wonderful, but the outro solo on "Nothing Can Hurt You" is just as, maybe even more (if that's possible), beautiful.


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Dennis Schell


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Shingletown, Shasta county, Kalifornia
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 10:08 am    
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I'm with Bob, I pick Tom Brumley's "Together Again" and his short ride on "Faded Love". Tone, phrasing, feel, Tom's got it all!

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Jerry Malvern

 

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Menifee, California, USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 12:32 pm    
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All good. Conway Twitty's "Lost in the Feeling" with John Hughey should be mentioned too.
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Jim Cohen


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Philadelphia, PA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 12:40 pm    
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Anyone else remember: l'Hiver sur la Plage?
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Eddie Cunningham

 

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Massachusetts, USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 1:33 pm     Most Beautiful or Most Requested ??
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I think that "Sleep Walk" is probably still the most recognized and requested song !! Most beautiful ?? Maybe ?? IMHO !! Eddie "C" ( the old geezer )
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Larry Jamieson


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Walton, NY USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 4:08 pm    
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I sure like John Hughey's instrumental version of "Look at Us." Larry J.
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Don Blood


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Illinois, USA
Post  Posted 9 Apr 2007 4:48 pm    
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This must be a trick question. I do like that Lost in the Feeling too, but I like about a thousand others too.
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