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Topic: Chalker's Nashville Sundown Album |
Duane Becker
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Elk,Wa 99009 USA
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Posted 12 Jun 2007 7:09 pm |
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This is one of the best lp's out there, even the cover artwork and picture of the Nashville skyline is cool.
Anyone else out there feel the same?
Chalker's e9 playing with the great Nashville session team is A+++
Alberta Bound is my favorite!!! |
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George Redmon
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Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 12 Jun 2007 7:38 pm
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yessir........  |
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Per Berner
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Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 12 Jun 2007 10:14 pm
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Yeah, that's a superb album. My favorites are "Second cup of coffee" and "Alberta bound" - the way he starts that one really simple and then just goes wild...
I read somewhere that he really didn't like doing that album. Considering his great playing on it, it would have been interesting to hear what it had sounded like if he'd put his heart into it!
Last edited by Per Berner on 13 Jun 2007 1:34 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 12 Jun 2007 10:38 pm
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| Duane, please post the song titles on Curly's album. |
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 1:33 am
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Here's the list:
Early Morning Rain
Sundown
If You Could Read My Mind
Poor Little Allison
Talking In Your Sleep
Cotton Jenny
Summer Side Of Love
Alberta Bound
Second Cup Of Coffee
Carefree Highway |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 2:08 am
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| I read somewhere that he really didn't like doing that album. |
The story I've heard is that Curly wanted, and had planned, to do another C6th album. When he got to the studio, the producer said "No, I want you to play all these songs on E9th." Curly offered a few expletives, and then grudgingly complied. The result is a glimpse into his wonderful E9th stylings. |
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 6:49 am
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This is one of my favorite records too. I put it on CD a while back and still listen to it occasionally. This man was a master of the E9th also, even though I heard that he hadn't even been playin E9th very long when this was recorded.
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James Cann
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Phoenix, AZ
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 7:54 am
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To all the above, Amen!
... and if this is "grudgingly obliged" playing, well, we've all had it, haven't we! |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 8:57 am
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I met Curly at a steel show in San Antonio Texas shortly after that record came out,and I asked him why he did all of those Gordon Lightfoot songs,and he told me that he was a big fan of Gordon's...That's right from Curly's mouth.By the way Curly was really nice to all of us young Steel Players.
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Jerry Erickson
From:
Atlanta,IL 61723
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 9:34 am
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Wonderful album. One of my more favorite cuts is "Talking In Your Sleep" Wonderful melody, Curly plays it great but BeeGee on piano just kills me.
So tasty!!!.
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Chuck S. Lettes
From:
Denver, Colorado
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 10:00 am
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Add me to the list. I always loved the lp, especially Summer Side of Life. Thanks for posting the clips, Walter. Hey Jerry, are you going to make it to St. Louis this year? I bet you miss Denver this time of the year.
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Charles Curtis
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 10:09 am
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| Thank you again Walter. Has this ever been re-issued on CD? |
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Allan Thompson
From:
Scotland.
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 10:33 am
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| That was the first steel instrumental album I ever bought. It was the picture on the cover that drew my attention to it. Great album. |
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Shane Reilly
From:
Melbourne, Australia
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 11:10 am
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Thanks Walter,great tracks.I would'nt have heard them otherwise.Cheers,Shane  |
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Dave Van Allen
From:
Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 11:14 am thanks Walter
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| you "rock" Walter -thanks for sharing. |
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Johnny Cox
From:
Williamsom WVA, raised in Nashville TN, Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 12:53 pm
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Curly and I were having a vodka one evening as we did all too often in in the late 70s and I ask him about this album. He had worked up all these tunes on C6th. When he got to the studio and started running down the first tune the producer stopped him and told him that he wanted this to be an all E9th commercial album. This did not sit well with him, and he had a few choice words for the guy, but since Curly was not the producer he had no choice but to do the record on E9th or leave. I'm surprised that he did'nt leave. This was not one of Curly's favorite projects due to the fact that he did not get to do it the way he wanted. He played me some of those tunes on C6th and it blew my mind.
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Jeff Evans
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Cowtown and The Bill Cox Outfit
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Posted 13 Jun 2007 7:37 pm
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So, he didn't go home and rework the tunes for a few days? The new arrangements were off the cuff?
Anyone else hear some stylistic similarity to Lloyd Green? |
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Charles Curtis
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Posted 17 Jun 2007 9:03 am
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| Has anyone ever tabbed this? I'm interested. |
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Mike Shefrin
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Posted 17 Jun 2007 9:45 am
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 17 Jun 2007 8:42 pm
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| Other than being rude, crude, and socially unacceptable at times, Curly Chalker was an all right guy. Truly one of the greatest steel players and stylists that's ever been. He was always cordial with me and I have always been a big Chalker fan. I am so thankfull that I was able to have a long visit with him the last time he attended Scotty's show. We talked of the past, the present , and the future. I am still a Curly Chalker fan. Jody. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 18 Jun 2007 1:40 am
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Since we're talking about Chalker, I would like to remind people everybody that the DVD of him in concert is still available.
In addition to buying it from me, you can now buy it from b0b. Scotty, Billy Carr and Jim Palenscar. I'll be contacting other steel guitar shops about carrying it in the near future.
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Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2007 5:16 am chalker
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| I bought this album several years ago and sure glad I have it in my collection. Curly Chalkers playing just has me wanting more. I wish that I could have seen him in a concert somewhere but I never was that fortunate. I saw him on Hee Haw but they never showcased the talent that he was. At any rate, those that do not have the album should purchase it as well as the DVD Mike Perolwin put together. You will not be disappointed. |
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Jeff Lampert
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queens, new york city
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Posted 18 Jun 2007 1:51 pm
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| Anyone else hear some stylistic similarity to Lloyd Green? |
I believe Chalker is quoted as saying something to the effect, and I totally paraphrase it, that he learned E9 because that was what he had to play in Nashville to earn a living, and he didn't see it as his creative outlet. It was the C6 neck in which he felt he was able to express his musical creativity and uniqueness. Again, this is a paraphrase of something I recall reading some time back.
Also,IMO, had Chalker never played a note of E9 traditional country, his standing in the steel world would be no different. What he did on the C6 neck was revolutionary in that he was a jazz musician playing steel, as opposed to a steel player playing jazz tunes. To this day, IMO, he is a jazz player without peer in the steel world. Again IMO, I consider him, along with Green and Emmons, the three greatest players that ever lived.
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Jeff Evans
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Cowtown and The Bill Cox Outfit
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Posted 18 Jun 2007 2:21 pm
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| . . . I consider him, along with Green and Emmons, [one of] the three greatest players that ever lived. |
I don't think it would detract from Curly at all, but wouldn't it be a massive endorsement of Lloyd's artistry if another third of the great troika looked stylistically to Lloyd when developing his own E9th sound? |
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