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Topic: Steel Guitar Anthem . . . |
Jim Gorrie
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Edinburgh ~ road works congestion capital of The World.
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Posted 21 Feb 2008 1:12 pm |
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I've had this song on a Tammy Wynette vinyl "LP" since the early 1970's and more or less from when I first heard it, it's been something of a personal anthem for steel guitar.
To hear what I'm on about, CLICK HERE.
Pete Drake on steel ? ~ but if anyone knows differently let us know.
Well ~ that's MY anthem ~ what's YOURS?
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Pete Finney
From:
Nashville Tn.
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Posted 21 Feb 2008 2:27 pm
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I've always loved that track; I agree it's gotta be Pete Drake.
Is that on CD now? I've got it on vinyl from years ago too... |
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 21 Feb 2008 2:47 pm
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I listened to it. It doesn't do anything for me. And not much steel in the song either.
If I wanna hear more steel guitar intensive country music, I've got Charley Pride's 'Wonder Could I Live There' and Wynn Stewart's 'It's Such A Pretty World Today' on my hard drive. |
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Jim Gorrie
From:
Edinburgh ~ road works congestion capital of The World.
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Posted 21 Feb 2008 3:00 pm
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| Leslie Ehrlich wrote: |
. . . . . And not much steel in the song either.
If I wanna hear more steel guitar intensive country music, I've got Charley Pride's 'Wonder Could I Live There' |
Leslie, you're right ~ there isn't a lot of steel on the track, and that was one of Pete Drake's hallmarks. He was definitely one steel player who seemed to practise the "less is more" maxim.
. . . and if I want to hear more steel guitar intensive country music, I've got (among a host of others) Charley Pride's "Live at Panther Hall" which I personally regard as an anthemic steel guitar album as opposed to a single like the Tammy Wynette song, and as opposed to instrumental steel guitar albums.
Regards,
Jim G.
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Archie Nicol R.I.P.
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Ayrshire, Scotland
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Posted 21 Feb 2008 5:41 pm
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Labi Siffre's `Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying` has a tiny bit of steel on it which makes the song for me.
Arch.
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