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Topic: "Funny How Time Slips Away"--Who's the steeler? |
Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 6 Oct 2010 2:00 pm |
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A couple of weeks ago (Sun. 9/26), listening to Willie's Place in a rental car, I heard a great version of "Funny How Time Slips Away", with absolutely killer soulful steel. It was in a long string of songs and I never heard any identification of the cuts. It wasn't Willie or Ray Price--the singer had a mature lower-pitched voice. The steel solo was one of the finest I've heard.
Does anyone out there have an idea of who that singer, and especially that steeler, might have been??
I've got to know! |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 6 Oct 2010 7:28 pm Just a guess.................. I could be wrong.
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My first impression:
BILLY WALKER JERRY BYRD on steel guitar
I'll check this out ASAP and get back to y'all. |
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Ray McCarthy
From:
New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2010 1:20 am
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Could it be George Jones on his new album "Hits I Missed" w/ Paul Franklin (at his best) on steel  |
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 7 Oct 2010 5:29 am
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My guess is Leon Russell made this recording. Don't know when , tho...  |
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Peter Freiberger
From:
California, USA
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2010 6:38 am
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You know, I think it was the George Jones version! I'm embarrassed because I didn't recognize George as the singer  , but in my defense, George sang it pretty straight, with signature "George Jones-isms" really absent.
At the time, I did think it sounded like Paul F. He sure knocks my socks off on that one!  |
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Ray McCarthy
From:
New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2010 9:56 am
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| I agree, Brint. I've spent lots of hours trying to duplicate the steel work, especially the break, on that one--frustrating but fun |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 7 Oct 2010 1:24 pm
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XM-13 makes me buy CD's to get the licks...
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Lawyers are done: Emmons SD-10, 3 Dekleys including a D10, NV400, and lots of effects units to cover my clams... |
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Ben Rubright
From:
Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2010 4:53 pm
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Hey Ray:
I have been a fan of the Billy Walker version (I believe the first version) for a long time. Even though the steel was all but absent on the recording, I have often wondered who it was that played the chimes at the end. Thanks.
Ben (your lights-out friend in Florida) |
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Bill Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, Ga. USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2010 6:26 pm
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The Leon Russell version is a regular feature on XM-13 these days. It has great steel all over it but I have no idea who it is. There is another thread here somewhere about those Leon recordings. That thread may give a hint.
(Now, at this point is where Brett Day usually chimes in or our resident Research Director, Mitch Drumm will inject a complete discography) 
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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 8 Oct 2010 4:09 am
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| On Ray Prices CD " Time " Buddy plays a killer turn around for Ray and Faron. Smooth as silk. |
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Steve Hinson
From:
Hendersonville Tn USA
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