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Topic: del reeves steeler/guitar picker? |
Connie Mack
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 5:05 pm |
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was wondering if anyone out there knows who did the studio work for dels big albums from say 64-70?
i think his guitar player was george lewis.
was his performing band the studio band?
thanks to whoever knows....
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Stephen Gregory
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 5:48 pm Re: del reeves steeler/guitar picker?
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| Connie Mack wrote: |
was wondering if anyone out there knows who did the studio work for dels big albums from say 64-70?
i think his guitar player was george lewis.
was his performing band the studio band?
thanks to whoever knows.... |
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Ken Byng
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Posted 13 Nov 2010 6:32 am
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Lloyd Green has asked me to post this in response to Connie Mack's question for historical accuracy.
In “Steel Players” – (Topic) Del Reeves records from 1964-1970. I played steel on most of those records as did the other studio musicians.
Lloyd Green
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Jim Hartley
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Posted 13 Nov 2010 3:35 pm
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Connie,
I played drums with Del from "77 to "82 and did two of his later albums, but all his biggest hits were Lloyd and all the other studio greats.
Also, the guitar player you're thinking of was probably George Owens.
Hope that helps.
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Steve Hinson
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Posted 13 Nov 2010 4:16 pm
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Jim,do you know who played electric guitar on that stuff?I've heard that it was Fred Carter,Wayne Moss,all the usual suspects...I'm referring to"Windshield","Good Time Charlies"etc...thanks in advance...SH
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Jim Hartley
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 4:50 am
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Hey Steve,
Don't hold me to it, but I'm pretty sure most of it was Fred, Del talked about him alot. Maybe Wimpy will notice this, I'll bet he'd know for sure. If I can find George's #, I'll bet he'd know.
Not to change the topic Steve, but I was hoping to see you at Jeff Surratt's get together. We had a great time, wish you could have been there.
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Steve Hinson
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Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 5:08 am
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Hi Jim...I heard from Lloyd and he told me that it was Fred...I hated to miss the ShoPro bash...was working on a recording project for someone else and it HAD to be finished that day,so...next time.
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Connie Mack
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 1:10 pm
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wow,
thanks everybody.
george owens. that's who i meant.
some real great music was created then. thanks to lloyd and the rest for making it. i don't think it's gotten the real recognition it deserves. even the hits that were recorded are hard to find as i tunes and most cd's only carry re-recordings of these. i only found this out by accident by hunting down old del records.
another reason to love the steel guitar forum.
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Stephen Gregory
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 1:27 pm
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| Steve Hinson wrote: |
| Jim,do you know who played electric guitar on that stuff?I've heard that it was Fred Carter,Wayne Moss,all the usual suspects...I'm referring to"Windshield","Good Time Charlies"etc...thanks in advance...SH |
I would say this is very accurate. I'm 99.9% sure that Del's "road" Lead or Steel Player did not play on those signature recordings. IMHO these records were some of the very best of that time and exemplified the "Nashville Sound" of that era to the highest degree. |
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Ian Miller
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 3:15 pm
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| Yay! This question has been dogging me for a bit, the twangy guitar on those records is pretty distinctive for Nashville recordings of the time, thanks for the info! |
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Cal Sharp
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 3:49 pm
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| Also, the guitar player you're thinking of was probably George Owens. |
George was on Del's TV show, as bandleader, I think, with Wimpy. He played bass in the 80's for Faron.
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Jim Hartley
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 5:16 pm
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Hey Cal,
I saw George a few years ago at a Good Time Charlies reunion. Me, George, Charlie Garner, Doc and a bunch of the more recent GTC's had a great time tellin' old war stories. I sometimes wish I had been around for some of the earlier times, but when I hear some of the stories, I'm not sure I would I would have survived.
Connie, thanks for starting this thread, it brought back alot of good memories.
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Cal Sharp
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 5:43 pm
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Hey Jim,
They had some war stories, fer sure. Del was the funniest guy I've ever met, and he and the GTC's were hell on truck stop waitresses. He did a hilarious Jimmy Dickens impersonation. He rode with us (Faron) on a trip one time and had Faron laughing so hard he was rolling on the floor of the bus and couldn't get his breath; we thought he was gonna have a heart attack. Something about how the South lost the Civil War because they only had one cannonball and had to go get it every time they shot it.
I got to work with Del a few times, and it was fun. Coincidentally, Big Jim Webb's son, who plays steel too, came out to my gig last night.
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Jim Hartley
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Posted 16 Nov 2010 6:45 am
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Hey Cal,
We could probably spend all day telling old Del stories, maybe we'll do that some time. I think I told you one time that I had the chance to play golf a time or two with Del and Faron. Way beyond funny. And you're right, the Dickens routine was tops, but so was the Walter Brennan, Jimmy Stewart and on and on. Best shows I ever saw were backstage at the Opry.
See ya soon,
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