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Alex Cattaneo


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Post  Posted 19 Jan 2012 9:34 pm    
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Many LG threads have been popping up and I was wondering about listening recommendations. If you had to put together a compilation of Lloyd's best recordings, what would be on it? Let's say a "top ten albums", or maybe an hour worth of singles? There are a couple of solo albums on iTunes, but what would be his best stuff as a sideman?

Thanks!
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Walter Stettner


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Post  Posted 19 Jan 2012 10:58 pm    
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Hi Alex,

Feel free to check out the website www.lloydgreentribute.com. There are over 500 soundclips, the majority features Lloyd backing up vocalists. Clip information also includes details about the year it was recorded, album info etc. Enough music to keep you spellbound for quite a while! Smile

Kind Regards, Walter
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Roger Rettig


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Post  Posted 20 Jan 2012 5:49 am    
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One of Lloyd's efforts that I don't see mentioned much is one of Ricky Skaggs' lesser-known tracks. It's a Sonny Curtis song called 'He Was Onto Something (So He Made You)' I believe that it's on his 1989 'Kentucky Thunder' album (that's the album's title - not his subsequent band-name).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5KCL2GkAHw

it doesn't hurt, either, that this is one of those immaculate Skaggs offerings with exceptional production and all 'round top-notch playing from all concerned. I miss those records!
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Mike Neer


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Post  Posted 20 Jan 2012 9:59 am    
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I love Lloyd on Johnny Paycheck's Little Darlin' recordings, as well as Charlie Pride's Live At Panther Hall.

As far as his own recordings as a leader, Big Steel Guitar and Green Country are fantastic, but they might be hard to find.

There are plenty of others, but these are what come to mind first.
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Marty Muse

 

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Post  Posted 20 Jan 2012 11:07 am    
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Of the seemingly infinite number of great tracks he cut with all kinds of people one that I have always liked is from an otherwise all rockabilly record by Robert Gordon called Are You Gonna Be The One. The track is entitled Standing On The Outside Of Her Door. It is from 1981 and I think it is a great example of his playing from that period where his style and sound were so well developed each recording he made sounded, to me, like perfection personified.
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Brint Hannay

 

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Post  Posted 20 Jan 2012 11:09 am    
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Mike Neer wrote:
As far as his own recordings as a leader, Big Steel Guitar and Green Country are fantastic, but they might be hard to find.

Green Country (really great) is available in cassette from right here on the Forum (click "MUSIC" at the top of the page).

The same material, with a few added selections, is available on the CD "The Little Darlin' Sound of Lloyd Green--Master of the Steel Strings." (or as download from Amazon--I do not yet relate to that way of obtaining music. Big Steel Guitar is available as a download there too.)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00029J212/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000VA39EI&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1DMX4A7QW0C3HRC426AQ

But if you have a cassette player (!), get the tape and help support the Forum!
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robert kramer

 

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Post  Posted 20 Jan 2012 11:57 am    
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THE cut is "So Far Away" by Nancy Griffith. It's on iTunes: Nancy Griffith "Best of the MCA Years." A master class in how to duck in and out of a vocal.

Another one is the Oaks: "I'll Be True to You."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwgazDmu55k

One more: Here is LDG - Spicher - Gimble and the "A" team at their peak:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txOZmzLTzCw
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Larry Baker

 

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Post  Posted 20 Jan 2012 6:07 pm    
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Try to get hold of Lloyds Reflections album, Full of great tunes. Larry
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scott murray


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Post  Posted 20 Jan 2012 7:04 pm    
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The Byrds 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' features Lloyd on most of it. It's fun to try and figure out which tunes are Lloyd and which are JayDee Maness.

don't forget Paul McCartney's "Sally G"

more recently is 'Georgia Hard' by Robbie Fulks... what a great album.
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Paul E. Brennan

 

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Post  Posted 21 Jan 2012 9:31 am    
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Roger, He Was On To Something is one of my favourite Skaggs tracks. I remember Lloyd talking about Skaggs making him do a lot of takes before he was happy.
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Roger Rettig


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Post  Posted 21 Jan 2012 11:39 am    
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He's not 'Picky Ricky' for nothing!
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Alex Cattaneo


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Post  Posted 21 Jan 2012 11:43 am    
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Thanks guys! I'm gonna look into all of these. Scott, I know Robbie Fulk's album quite well, I didn't know Lloyd was the steeler on that. It is a great album. I particularly enjoy "All You Can Cheat" and "Each Night I Try".
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Russell Nugent

 

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Post  Posted 21 Jan 2012 11:49 am    
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I thought Tom Brumley was on Georgia Hard and a lot of other recordings with Robbie Fulks.
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scott murray


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Post  Posted 21 Jan 2012 1:27 pm    
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i believe all the steel on 'Georgia Hard' is Lloyd... he even gets a shout-out on "Each Night I Try" (along w Redd Volkaert!) love his dobro work on "If They Could Only See Me Now" too. great great stuff.

Brumley played on some other Fulks stuff. he's definitely used steel over the years. John Hughey played on Robbie's recent Michael Jackson tribute of all things. One of John's final sessions.


getting back to Lloyd, this thread made me dust off some of his old LPs i haven't enjoyed in quite awhile. it's really impressive how many quality albums he released considering his constant studio work in the 60s and 70s. 17 solo albums according to the tribute website Walter posted!

two of my favorites:




and one of the greatest album covers ever:


he's like the Barry White of psg here. with titles like "Kiss the Moonlight" and "Twilight Dew"... it don't get any smoother. Cool
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