Anita Carter ( Jerry Byrd?????)

David Shepack · From: New Jersey, USA

I just listened to a recording of Anita Carter singing," Just You And I". Anita's daughter commented that she thought her father ( Don Dows? ) played steel on that tune. But someone posted that it was definitely Jerry Byrd.
Anywayâ€¦.I REALLY like the non pedal steel sound of Byrd AND Helmes. This was the sound that originally got me interested in Country music.
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Russ Wever · From: Kansas City

Ray Montee · From: Portland, Oregon (deceased)

Thanks for the LINK to Don Davis. A most interesting read, to be sure.

Don Davis, Johnny Sibert and Billy Robinson were my earliest mentors.......... A great style and a memorable one. At that point in my beginning, I found JERRY BYRD to be too technically correct and I couldn't begin to figure him out or C6th, for that matter.

When I played here in Portland at the Memorial Coliseum way back when, I had the pleasure of backing up Carl Smith's part of the Grand Old Opry Show. I used to know every note of every songs so when I performed that night, I emulated Don Davis'
throughout. We had not rehearsed a single note with Carl before he appeared on the stage and in the spotlight.

He turned to our fiddle player and then our accordion player who both dropped their shoulders and hung their heads, both shaking their heads. He then looked at me in desperation and I went about kicking off his first tune note for note just like his record. I was sailing along in heaven. When it got to the middle of the song, I played the solo part and tho't I was finished, however, Carl walked way back to where my quad Bigsby and I were sitting and kept motioning for me to keep on playing. I ultimately played the entire song and thereafter, nearly every song he sang that night.

I learned an important lesson. If you're going to learn a song note for note, just like the steel player, it would be good insurance to learn the rest of the song as well. In actuality, I had never played many of his songs other than intro's and solo's.

Ray Montee · From: Portland, Oregon (deceased)

I apologize for this oversight..............

Don Davis has a book about his musical life that I found to be most educational.......and for many of you, I'm sure you'll agree with me.

The title is: NASHVILLE STEELER, My Life in Country Music.

David Shepack · From: New Jersey, USA

Ray, I was pretty sure that I was going to learn something from you on this post. Thank you for ALL of your sharing.
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