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Lee Dassow
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Jefferson, Georgia USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2015 4:36 pm |
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Does anybody know who played the steel guitar on,
Amazing Grace(used to be her favorite song). Absolutely love the way they get into the song with
that intro. I believe these guys were session musicians from the Memphis area. I like all their
music. Anybody know any of them? Hope I'm in the right section with this thread. T.L.
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Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Posted 8 Apr 2015 4:46 pm
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Credits
Artwork By [Art Direction And Design] – Martin Donald
Bass, Backing Vocals – Jeff Davis (5)
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Butch McDade
Guitar [Lead], Acoustic Guitar [Steel], Guitar [Dobro], Mandolin, Backing Vocals – Barry "Byrd" Burton
Guitar [Rhythm], Harmonica, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Russell Smith (5)
Mastered By – Bob Sowell
Organ, Piano – Billy Earheart
Photography – Jim McCrary
Piano, Backing Vocals – James Hooker
Producer, Engineer – Barry "Byrd" Burton
Credit is a bit odd, but I guess it's Barry "Byrd" Burton.
Here's the song: Here's the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH-yY4EAPZM&spfreload=10
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 8 Apr 2015 6:58 pm
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I don't know for sure, but the PSG sounds like it may be a
Sho-Bud. ?? 
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Brendan Mitchell
From:
Melbourne Australia
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Posted 9 Apr 2015 6:36 pm
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| I think it would have been Barry Byrd Burton . ARAces were /are a great band with many fine records to their name I believe they never got the credit they deserved . They still tour occasionally with 2 original members , Russell Smith and Billy Earheart . We were lucky in Australia to have them tour here half a dozen times |
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Ivan Posa
From:
Hamilton, New Zealand
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Posted 9 Apr 2015 7:31 pm
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| I heard that Big Jim Vest did some Steel for the ARAces. |
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2015 4:25 am
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One of my favorite groups also.
Yes Ivan, Jim Vest played on a later album of theirs "Chock Full of Country Goodness" from 1998.
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chuck lemasters
From:
Jacksonburg, WV
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Posted 10 Apr 2015 5:12 am
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| We saw ARA at the Wheeling Jamboree. When the curtain opened and they began playing, the crowd, expecting to see a traditional country act, rushed out of the theater like it was on fire, allowing us to grab front row seats. Great band, one of my favorites. |
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chuck lemasters
From:
Jacksonburg, WV
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Posted 10 Apr 2015 5:15 am
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oops! double post.
Last edited by chuck lemasters on 10 Apr 2015 2:41 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 10 Apr 2015 2:38 pm
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Biggest ARA fan ever, here. What a versatile bunch of musicians and variety of music.
They went away between the late 70's, early 80's and the mid-90's. Lost one of the kingpins of the band in drummer, songwriter, vocalist Butch McDade.
Byrd played on that first album, yeah...and a few more. After he left, it was Duncan Cameron on guitar, steel and a variety of other stringed instruments.
All their music was very good and some of it I consider truly great. |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 10 Apr 2015 3:15 pm
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| I seem to remember reading or hearing of the fact that when Sammy Kershaw covered, 'Third Rate Romance', he used many of the musicians from the original, true or false? |
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Peter Freiberger
From:
California, USA
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Olli Haavisto
From:
Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 10 Apr 2015 11:32 pm
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Peter, you did a wonderful version of Lipstick Traces in Phoenix!
A little off topic but here's a killer version of the song:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SdMDexoMSlc
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Olli Haavisto
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Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 10 Apr 2015 11:40 pm
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And of course a big Aces fan here, too.
We used to play Amazing Grace and King of the Cowboys in the late 70s
Russel Smith's first solo album is also worth checking out. Recorded with the Muscle Shoals guys...
What a voice he has!
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