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Topic: The Mark Of A Heel |
Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 17 Dec 2003 1:22 pm |
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Can any one tell me who played steel on this
Hank Thompson classic? The only copy that I have is on a compilation and dosent' give any credits.A fine example IMHO of good ol
country,cryin' in your beer steel playing
that reaches down and grabs your soul and
the same type of playing that inspired many
of us to take up our fine inst. in the first place.what do you think?
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Charlie Moore
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Deville, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2003 1:48 pm
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Larry,i think that was Curly Chalker,i had a copy of that on a 45 but i can't find it,but it was a KILLER turn around for those day's,cya Charlie
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Bob Carlson
From:
Surprise AZ.
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Posted 17 Dec 2003 3:43 pm
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If it was a crying steel it must have been E9th. Don't think I ever heard Hank T do nothing but C6th.
Bob |
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Gere Mullican
From:
LaVergne, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 17 Dec 2003 3:44 pm
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Indeed it was Curly Chalker. I have been trying to remember the name of that song for several years.I was a DJ and use to play that song from the album all the time.I am glad someone else recognizes the great pedal steel guitar break on that song.Know where a fellow could get a copy of it? Thanks
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Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 17 Dec 2003 3:59 pm
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Gere,I found this "compilation" titled
"Hank Thompson, Famous Country Music Makers"
at Wal-mart about two weeks ago.had not heard this song in years,sure love that stuff!  |
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 17 Dec 2003 3:59 pm
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Hank did at least one album with E9 crying steel.... "Kindley Keep It Country", DOT Records, ....Unfortunately the musicians were not listed on the album....but it was sure different from the usual western swing "Hank Thompson" sound!
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Mike Sweeney
From:
Nashville,TN,USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2003 4:18 pm
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Although most of Hank's music had a 6th tuning on it, there were some records on Dot that had some really good E-9th. And most of it was Chalker. The Mark Of A Heel, and The Next Time I Fall In Love I Won't are two that comes to mind.
Curley is best known for his C-6th work and it is often overlooked that he didn't learn E-9th till after he came to Nashville and he played it so well and different from everyone else.
If there are any doubts as to his E-9th playing , one just needs to listen to his Nashville Sundown album and it will dispell all of those doubts.
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Eddie Lange
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 17 Dec 2003 6:51 pm
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| Right on Mike. I love what Curly did on the second verse of I Come Awful Close. Classic stuff. |
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Gene H. Brown
From:
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
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Posted 17 Dec 2003 8:07 pm
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Yes Curly was great and I believe he played E9th on a couple of Ray Price re-cuts. There was a beautiful version of Crazy Arms with a single string kickoff from the Steel and then the Violins and I believe that was Curly and if I'm wrong , please forgive me, Buddy. Also another one that comes to mind was "Tonight I'm going out and Burn Some Bridges", it was a typical Curly Chalker kickoff on that as well, and again I could be wrong, I never saw the credits, but it sure didn't sound like Buddy's normal style.
Gene[This message was edited by Gene H. Brown on 17 December 2003 at 08:30 PM.] |
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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2003 3:03 am
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| I was once told that Curly was on the "For The Good Times" album. |
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 18 Dec 2003 4:18 am
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One of the later Carl Smith recordings ("A Way With Words", DJF 20507 from 1977) has a version of "Half As Much" on it that you have to hear. Curly is playing some incredible E-9th on it!
Walter
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Mike Sweeney
From:
Nashville,TN,USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2003 5:33 am
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Craig,
He was on the "For The Good Times" album. But, not on steel. He played rythm guitar on it.
Mike
And BTW, " Where My Sweet Baby Used To Walk" is another good H.T. tune on Dot with Harrold L. Chalker playing some great E-9th. |
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Charlie Vaughn
From:
West Union, South Carolina
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Posted 18 Dec 2003 7:17 pm
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| I have tried for years to find out who played the beautiful steel guitar part on Mark Of A Heel. I had a chance to talk to Curley Chalker in Nashville about the time that song was released. I asked him if he did that and he said he couldn't remember if he did that or not. He also told me Bobby Garrett might have. He was doing some recording with Hank Thompson about that time. I have never found out for sure [This message was edited by Charlie Vaughn on 18 December 2003 at 07:25 PM.] [This message was edited by Charlie Vaughn on 19 December 2003 at 10:36 AM.] |
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Jim Smith
From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2003 9:46 pm
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You can listen to and download Hank's version from the Record Lady's site here: http://recordlady.webgcs.com/main2.htm
It's near the bottom of "Real Country Page 27". |
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Gary Walker
From:
Morro Bay, CA
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Posted 18 Dec 2003 11:10 pm
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| Another tragedy of Curly's career, he never kept copies of some of his studio work with different artists. When Terry Bethel told him of my library of Curly's sessions of several artist, he thought it would be nice to have them to show his wife Carma(?spelling)but I was never able to connect with him to present copies of them. |
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Drew Howard
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Tiny Olson
From:
Mohawk River Valley, Upstate NY
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 8:41 am
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"Next Time I Fall in Love" and "Mark of a Heel" are favorites of mine too. And like you folks have stated, fine examples of Curly's E9 ability. Another is "I'll Be There" which had Curly smokin' out a cool ride on the Johnny Bush cut of that song. Great stuff for back then... and now.!.!
I could be wrong, but I believe Hank's "Kindly Keep It Country" had Pete Drake on board.
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Gere Mullican
From:
LaVergne, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 9:58 am
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What about the legality of downloading of these songs? I download the Mark of a Heel but I sure don't want to get any trouble. Thanks.
Gere |
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