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Topic: Curley Chalker |
Aaron Garrett
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2004 4:45 am |
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| Can someone suggest some of his best recordings? |
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Fred Jack
From:
Bastrop, Texas 78602
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Posted 8 Mar 2004 5:44 am
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| All of them! I never heard a bad one! Regards, Fred |
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Fred Shannon
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Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Mar 2004 6:55 am
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What Fred Said:
Two of his vinyls that may still be found are "Nashville Sundown"---Curly plays the songs of Gordon Lightfoot: Early Morning Rain, Sundown, Talking in Your Sleep, etc, and the other is his best I think; "Big Hits On Big Steel"---The Race Is On, Make the World Go Away, Crying Time, King of the Road, etc. The best song on the latter, IMHO, is "A Thing Called Sadness". Makes the hackles rise on the back of the neck. Hope this helps some.
fred
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The spirit be with you!
If it aint got a steel, it aint real
[This message was edited by Fred Shannon on 08 March 2004 at 07:10 AM.] |
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C Dixon
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Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2004 7:51 am
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For one of his all time finest backups, try to get a copy of Stan Hitchcock's "Shadow of Your Smile".
Apparently Stan felt the same way we do, since he did what FEW stars have ever done; and that is to announce the name of the player who is about to take a break.
God bless CC, SH and all of you,
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Fred Shannon
From:
Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Mar 2004 8:03 am
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Carl I had forgotten about that topic that I started some time back. AAron, go here and you'll find quite a bit on Curley and his music.
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum15/HTML/005747.html
fred
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The spirit be with you!
If it aint got a steel, it aint real
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Aaron Garrett
From:
Roslindale, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2004 1:03 pm
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| Thanks a lot. I've been listening to his recordings with Joe Venuti and Jethro Burns and they are just tremendous. I want more! |
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Larry Robbins
From:
Fort Edward, New York
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Posted 8 Mar 2004 1:27 pm
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| With Jethro Burns in the mix as well,how could it be anything but tremendous!! |
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Steele Cooper
From:
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2004 3:15 pm
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| I met a guy in Nashville back in about 1982 that said he was Curley Chalkers Son. At the time I wasn't familiar with Curleys playing, but the guy that said he was his son tought me a song on the acoustic 6 string by Dan Fogelberg (Leader of the Band). So now, 22 years later Im currious what the guys name was that tought me the song. If anybody know's his sons name let me know or if you see this post Hello!!!! |
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Gary Walker
From:
Morro Bay, CA
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Posted 8 Mar 2004 9:56 pm
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| They're all great but my all time favorite is his "Big Hits On Big Steel" followed by his Counterpoint project with the big orchestra. Monstrous playing by one of the greatest ever. It wasn't what he did but how he did it, that set him apart. The fire in his playing has yet to be duplicated by anyone. |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 9 Mar 2004 3:17 am
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| I have the Counterpoint casette and there is some fine stuff on it. |
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Roger Edgington
From:
San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2004 6:17 am
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| I don't know if my LP record of "Big Hits ON Big Steel" can take another pass with a needle through it. It's been played a bunch. |
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