What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
- aliendawg
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What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
Slowly getting into songs with lap steel in them! I find it so subtle and it sounds beautiful.
Can you recommend me something?
I'm enjoying Tammy Wynette's D.i.v.o.r.ce: https://youtu.be/912DKxD0H1U
Can you recommend me something?
I'm enjoying Tammy Wynette's D.i.v.o.r.ce: https://youtu.be/912DKxD0H1U
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
try the album "Slider -- Ambient Excursions for Pedal Steel Guitar" by Bruce Kaphan. besides his own albums he's a pretty well-traveled session guy, appearing on various albums by REM, Red House Painters, American Music Club, David Byrne, on and on -
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
Really like BJ Cole who you might have heard on David Sylvian, Brian Eno and a raft of other artists records.
He worked on Billie Ray Martin's 4 Ambient Tales which I really like aand which is far, far outside the country uses of pedal steel. If you buy the vinyl, the second 12 is instrumentals.
Billie Ray Martin -( I spent hours again) wishing you well)
BJ's solo records like The Heart Of The Moment are worth checking.
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He worked on Billie Ray Martin's 4 Ambient Tales which I really like aand which is far, far outside the country uses of pedal steel. If you buy the vinyl, the second 12 is instrumentals.
Billie Ray Martin -( I spent hours again) wishing you well)
BJ's solo records like The Heart Of The Moment are worth checking.
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
Daniel Lanois' Belladona and Omni Series are great.
Buddy Emmons, Amazing Steel Guitar
Ben Keith (played on Patsy Cline's I Fall To Pieces) on Neil Young's album Harvest
Buddy Emmons, Amazing Steel Guitar
Ben Keith (played on Patsy Cline's I Fall To Pieces) on Neil Young's album Harvest
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
I was just going to suggest Have You Forgotten by Red House Painters.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Speedy West’s stuff with Jimmy Bryant.
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
that's him doing haunting work on"Beauty No. 2" by Ultra Vivid Scene, great track -shadowplay wrote: ↑Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:44 amReally like BJ Cole who you might have heard on David Sylvian, Brian Eno and a raft of other artists records.
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
Back in those days, everyone knew that if you were talking about Destiny's Child, you were talking about Beyonce, LaTavia, LeToya, and Larry.
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
That's Lloyd Green on pedal steel. He has to be one of the most recorded steel players. Did a ton of work with many artists. Classic Nashville sound. Some of his best work was recorded on this live album by Charlie Pride. Textbook licks and how to back a singer. Live At Panther Hallaliendawg wrote: ↑Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:17 amSlowly getting into songs with lap steel in them! I find it so subtle and it sounds beautiful.
Can you recommend me something?
I'm enjoying Tammy Wynette's D.i.v.o.r.ce: https://youtu.be/912DKxD0H1U
Probably my favorite moment in Country music pedal steel is Tom Brumley with Buck Owens Together Again
Here he is doing more crying steel on the aptly named Cryin' Time
I'm a fan of Buck and the Buckaroos circa 1960s and Brumley played steel during that period. My favorite "west coast" player.
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
Think its a pedal steel on this tune.
(He might just using a volume pedal tho')
David Lindley - Mercury Blues
This one is probably pedal steel
Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West -Stratosphere Boogie
(He might just using a volume pedal tho')
David Lindley - Mercury Blues
This one is probably pedal steel
Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West -Stratosphere Boogie
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
check out Geir Sundstøl, he plays a ton of pedal steel! and it's lovely to listen to.
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
Ralph Mooney is still the king.
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
No Santo and Johnny? Gotta have Sleep Walk in the pantheon.
The pedal steel guitarist, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, for the Flying Burrito Brothers was pretty amazing.
The pedal steel guitarist, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, for the Flying Burrito Brothers was pretty amazing.
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
Yep. I lean Bakersfield for pedal steel and he's pretty much why. Listen to pretty much everything he did with Waylon Jennings and it's just a master class in pluck and wiggle.
This is an excellent rectangle
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Re: What are some of your favorite pedal steel guitar songs?
Fans of Mooney (and James Burton) should check out a favorite album of mine Corn Pickin' and Slidin' a dozen country favorites done instrumental style. It also features the bass playing of Joe Osborn (The Carpenters and about a million other records). It's a nice format if you like to hear the players stretch out without vocals.