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I thought this was a particularly good example of my dad's playing in 1971 so I uploaded it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW76KeN1WwA&hd=1

Me doing my best to steel in the middle of this Zepp tune...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5ltcqeJVTE&hd=1

as most youtube concert footage, the sound sucks

I hadn't seen that, thanks for posting the link.

just a quick one-time bump for the hell of it

How do you guys know who it is?

It doesn't sound too much like my dad's tone but for some reason (can't remember) I thought Leo LeBlanc played on this first Marie Osmond album.

I really don't know but if you guys have a link that shows who played on it, I'd appreciate it

fwiw...I just listened to "Wasn't Born to Follow" again mostly just for enjoyment's sake.

I am completely convinced there is no Steel on this recording, the bend licks are Clarence (or someone) playing his Tele with a b-bender or whatever.

Hey Mr Chip.. You sure we aren't related?... We have the exact same, identical, joined at the hip taste in music my brother.... To answer your question, Wiki credits Red Rhodes as the steel player on that album. Makes sense too. It sounds like Red to me... THIS song is in the top five songs of all ...

Wow, Leo LeBlanc! All I knew of him was that he played on (at least the first) John Prine record in the early '70s. I was just barely starting on Hawaiian steel then, and really liked his sound. Thanks for the post, Stephen. Any chance you will come up with a CD collection of some work by your fath...

Hi, I've been creating some videos this week on youtube for those who'd like to hear/remember Leo's less known or unknown recordings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn6-g8MN8sY&hd=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EAe3Viog_M&hd=1 All of the songs in these two clips were played on his custom ...

This DVD just released, it is great, the only published concert footage of Leo LeBlanc that I know of and the sound is excellent http://musicfansdirect.com/index.asp or from amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JBXHWI/ref=cm_sp_item/103-2360552-4002222 Thank you to John Prine from my who...

thank you<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Stephen LeBlanc on 13 November 2006 at 06:17 AM.]</p></FONT>

yeah

Thanks Jim!

It certainly looks like Jim Palenscar could do what I need but Oceanside is a bit of a drive. If there is someone more local to Los Angeles that would be better because I don't have a lot of time but if he's the only option well, I guess I'll just have to travel.

I have an old Excel 10-string that needs tender loving care...can someone recommend a good tech in LA that can help me with it?

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR><SMALL>Stephen, Thanks for confirming, I really loved Leo's playing from all the John Prine recordings so I recognized his sound on the Wall Flowers stuff just on the first few notes, he had a signature ...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR><SMALL>I believe Leo played one track on the Wall Flowers albumn "Bringing Down the Horse" He's on the last tune, it's been awhile since I have listened to it but both the song and steel are gr...

I don't have much time right now but I'll try to quickly answer some of the questions here... <SMALL>but does anyone know about what guitar and amp setup he had?</SMALL> On the Red Simpson albums Leo played an Endicott double neck that was custom made. He played through a Kustom amp (not sure which ...

you talkin' about Leo LeBlanc? he had two eyes but was near blind

the Leo LeBlanc tribute site is back up...

http://www.leoleblanc.us

<SMALL>Was Leo on 'Up against the Wall redneck Mother"?, the liner notes don't list a steel player, though it is on the song.</SMALL> I don't think so, I'll have to pull that album out again to check, I think that's a live recording and Weldon is playing the Steel, can't remember for sure Man ...

The Red Simpson stuff was probably my Dad's favorite of all the recordings he was on <font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Stephen LeBlanc on 25 February 2006 at 08:10 PM.]</p></FONT>

I didn't read this whole thread but figured I'd add a cliche that has proven itself true many times...

"Yer only as strong as your weakest link"

I think this is more true than the idea that you're only as strong as your leader, though a good leader can make up for a lot

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR><SMALL>Stephen L wrote: quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMHO, if you care about the music you'll throw that old crappy CD player in the trash and b...

the soundtracks for the old Scooby Doo cartoon series were a huge influence on me musically...if you get the chance, watch that cartoon and really hone in on the music tracks (the songs and the themes), really cool stuff http://steelguitarforum.com/smile.gif <font size="1" color="#8e2...

my 2 cents... older CD players don't play right no matter what the CD is...the error correction is artificial and definitly lowers the overall sound quality, er, in otherwords, the music won't sound like it's supposed to in an older CD player no matter how the CD was burned/manufactured so, IMHO, if...