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Just wondering if any of you have any knowledge of this strange beast. Click here and scratch your head!

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Wow, I'm not familiar with a Hank version! I really only know (and LOVE) the Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys version. Now I have to sift through my mound of records and cds to hunt this down...

Wow, Carl... thanks for the info! I'm going to have to try the "boowah" out myself...
And I'll keep listening...

JLL

Al: you're absolutely right. After a little bit more research I found that Leon Seago is the vocalist on "Born to Lose". I just ass/u/me/d that Ted was the singer. Arrgh! Sorry guys! I guess this could change to "any singer slash steel players" out there?

Is that incredible solo on 'Honky-Tonkin'" that Jerry Byrd does... that moan as the steel break begins... is THAT the famous Ricky moan that gets discussed so much here? I love JBs playing on this song so much. I'm going to check the tabs section just in case....

Thanks!

I've been getting really into these guys lately and have wondered if anyone has any firsthand experience of them "back in the day". Ted plays the steel on his recordings. I've been listening to his big hit "Born to Lose" and there's a great steel intro... then some sung verses......

Ray: Please keep the site up. It is VERY easy to make this cross platform accessible. Email me and I will help you. I do this sort of thing all the time, and I can think of no better cause. Regards, Jeff (a Mac user and proud. And very experienced at getting loose of the MS stranglehold) http://stee...

Just being a 'devil's advocate' here; but when you extend this discussion to include the terminology variants (or etymological shifts) of other instruments, for instance of "violin" to "fiddle", etc. you would go crazy! Every fiddler I know would say s/he plays "Irish",...

You're right, Mark! And Gene, even if we go by a style as a prefix, i.e. Hawaiian steel, Western steel, Sacred steel, etc., we have to look at it and go, "Well, they're ALL playing steel guitars!"...

I'm not sure if that helps...

I didn't mean to imply that Hawaiian and acoustic steel music wasn't popular before the 40s, Tim. I meant to say that the synthesis you mentioned via Western Swing became "more than the sum of its parts" by then. Why continue calling an instrument by a name that only denotes one of its asp...

It seems to me that the steel guitar that we *now* know became identifiable or unique from the 40s on. To my understanding and ears it is a unique synthesis of Hawaiian slide, bottleneck blues, jazz, and folk (hillbilly) styles. And although each player's tastes and techniques might favor one of the...

Oops! BAD news: I meant "Roy" in my post (Roy Ayres). My apologies, Roy and Ray! GOOD news: There's another cd at the above mentioned site that contains many radio transcriptions of Hawkshaw Hawkins with JB...!!! More for the collection! Regards, Jeff<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b">...

Thanks for the replies, guys! I just received this from my friend Ken Hippler who runs a great internet radio show at live365.com called "Vintage Country" where I heard the Hawkins' record:    "This Hawkshaw Hawkins recording was done in Cincinnati February 1949, and that IS Jerry Byr...

I just heard Hawkshaw Hawkins' "The Longer We're Together (The More We Drift Apart)" and really dug the steel part. It sounds to my (still learning) ears like Jerry Byrds's playing, especially the vibrato... but I don't want to step on anybody's toes! Can anybody help me out here? Regards,...

Has anyone out there had a chance to play one of those metal Gibson EH-150s? I wonder how they sound...?

I ran across this site today and was pleasantly surprised. Some humdinger steels and a couple very rare ones. From a Frying Pan to an Electar with the horseshoe P.U. to Gibson's first, the metal body EH150... all FOR SALE. Lots of great pictures. Thought I'd pass it on: click here Make sure to scrol...

Thanks for the input/info, Mark. I actually sent you an email earlier re: a Gibson Console Grande to the address on your store site. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Wow, Carl.... believe it or not I had no idea Jerry backed Hank up! Most of the HW recordings I have are sadly lacking in recording session information. I'm going back through all those discs now with a "new ear". I could tell that the steel players were different, but besides Don Helms I ...

Thanks for the replies, guys! Hmmm... the longer scale Stringmasters of the early 50s, or...? I ran across this: http://www.vintage-instruments.com/navigate/catidx5.htm 3 necks seem a little daunting! But it seems a good price? I'm sure I could do some digging on here to find out, but what steel was...

First of all, I'd like to say hello and thank you to you all. I've been a 'voyeur' on the Forum for quite some time and have learned so very much. The Forum has helped me immensely on my path of playing and learning the "lap" steel guitar. Though I've only been playing a few months, it see...