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Topic: tonight the bottle let me down |
Connie Mack
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phoenicia, new york
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Posted 12 Jan 2008 5:49 am |
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hey,
anybody out there know who played steel on merle haggard's version of tonight the bottle let me down. i did'nt have this one in my collection. i was asked to learn the intro that's on the waylon version but just for kicks i wanted the original and darn if it aint almost the same. in this age of digital downloads, which is how i got both versions, there are no liner notes or personnel lists that accompany these digital morsels. thanx a whole bunch |
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DALE WHITENER
From:
TRINITY,NC USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2008 6:38 am
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| I think Ralph Mooney played on both versions. Probably why they sound the same. |
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Connie Mack
From:
phoenicia, new york
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Posted 12 Jan 2008 6:59 am
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| thanks dale. that was my thought too. so i was wondering if anyone knew fershure. i know mooney played on waylon's version. |
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Dave Harmonson
From:
Seattle, Wa
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Posted 12 Jan 2008 10:02 am
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| Merle's "Bottle" has Mooney for the first half of the intro then James Burton finihing it off. One of my favorite tracks. |
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 11:05 am
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I believe that's Phil Baugh doing the second half on guitar on the Haggard recording.
I think this is the song that when Waylon recorded it he said "Eat your heart out, Haggard" on the track.........JH in Va.
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Dave Harmonson
From:
Seattle, Wa
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 11:15 am
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I sticking to Jamse Burton as my final answer.  |
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Pete Finney
From:
Nashville Tn.
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 11:40 am
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Phil Baugh played guitar on "Swinging Doors" but not "The Bottle Let Me Down"...
Also remember that Hag rerecorded some of his 60's hits, twice that I know of; once in the early 90's for Sony-Tree and again in 1999 for "41 Greatest Hits: For the Record". The ones from the early 90's I know for sure have been released over and over on lots of different labels. So, apart from the original Capital versions of those earlier tunes with Ralph Mooney there are different studio versions out there that Norm Hamlett played on...
And he sounds great of course...! |
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Dave Harmonson
From:
Seattle, Wa
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 12:14 pm
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I should probably write James instead of Jamse, eh.  |
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robert kramer
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 2:09 pm
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| While on the subject of Haggard's guitar players, can anyone confirm who is playing the lead part on "Red Bandana." |
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Steve Hinson
From:
Hendersonville Tn USA
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robert kramer
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 15 Jan 2008 9:41 am
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Steve, Thanks for ID-ing Reggie Young on "Red Bandana." Here's Clint Strong, another Haggard alumni:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJjrQ11xwHg
(Strong's mainsteam jazz clips on YouTube are dynamite, too.) |
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Brandon Ordoyne
From:
Needville,Texas USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2008 10:08 am
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Dave I think it was James Burton as well on the guitar part....I gotta say "The Bottle Let me Down" and "Swinging Doors" are two of my most favorite kickoffs to play....Some goooood Mooney pickin!
Brandon
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Dave Harmonson
From:
Seattle, Wa
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Posted 15 Jan 2008 7:52 pm
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| In '72-'73 I was living in an apartment in South Tacoma upstairs from a dive Tavern with two other musicians. It worked out good because no one ever bugged us about noise or late night carrying on. Every morning around 6 AM the janitor would come in and turn on the jukebox while he was cleaning up. Tonight The Bottle Let me Down was one of his favorites apparently. Funny thing was that thru the floor you could just barely make out the steel and guitar, but the bass came thru loud and clear. Not a real exciting bass line by itself. |
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