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John McGlothlin · Post by **John McGlothlin** » 26 May 2008 11:27 am

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Charles Curtis · Post by **Charles Curtis** » 26 May 2008 3:35 pm

Thanks John, I agree; sure wish he was still here.

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 26 May 2008 4:16 pm

Great stuff. Sorta sounds as if he was playing with the 'real' Tonight Show Band with Severinson - which would have made so much sense if you think about it. Great, big, swinging arrangements, fantastic steel playing.

Larry Lorows · Post by **Larry Lorows** » 26 May 2008 4:26 pm

I have to agree John, Curly was one of the best. There's only been a few in his class. Larry

Larry Scott · Post by **Larry Scott** » 27 May 2008 3:01 am

Never be another Curly thank you

Jerry Horner · Post by **Jerry Horner** » 27 May 2008 4:23 am

There has never been anyone in his class.

Jerry

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 27 May 2008 8:45 am

man, ever time i here curly chaker i get chiils down
my spine man what a player... great stuff thanks
john

John McGlothlin · Post by **John McGlothlin** » 27 May 2008 10:33 am

That song is from the album "Counterpoint" by Curly Chalker.

Charles Curtis · Post by **Charles Curtis** » 27 May 2008 11:18 am

I thought that someone was going to put out Curly's recordings in CD format. Anyone know what happened?

John McGlothlin · Post by **John McGlothlin** » 27 May 2008 2:15 pm

I don't know about CD but there is a DVD of Curly Chalker availible here on the forum under CDs & Tapes. Its called Curly Chalker In Concert.

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 27 May 2008 4:38 pm

Back around '75 or '76, I was listening to some clear channel station on the radio at midnight one night, and the DJ played Curley's "Gentle On My Mind" for a bumper, and I sat straight up in bed, I had never heard such steel playing. I had been trying to play for a couple of years, and had no idea such music could come out of a steel guitar. The song wasn't introduced, so I had no idea who it was, but it wasn't too long after that, Tom Bradshaw offered the "Counterpoint" record through his steel guitar record club. I saw that song was on it, so I grabbed it. That is still one of the best steel albums ever recorded IMHO.

Roger Shackelton · Post by **Roger Shackelton** » 28 May 2008 8:33 am

Back in 1969, a friend turned me on to Curly's first album, "BIG HITS ON BIG STEEL". Later I was quite surprised to find out that he had recorded this album using a Fender 2000 PSG.

ROGER

Charles Curtis · Post by **Charles Curtis** » 28 May 2008 11:46 am

I purchased that from Mike way back. It would be great if the rest of his recordings were put on CD format.

John McGlothlin · Post by **John McGlothlin** » 28 May 2008 12:20 pm

I hooked my turntable into my computer with an interface mixer and installed an MP3 recording software and then just recorded record albums and tapes and then just burn them onto a CD...of course for my personal use only. Here is a link to where you can purchase a great recorder from DAK. http://www.dak.com/shop/details.cfm?item=131

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 28 May 2008 3:52 pm

Only one Curly!