Pedal Steel in late 60's-early 70's Rock and Roll tunes

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 23 Dec 2008 4:53 pm

Dan Tyack wrote:... Paul Franklin mentioned that it was Pete Drake who did the hook on Harrison's My Sweet Lord on electic dobro through a Pignose.

I believe everything I read, including that, and www.pignoseamps.com where it says "The first Pignose amp debuted at the 1973 Summer NAMM show."

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 23 Dec 2008 5:16 pm

But it was on the internet, it's got to be true!

Glen Derksen · Post by **Glen Derksen** » 23 Dec 2008 5:26 pm

Mark Eaton wrote:
Glen Derksen wrote:And of course, there's Ben Keith playing on Neil Young's Harvest album.
Is there an echo in here?

Oops! Pardon me, I guess I overlooked that.

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 23 Dec 2008 5:32 pm

Dan Tyack wrote:But it was on the internet, it's got to be true!

Clearly, Rand and Aristotle were wrong to insist that a thing cannot be both true and false at the same time. Rather it is the test of a first-rate steel guitarist, not to mention of religious piety and of enduring marriage, to be able to hold in the mind two contradictory ideas at the same time.

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 23 Dec 2008 6:27 pm

Earnest Bovine wrote: Clearly, Rand and Aristotle were wrong to insist that a thing cannot be both true and false at the same time.

That's what my cousin (who build quantum computers at MIT) tells me.

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 23 Dec 2008 6:28 pm

dupe...

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 24 Dec 2008 11:40 pm

Michael Johnstone wrote:
Please add Buddy Emmons contribution to "Feel So Bad," from Ray Charles' "Volcanic Action of my Soul" album, early 70's.
Buddy played on one other song on that album but I can't name it at the moment cause I don't have it in front of me.

Buddy played on quite a few cuts... "Wichita Lineman", "All I Ever Need Is You", "See You Then", "What Am I Living For", "The Three Bells"... a GREAT album that is somehow still unavailable on CD

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 25 Dec 2008 7:52 am

Seems to me Three Dog Night had some PSG on an old hit. Can't think of the title right now.

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 25 Dec 2008 8:14 am

Found it! Never Been to Spain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm6qw_yeo6o

Happy Holidaze!

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 25 Dec 2008 8:26 am

Red Rhodes played steel on James Taylor's Sweet Baby James and One Man dog albums. Dan Dugmore played on the later stuff. Also Rusty Young on Buffalo Springfield's Kind Woman and an old James Gang album featuring Joe Walsh. Again I can't remember which one!

Not sure any of these ever charted as "hits" but Doug Sahm used Pete Drake for some stuff on a Greatist Hits compilation, and has a record called Doug Sahm and Friends with Charlie Owens playing steel that features Bob Dylan and Fathead Newman:D

Steve Hotra · Post by **Steve Hotra** » 25 Dec 2008 8:31 am

Dave Zirbel wrote:Seems to me Three Dog Night had some PSG on an old hit. Can't think of the title right now.

Who was the steeler on that song?
This song was kind of cool, in its day.
Nice jam song.

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 25 Dec 2008 9:01 am

I'd like to know too.

Back to Doug Sahm, here's a video of an old Sir Douglas Quintet hit, Nuevo Laredo.
It's a lip sync video but I hear steel and I believe it may have been Doug himself. He was a "child prodigy steeler" according to some liner notes I read.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM2uOhiM2YM

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 25 Dec 2008 9:50 am

The Eagles, Best Of My Love. Bernie Leadon played the steel.

OK, the wifes back from feeding horses and the boys should be waking up soon. Time to sign off and get ready for Christmas!

Dave