Happy birthday Lloyd Green! October 4th

[Martin Johannesson]

Just wanted to wish my all time steel favorite Lloyd Green a very happy birthday (73)and many thanks for the wonderful musical moments listning to your great playing. You will always remain "The" Mr. Steel Guitar in my book!
I had the chance to meet Lloyd in his home during a Nashville visit in 1993 and it will always be one of my best musical memories! Thanks again!

[Joachim Kettner]

Happy birthday, Mr. Green. I can't explain how much I like your playing!

[Bent Romnes]

Hi Lloyd,
Happy birthday! I talked with you on the phone several years ago and the conversation still sticks in my mind. Your sensitive touch and playing style brings out my emotions and has done so up through the years ever since I started listening to you in 1971, and right up to this day when I listen to your work with Peter Cooper.
May you be blessed with many more years behind the pedal steel!
With respect
Bent Romnes

[Kenny Martin]

Happy Birthday my friend Mr. Green!!!

Seems like yesterday i rushed out to buy the album with "Dixie Drive in" on it and went home to learn it!

My daddy said that if i ever learned to play anything like Lloyd Green i would be a real steel player!
Never ask him before he passed 2 years back if i ever made it!!!

I scratched so many records of yours when i was 14 or 15 learning how you play.
Thank you for what you've done to help me all my life!

My daddy sure loved you!!! Miss him very much!

All the best Lloyd!

[Jerry Overstreet]

May I offer Birthday greetings as well? To one of the most influential musicians ever. Besides being one of the nicest people you'll ever meet, plays with more feeling and emotion that anyone I ever heard.

Thanks so much, and Best Wishes

[Charlie C Harrison]

Happy Birthday Lloyd.

[Mark van Allen]

Indeed, a very happy day to you, Lloyd. I hope you can reflect during this day on the vast contributions you've made to so many people, and to the additional beauty and grace you've brought to our world.
You are one who truly made a difference for the better. Thank you!

[Lana Carroll]

Happy Birthday, Mr. Green, and thank you for all of your brilliant, beautiful music over the years!

I just wanted to add that I am a lawyer until my career as a pedal steel player kicks off (any minute now), and I had the awesome pleasure of filing the following lawsuit last month:

Lloyd v. Greene

That sure made me smile, and I hope others, too!

[John Rickard]

Happy Birthday Lloyd!
I used to ride the bus into Pittsburgh (30 miles)when I was a kid and pick up the latest Lloyd Green albums (instrumental & studio stuff) at the only place in the area that sold them, "National Record Mart!" "Live At Panther Hall!" These albums are still my favorites! "Thanks Lloyd!"
JR

[Allen Kentfield]

Happy birthday Lloyd!

And congratulations on your new releases.
Thank you for applying your genius to the pedal steel. When I heard the "Hit Sounds" album I decided steel was the instrument for me.
May you live as long as you want to and want to as long as you live!

Al Kentfield
Jonestown, Texas

[Ken Byng]

Many more of them Lloyd

[Jonathan Shacklock]

Happy Birthday Lloyd! Loving your work on Harper Simon's album.

Another happy coincidence: the bass player in my band is called Lloyd Green. I've made sure he knows he's not THE Lloyd Green.

[Daniel McKee]

happy birthday. you are one of my favorite steel players and i really like your music.

[Steve Hinson]

Happy Birthday,Lloyd!Not one day goes by that I don't get out at least one record that you played on...for a little inspiration...thank you,sir!

[James Cann]

Sir,
Every good birthday (and health, too,) wish for this one and all those to come you'll care to have. I, too, am one of the many who routinely emulate your style.

Thank you for all the inspiration you've shared!

[Ian Miller]

Happy Birthday, Mr. LDG!

You have many admirers and well-wishers out here in Portland, and we all look up to your idiosyncratic approach to the instrument (note to self: keep practicing palm blocking!) as well as your uncanny ability to interpret a song's melody and story with grace AND the element of surprise. Truly inspiring!

And your playing on the new Dale disc is a perfect example.

Sincerely,

Ian Miller

[Charles Curtis]

Happy birthday Lloyd; I still have the note you sent with the CD long ago. I believe that you've done over 22K studio recordings with different artists. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks for all the great music, such a pleasure in life.

[Ray Montee]

A great BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you youngin'!

Your fabulous playing has always mystified me. I enjoy it immensely and can't seem to get enough.

Perhaps you could send out to your loyal fans, a short tape of your playin', you know, just tuning up,
changing strings or whatever. Your fans love it all and wouldn't really care what it was that you're doing. We could all subscribe to it to help defray the costs.

Hope you enjoy many, many more. Take care now!

[Ted Nesbitt]

After all these years, your still "The Man"

Happy Birthday Lloyd

[Augustus Odell]

Happy Birthday and may you see many more.Lloyd

[Henning Kock]

October 28. 2010

Hello Lloyd,

Best wishes for many more birthdays.

I have been in a studio again, and recorded pedal steel and Floyd Cramer style piano behind a singer.
I used "your" JCH I had the luck to buy from you in April 2004. Of course the steel guitar sounded great.

Kind regards
Henning



see also this interview:
http://www.pedalpro.co.uk/folderIndex/f ... ock01.html

[Roy Thomson]

Hope you enjoyed your Big Day Lloyd and
hope you have many more.

The pic here was taken in Madison in
Duane Marrs Shop back in 1979 0r 1980?
Either one.
You were recording tapes for Duane along
with Doug,Paul and others in that era.
I enjoyed meeting you that day and have
fond memories of your kindness in
answering questions and telling stories.
All the best.
Roy