best steel breaks in contemporary country

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 1 Mar 2011 2:48 pm

The steel guitar work on Toby Keith's "Crash Here Tonight" 3 or 4 years back was pretty nice.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 1 Mar 2011 4:35 pm

Dan Dugmore played steel on "Crash Here Tonight".

Brett

Diego Sciocchetti · Post by **Diego Sciocchetti** » 2 Mar 2011 5:13 am

Ulf Edlund wrote:
Diego Sciocchetti wrote:I love the intensity of Randle Currie's break in "I wish you'd stay" of Brad Paisley...wonderful crying steel
Is that him or is it Mike Johnson?

you're right, it was Mike Johnson's

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 6 Mar 2011 12:59 pm

Chris Young "Voices"
Billy Currington "Let me down easy"
Brad Paisley "This is country music"
Easton Corbin "Don't ask me 'bout a woman" & "I can't love you back"
Reba "Radio"

Jim Park · Post by **Jim Park** » 6 Mar 2011 4:27 pm

Brad Paisley's Waitin' on a woman. According to Allmusic it's Randle Currie, and it is a really cool break

Doug Earnest · Post by **Doug Earnest** » 7 Mar 2011 7:37 pm

Alan Jackson's "Remember When" featuring Mr. Lloyd Green will always stick with me, but it is a few years old now.

Steve Leal · Post by **Steve Leal** » 8 Mar 2011 3:00 pm

You gotta love the whole album from Marty Stuart featuring many great steel players on each track (including Ralph Mooney on Branded)

Abe Stoklasa · Post by **Abe Stoklasa** » 30 Mar 2011 5:15 pm

Miranda's White Liar had some great steel on the outro. If you're looking for flashy self indulgent awesomeness, you won't find it on this track, but what a cool vibe! It enhances the song! I think the extended outro is only on the record version/iTunes.

Brian McGaughey · Post by **Brian McGaughey** » 30 Mar 2011 7:33 pm

Brad Nelson wrote:Just put in Jamey Johnson CD That Lonesome Song and let'er play. Brilliant.

I heard a Jamey Johnson tune on sirius satellite the other day. Steel playing was good, caught my ear, very unique. Who is that? Not sure of the tune...it was a cover.

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 31 Mar 2011 8:23 am

Jamey Johnson's steel player is Cowboy Eddie Long. Jamey features Mr. Long extensively throughout his CDs. I think his playing is brilliant. I prefer "That Lonesome Song" to "The Guitar Song" but they're both worth owning.
http://www.jameyjohnson.com/theguitarsong/
or
http://www.jameyjohnson.com/music.aspx

Brian McGaughey · Post by **Brian McGaughey** » 31 Mar 2011 8:36 am

Thanks Brad. I was going back and forth between the two recordings on Itunes...not sure which one to buy. Now I know and I'll download "That Lonesome Song" right now!...

Gerald Menke · Post by **Gerald Menke** » 31 Mar 2011 8:37 am

Randall Currie on Brad Paisley's "The Water"
Paul Franklin on Jimmy Webb's "Do What You Gotta Do"
Dan Dugmore on Johnny Mathis' "Shenandoah"
Paul Franklin on Dave Peterson's "You're Too Easy to Remember" (okay not commercial, but an incredible break)

Best,

Gerald

Chas. J. Wagner · Post by **Chas. J. Wagner** » 31 Mar 2011 9:40 am

This is from another thread (Electronics) and was just recently recorded.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eGSe4fySt8

Very tasteful.

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