Who is your favorite steeler?
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favorite steeler,
Way to many but,,,,
My number one would be my dear friend Speedy West, after that said,
Doug Jernigan
John Hughey
Don Helms,
Joe Wright,
Curly Chalker
Jimmy Day,
Ron Elliott,
Jimmy Crawford,
L.T. ZINN,
Herbie Wallace,
Pete Drake,
Herb Remington,
not in any order. These are some of my favoriets,
My number one would be my dear friend Speedy West, after that said,
Doug Jernigan
John Hughey
Don Helms,
Joe Wright,
Curly Chalker
Jimmy Day,
Ron Elliott,
Jimmy Crawford,
L.T. ZINN,
Herbie Wallace,
Pete Drake,
Herb Remington,
not in any order. These are some of my favoriets,
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Epiphone Les Paul, potato-bug mandolin
Hand made George Washburn Spirit,
Fender Tele', Native American Flute, Rogue 6 string lap steel
Epiphone Les Paul, potato-bug mandolin
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As a drummer lucky enough to work with many of the great players at various shows, I'm looking at this from a "most fun to work with" angle. I enjoy all the players' sets, but I really get a kick out of working with Hicks, Johnson and Jernigan...... and what I'd give to work another set with Hughey.
That being said, I could make a very, very long list of favorite players, past and present.
Jim
That being said, I could make a very, very long list of favorite players, past and present.
Jim
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then everybody else.
There's a lot of awesome players I like a lot.
I'm pleased Susan Alcorn was mentioned.
Completely subjectively, I go for uniqueness over ripping virtuosity, but there's something about those who can play Charlie Parker 'at velocity' on a steel that knocks me out. So, a lot of pickers tied for second.
then everybody else.
There's a lot of awesome players I like a lot.
I'm pleased Susan Alcorn was mentioned.
Completely subjectively, I go for uniqueness over ripping virtuosity, but there's something about those who can play Charlie Parker 'at velocity' on a steel that knocks me out. So, a lot of pickers tied for second.
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two 1970-ish Fender 400, Fouke Industrial Rail, Allen Melbert 6, Rondo SX -- everything one way or the other through Guitar Rig/Logic/Apple/synthesizers/iPAD. ...sometimes out to a Tech 21 Trademark 60 1x12
recording as Kamelmauz.bandcamp.com
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I would add Bobby Black's name to the list of the many excellent steel guitarists who have been listed here. His work with Commander Cody, Lost Weekend, and the Saddle Cats is just superb.
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I have many favorites--there are many great and amazing steel guitar players......
and then there is Buddy Emmons.
To my mind, there is no one who can come close to the breadth of Buddy's playing--country, jazz, Western Swing, folk, etc.-- or the depth of his musicality and creativity.
Buddy always seems to play exactly the right notes to fit the song or tune he is playing, and he delivers those notes in a way that will tear at your heart-strings or make you laugh out loud at his musical audacity.
Buddy is the player who nearly everyone else who has been listed above would stop whatever they are doing to listen to. He is a musical genius.
From Ernest Tubb and Ray Price to Judy Collins and the Everly Brothers, and so many others, Buddy has left his indelible stamp on a musical legacy that is immortal.
-Dave
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I have many favorites--there are many great and amazing steel guitar players......
and then there is Buddy Emmons.
To my mind, there is no one who can come close to the breadth of Buddy's playing--country, jazz, Western Swing, folk, etc.-- or the depth of his musicality and creativity.
Buddy always seems to play exactly the right notes to fit the song or tune he is playing, and he delivers those notes in a way that will tear at your heart-strings or make you laugh out loud at his musical audacity.
Buddy is the player who nearly everyone else who has been listed above would stop whatever they are doing to listen to. He is a musical genius.
From Ernest Tubb and Ray Price to Judy Collins and the Everly Brothers, and so many others, Buddy has left his indelible stamp on a musical legacy that is immortal.
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I don't think Jimmie Crawford has been mentioned, or Billy Robinson - both monster players and true originals.
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