Like JERRY BYRD?

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 4 May 2013 10:15 pm

The JERRY BYRD FAN CLUB has just posted a great instrumental by Jerry. It's entitled "Ridin' High".

If you like melodies on the steel guitar you will likely enjoy this latest performance.

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 5 May 2013 6:58 am

Well that is something different by Jerry and I enjoyed listening to it...Thank You !! If you could listen to this clip for me and tell me if it's Jerry or not. I have thought for 60 or more years it was Johnny Sibert but in the comments section someone says it's Jerry and the more I listen, the more I think it is Jerry with Louis (sp??) Innis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FLg8dW3Qeo

Thanks in advance...

Regards, Paul

Jonathan Lam · Post by **Jonathan Lam** » 5 May 2013 7:01 am

link?

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 5 May 2013 7:12 am

Jonathan...click on the www icon in his post and it will provide a link to the Jerry Byrd Fan Club and scroll down for the Ridin' High play link.

Regards, Paul

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 5 May 2013 8:37 am

With a high degree of confidence I can tell you it's NOT.......JERRY BYRD.

With a lesser degree of confidence I can tell you that it is most likely Johnny Siebert.

The problem is, Billy Robinson and a host of other steel guitarist were in Nashville at the time, each vying for a shot at the big time. I know Billy did three or four cuts with Carl Smith and in later years, Jerry Byrd did several albums and a number of singles with Carl.

But I do believe you're correct that it's Johnny.

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 5 May 2013 10:19 am

how did you come to have such a weird obsession with this bird fella ?

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 5 May 2013 10:55 am

I had no idea that I had ANY KIND of "weird obsession" with my mentor JERRY BYRD. I simply recognized at a very early age that this man had something special to offer thro' his music and I wanted to grasp as much of it as I possibly could.

Does it bother you or what is your point?

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 5 May 2013 1:19 pm

the man was a LAP steel player
so wouldn't all your adoration/obsession of him be better served in the non -pedal section

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 5 May 2013 3:00 pm

Let me understand this.

Are you suggesting/inviting me to go elsewhere?

Does my presence create some kind of problem for you?

Are you some kind of censor or topic police?

Bill Nevins · Post by **Bill Nevins** » 5 May 2013 3:07 pm

Stay here Ray,I enjoy your post.I think sometimes people forget that most of us that couldn't afford a pedal steel when we started at a young age started on a lap steel...

Bob Russell · Post by **Bob Russell** » 5 May 2013 6:01 pm

Calvin Walley wrote:the man was a LAP steel player
so wouldn't all your adoration/obsession of him be better served in the non -pedal section

This is the Steel Players section, not the "Pedal Steel Players" section. And if Jerry Byrd wasn't a steel player, then I don't know who the @#$& is.

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 5 May 2013 6:27 pm

i'm not sure what that little UKULELE thingy is that ray plays

Ransom Beers · Post by **Ransom Beers** » 5 May 2013 6:37 pm

Off the meds there are we Mr. Walley?

Jerry Byrd was a steel player,I met him waaaay back at the ISGC,forget what yr.And for the record Mr.Montee is also a steel player & a very good one too.

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 5 May 2013 7:19 pm

Just a word of THANKS to Bill, Bob and Ransom.
It's reassuring to have that kind of timely support.
It's much appreciated, I assure.

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 5 May 2013 7:22 pm

Garry Vanderlinde · Post by **Garry Vanderlinde** » 6 May 2013 4:37 am

They invented pedals so that mortal man could play like that "bird fella".
Maybe you should put your listening ears on and check him out.

Bob Russell · Post by **Bob Russell** » 6 May 2013 5:50 am

Garry Vanderlinde wrote:They invented pedals so that mortal man could play like that "bird fella".

Fred Glave · Post by **Fred Glave** » 6 May 2013 8:08 am

Calvin, who is your favorite steel player?

Alan Tanner · Post by **Alan Tanner** » 6 May 2013 1:10 pm

Apparently, himself.......

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 6 May 2013 2:59 pm

That is what Curly Chalker told me once upon a time when I asked him the same question...

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 7 May 2013 12:42 am

Hi Ray,

Don't pay too much attention to those stupid and derogatory comments from some "fellas". Jerry Byrd is truly the "Master of Touch and Tone" and you are doing a great job of honoring his music and memory.

As for the new clip, I am really not sure if it is JB or Johnny Siebert. Jerry was such an influence on many players of the era, which shows in their playing from time to time. Just saw a few Chris Scruggs clips on YouTube recently and thought that he also had studied Jerry's music carefully.

Keep up the good work!

Best Regards, Walter

Bob Russell · Post by **Bob Russell** » 8 May 2013 1:01 pm

Ray Montee wrote:Just a word of THANKS to Bill, Bob and Ransom.
It's reassuring to have that kind of timely support.
It's much appreciated, I assure.

With all this talk about "discouraging beginners" and whatnot, I must say that any time I have asked Ray Montee directly for advice concerning steel guitar technique, he has been very generous and detailed in his responses and has given me much valuable help. At times, he's made some comments about my steel playing that were not exactly of the "atta boy, sounds great!" variety... but you know what? He heard some things in my playing that I wasn't noticing. That made me examine what I was doing more closely. Sometimes we need to be "encouraged"; sometimes we need to be told that we could do a better job. Inability to deal with that severely limits musical growth.

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