Re:The Late Great Curley Chalker

Bill Nauman · Post by **Bill Nauman** » 11 Apr 2003 8:19 am

Has his pedal setup gone to the grave with him? I understand he used a low A instead of a low C on Cneck..did he alter the F also? Bill in Vegas

Post by **Joey Ace** » 11 Apr 2003 8:25 am

Does this help?

Bill Nauman · Post by **Bill Nauman** » 11 Apr 2003 8:51 am

Thanks Joey, i printed all the info ..i have some of his setup happening now ..thanks again and by all means "Keep Pickin'" Bill in Vegas where the ghost of Chalker lurks..

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 11 Apr 2003 2:53 pm

Hi Bill, nice to see you, and to see Curls remembered. What a talent (and a character!) he was.

Roger Shackelton · Post by **Roger Shackelton** » 12 Apr 2003 1:02 am

I saw Curley play for the first time, at the DJ Convention in 1969, at the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville. He was playing a D-10 Sho-Bud Baldwin Guitar. His guitar setup was 7 X 6.
I have heard that the changeover Sho-Bud, Baldwin guitar was very crowded underneath as a 6 X 1. Perhaps Duane Marrs can shed some light on Curley's Baldwin guitar setup.?

One of the two vertical knee levers broke, while Curley was playing that day.

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 12 Apr 2003 4:50 am

How much did he play E9? His C6 stuff is tremendous.

Michael Johnstone · Post by **Michael Johnstone** » 12 Apr 2003 10:02 am

His E9 stuff was just as tremendous.

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 12 Apr 2003 3:19 pm

Would there be interest in Counterpoint being done for CD?
Re-mastered and maybe 1 or 2 re-mixes.

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 12 Apr 2003 6:25 pm

I've posted this before, but for any Chalker fans who didn't see and hear it and might be interested, here're links to a couple of clips of Chalker playing live in a little casino lounge in Henderson, Nevada in about '90 I think. I taped him that night with his permission. You'll have to have Realplayer to play them.

South

Sweet Dreams

Vocal: Carma Chalker
Musicians: Curly Chalker - pedal steel; Chip Lincoln - fiddle;
Roy Lewis - drums; Doug Meeseburg - bass; Les Cory - rhythm guitar.
[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 13 April 2003 at 10:14 PM.]

Gary Walker · Post by **Gary Walker** » 13 Apr 2003 1:45 pm

We all have heros on the steel. I have many but Curly is at the top of the list. His knowlege of chords, orchestration and the ability to execute rapid triad runs at the speed of single notes is unequaled today. He played with such fire and sometimes, maybe even anger and then he could play with such soul, the very air would weep.
He was light years ahead of the instrument in many aspects and we may never see the likes of him again.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 13 Apr 2003 5:08 pm

Thanks for sharing those clips, Jim! As an aside, the lady singer on "Sweet Dreams" is doing about the best Patsy Cline imitation I've ever heard, too!

If there was a place nearby where I could hear some stuff like that, you wouldn't see me on here very often.

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 13 Apr 2003 9:17 pm

Thanks Donny, I feel the same way you do. I should have included that the vocal on Sweet Dreams was done by Curly's wife, Carma. I've edited my previous post to correct the oversight. [This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 14 April 2003 at 05:09 AM.]

Dan Dowd · Post by **Dan Dowd** » 21 Apr 2003 3:57 pm

I just did a search on google.com for chaulker and was surprised at the info there on him. Also found a album demo that has him playing on it. There were some great songs on .http://prairiedustrecords.com/artist.htm