Dale Watson on Letterman Show 6-24-13... Plenty of Steel!

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 25 Jun 2013 3:32 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHcRTTy0Epg

One of my buddies was lucky enough to get passes to see Dale on The Late Show last night and I couldnt stay up late enough to watch, but here is the clip of 'I lie when I drink' that Dale and the Lonestars performed last night.

Good sound Don Don on steel was loud and clear and had some nice closeups, and Dale and the band were as classy as ever.

Only problem is Dave asked Don Don if he was playing a lap steel and say,'Is that hard to play?'

Enjoy!

Scott D. Smith · Post by **Scott D. Smith** » 25 Jun 2013 3:47 am

Great music,thanks for posting.

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 25 Jun 2013 6:12 am

Now that's good Country exposure. Got a kick out of David asking the Steel player if it was a lap Steel

and was it hard to play.

Daniel Policarpo · Post by **Daniel Policarpo** » 25 Jun 2013 8:01 am

Nice modulation there on the final chorus. Freaking love these guys.

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 25 Jun 2013 8:13 am

That was great!

Dave Hopping · Post by **Dave Hopping** » 25 Jun 2013 12:14 pm

A lead singer who plays lead guitar,with a band that dresses up and turns down,playing an old-new-stock honky tonk tune about drinkin' in a honky tonk.Sublime!

Nick Reed · Post by **Nick Reed** » 25 Jun 2013 12:26 pm

Don plays good . . . and I think he really likes them Sho-Buds!

Nick

Mike Kowalik · Post by **Mike Kowalik** » 25 Jun 2013 12:36 pm

Don's real name is Don Pawlak......have heard these guys live and they are fantastic!!

Ted Russell · Post by **Ted Russell** » 25 Jun 2013 1:01 pm

Sent you an email Craig.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 25 Jun 2013 1:40 pm

Yep, that's pretty cool. Great example of genuine honky tonk country. I'd say if you don't like that, then you don't like country.

Thanks for putting that up Craig. I wanted to stay awake for it, but some meds for a sprained shoulder put me out. When I woke up, Craigy Ferg was on.

That's my favorite configuration to play in. Just guitar and steel gettin' it done along with bass and drums.

Dave seems to like pickin' on steel players. I've heard him say things like that several times. I think he likes steel.

Owen McCrory · Post by **Owen McCrory** » 25 Jun 2013 4:30 pm

Turned it on last night just to catch Dale Watson...gotta agree with all the comments...taste, tone and a cool tune.
Dale will be in Milwaukee & Madison, WI at the end of July...gonna have to catch one of those shows.

Thanks for the link.

John Neff · Post by **John Neff** » 25 Jun 2013 4:53 pm

Looking and sounding great, Don! Is that the same Sho-Bud you used to play with The Souvenirs?

Rex Thomas · Post by **Rex Thomas** » 25 Jun 2013 5:33 pm

WONDERFUL!

Ken Metcalf · Post by **Ken Metcalf** » 26 Jun 2013 4:33 am

Dale Watson plays most Sundays at Jenny's Little Longhorn close to my house.
No cover, $2.50 beer, free hot dogs, Chicken shit bingo.
It is so full that it is typically standing room in the parking lot outside.
He is a real nice guy and funny to boot.
Rides up on his Harley with amp and guitar strapped on..
Austin has some good moments ... Good and bad like everywhere, but is is nice to live in the center of the steel guitar universe.

Shane Reilly · Post by **Shane Reilly** » 26 Jun 2013 7:31 am

Great stuff! No BS here, just a whole lot of truth.
Thanks for posting.

Jerry Kippola · Post by **Jerry Kippola** » 26 Jun 2013 8:52 am

too bad they compressed all the life out of it--

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 26 Jun 2013 9:04 am

Excellent presentation by Dale Watson and band. Well dressed with dynamics. You sound great Don.

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 26 Jun 2013 9:18 am

No inlay on the neck of the Sho~Bud. Is that common?

Jeff Heard · Post by **Jeff Heard** » 26 Jun 2013 9:34 am

Common on Super Pro's.

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 26 Jun 2013 9:59 am

You have to give Letterman a lot of credit for having many quality musical acts on the show over the years, but as alluded to earlier by Joe Casey, asking Don at the end "is that a lap steel?" C'mon Dave!

Well at least he was in the ballpark...

Jeff Heard · Post by **Jeff Heard** » 26 Jun 2013 10:05 am

Once when Lloyd Maines was on the Letterman show with the Dixie Chicks, Letterman asked Natalie if that was her Dad playing the "keyboard."
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Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 26 Jun 2013 10:24 am

I read that Dave Letterman heard Dale's new CD on the radio and instructed his staff to get him to play on the show.

Great exposure for Dale and couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

I love Don's playing too, they play together like they have one mind.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 26 Jun 2013 11:07 am

Dave's sorta goofy sometimes. You can't take him too seriously. I think he's just messin' with the steel players and other musicians with his off the wall comments.

He knows what a pedal steel guitar is. After all, guitarist Sid McGinnis in the Late Show band plays one sometimes.

Mike Nihen · Post by **Mike Nihen** » 26 Jun 2013 12:14 pm

http://youtu.be/BUzxQNemJbQ

Clyde Mattocks · Post by **Clyde Mattocks** » 26 Jun 2013 1:55 pm

Dale plays thru this area occassionally. I always try to make the show. Dave and Don Don are very nice and approchable people. I was honored once in Raleigh when they got me up to sit in on a couple of tunes. Don't miss them if they come around your area. And oh, yeah I agree, I think Dave knows better. His whole thing is just being goofy.

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Dale Watson on Letterman Show 6-24-13... Plenty of Steel!

Dale Watson on Letterman Show 6-24-13... Plenty of Steel!

Dale's steel player....

Yeah!!!

Dave Letterman