Con Hunley - Mike Johnson steel
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Con Hunley - Mike Johnson steel
One of my favorite country singers and favorite country songs of all time. Notice the unique lick by Mike Johnson and how it got the band's (especially Jimmy Capps) attention. Con can put more feeling in a song than anyone. Con is one of the few singers that can sing several styles of music and do them all well. I've worked some with Con and watched a lot of his shows and he always has something to please everyone.....and he does it without the aid of light shows, fog machines, etc.... If there's ever been the real deal entertainer, it's Con Hunley.
http://youtu.be/XSg5a2JndTg
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http://youtu.be/XSg5a2JndTg
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Mike Johnson
There's only one word to discribe Mike....A-W-S-O-M-E!!
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Mike is just about the King of steel guitar tone these days. He works so hard to get that tone, regardless of which guitar he plays. I love that Family Reunion band, they are all such great players.
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I thought you guys would enjoy this one. I know Mike Johnson must feel honored to be recognize by some here as the top working steel player in Nashville. I've followed Mike's playing ever since his Bill Anderson days and I've never failed to be impressed. His status as band leader and music director on several nationally syndicated TV productions is indicative that his talents are not just limited to a seemingly unlimited supply of tasteful steel guitar licks. If Mike is not Hall Of Fame material, I don't know who is.
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Re: Mike Johnson
Gary Watson wrote:There's only one word to discribe Mike....A-W-S-O-M-E!!
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From an earlier post I did in 2010. Same song, same Con..... But Herby Wallace this time.
Posted 27 Aug 2010 9:08 pm
Ok, here's one of the best country songs ever written and a top notch performance by my neighbors Con Hunley and Herby Wallace on steel..... LIVE!!!!!!! I've got the CD with some of Nashville's finest on the session, but to my ears, they don't even come close to this performance. Listen particularly to the lick Herby does on the first chorus where it goes to the 2 chord, and the fantastic break. So much taste and feeling in this song and the lyrics hit home to so many people. To me this is as close to the perfect country music performance as I ever expect to hear.
If you listen to the lyrics of this song and it doesn't pull on your emotions, then you are obviously not a country music fan!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qkwl7TquDw
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Posted 27 Aug 2010 9:08 pm
Ok, here's one of the best country songs ever written and a top notch performance by my neighbors Con Hunley and Herby Wallace on steel..... LIVE!!!!!!! I've got the CD with some of Nashville's finest on the session, but to my ears, they don't even come close to this performance. Listen particularly to the lick Herby does on the first chorus where it goes to the 2 chord, and the fantastic break. So much taste and feeling in this song and the lyrics hit home to so many people. To me this is as close to the perfect country music performance as I ever expect to hear.
If you listen to the lyrics of this song and it doesn't pull on your emotions, then you are obviously not a country music fan!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qkwl7TquDw
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