The Love of a Steel Guitar

Shari Boyd · Post by **Shari Boyd** » 6 Jul 2014 1:58 am

When I got married I had 2 wishes...

I wanted it at sunset

I wanted to walk down the aisle to Elvis' Can't Help Falling in Love - on the pedal steel. The steel player in the band probably thought I was a nutcase but he gave in and learned it for me and to this day it's one of the most beautiful renditions of the song I've heard. The wedding was a far greater success than the marriage but I do love the memories.. of the day anyway!

Always wanted to learn but everyone who tried to teach me failed (I'm just not THAT coordinated) so have to stick with my Lloyd Green albums and those bands still wiley enough to include the instrument.

So.. what's the weirdest request you've gotten from someone to play?

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 6 Jul 2014 5:03 am

Probably "Sink The Bismarck".

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 6 Jul 2014 7:38 am

Shari Boyd wrote: So.. what's the weirdest request you've gotten from someone to play?

The radio.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 6 Jul 2014 8:14 am

...at sunset... I wanted to walk down the aisle to Elvis' Can't Help Falling in Love

Wow, that sounds very familiar! I played "Can't Help Falling in Love" at my daughter's wedding as they walked down the aisle at sunset. Actually it was on a beach in Costa Rica, at sunset, and I played the song on regular guitar. For the recessional, I played "Here Comes the Sun", which was funny because the sun was almost down by that point. Great memories.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 6 Jul 2014 8:26 am

I wanted to walk down the aisle to Elvis' Can't Help Falling in Love - on the pedal steel.

Great choice, Shari. Lots of possibilities on steel for this song.

Shari Boyd · Post by **Shari Boyd** » 6 Jul 2014 11:09 am

Multiple replies here... keep um coming ~

Explain yourself mister!! How the heck would you pull that off???

Donny Hinson wrote:Probably "Sink The Bismarck".

At first I think he hated me a little after my request... but from what I heard that night he really enjoyed himself... like I said, was just beautiful and as a purely instrumental piece even better..

Barry Blackwood wrote:
I wanted to walk down the aisle to Elvis' Can't Help Falling in Love - on the pedal steel.
Great choice, Shari. Lots of possibilities on steel for this song.

You're a nut - they did not!! lol

Jack Hanson wrote:
Shari Boyd wrote: So.. what's the weirdest request you've gotten from someone to play?
The radio.

I guess great daughters think alike! Though she had a better sunset.. I was adament on the steel guitar part.. trust me, early on they all tried to change my mond

Doug Beaumier wrote:
...at sunset... I wanted to walk down the aisle to Elvis' Can't Help Falling in Love
Wow, that sounds very familiar! I played "Can't Help Falling in Love" at my daughter's wedding as they walked down the aisle at sunset. Actually it was on a beach in Costa Rica, at sunset, and I played the song on regular guitar. For the recessional, I played "Here Comes the Sun", which was funny because the sun was almost down by that point. Great memories.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 6 Jul 2014 11:16 am

Shari Boyd wrote: At first I think he hated me a little after my request... but from what I heard that night he really enjoyed himself...

Are we talking about the steel player, or your husband...?

Shari Boyd · Post by **Shari Boyd** » 6 Jul 2014 11:32 am

I guess in the end... both

Jim Cohen wrote:
Shari Boyd wrote: At first I think he hated me a little after my request... but from what I heard that night he really enjoyed himself...
Are we talking about the steel player, or your husband...?

Robert Shafer · Post by **Robert Shafer** » 6 Jul 2014 4:46 pm

A couple of years ago I was asked by my granddaughter to play a musical interlude at her wedding. I was to play whilst the happy couple were signing the register in the vestry.

I arrived early and set up my Rickenbacker B6 and Holy Grail Reverb through my Selmer Truvoice 6 watt valve amp. and my CD player.

I had decided to play Can't help falling, Let it be me, Aloha Oe, Beyond the reef, Song of the Islands and Sleepwalk. I must confess that I used Doug Beaumier's backing tracks but played in E major tuning and not C6 as I found it a little easier. Please don't tell him, you'll get me into trouble.

I can honestly say that I've never played nor sounded better, before or since. Perhaps it was the acoustics of a 200 year old church or just that special day. I just don't know.

Thanks Doug, you made our day.

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 6 Jul 2014 10:47 pm

The bassman hollered, "I know a good one!"

He then began singing "It don't hurt anymore"

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 7 Jul 2014 2:02 am

I have played a couple of weddings and even a couple of funerals. I do not know if it is weird or not but I was asked to play "Last Date" three times on the same gig, the last time when we were tearing down and the man laid a $20 dollar bill on the stage. I told the bass player plug your bass back in.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 7 Jul 2014 2:57 pm

Robert, It's great to hear that you used my tracks to play at your granddaughter's wedding!

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 8 Jul 2014 5:02 am

Jim,Thanks a lot,I laughed until a little coffee shot out my nose.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 8 Jul 2014 5:19 am

Dick Wood wrote:Jim,Thanks a lot,I laughed until a little coffee shot out my nose.

"... from what I heard...", like she heard about it at the beauty parlor or sumthin', huh?

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