Is Jay McDonald alive and well ??
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Is Jay McDonald alive and well ??
It's been awhile since there has been a post about him.
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Follow-up for Troy Porter re Jay McDonald
Hi Troy,
Thanks for your reply.That's a cool story. I assume Jay was a good guy too. Do you know where he came from ? I think one of the best steel solo's ever recorded is his rendition on the Fender 1000 of "Release Me" featured on Buck Owens "On The Bandstand" LP released in 1963. He played with such creativity,and emotion. I hope someday Jay will receive due consideration for the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in St.Louis.
Thanks for your reply.That's a cool story. I assume Jay was a good guy too. Do you know where he came from ? I think one of the best steel solo's ever recorded is his rendition on the Fender 1000 of "Release Me" featured on Buck Owens "On The Bandstand" LP released in 1963. He played with such creativity,and emotion. I hope someday Jay will receive due consideration for the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in St.Louis.
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Gary, That was the first song I ever played on steel guitar. Thanks to Jay. He showed me how it was done. The pedal setup was kind of weird and I didn't have any knee levers. I don't know where he was actually from but he told me he was going to Las Vegas to be with his children when he left the buckaroos. I would sure like to talk to him again and thank him for helping me get started on the steel. If you hear anything about him, please let me know.
Troy
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You can listen to Jay play Release Me at this link: http://magicjukebox.blogspot.com/2011/1 ... se-me.html
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