Hank Locklin Steel Player

[Greg Maass]

Can anyone tell me who the lap steel player was on Hank Locklin's recordings, specifically "Fifty Favorites"?

[Paul Norman]

Floyd Lowery started off lap steel and went to pedal steel.

[Mitch Drumm]

I haven't the slightest idea what "Fifty Favorites" is, but he used a bunch of steel players in the first 4 or 5 years of his career while based in Texas----Felton Pruett, Deacon Evans, Frank Juricek, Bill Freeman, Dusty Stewart, and J.D Standlee. All of that stuff is likely without pedals.

After he got to Nashville in the early 50s, he used Don Helms and Jimmy Day.

Here's a pic of Locklin and band in Kansas City in the early 50s. I'm nearly positive that's Curley Chalker fourth from the right, with the hat cocked way back on his head. But I don't know if he ever recorded with Locklin.

[Ray Montee]

Jerry Byrd recorded several sides with Lochlin......
"Golden Wristwatch", "Sitting Alone at a Table for two" and several others as well.

[Tiny Olson]

Anyone know who played pedal steel on Hank's cut of "Anytime" which I believe was cut in the mid-late '60s ??

It was on an album of Hank's that featured a couple Eddie Arnold songs and great steel (and vocals) on all songs. I'll have to dig through the vinyl now to find it again. No credits as to the players but I have my thoughts on who it may have been.

Anyone know ??

Chris "Tiny" O.