Cyndi Lauper - Country - Who da steeler?

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 12 May 2016 7:20 am

Cool video of Cyndi Lauper doing "heartaches by the number". Who's playing steel guitar. His solo appears around 1:20.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 12 May 2016 7:38 am

where da link

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 12 May 2016 7:45 am

Did you forget something, Richard?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LvjjTIHaDI

I don't think I've ever seen Heartaches By The Number quite so ...animated.

No clue on the steeler..

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 12 May 2016 7:52 am

Wow, what's the world coming to?... Cyndi Lauper singing classic Country with steel and fiddle. I like it!

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 12 May 2016 8:39 am

Is that Willie Weeks on bass? Legend!

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 12 May 2016 8:46 am

Looks like Kenny Aronoff on the wrong side of the drum kit?

Brooks Montgomery · Post by **Brooks Montgomery** » 12 May 2016 9:10 am

Kind of looks like Cyndi Lauper, cotton candy, a show poodle, and Elvis were forced thru a Flux Capacitor. Sounded pretty good.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 12 May 2016 9:17 am

Is that Willie Weeks on bass? Legend!

Yes, Willie Weeks.
The album lists Dan Dugmore as the only steeler, but I don't think that's him in the video..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detour_(C ... per_album)

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 12 May 2016 9:39 am

Jon Graboff is touring with her right now but that's not him in this video (from several months ago).

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 12 May 2016 11:08 am

Since the so-called new country music industry has been the dumping ground for all washed up, wore out pop singers, what's one more? "Country music: ain't nothin' to it, a baby could do it"

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 12 May 2016 11:08 am

Brooks Montgomery wrote:Kind of looks like Cyndi Lauper, cotton candy, a show poodle, and Elvis were forced thru a Flux Capacitor. Sounded pretty good.

Did the poodle make it....?

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 12 May 2016 11:12 am

I just watched it...! OMG Elvis has been reincarnated, or at least taken over Cindy's body!

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 12 May 2016 11:19 am

Sorry for the topic drift in my earlier posts. Don't know who the steeler is, but always good to see one in action. Best of luck to him.

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 12 May 2016 11:25 am

I did a little work with Cyndi Lauper and she is a very gracious woman. Super talented. It was a real pleasure and an honor to work for her for the bit I did. Turns out she has a good voice for traditional country !

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 12 May 2016 1:04 pm

I think she looks amazing!

Keith Hilton · Post by **Keith Hilton** » 12 May 2016 1:44 pm

I like it. Plus she has fiddle and steel.

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 12 May 2016 2:05 pm

Looks like Tammy Rogers King on fiddle who plays in the Steel Drivers bluegrass band that Chris Stapleton was a member of.

Tony

Rich Upright · Post by **Rich Upright** » 12 May 2016 2:25 pm

Cindy has a phenomenal voice, but a little too much affectation for country music. She's hot as hell though!

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 12 May 2016 2:53 pm

you call 'that' affected compared to all the totally phony baloney singers in new bro pop country
crap? i thought she was very natural to her cindy lauper persona.

Storm Rosson · Post by **Storm Rosson** » 12 May 2016 3:40 pm

Damn the rhythm section, specifically the drummer and bass player are nailing the pocket down cold they got the feel for this 4/4 shuffle like real country 4/4 should feel.Oh yeah Cyndi sounded pretty good too ,esp in the context Chris mentioned the s**t GNashville is pushing these days. Stormy

Ben Rubright · Post by **Ben Rubright** » 13 May 2016 7:58 am

It makes me think of the GONG show.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 13 May 2016 8:12 am

Jerry Overstreet wrote:Looks like Kenny Aronoff on the wrong side of the drum kit?

I don't think it's him, because Kenny he has no hair on da head.
I really liked her performance!

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 13 May 2016 9:14 am

I maybe totally wrong, but could that be Justin Shipper? I have screenshots of him and will point out why I thinks it is.

This from the Show Pro site. Finish is the same as in the video. There is some kind of a plate above the logo, though longer and with a notch cut out. in front of the changer. Notice the hat.

In the video, it looks like the same Show Pro, still with a plate in front of the changer. There is a 2nd pickup and controls added. Notice that it is the same style hat, although the player in the video isn't wearing glasses (possibly contacts?).

Those look like Show Pro fret markers.

Ben Rubright · Post by **Ben Rubright** » 13 May 2016 10:55 am

I wrote:

It makes me think of the GONG show.

She does....NOT the musicians.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 13 May 2016 11:14 am

There appears to be an additional pickup between the original pickup and the fretboard...