Curley Chaulker revisited

billy tam · Post by **billy tam** » 19 Feb 2017 8:49 am

Yesterday I pulled out my old Curley dvd and although I have played it at least a 100 times it was probably a year since the last time. As always I was in awe of the amazing talent he possessed and exhibited. the more I listen I hear new nuances not heard before and realize what a chord genius he was as well as a master technician. IMHO should be required listening for everyone who loves steel guitar.
Billy

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 19 Feb 2017 9:36 am

Right on Billy! I will always be in awe of his fantastic talent. If you do not have a copy of the DVD, contact Mike Perlowin!

Billy Easton

Hay Joosten · Post by **Hay Joosten** » 19 Feb 2017 10:51 am

Pretty new to steel.. any Curly records you would recommend? Preferably ones on Spotify

Would love to learn and hear this legend!

Thanks!

Douglas Schuch · Post by **Douglas Schuch** » 19 Feb 2017 11:08 am

Hay, contact Mike Perlowin here on the forum - he has a DVD for sale of several shows Curly did - possibly what Billy is referring to here. You can find a mention of this by Mike in this thread:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=302058

John Swain · Post by **John Swain** » 19 Feb 2017 2:28 pm

Amazon has "Big Hits On Big Steel" available for download! This is jaw-dropping C6 from the late 60's.

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 21 Feb 2017 6:59 pm

Hay Joosten wrote:Pretty new to steel.. any Curly records you would recommend? Preferably ones on Spotify :) Would love to learn and hear this legend!

Thanks!

I would recommend everything Curly ever did that you can get your hands on. He always took his playing off in his own creative directions not following the pack.

Between Curly Buddy and Hal your covered.

Hay Joosten · Post by **Hay Joosten** » 21 Feb 2017 10:57 pm

John Swain wrote:Amazon has "Big Hits On Big Steel" available for download! This is jaw-dropping C6 from the late 60's.

Listening to it now on Spotify... floored! Thank you!!

Quentin, pardon my ignorance, but who is Hal? ðŸ˜³

Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 22 Feb 2017 4:35 am

Hay Joosten wrote:
John Swain wrote:Amazon has "Big Hits On Big Steel" available for download! This is jaw-dropping C6 from the late 60's.
Listening to it now on Spotify... floored! Thank you!!

Quentin, pardon my ignorance, but who is Hal? ðŸ˜³

That would be Hal Rugg.. Yes he is in the same league as Curly Chalker and Buddy Emmons...

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 22 Feb 2017 5:03 am

Curly Chalker DVD

I think that Mike Perlowin finally got rid of all the DVD's he produced of Curly.

He sent me a box to see through the GaSGA.

I have about 15 of these left.

If you are interested, the price is $18 including shipping in the lower 48.

Drop me an email
bferguson1947@gmail.com

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 22 Feb 2017 5:06 am

I keep that dvd on the top of my collection

John Swain · Post by **John Swain** » 22 Feb 2017 6:15 am

You could spend several lifetimes grokking Curly' s DVD and Buddy and Hal' s DVD! Great music, and great camera work on both.

Hay Joosten · Post by **Hay Joosten** » 22 Feb 2017 1:56 pm

Ok, I am officially picking your guys' musical brains now ðŸ˜Š... which Buddy and Hal DVD?

Curly is a huge find! What touch!

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 22 Feb 2017 2:02 pm

"Live at Bell Cove"
Order fro Tammy Rugg Klinefelter on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/tammy.ruggklinefelter

Jeff Harbour · Post by **Jeff Harbour** » 23 Feb 2017 5:11 am

Hay Joosten wrote:Pretty new to steel.. any Curly records you would recommend? Preferably ones on Spotify Would love to learn and hear this legend!

Thanks!

I found his "More Ways To Play" record for only a few bucks on ebay a couple years ago. That's my favorite of his that I have so far. Many songs on the live DVD came from that album.

Jeff Harbour · Post by **Jeff Harbour** » 23 Feb 2017 5:22 am

Don't forget that Curly was the staff steel player on Hee Haw for 13 years. If you have the RFD channel, they are still showing episodes with him every Sunday night.

Larry Gurley · Post by **Larry Gurley** » 23 Feb 2017 11:20 am

check out the dick curless live album featuring curly on steel--- it's great

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 23 Feb 2017 12:40 pm

Curly also did an album with Charlie McCoy. I can't remember the name of it right off hand but the whole album is on YouTube. I saved it to my favorites. Just go there and search up Curly and Charlie McCoy. You'll find it

Charley Hill · Post by **Charley Hill** » 23 Feb 2017 12:44 pm

Hay Joosten wrote:Pretty new to steel.. any Curly records you would recommend? Preferably ones on Spotify Would love to learn and hear this legend!

Thanks!

ALL OF THEM!

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 23 Feb 2017 2:20 pm

I found it

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=GSxuC0jEskI

Hay Joosten · Post by **Hay Joosten** » 10 Mar 2017 9:54 pm

Totally in love with everything Curly! Listening to Big Steel over and over, and Bill's DVD (Thank you!) is phenomenal.

Having trouble finding More Ways To Play, and Counterpoint... anyone that can point me in the right direction, or who is willing to share/sell?

Thanks again for this amazing find!

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 12 Mar 2017 2:43 am

There's a very hard to find LP from 1977 by Mack Sanders with Chalker on steel here:

http://m2.canna.to/cpuser/links.php?act ... eid=443736

Mostly uptempo stuff like Walking The Floor, Stay All Night, Home In San Antone, Odds and Ends.

Curly takes a ride on nearly every song.

All Star group including Leon Rhodes, Jimmy Colvard, Buddy Spicher, Shorty Lavender, and Pig Robbins.

Produced by Tommy Allsup.

Jeff Harbour · Post by **Jeff Harbour** » 14 Mar 2017 2:26 am

If I'm not mistaken... the DVD is still in stock at the Forum store. At least, it shows that it is.

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 18 Mar 2017 11:35 am

It looks like this album is downloadable from the link, but every time I try, it takes me to Zippyshare that wants to make me download crap like a search app Chrome addon or something to speed up my PC!

Does anyone have a link to a straightforward download of the album only?

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 18 Mar 2017 11:45 am

Jim Smith wrote:It looks like this album is downloadable from the link, but every time I try, it takes me to Zippyshare that wants to make me download crap like a search app Chrome addon or something to speed up my PC!

Does anyone have a link to a straightforward download of the album only?

Are you referring to the Mack Sanders LP?

If so, do this:

let the Zippyshare link come up.

When you poke it, you will probably be offered something you don't want like an EXE file or some other weird web site.

Don't accept that, whatever it is. Close that window and go back to Zippyshare, repeatedly if necessary until you are offered "MaSand_ttb.rar". That's what you want from Zippyshare.

Accept that. Don't say yes to anything else.

That works for me, but I don't use Chrome.

Rick Jackson · Post by **Rick Jackson** » 19 Mar 2017 7:50 am

Where can I find the album of Curley Chalker playing live with Dick Curless? Thanks...rj