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Jim Manley
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Amazing rythem aces

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Who played steel for the amazing rythem aces? In particular the beautiful steel solo in the song amazing grace ( used to be her favorite song)?
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Steve Hinson
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Post by Steve Hinson »

That was my late friend Barry"Byrd"Burton...

Many,many sessions together...I followed him in the Dolly band...

He loaned me an SD-10 Legrande for YEARS...

An avid pilot and a great recording engineer as well as a very gifted guitar player...

Byrd played electric gtr on"Third Rate Romance"and"The End is Not in Sight"...

Miss him all the time.

Steve

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Jim Manley
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Post by Jim Manley »

Thanks Steve, he sure was a talented picker!not only is the solo top notch but the fills are spot on!
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Jack Hanson
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Post by Jack Hanson »

Steve Hinson wrote:Byrd played electric gtr on"Third Rate Romance"and"The End is Not in Sight"...
Guitar solos worthy of the Hall-Of-Fame.
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Bob Carlucci
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Post by Bob Carlucci »

That is one of the best country songs ever written, played, and sung.. So pure.. the steel work sent shivers down my spine as a 22 year old steel player, and still as a 63 year old player.
I posted about it once here years ago, and the steel work was derided by several as being out of tune, or amateurish, or some other nonsensical bullshit.
It was perfect to my ear, back then and still today.. The tune still sounds fresh..

I play the solo all the time, just by myself, loud and proud.. It was a great bit of steel work, and it caught my ear over 4 decades ago, and still inspires me... bob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yv-zKz-a-g
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Ray Minich
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Post by Ray Minich »

The guitar stretch in "Third Rate Romance" has always been dear to me.
Lawyers are done: Emmons SD-10, 3 Dekleys including a D10, NV400, and lots of effects units to cover my clams...
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Dale Lee
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All their songs seem to be here.

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From Bob Carlucchi's link I navigated to this. It looks like their entire catalog. I had forgotten how much I like them.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... 7vkL_MIWkr
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Brendan Mitchell
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Post by Brendan Mitchell »

Russel Smith changes the last verse in Amazing Grace :
https://youtu.be/eZLjWNs4R60
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Brendan Mitchell
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Russel Smith changes the last verse in Amazing Grace :
https://youtu.be/eZLjWNs4R60
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Dan Robinson
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Tribute video for the Barry "Byrd" Burton Memorial Concert, April 18, 2008:
https://youtu.be/vXJoyN15z7Y

It's a nice "through the years" montage.
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