Top 10 Pedal Steel Guitar Solos of all time

Al Udeen · Post by **Al Udeen** » 10 Jul 2018 7:05 pm

This convo. came up on Facebook the other day so i thought i would start this thread. This is my top 10 Pedal Steel Guitar Solos and i would like to hear yours.
1. Together Again- Tom Brumley (Buck Owens)
2. Look at us- John Hughey (Vince Gill)
3. Night Life- Buddy Emmons (Ray Price)
4. Lost in the Feeling- John Hughey (Conway Twitty)
5.If I'm going to sink- Lloyd Green (Paycheck) little darlin
6.Whiskey River- Weldon Myrick (Johnny Bush)
7.When the Tingle becomes a chill- Hall Rugg (Loretta)
8.Above and Beyond- Ralph Mooney (Buck Owens)
9.I Don't even know your name- Paul Franklin (Alan Jackson)
10. Slowly -Bud Issacs (Webb Pierce)

few others i think could go on top 10: Half of Mind Emmons & Tubb, Hello Trouble Jay Dee w/ Desert Rose Ol Country Paul Franklin w/ Chestnut

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 10 Jul 2018 7:22 pm

Opening a can of worms here, Al. Could pick ten, could pick a hunnert... But I'll try to keep it manageable and pick only three of my current (and all-time) favorites:

1) Gentle On My Mind (Emmons) John Hartford, 1977
2) I Threw Away The Rose (Mooney) Haggard, 1967
3) Misty (Jay Dee) Ray Stevens, 1975

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 10 Jul 2018 10:12 pm

Bill Hatcher playing the Bach chaconne

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 11 Jul 2018 2:48 am

I would like to hear that.

Andrew Roblin · Post by **Andrew Roblin** » 11 Jul 2018 4:17 am

Nice lists, Al and Jack.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 11 Jul 2018 4:36 am

Here's some of my favorites (that haven't been mentioned):

1. Bye, Bye Love - Buddy Emmons (Johnny and Jack)
2. Howdy Neighbor, Howdy - Buddy Charleton (Porter Wagoner)
3. My Two Open Arms - player unknown (Holly Lane)
4. Pass The Booze - Buddy Charleton (Ernest Tubb)
5. Outstanding In Your Field - Hal Rugg? (Jean Shepard)
6. Hello Trouble - Tom Brumley (Buck Owens)
7. If You Don't Wanna See Santa Claus Cry - Paul Franklin (Alan Jackson)
8. I'll Come Runnin' - Weldon Myrick (Connie Smith)
9. Standing Room Only - John Hughey? (Barbara Mandrell)
10. Brand New Low - Pete Drake (Red Sovine)

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 11 Jul 2018 4:41 am

Blue Bayou, Dan Dugmore

Steve Pawlak · Post by **Steve Pawlak** » 11 Jul 2018 6:25 am

Rusty Young: Bad Weather

Glenn Suchan · Post by **Glenn Suchan** » 11 Jul 2018 6:44 am

Here are my picks, in no particular order:

1. "Take Your Hands Off My Heart" - Ray Pillow (Pete Drake)
2. "Sing a Sad Song" - Wynn Stewart (Ralph Mooney)
3. "Because of the Wind" - Joe Ely (Lloyd Maines)
4. "Farewell Party" - Johnny Bush (Jimmy Day)
5. "Feel So Bad" - Ray Charles (Buddy Emmons)
6. "Bad Weather" - Poco (Rusty Young)
7. "Honky Tonkitis" - Carl Butler (Jimmy Day)
8. "Then and Only Then" - Connie Smith (Weldon Myrick)
9. "Blue Smoke" - Warren Smith (Al Petty)
10. "Just Between You and Me" - Johnny Paycheck (Lloyd Green)

(There are YouTubes of all of these)

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 11 Jul 2018 6:55 am

Buddy Emmons- Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys Reunited

Joe Goldmark · Post by **Joe Goldmark** » 11 Jul 2018 6:58 am

Milwaukee Here I Come - George Jones & Brenda Carter. Always thought this was Sonny Curtis, but I read recently that it was Lloyd Green.??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CebDFOtOrYI

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - Cherokee Cowboys - Buddy Emmons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgp5XL822Kk

Someday Soon - Judy Collins - Buddy Emmons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIgnHPqp0Dk

That's a few off the top.

Joe

Pete Burak · Post by **Pete Burak** » 11 Jul 2018 7:47 am

I like that Sonny Curtis solo. It sounds like he does a single string slide-up the Major Scale at the one part. Very cool.

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 11 Jul 2018 8:05 am

Jim Palenscar wrote:Buddy Emmons- Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys Reunited

Great album. Different Kind Of Flower has one of the classic Emmons solos, too. Another sleeper from that same era: Sweet Country Music by Milton Carroll. Buddy Emmons, of course.

Darrell Criswell · Post by **Darrell Criswell** » 11 Jul 2018 8:19 am

You guys all missed the best! Robbie Springfield on the Late Fiddling Frenchie Burke's Big Mamou!

Larry Baker · Post by **Larry Baker** » 11 Jul 2018 9:10 am

Midnight Silenceâ€”Lloyd Green
Doesnâ€™t get any better.

Brint Hannay · Post by **Brint Hannay** » 11 Jul 2018 9:17 am

Nothing Can Hurt You--Lloyd Green (Ricky Skaggs)
Wine--Lloyd Green (Peter Cooper)
Our Yesterdays--Buddy Emmons (B.E. & Ray Pennington)
Till I Can Gain Control Again--Buddy Emmons (Albert Lee)

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 11 Jul 2018 9:36 am

Kind Woman, Rusty Young
Blue Bayou, Dan Dugmore
Lost in the Feeling, John Hughey
Rainbows All Over Your Blues, Buddy Emmons

Harold Dye · Post by **Harold Dye** » 11 Jul 2018 10:18 am

These are all fantastic solos, but one I really like is George Straits "Just like my Dad" with the Big E. I really love this solo and I heard that someone asked Buddy which solo he did that he likes best and he said this was the one. I didn't hear him say that but to me,this is really a heart felt solo.

Fred Treece · Post by **Fred Treece** » 11 Jul 2018 10:28 am

Blah blah blah blah....
EDIT*
I just listened to Lloyd Greenâ€™s â€œRevisitedâ€ album, and I have 10 new favorites.

Ray Harrison · Post by **Ray Harrison** » 11 Jul 2018 11:33 am

Bill Johnson with Marty Robbins' , Shoe Goes On the Other Foot Tonight.
Nothing really fancy, but a very appropriate solo...

Gary Hoetker · Post by **Gary Hoetker** » 11 Jul 2018 11:38 am

So many...but for my money

Saw Mill-Buck Owens(Jay McDonald)
Sha Marie-Wynn Stewart (Ralph Mooney)
This Towns Not Big Enough-Merle Haggard(Ralph Mooney)
We're The Kind Of People-Johnny Paycheck (Lloyd Green)
Tearful Earful-Ray Price-(Buddy Emmons)
I Didn't Jump The Fence-Cal Smith (Pete Drake)
Was She Always That Way-Paul Gurry (Leo Giroux)
I'll Tell Her Tomorrow-Gene Davis ( ?? Red Rhodes maybe)
Sensitive Heart-Conway Twitty (Lew Houston)

Ray Harrison · Post by **Ray Harrison** » 11 Jul 2018 11:41 am

Bill Johnson with Marty Robbins' , Shoe Goes On the Other Foot Tonight.
Nothing really fancy, but a very appropriate solo...

Joseph Napolitano · Post by **Joseph Napolitano** » 11 Jul 2018 6:24 pm

How about "Don't Come a Drinkin" and Charlie Walker's "Pick me up on your way Down"

Tim Herman · Post by **Tim Herman** » 11 Jul 2018 8:26 pm

Remember When Alan Jackson Lloyd Green

Ben Lawson · Post by **Ben Lawson** » 12 Jul 2018 12:47 am

"I Just Destroyed the World I'm Living In" Papa John and Conway.