Missed this from the '70s

Daniel Morris · Post by **Daniel Morris** » 5 May 2019 3:48 pm

I only now ran across the 1970s era sister group from the Netherlands named Pussycat.
Obviously some American country influence, and on their big hit MISSISSIPPI they used pedal steel.
I don't know who played steel in the video, but the picking and the music really don't match up. Nice harmonies from the ladies though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIN_B2o ... G1onKlZmeU

Who recognizes the steel guitarist and the steel?

J Hollenberg · Post by **J Hollenberg** » 6 May 2019 9:13 am

I don't know who the steelguitar plays in the video but on the studiorecording Frans Doolaard played the steelguitar. And that's why the video don't match up with what you see.

Daniel Morris · Post by **Daniel Morris** » 7 May 2019 3:29 am

Thanks for the info!

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 7 May 2019 7:01 am

Frans played his home-built pedal steel guitar, which also had forward moving knee levers. The pickups could drive a separate amplifier for each string. Frans was mostly a studio musician, and could play any style on pedal steel, country, pop, jazz, Hawaiian. A very kind person who sadly passed away some years ago.

Daniel Morris · Post by **Daniel Morris** » 7 May 2019 7:12 am

Thanks, Marco.
I recall a picture of Frans from Steel Guitarist magazine (I think...), and it showed that he had an elaborate system of lights connecting each string to a different amp and light.
Sorry to hear he's gone.

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 7 May 2019 7:20 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L48ML9zfqRk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6xflqTqcZ4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKscysaxrEQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yidivEmpLH8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNwi6XRIxGg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB5G1aK2Vu8

J Hollenberg · Post by **J Hollenberg** » 8 May 2019 12:30 am

I was lucky to get steelguitarlessons from Frans in the mid seventees. Every saterdaymorning i went to Rijswijk near The Hague where Frans teached me the ins and outs of playing steelguitar.And what Marco says is correct about the pickup, he had made that pickup with a friend of mine and each pole was connected to a Peavey amp. He was a great teacher and a fantastic person. He died in 2015 at the age of 83.

Daniel Morris · Post by **Daniel Morris** » 8 May 2019 11:41 am

Thank you for all the additional info, gents.