Favorite SLOW steel solos

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Favorite SLOW steel solos

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Hey ya'll,

So just looking for some suggestions on some peoples favorite slow songs that have great steel solos.

Sometimes they are the hardest to figure out was there is more time to morph inside the chord whereas faster stuff is less harmony a lot of times... but i'd like to put in some time studying some nice slow stuff.

Would love to hear some suggestions on what to listen to!
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"No Brainer"...ha.

https://youtu.be/-0lElD-qYzc
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ANYTHING Hughey.
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Wow, that was over the top Ricky! That is the reason why most of us are here. What a beautiful instrument. We owe so much to these giants who inspire us to enjoy this crazy machine.
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I have always liked this ride by Dugmore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qqvdOwoN-Y

Also, Some nice picking by P.F. Jr.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzTcs5 ... xmUWs/view
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John Hughey @ 2:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES6dOxN3mEo

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Jimmy Day's version of Farewell Party, backing Johnny Bush.
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Michael Douchette wrote:ANYTHING Hughey.
Sure but that doesn't help as i dont really know which were Hughey and which were ballads. :-)
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thanks so much guys! Keep em coming! I really look foreward to diving into these!
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Emmons was master of the slow tempo too of course.

thinking of his renditions of Every Time You Touch Me, Blue Eyes, Danny Boy, etc.
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My list could be endless,but Neil Flanz with Gram Parsons & the Fallen Angels is one of my favorites.
https://youtu.be/YpLXlyijL-w
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_WMd04EWj0

Gorgeous rendition of "You Don't Have Very Far To Go" by Johnny Cox with Laney Hicks singing. Not only an E9 clinic (maybe D9?), but Johnny did it at Scotty's steel show in front of God and everybody.

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Lloyd Green... "So Sad" on his Revisited CD.
Junior Brown provides the vocal, and Lloyd does an absolutely breathtaking solo...
Awesome all the way thru the tune, actually...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtAr9b-bBR0
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Blue Jade
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Long black veil .. Buddy Cage
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I've Lived My Life by Dolly Parton. I believe it's Lloyd on steel.
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Lost in the Feeling by Conway Twitty...steel by John Hughey. John Hughey on Vince's Look at Us.
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Paul Franklin solo on Dawn Sears "If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong, Do It Right"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cixiEyfeJSg
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David Peterson "I'll Break Out Again Tonight" with Paul Franklin. 2:37 solo.
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Ron Funk wrote:Paul Franklin solo on Dawn Sears "If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong, Do It Right"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cixiEyfeJSg
TAB for that solo available here: If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong
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Hands down Farewell Party Johnny Bush and Jimmy Day.
https://youtu.be/NEjnLKxo-BY
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The outro from “Nothing can hurt you” by Ricky Skaggs. Lloyd Green’s outro begins at about 3:30

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