Is this Ralph Mooney on this Del Reeves song ?

Brendan Mitchell · Post by **Brendan Mitchell** » 8 Jun 2020 7:19 pm

https://youtu.be/aYlPZjWk2qA
Sorry , wrong track . I meant to post this one : https://youtu.be/uOincebwe14

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 8 Jun 2020 9:15 pm

I think Lloyd Green played on all the Del Reeves hits in the 60s.

SH

Pete Finney · Post by **Pete Finney** » 9 Jun 2020 1:46 am

One of my all time favorites, and that Del Reeves "Best Of" album has one classic single after another.

And of course the amazing Mr. Hinson, as always, knows exactly what he's talking about. I started to write that this album is "Lloyd Green in his prime" but then realized Lloyd is still in his prime today, over 50 years later; playing incredibly and still blazing new creative trails. Hard to think of many artists in any field that have stayed at the top of their game, and so fresh and creative, for so long.

Franklin · Post by **Franklin** » 9 Jun 2020 8:32 am

This track sounds more like Weldon's technique than Lloyd's.

Ron Hogan · Post by **Ron Hogan** » 10 Jun 2020 5:20 am

The year I played with Little Jimmy Dickens, the Opry would book us on the schedule, but make sure Del wasn't close to that same schedule.

Although Tater and Del were close Friends, the bottle could really cause havoc. Del was known for walking in with a guitar case with no guitar in it, but booze was.

I love stories like this. They are getting lost as players pass away here in Nashville.

Several years ago, we had a party at my house here in Gallatin, TN and about 12 steel players showed up that had worked the road with many stars. We all sat in the round and each had to tell a road story. It was GREAT fun.

I plan on doing it again.

Ron Hogan

Brendan Mitchell · Post by **Brendan Mitchell** » 10 Jun 2020 5:40 am

My apologies , I posted the wrong track ! I was making a playlist and got them mixed up . Here is track I meant to post : https://youtu.be/uOincebwe14

Bobby Boggs · Post by **Bobby Boggs** » 10 Jun 2020 7:00 am

Steve has never been wrong before.

But have to go with Weldon on this cut.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 10 Jun 2020 11:33 am

This just in from Lloyd Green; Important info on those 60's recordings:

Well, although nobody bothered to ask me who played steel on Del Reeves version of â€œOne Dime At A Timeâ€, I happen to know the answer since Iâ€™m still aliveâ€¦without guessing.
It wasnâ€™t Mooney. It wasnâ€™t Myrick. It wasnâ€™t Emmons. It wasnâ€™tâ€¦. (fill in the guesses). I played on it, as I did on most of Delâ€™s United Artist recordings, starting with my first #1 record â€œGirl On The Billboardâ€ way back in early 1965.
As for the song the poster now says he meant to post, â€œBe Quiet Mindâ€, which is on Decca Records and was recorded 4 years earlierâ€¦ I donâ€™t know who was playing steel. It sure as hell wasnâ€™t me. I was selling shoes and 4 years away from my recording career of which, by the way, I accurately remember almost all.

Lloyd Green

Thanks Lloyd; as we would NOT have correct history reminders if you were not around....so DON'T go runnin off any where... Love ya.
Ricky

Brendan Mitchell · Post by **Brendan Mitchell** » 10 Jun 2020 5:29 pm

Going by the comments on youtube there is a lot of Canadian content on this cut . Maybe Al Brisco would know ? Only because Al is a great fan of Mooney .

Bobby Boggs · Post by **Bobby Boggs** » 11 Jun 2020 7:40 am

Does this mean Steve is wrong?

Anyone besides Lloyd know what year this was recorded? He did not share that info. If it predates Lloyd's recording career? I'm thinking it predates Weldon.

Tommy White · Post by **Tommy White** » 11 Jun 2020 9:10 am

Iâ€™m going to take a wild guess and say Walter Haynes on â€œBe Quite Mindâ€.
Sure sounds like Walter.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 11 Jun 2020 11:12 am

I think(sorry); that "Be Quiet Mind" is 1961; is why it was recorded 4 years before Lloyd started with Del in '65.
Ricky

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 11 Jun 2020 11:15 am

OH and Steve is NOT wrong; because "Be Quiet MInd" was NOT a Hit....ah..ha....LOL...

Bobby Boggs · Post by **Bobby Boggs** » 11 Jun 2020 8:18 pm

Another tune, same steeler. Maybe a little better executed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R_Ztnkw0jM

Charlie Hansen · Post by **Charlie Hansen** » 12 Jun 2020 6:31 am

His first charting single was "Be Quiet Mind," which made the top 10 of the Billboard charts in late 1961.
So I guess it was a hit.

Pete Finney · Post by **Pete Finney** » 12 Jun 2020 8:45 am

Bobby Boggs wrote:Another tune, same steeler. Maybe a little better executed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R_Ztnkw0jM

Both those early Decca Records Del Reeves cuts sound like Walter Haynes to me also. I think this is Walter with George Jones on this track, also from 1961, though I've never been able to confirm it for sure (could be Emmons copping that style from Walter, who Emmons always said was an influence). I love that distinctive open-string, hammer-on/pull-off style he had going.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odZv1zGQURA

If you can find a Haynes instrumental called "Gear Shifting" from this era it features this style. (There's no youtube or any other free link for it that I can find). I've got it on an old LP and it's available for download on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Gear-Shiftin/dp/ ... =ss&sr=1-4

He also used elements of this style on an Everly Brothers album in the early '60s. I'd love to know of other good examples if anybody knows of any. Of course he played on some classic early Jimmy Dickens, but not with this particular style.