Buddy Emmons and Brian Wilson

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 17 Jun 2020 2:53 pm

this has been up since Dec but I'm just seeing it today...

in April '70, Buddy played on a country album called 'Cows In The Pasture' produced by the great Brian Wilson of Beach Boys fame... but it was never finished or released. Brian was producing his friend/promoter Fred Vail, who wasn't really a performer but loved country music.

here's one of the songs from the album, Johnny Horton's 'All For The Love Of a Girl'. it looks like it may be included on an upcoming box set, celebrating the Beach Boys 'Sunflower' album from the same time period.

the song starts at 3:35, but you can hear more about the sessions beforehand from Fred himself. he mentions Jay Dee Maness as the other steel man on the sessions, but this one is classic Buddy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng3b4NbKvv8

Buddy had mentioned doing a session with the Beach Boys but couldn't remember the song(s) or the album. as far as I know he's not on any of their officially released material, so this may be what he was thinking of.

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 17 Jun 2020 3:09 pm

Thanks Scott I'm a big Buddy and Brian fan, never heard of this before, only Al Vescovo and Red Rhodes playing with the Boys and Brian.

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 17 Jun 2020 3:19 pm

right Craig. we get Al's wonderful C6 instrumental Diamond Head on the Friends album from '68, and he's on several other songs before and after that. Red was called in when they re-recorded their version of Cottonfields and released it as a single in '70. he's also on the So Tough album and some other sessions.

their own Ricky Fataar played some steel on Holland I believe, and Chris Midaugh is on the MIU album.

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 17 Jun 2020 4:23 pm

Cool! Thanks for posting.

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 17 Jun 2020 5:52 pm

Ah,the days when you could just go in there and do what you did...

Somehow I don't think Brian Wilson told Buddy Emmons"could you play something that isn't so...pretty?"

If I had a nickel...

SH

Ron Hogan · Post by **Ron Hogan** » 18 Jun 2020 5:26 am

Really great steel and an old forgotten Johnny Horton tune.

When I worked for Tater at the Opry years ago, there was a guy that hung out back stage and Tater would tell us that supposedly he was Horton's illegitimate son. He looked a lot like Horton, but who's to say.

One of many stories all us Nashville players have. So MANY stories.

Ron Hogan

Gary Spaeth · Post by **Gary Spaeth** » 19 Jun 2020 3:47 am

trip to the country tone