Urban Cowboy reunion steel player??

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 25 Nov 2020 6:53 am

who is the steel player???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9-wDXKgvoA

Doug Earnest · Post by **Doug Earnest** » 25 Nov 2020 8:38 am

I'm fairly certain that is Michael T Hermsmeyer. He is a mighty nice fella and a talented multi instrumentalist who has been working Branson for many years.

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 25 Nov 2020 10:37 am

Doug got it. That's Michael T on pedal steel. Mickey makes that announced on his 1st song. Michael is from the Illinois area. Super nice guy and great singer and musician.

Dave Hopping · Post by **Dave Hopping** » 2 Dec 2020 6:04 am

Had a nice half-hour going through Youtubes from "Urban Cowboy".Travolta and Winger sure looked good on the dance floor, and I'd almost forgotten how bar-band-friendly all those tunes were! Anybody know who played steel on Johnny Lee's studio version of "Cherokee Fiddle"?

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 2 Dec 2020 8:08 am

Haven't heard it in a long time, but I believe that's Sneaky Pete Kleinow on Cherokee Fiddle on the original Urban Cowboy track.

I had that sound track on cassette and I played it constantly until it started to warble and finally blew up.

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 2 Dec 2020 8:48 am

Dave Hopping wrote:Had a nice half-hour going through Youtubes from "Urban Cowboy".Travolta and Winger sure looked good

I remember that part for sure.

(altho to be honest the other girl was the one he should have kept IMHO)

That movie certainly made country cool for an all-too-brief time. Wish somebody could rewind the clock and replace the crap that comes over the airwaves today.

Ron Shalita · Post by **Ron Shalita** » 2 Dec 2020 2:14 pm

Man OH man that sure made me feel old lol ..

Fred Justice · Post by **Fred Justice** » 2 Dec 2020 3:30 pm

Michael T bought that old Emmons from Hal Rugg as I recall.
Michael played out here in Apache Jct. Arizona with a group at a Dinner theater for a while as I remember, he came to a few of our jams with that same guitar.
A fine feller as well.

Jeff Harbour · Post by **Jeff Harbour** » 21 Dec 2020 4:32 am

Dave Hopping wrote: Anybody know who played steel on Johnny Lee's studio version of "Cherokee Fiddle"?

I had been pretty well convinced it was Sonny Garrish if you're talking about the version on the "Sounds Like Love" album... But, I could easily be wrong.

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 21 Dec 2020 6:54 am

I played on the first version of that song with Michael Martin Murphey (who wrote it). It was a Top 40 country record in 1976.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 21 Dec 2020 8:30 am

Jeff Harbour wrote:
Dave Hopping wrote: Anybody know who played steel on Johnny Lee's studio version of "Cherokee Fiddle"?
I had been pretty well convinced it was Sonny Garrish if you're talking about the version on the "Sounds Like Love" album... But, I could easily be wrong.

It's Pete. There's no mistaking that sound. Here 'tis with the poster's comments if anyone is interested.

https://youtu.be/rpMlZwJm29w

Dave Magram · Post by **Dave Magram** » 22 Dec 2020 3:27 pm

John Macy wrote:I played on the first version of that song with Michael Martin Murphey (who wrote it). It was a Top 40 country record in 1976.

Great job, John!

Cherokee Fiddle -- Â· Michael Martin Murphey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co5_7GwcowQ

- Dave

Ron Shalita · Post by **Ron Shalita** » 22 Dec 2020 3:36 pm

My favorite was Michael Martin Murphyâ€™s version .. both good. Though

Bill Cunningham · Post by **Bill Cunningham** » 22 Dec 2020 6:29 pm

I think it was last year Michael T. left the group for a better paying day job.

A group I work with opened for Mickey seems like 4-5 times in recent years and Micheal and the whole band are great guys. Especially, the drummer whose name I canâ€™t embarrassingly recall. Heâ€™s been with Gilley for about a hundred years I think.