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Topic: The Great Speckled Bird |
Paul King
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Gainesville, Texas, USA
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David Rattray
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 26 Feb 2021 7:52 am |
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| You are a real deal steel player...just keep posting these ...best David... |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2021 8:57 am
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"The Great Speckled Bird" is mentioned in Jeremiah 12:9, King James Version.
As an aside, this same melody was used for "The Wild Side Of Life" and "It Wasn't God Who Made Honkytonk Angels". 
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Rick Campbell
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Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2021 2:14 pm
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
"The Great Speckled Bird" is mentioned in Jeremiah 12:9, King James Version.
As an aside, this same melody was used for "The Wild Side Of Life" and "It Wasn't God Who Made Honkytonk Angels".
Erv |
It seems they all came from the AP Carter song. "Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes" A preacher wrote Great Speakled Bird.
Great links and playing by Paul, as usual.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2021 2:17 pm
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Rick,
I think you are right.
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David Rattray
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 26 Feb 2021 2:35 pm
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| Rick you are right on...1928 ...just listened to June Carter singing this old tune I don't know how to post video"s but it tells the story of this old tune and all of its variations ...they are all good...she can mimic Roy Acuff pretty good... |
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Paul King
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Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2021 5:12 pm
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| Thanks David and Rick for the kind words. Erv, you are right about the scripture and other songs with the same melody. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2021 7:09 am
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The reason we should play hymns and gospel music on the pedal steel is because we are instructed to do so in the Bible.
There are three references in Psalms to "Give praises to the Lord on an instrument of 10 strings".
Psalms 33:2
Psalms 92:3
and Psalms 144.9
So lets: "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord"
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Paul King
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Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2021 9:31 am
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| That makes me believe there will be steel guitar in heaven. That would be great. |
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Rick Campbell
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Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2021 8:02 pm
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| Paul King wrote: |
| That makes me believe there will be steel guitar in heaven. That would be great. |
Emmons or Day setup? 
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Paul King
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Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2021 8:24 pm
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| Rick, I bet either one will sound good. Me personally, the Emmons setup. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2021 6:39 am
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Your guitar will never go out of tune and you'll never break a string!
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Dale Rottacker
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Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2021 12:07 pm
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| Erv you are so right. Dale, Thanks You for the kind words. Probably one of my first songs as well. |
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