Buddy Charleton book/course?

Josh Moss · Post by **Josh Moss** » 16 Apr 2021 4:50 am

Buddy Charleton is my favorite steel player. There's just such a coolness & class to his style. I read that after leaving the Troubadors he started teaching pedal steel. Does anyone know if he ever released a book or video course on playing the steel?

J D Sauser · Post by **J D Sauser** » 16 Apr 2021 9:42 am

I love Buddy Charleton's playing in the 60's too. His feel and expression was unique.
But as far as playing, I feel he was in line with Buddy Emmons and Jimmy Day... maybe more in the "Day"-field. His EXPRESSION was very unique, but that's a matter of style and feel. I think that if you play off widely available on BE of that time, and change the expression as BC did, you should get closer than most of us could dream of.

... J-D.

Ken Pippus · Post by **Ken Pippus** » 16 Apr 2021 9:49 am

http://www.billycooperssteelguitar.com/

Check the bottom of the "Instruction: Guitar Courses" page.

Josh Moss · Post by **Josh Moss** » 16 Apr 2021 10:24 am

Thanks for the replies, y'all!

Duane Becker · Post by **Duane Becker** » 16 Apr 2021 5:21 pm

Speaking about Charleton, this happens to be the coolest thing I've seen and heard in a long time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQnWdkiCzfg

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 17 Apr 2021 9:55 pm

I remember an â€œAlmost to Tulsaâ€ tab. Iâ€™m not sure who put it out though.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 19 Apr 2021 8:35 am

I have the tab Buddy wrote for "Almost..." I bought the tab book when Buddy C. was inducted into the ISGCHOF. There was no audio included, and Buddy's wife said that a CD of the track was "in the works." I don't know if that project ever came to pass, and I'm betting not. I still have the tab book around here somewhere in the archives.