Who Is This Playing Steel For Marty Haggard ?

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 10 Jan 2022 6:16 pm

I did a tour with Marty around 1990. It was great fun playing all those Merle songs with Marty, without the pressure of it being Merle.
When we went through Arizona, we hit a big snow squall. I got nervous because people were inexperienced with driving in snow
I always loved playing, "I Never Go Around Mirrors".
I also remember playing at a biker bar in Cut 'n Shoot, Tevas. Quit the town name.
Here's his show with the steeler in question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6qQFxs9To

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 10 Jan 2022 6:56 pm

John Ely

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 10 Jan 2022 7:32 pm

Wow! I used to see John at many AATW shows. I was so impressed with John's knowledge of Hawaiian steel players. https://www.hawaiiansteel.com )
I was honored to have him come to my session in Santa Fe in 1989
I had obligated studio time at the end of the session, so I played what I consider the quintessential steel song, "I Love You So Much (It Hurts Me)". I never had practice it and did it from memory. When I sent a cassette to jerry Byrd, he wrote back that I played the melody wrong. :0(
Check out John's amazing playing on Hawaiian steel.
David Toland on bass, Jeff Sussman on vibes, and Ian Wallace (King Crimson) on drums:
https://christophertempleton.bandcamp.c ... h-it-hurts

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 10 Jan 2022 8:35 pm

Different John Ely.

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 10 Jan 2022 8:40 pm

OK, thanks Craig.

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 10 Jan 2022 8:57 pm

I guess I should have explained. Jon Ely worked with AATW. This is John Ely from Minnesota. He is a pretty darn good player. He gets a lot out of that old Fender.

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 11 Jan 2022 3:16 am

Must be John (AATW), he lives in Minnesota. He used a Fender pedal and a double neck Fender stand-up (trapezoid) with The Wheel.
Glad to see he's "dropping the bar" again!

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 11 Jan 2022 7:32 am

There are two John Elys living in Minnesota.
One lives in Ely, where else, and the other lives in Minneapolis.
Erv

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 11 Jan 2022 8:01 am

I just asked Larry Rose who works Midwest Country with him and yes, he is the former AATW player. I stand corrected.

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 11 Jan 2022 11:37 am

Erv Niehaus wrote: One lives in Ely, where else, and the other lives in Minneapolis.
Erv

Thanks for getting that ironed out, Erv!

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 11 Jan 2022 11:51 am

Don,
The one in Ely is the AATW picker.

Erv

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 11 Jan 2022 2:50 pm

What a coincidence, how many steel players can boast of a town named after them?

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 12 Jan 2022 7:42 am

The town was settled by and named for his family.
Erv

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 12 Jan 2022 7:35 pm

Erv, you missed my attempt at humor! (OR maybe you didn't

)

Thanks for getting that ironed out, Erv

Humor aside, it's fascinating to find steelers not only in the more predictable and expected places, but also in so many lesser-known locations.

Dave Zirbel · Post by **Dave Zirbel** » 12 Jan 2022 8:39 pm

Here is a young John Ely with AATW killing it on a Fender 400 pedal steel through a Twin Reverb….reminding me not so sell mine!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S2U3IinMyO4

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 13 Jan 2022 8:50 am

I noticed a Stringmaster behind John.

Erv