My Window Faces The South

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 11 Jan 2001 4:28 pm

Commander Cody. You'll find the steel break on the 1973 page on Ricky and I's site.

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Tim Rowley · Post by **Tim Rowley** » 11 Jan 2001 4:57 pm

Ditto what Graham said. The definitive steel guitar approach to this tune. The steeler is the great Bobby Black and his solo sounds as good to my ear today as it did in 1973! I've seen him do it live. He just grins, shakes his head, looks down at his hands, and cooks!

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Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 11 Jan 2001 5:14 pm

Buddy Emmons did a killer ride on the "On The Road" (I think that's the name) cassette tape that Tom Bradshaw sells, or at least used to sell. It's the one with a couple songs by Herby Wallace on it by mistake.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 11 Jan 2001 5:25 pm

Yes, and I think that's one of the tunes that Herby played on that album. Herby, if you're out there, could you confirm that?

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Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 11 Jan 2001 5:30 pm

I could be wrong, but I hear Emmons cliches all over that one. Herby's songs are at the end of the second side.

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » 11 Jan 2001 7:14 pm

The late but great Gene O'Neal had one of the better versions. I worked with him live numerous occasions at Skull's Rainbow Lounge in Printer's Alley, and that was always his highlight tune, as well as at conventions. Don't know where his recording might be, though. Best, Boomer

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 11 Jan 2001 8:02 pm

I've got a CD on the Capitol Vintage Collections of "Tex Williams & the Western Caravan" which has a pretty good version of this song. It's originally from his Live in Vegas album and features Denny Mathis on Steel with other heavies like Glen Campbell on lead guitar and Billy Armstrong on fiddle. It's a pretty rapid pace and Denny doesn't play any lightning fast single note stuff here but it's really nice sounding with chords and is pretty dang effective. This same CD has a couple of steel breaks on the older stuff from the 40's which I thought was a lead guitar when they started and then a couple of slides made you realize it was a steel and by guess who? Joaquin Murphy of course. What a helluva player!

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KEVIN OWENS · Post by **KEVIN OWENS** » 12 Jan 2001 8:18 am

Buddy Spicher lp called "ME AND MY HEROS" (Flying Fish #065) has Curley Chalker on "My Window Faces South". This is the only song on the lp that has steel but it's worth finding a copy.

Kevin

Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 12 Jan 2001 12:41 pm

Aghh .... You all have missed it! Willie Nelson has an old album out called 'Country Classics' (or something like that). Recently released on CD and available for ~$10.00. Has Bud Charleton on every cut, including 'My Window Faces the South'.

C Dixon · Post by **C Dixon** » 12 Jan 2001 1:08 pm

I have NO idea of who played the best version of it.

I do know this; EVERY single time I have ever heard it played, the player plays the song thru once playing melody, then plays for a solid 20-30 minutes where I hear NO melody but just a whole bunch of notes only to be followed by one more time thru as straight melody.

I have often wondered what it would sound like if it were played ALL melody only different harmonic versions of the melody like Jerry Byrd always does.

My thoughts of course,

carl

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 12 Jan 2001 1:59 pm

Steve:
Think the album you are referring to is Country Favorites - Willie Nelson Style, originally done in 1966 with the Troubadors as back-up. No steel whatever in the break on the version I have. Fiddle and guitar only!

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Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 12 Jan 2001 2:06 pm

Aghhhh...you're kidding! Charleton is all over that album, but not that cut, I guess...

Smiley Roberts · Post by **Smiley Roberts** » 12 Jan 2001 3:28 pm

John Hughey's new album,"Neck To Neck",cut # 3,(2:14).

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Kenny Yates · Post by **Kenny Yates** » 13 Jan 2001 3:37 pm

J D Crowe

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 13 Jan 2001 5:50 pm

Kenny:
Sorry, no steel in JD's version either. Sammi Smith had a great version of that song with some really good steel in it as well (Hal Rugg). Think it was re-released around 1996 on a greatest hits cd .

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Al Johnson · Post by **Al Johnson** » 13 Jan 2001 8:33 pm

Interesting thing here is that on the Willie
Nelso version and The Sammi Smith, both
featured Wade Ray on the hot fiddle. Wade
himself made many recordings back in the
1950's and 1960's as a singer and many of
his recordings featured Noel Boggs on the
4 neck Steel Guitar. They did some good ones.

Dayna Wills · Post by **Dayna Wills** » 13 Jan 2001 11:56 pm

At the risk of sounding self serving, Tom Morrell took a wild ride on my album. This album is only available on cassette, for now, but if anyone would like to order it thru the Forum, let b0b know.
I think Jim Cohen has this cassette. It's titled Bob's Sister Helen's Kid.

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Kenny Yates · Post by **Kenny Yates** » 14 Jan 2001 7:07 pm

I had to go looks, but yes j d Crowe and the new south has a 45 rpm recording put out in 1980 on Rounder records of my window faces the south with lots of very great fast pickin steel, sounds like BE to me, maybe Buddy will verify if it is him, anyway it;s great if you can get a copy. I have one that's pretty much worn out.

While I was looking I found a copy of Danny Sneed and the Sneed family doing Big Big Love.

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 14 Jan 2001 8:55 pm

Kenny:
You got a keeper then. Listened to my copy again, fiddle, banjo/mandolin only, on both breaks. Its on a tape a friend made for me so I'll have to try and find out what year it was done.

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KEVIN OWENS · Post by **KEVIN OWENS** » 15 Jan 2001 9:13 am

That's Doug Jernigan on the J.D. Crowe version of the song.

Kevin

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 15 Jan 2001 10:40 am

I'm with you Boomer. Gene O'Neal did a fine job on this song. I recorded it live in St. Louis before Gene passed away.

Herby absolutely blows me away with this song. In fact when I get to play bass behind him at Saluda, I really struggle just to keep up.

By the way, the Tom Bradshaw tape mentioned was from live recordings of Buddy & Herby that I sent to Tom many years ago. The accidental inclusion of Herby on the Emmons Cassette was just that, an accident. But we all know that story.

Bill

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Tommy Minniear · Post by **Tommy Minniear** » 15 Jan 2001 11:28 am

Boomer is correct! They would occassionaly rip into Gene's version of it, when he was working down at Skull's. It was absolutely: "HOT"! If you can locate his version of it: BUY IT!!!

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Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 15 Jan 2001 7:13 pm

the Tom Bradshaw tape mentioned was from live recordings of Buddy & Herby that I sent to Tom many years ago.

So Bill, tell us which Jim is right. I say Buddy

on My Window Faces The South, Jim Cohen says it's Herby.