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Topic: Al Petty Recordings? |
Bryan Bradfield
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Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Posted 29 Jul 2003 5:35 pm |
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I'm aware of Al's recent problems. On the other hand, his music really inspires me. I have a vinyl compilation Starday album (SLP 138) called Nashville Steel
Guitar. His 2 cuts are "Steel Guitar Wobble" & "Steel Guitar Special".
Is there any more recorded Al Petty steel available?
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Jul 2003 8:28 pm
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| Hi Bryan, Al did another single with "Tommy Dorsey Boogie" on one side , Don't remember the other side. He has some self produced albums also. I will see what I can come up with. It will be hard to find that Starday single. My Email is : burhlsanders@yahoo.com. Give me a few days. Jody. |
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Bryan Bradfield
From:
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Posted 14 Dec 2003 1:28 pm
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| The 1993 Rhino Records 2 CD box set "Twang Thang, The Duane Eddy Anthology" has one previously unreleased 1966 version of "Buckaroo", with Al Petty playing pedal steel. The playing is similar to the Starday cuts mentioned above, which is to say very enjoyable. Al's style is quite unique. |
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 14 Dec 2003 1:52 pm
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Bryan,
Al Petty recorded with Jimmy Lee (of the duo Jimmy & Johnny) in the 50's. Some recordings can be found on Bear Family CD "Jimmy Lee - Knocking On Your Front Door" (BCD 16375)
www.bear-family.de
Regards, Walter
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 14 Dec 2003 1:57 pm
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There's a compilation CD of Al Petty's Greatest Hits that was just released. It contains the tunes:
C Scam Blues
See You in Septmeber (2073)
Bail, Bail, The Chain Gang's All Here
Minor Swing Shift
29 Pound Jack Hammer
Hand in Hand Cuff
A Very Long Way to Survive
Stealin The Blues & Everything Else
Steel Bar Guitar Rag
Order now......and receive the bonus track
"Blue Bunko"
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Bryan Bradfield
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Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Posted 14 Dec 2003 2:07 pm
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Walter - I see the CD "Jimmy Lee - Knocking On Your Front Door" (BCD 16375) at the Bear Family web site. Thank you.
Howard - For the Al Petty's Greatest Hits CD, you say:
Order now...
But -
Where...?
How...?[This message was edited by Bryan Bradfield on 14 December 2003 at 02:35 PM.] [This message was edited by Bryan Bradfield on 14 December 2003 at 02:36 PM.] |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 14 Dec 2003 2:38 pm
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| Bryan,....I'm just having some fun. It's my warped sense of humor. |
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Bryan Bradfield
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Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Posted 14 Dec 2003 2:58 pm
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| Howard - When I first saw your response, I immediately took it seriously, as you can see from my question. Now that I relax and read your response, I see that it is very appropriate, and very funny. I WILL take my time whenever I read one of your comments from this point on. |
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John P. Phillips
From:
Folkston, Ga. U.S.A., R.I.P.
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Posted 14 Dec 2003 7:38 pm
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BAAAAAD BOY HOWARD !! Gonna have to tell Jody on ya hehehe !
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JUST 'CAUSE I STEEL, DON'T MAKE ME A THIEF
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Jason Odd
From:
Stawell, Victoria, Australia
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Posted 15 Dec 2003 6:08 am
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Over the years Petty issued a series of tapes, and albums too, their quality and year of recording are unknown to me.
In 1964 he did a session with singer Warren Smith for Liberty Records, I believe all the Liberty sides (mainly Mooney on steel) are on the Call Of The Wild compilation CD on Smith.
The Starday stuff is from the early 1950s I'd say, when he and the label were Texas based.
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Jody Carver
From:
KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 15 Dec 2003 7:36 am
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Howard
Can you copy a tape for me??  |
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 15 Dec 2003 3:11 pm
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Jody, take care, you might be in trouble!!!
Walter
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Jody Carver
From:
KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 15 Dec 2003 4:01 pm
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Al would always play steel guitar at the Fender Xmas parties.
What exactly did Al do?? I a little behind.
Details if you will. Is this about money? What? Al was one of Leo Fenders favorite people.[This message was edited by Jody Carver on 15 December 2003 at 08:09 PM.] |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2003 8:15 pm
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| Click here for the newspaper article, Jody. |
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Dec 2003 9:44 pm
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| Brad, First, let me apologize to you for the delay. Could not locate the self produced albums, but I did come up with "Tommy Dorsey Boogie" and " Twin Steel Boogie". Will get them to you right away. Best regards. Jody. |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 16 Dec 2003 2:58 am
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| Howard your a card... SHARP!! |
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Jody Carver
From:
KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 16 Dec 2003 6:02 am
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Thanks bOb..first off as stated...
George Fullerton, who founded the company with Leo Fender and ran its business side, was in charge of production until the company was sold in 1965. Fullerton remembers Al Petty well and said that while it is true the Texan became supervisor of amplifier assembly, he is exaggerating "about a hundred times over" his influence on the company.
"I was in charge of all production in the factory; I was vice president of the company. Al had nothing to do with anything except being supervisor over building amplifiers, the assembly of them," he said.
That comment rubs me the wrong way,It was FORREST WHITE who was VP in charge of ALL production which included guitars and amplifiers.
Fullerton was there in his own capacity,but the truth of the matter is that is was Forrest White who was the "guru" of manufacturing and production.
I cant belive Al was capable of this. I always had the highest regard for him.
I can take issue with other commemts pro and con regarding this sad story of greed.
But I wont.
Thanks for this,,but I am sorry I had to read what I did.
FORREST WHITE was Leo's RIGHT HAND MAN and together then and together now as they rest in peace.
This is a sad sad case of greed and of all people someone you would never ever thought would take candy from a baby.
Thanks,,,sorry I saw this,,it didnt make my day.
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Don Townsend
From:
Turner Valley, Alberta Canada
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Posted 16 Dec 2003 7:45 am
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| Incredible story. Maybe P.T. Barnum had it right. |
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Tom Olson
From:
Spokane, WA
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Posted 16 Dec 2003 8:46 am
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| I wonder if any of the people he ripped off can see his good points? |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 16 Dec 2003 9:57 am
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Conducting a pyrmid scheme is hardly a misfortune.
He's been tried and sentenced. Nothing we say here is going to change that. It is what it is.
The humor was for humor's sake only regardless of who it might have been. Nothing personal, only humor.
Let's talk about his music and playing. I never heard him.
How did he rate as a steel player? Did he have virtuistic technique? Was he creative? Did he have that tone? Was he a chord monster? Was he admired by other great players?
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2003 10:37 am
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I always found his diatonic tuning concept interesting, but I thought he had way too many pedals. Even before the legal problems happened, I noticed that steel players who knew him would roll their eyes at the mention of his name.  His inventions are a bit "over the top."
There's no doubt that he's a very good player, though. He once sent me some gospel cassettes he had produced, where all of the instrument sounds were played by the steel with a MIDI attachment. It was good music.
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 16 Dec 2003 11:42 am
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Did the instruments sound authentic, or more authentic because they were played on steel (and able to bend strings) as it said in the article?
I also seem to recall that he played non pedal at the Dallas Show, two years ago. [This message was edited by HowardR on 16 December 2003 at 11:44 AM.] |
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 16 Dec 2003 12:16 pm
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Back in the sixties Al was fronting his own band in the LA area and doing some recording for "Love" records I believe was the company. It was his own label. He also changed his last name to Perry for a couple of years. You might try to find some by that name, Al Perry.
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Livin' in the Past and the Future with a 12 string Mooney Universal tuning.
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Pete Grant
From:
Auburn, CA, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2003 12:21 pm
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| I played his gazillion string Sierra with heel and toe pedals and knee levers. It was fun and actually made sense. It was brilliant. |
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 16 Dec 2003 12:36 pm
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I have the literature around somewhere that I got from Al several years ago where he had a room at a steel-show to demonstrate his "Guitarchestra". He had just emerged from two years in seclusion in an isloated log cabin somewhere, where he had developed this system and was now trying to market it.
The music Al played with it was certainly unorthodox and "busy". My overall feeling was that there was just too many things going on at the same time musically.
Outside the demo room and on the show, Al played a set with a single-neck, non pedal.
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