First Time I Heard "When I Call Your Name"
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First Time I Heard "When I Call Your Name"
I just assumed it was John Hughey playing steel. I had seen him on TNN playing steel when Vince and Patty sang it, so when I played it on my CD why shouldn’t I think it was John. It sounded just like him.
Before I continue, let me make it real clear that I am not taking anything away from John Hughey. John is one of the few players who developed his own style and you could tell who it was as soon as he started playing. AND ALSO, Buddy Emmons is still the most.
Meanwhile back at the ranch: When Gary Walker and myself both lived in Flagstaff he stopped by the house one day and this song came up and I mentioned John playing on it. Gary is a soft spoken person and said, I think that was Paul Franklin playing on the recording. He already knew it was but I said lets get the CD out and look. It said, Steel Guitar - Paul Franklin. I said, well I’ll be darned, I’d have bet a nickel it was Hughey.
It got me thinking that prior to that, all I had heard of Paul’s playing was the short breaks he did on country songs that wasn’t supposed to sound too country. And if he could sound like John Hughey, he could probably sound real close to anybody else.
So you might say most of Paul’s playing has been with the curtain pulled.
And that makes me wonder.....will Paul Franklin ever get the recognition he deserves????
Bob
<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Bob Carlson on 06 January 2004 at 11:17 AM.]</p></FONT>
Before I continue, let me make it real clear that I am not taking anything away from John Hughey. John is one of the few players who developed his own style and you could tell who it was as soon as he started playing. AND ALSO, Buddy Emmons is still the most.
Meanwhile back at the ranch: When Gary Walker and myself both lived in Flagstaff he stopped by the house one day and this song came up and I mentioned John playing on it. Gary is a soft spoken person and said, I think that was Paul Franklin playing on the recording. He already knew it was but I said lets get the CD out and look. It said, Steel Guitar - Paul Franklin. I said, well I’ll be darned, I’d have bet a nickel it was Hughey.
It got me thinking that prior to that, all I had heard of Paul’s playing was the short breaks he did on country songs that wasn’t supposed to sound too country. And if he could sound like John Hughey, he could probably sound real close to anybody else.
So you might say most of Paul’s playing has been with the curtain pulled.
And that makes me wonder.....will Paul Franklin ever get the recognition he deserves????
Bob
<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Bob Carlson on 06 January 2004 at 11:17 AM.]</p></FONT>
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Bob,
I'm sure he does get the recognition he deserves (at least from all of us who know what a Steel Guitar is!), there are so many ways to discover his great playing, look for his playing with Alan Jackson, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill and, and, and...
He is a great players and he is also a great guy who is always willing to help others and answer all those questions he's asked - he has proven that so many times on this Forum!
Regards, Walter
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I'm sure he does get the recognition he deserves (at least from all of us who know what a Steel Guitar is!), there are so many ways to discover his great playing, look for his playing with Alan Jackson, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill and, and, and...
He is a great players and he is also a great guy who is always willing to help others and answer all those questions he's asked - he has proven that so many times on this Forum!
Regards, Walter
www.austriansteelguitar.at.tf
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I'm not sure any backup musicians get the recognition we might think they deserve.
Paul certainly gets a lot of recognition in my record collection-- Patty Loveless, Randy Travis, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Rodney Crowell, and so on. The more country the tune the better he sounds to me. Now and then the producer will let the band play--usually on a album cut where the radio 3-minute limit can be ignored-- and that's where you have to love Paul's pickin'. Listen to him on the C-neck at the end of Alan Jackson's "Another Good Reason Not To Drink".
One aspect of Paul's ability is that he can provide sort of an anthology of steel guitar styles. The best single evidence I've heard of that is on Alan Jackson's "Under The Influence" where Paul plays a lot of the original signature licks of other steelers.
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Paul certainly gets a lot of recognition in my record collection-- Patty Loveless, Randy Travis, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Rodney Crowell, and so on. The more country the tune the better he sounds to me. Now and then the producer will let the band play--usually on a album cut where the radio 3-minute limit can be ignored-- and that's where you have to love Paul's pickin'. Listen to him on the C-neck at the end of Alan Jackson's "Another Good Reason Not To Drink".
One aspect of Paul's ability is that he can provide sort of an anthology of steel guitar styles. The best single evidence I've heard of that is on Alan Jackson's "Under The Influence" where Paul plays a lot of the original signature licks of other steelers.
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Mike,
Is that story about John and Paul true? It's a great one anyway!
Reminds me of a similar story about Chet Atkins: Chet and John D. Loudermilk and their wives were on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, at night they were sitting at a table with their guitars, singing and having a good time. The guy at the next table was listening. Next morning he walked up to Chet and said: "Let me tell you something, you are a great guitar player, but not a Chet Atkins!" True or not, who knows?!?
Walter
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Is that story about John and Paul true? It's a great one anyway!
Reminds me of a similar story about Chet Atkins: Chet and John D. Loudermilk and their wives were on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, at night they were sitting at a table with their guitars, singing and having a good time. The guy at the next table was listening. Next morning he walked up to Chet and said: "Let me tell you something, you are a great guitar player, but not a Chet Atkins!" True or not, who knows?!?
Walter
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We only got to see John play the solo in public assuming he was the one on the recording. He was merely playing Paul's great solo in every detail. Had John done the recording, he would've probably played it a bit differently in his own style because his basic style is different from Paul's. Being able to phrase the solo like Paul did, speaks well of John's ability.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Gary Walker on 06 January 2004 at 10:33 PM.]</p></FONT><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Gary Walker on 08 January 2004 at 10:33 AM.]</p></FONT>
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And when Vince Gill appeared at Chautaqua Institute (near Jamestown, NY) in July 2003, Jay Dee did an outstanding job on the tune, while keepin' it the same, as he did when Vince was on The Grand Ol Opry just before the CMT dropped the Opry a few months back.
It's a tribute to Paul Franklin that for the most part, most steel covers of this tune stay true to the original.
I gotta say I made the same mistake, I too always thought it was John Hughey. I think there is also a steel guitar education video that makes this mistake too.
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It's a tribute to Paul Franklin that for the most part, most steel covers of this tune stay true to the original.
I gotta say I made the same mistake, I too always thought it was John Hughey. I think there is also a steel guitar education video that makes this mistake too.
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I thought it was John, too, until a thread that Theresa Galbraith started about the song some time ago got me to looking in www.allmusic.com for the credits. Turned out to be Paul.
And I must say I'm distressed to see that Bob Carlson has passed on. It is strange and unsettling to be posting a reply to his thread that is not even a week old. God rest your soul, Bob, and God bless your family.
And I must say I'm distressed to see that Bob Carlson has passed on. It is strange and unsettling to be posting a reply to his thread that is not even a week old. God rest your soul, Bob, and God bless your family.
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Anybody, that counts, recognizes Paul Franklin as the foremost steel player in the world today! Paul can play as melodic as anyone ever, IMHO! That solo is a prime example! His work on the new Connie Smith, Barbara Fairchild and Sharon White album is another! The first interlude on the first song is as good as any I have ever heard!!!
Paul puts the oil where the squeak is....some have a different opinion of the location of the squeak. Deep huh?
Paul puts the oil where the squeak is....some have a different opinion of the location of the squeak. Deep huh?
Wow, I can't listen to that break enough!! Couldn't have been done better.
Click below and you can listen to the break over and over and over and over... Well, you get the idea.
http://users.interlinks.net/rebel/steel/1989.html
Respectfully,
Dave Burr
Click below and you can listen to the break over and over and over and over... Well, you get the idea.
http://users.interlinks.net/rebel/steel/1989.html
Respectfully,
Dave Burr