Jimmy Day - Remembered
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Jimmy Day - Remembered
It is already over five years that Jimmy left us, so I want to bring one of my all-time heroes back to our minds. His playing gives me chills whenever I hear him, the heart and soul he put into his music, the incredible back-up work he did, his solos, intros,...that's what Steel Guitar is all about.
As I write this, I listen to some of Willie Nelson's 60's recordings and Jimmy is playing so beautiful on "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You".
I miss him!
Walter
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As I write this, I listen to some of Willie Nelson's 60's recordings and Jimmy is playing so beautiful on "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You".
I miss him!
Walter
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Walter;
I've been listening to Jimmy Day's work every day for several months now. I have his double album CD (the one with the Steel & Strings tracks) in my Silverado's CD player. Whenever I start the engine, there he is. What beautiful music. It's hard to believe that music was recorded in 1961 and 1962.
The CD stays in the CD player until I take my 13 yr old daughter to to the Ski slope, then, you wouldn't believe what I get to listen to.
I've been listening to Jimmy Day's work every day for several months now. I have his double album CD (the one with the Steel & Strings tracks) in my Silverado's CD player. Whenever I start the engine, there he is. What beautiful music. It's hard to believe that music was recorded in 1961 and 1962.
The CD stays in the CD player until I take my 13 yr old daughter to to the Ski slope, then, you wouldn't believe what I get to listen to.
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Jimmy Day is the ONLY steel player who I can listen to all the time. I never tire of hearing his playing. His tapes are in my car player and only seem to get replaced by other Jimmy Day tapes. That sound he made is like my soul's soundtrack. It also shuts the kids up. Anyone ever notice that?
Brad Sarno
St. Louis, MO
Brad Sarno
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Click HERE for the most Heartfelt solo in History
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I have to say; this was very difficult for me, both emotionally
and mentally. How do you tab such emotion. Jimmy Day was known
for the best "feel" player and it is very hard to write down all
the inflections and emotion, he puts in playing around, and through
the measures of time, and song. As I, and all of Jimmys' family and
friends said our last goodbyes to this wonderful man; "Farewell Party"
played by "Jimmy Day"; was the last song we heard at his funeral.
I did shed tears on that very sad day. And I have to say; tears were
shed today as I listened along and tried to capture the most emotional
steel player in history. I miss you Jimmy Day.
Ricky Davis
Farewell party(Jimmy Day)steel break/key of F/E9th pedal steel
(F) (Bb)
1.___________|______________|_______________|__________6|
2.___________|______________|_______________|___________|
3.___________|______________|_______________|___________|
4.____6~~~7~~|~8____~10~~8~~|_______________|_______6___|
5._8a_6~a~7a~|~8~a__~10~~8~a|_6~~~8~a___6a~6|_6~~~~____6|
6._8b_6b~~7b~|~8b___________|_6b~~8b____6b~~|_6b~6~_6___|
7.___________|______________|_______________|___________|
8.___________|______________|_6L~~8_________|___________|
9.___________|______________|_______________|___________|
10.__________|______________|_______________|___________|
(F) (F)
1._____________|________________|_______________|__________|
2._____________|________________|_______________|__________|
3._6___________|________________|_______________|__________|
4._6__8~~~~~7R~|~8~~~~__________|_8~~~__~10~~8~~|_________8|
5._6__8a~~~~7a~|~8a~~~__8a~7a~8a|_8~a~__~10~~8~a|_____8~a~~|
6.____8~b~~~7b~|~8b~~~__8b~7b~8b|_8b~~__________|_8b_______|
7._____________|________________|_______________|__________|
8._____________|________________|_______________|_8___8~~~~|
9._____________|________________|_______________|__________|
10.____________|________________|_______________|_8a_______|
(D) (Daug) (G)
1.________________|________________|_________10______|
2.______8______8~~|________________|_________________|
3._____________8b~|________________|_________________|
4._______________8|______________10|_10~~~~______10~_|
5._8a~~___8a______|_10~~~_10~1/2a~~|_10a~~~______10~a|
6.___8~___8~8b____|_10~~~_10~~~~~~~|_10~b~~______10b~|
7.________________|________________|_________________|
8._8~~~___8_______|_10_____________|_________________|
9.________________|_______10~~~~~~~|_________________|
10._______________|________________|_________________|
(G7) (C) (G)
1.__________________|______________________|_______________________|
2._8~8~~6_________2_|_1~~~~~__15___________|_______________________|
3.__________________|______________________|_______________________|
4.________3~~__2____|________________15~~~~|_10~~_____10___________|
5._8~8a~6_3~3a_2a_2_|_1~~15~a_15a~15 15~15a|_10a~_____10~a_10a~8a~8|
6._8~8b~6_3~3b_2b_2b|_1b~15b_________15b~~~|_10~b_10b_10b__10b~8b~~|
7.__________________|______________________|_______________________|
8.__________________|______________________|_______________10~~8L~~|
9.__________________|______________________|_______________________|
10._________________|______________________|_______________________|
(D) (D7) (G)
1.___________|_______________|____________|_______________
2._______8___|_______________|____________|_______________
3.___________|_______________|____________|_______________
4.__________8|_____________5~|_3~__3~~~~~~|_______________
5._8~8a~~~~~~|_10~a________5a|____________|_3~~3a~~5a~~6a~
6._8~~~~~~~~~|_10~~___5~5b~~~|_3~__3b~3~3b|_3b~~~~~5b~~6~~
7.___________|_______________|____________|_______________
8._8~~~~~~~~~|_______________|____________|_______________
9.___________|_10~~__________|____________|_______________
10.__________|_______________|_3~__3a~3~3a|_______________
Jimmy Day
January 9, 1934-January 22, 1999
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I have to say; this was very difficult for me, both emotionally
and mentally. How do you tab such emotion. Jimmy Day was known
for the best "feel" player and it is very hard to write down all
the inflections and emotion, he puts in playing around, and through
the measures of time, and song. As I, and all of Jimmys' family and
friends said our last goodbyes to this wonderful man; "Farewell Party"
played by "Jimmy Day"; was the last song we heard at his funeral.
I did shed tears on that very sad day. And I have to say; tears were
shed today as I listened along and tried to capture the most emotional
steel player in history. I miss you Jimmy Day.
Ricky Davis
Farewell party(Jimmy Day)steel break/key of F/E9th pedal steel
(F) (Bb)
1.___________|______________|_______________|__________6|
2.___________|______________|_______________|___________|
3.___________|______________|_______________|___________|
4.____6~~~7~~|~8____~10~~8~~|_______________|_______6___|
5._8a_6~a~7a~|~8~a__~10~~8~a|_6~~~8~a___6a~6|_6~~~~____6|
6._8b_6b~~7b~|~8b___________|_6b~~8b____6b~~|_6b~6~_6___|
7.___________|______________|_______________|___________|
8.___________|______________|_6L~~8_________|___________|
9.___________|______________|_______________|___________|
10.__________|______________|_______________|___________|
(F) (F)
1._____________|________________|_______________|__________|
2._____________|________________|_______________|__________|
3._6___________|________________|_______________|__________|
4._6__8~~~~~7R~|~8~~~~__________|_8~~~__~10~~8~~|_________8|
5._6__8a~~~~7a~|~8a~~~__8a~7a~8a|_8~a~__~10~~8~a|_____8~a~~|
6.____8~b~~~7b~|~8b~~~__8b~7b~8b|_8b~~__________|_8b_______|
7._____________|________________|_______________|__________|
8._____________|________________|_______________|_8___8~~~~|
9._____________|________________|_______________|__________|
10.____________|________________|_______________|_8a_______|
(D) (Daug) (G)
1.________________|________________|_________10______|
2.______8______8~~|________________|_________________|
3._____________8b~|________________|_________________|
4._______________8|______________10|_10~~~~______10~_|
5._8a~~___8a______|_10~~~_10~1/2a~~|_10a~~~______10~a|
6.___8~___8~8b____|_10~~~_10~~~~~~~|_10~b~~______10b~|
7.________________|________________|_________________|
8._8~~~___8_______|_10_____________|_________________|
9.________________|_______10~~~~~~~|_________________|
10._______________|________________|_________________|
(G7) (C) (G)
1.__________________|______________________|_______________________|
2._8~8~~6_________2_|_1~~~~~__15___________|_______________________|
3.__________________|______________________|_______________________|
4.________3~~__2____|________________15~~~~|_10~~_____10___________|
5._8~8a~6_3~3a_2a_2_|_1~~15~a_15a~15 15~15a|_10a~_____10~a_10a~8a~8|
6._8~8b~6_3~3b_2b_2b|_1b~15b_________15b~~~|_10~b_10b_10b__10b~8b~~|
7.__________________|______________________|_______________________|
8.__________________|______________________|_______________10~~8L~~|
9.__________________|______________________|_______________________|
10._________________|______________________|_______________________|
(D) (D7) (G)
1.___________|_______________|____________|_______________
2._______8___|_______________|____________|_______________
3.___________|_______________|____________|_______________
4.__________8|_____________5~|_3~__3~~~~~~|_______________
5._8~8a~~~~~~|_10~a________5a|____________|_3~~3a~~5a~~6a~
6._8~~~~~~~~~|_10~~___5~5b~~~|_3~__3b~3~3b|_3b~~~~~5b~~6~~
7.___________|_______________|____________|_______________
8._8~~~~~~~~~|_______________|____________|_______________
9.___________|_10~~__________|____________|_______________
10.__________|_______________|_3~__3a~3~3a|_______________
Jimmy Day
January 9, 1934-January 22, 1999
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Learning that from Ricky's tab, that became one of my favorite solos, not just steel but on everything.
If you look at the technical parts - the voicings, chord structure, moving around, it shows a player who looks at the neck and "sees" the possibilities - pretty amazing. Open my eyes to all sorts of stuff.
If you listen to it, you hear it as an great piece of music.
Pretty cool to be able to do both.
Unfortunatly I got to Austin after he was gone, so I never got to see him play, but some of that stuff on that Willie Nelson demo CD - man, good stuff. He plays amazing stuff that doesn't get in the way of the vocals, not an easy thing to do.
If you look at the technical parts - the voicings, chord structure, moving around, it shows a player who looks at the neck and "sees" the possibilities - pretty amazing. Open my eyes to all sorts of stuff.
If you listen to it, you hear it as an great piece of music.
Pretty cool to be able to do both.
Unfortunatly I got to Austin after he was gone, so I never got to see him play, but some of that stuff on that Willie Nelson demo CD - man, good stuff. He plays amazing stuff that doesn't get in the way of the vocals, not an easy thing to do.
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Jimmy Day was one of the greatest steel guitarists of our time.
Jerry Byrd and I were having a conversation at the International Steel Guitar Convention way back in 1977. Jimmy had went on stage and was playing the classic Danny Boy, Mr. Byrd said listen how quiet they get when Day plays. There was at least 2000 in the audience, and you could have heard a pin drop.
The late and GREAT Speedy West told me stories about Jimmy and his steel guitar playing. Speedy always held Jimmy in high esteem.
It is interesting that these two great steel players held Jimmy's steel playing in such high esteem, when Jimmy idolized both of their steel expertise, but true artist recognize each other.
Yes, I agree with all the above. Jimmy Day was a Master of the Pedal Steel Guitar and I miss him and his great steel playing too!
Woody
Jerry Byrd and I were having a conversation at the International Steel Guitar Convention way back in 1977. Jimmy had went on stage and was playing the classic Danny Boy, Mr. Byrd said listen how quiet they get when Day plays. There was at least 2000 in the audience, and you could have heard a pin drop.
The late and GREAT Speedy West told me stories about Jimmy and his steel guitar playing. Speedy always held Jimmy in high esteem.
It is interesting that these two great steel players held Jimmy's steel playing in such high esteem, when Jimmy idolized both of their steel expertise, but true artist recognize each other.
Yes, I agree with all the above. Jimmy Day was a Master of the Pedal Steel Guitar and I miss him and his great steel playing too!
Woody
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Sigi,
Me too! I love the old Willie records from the 60's. His unique phrasing and Jimmy's tasty way of supporting Willie's singing always gives me chills!
Kind Regards, Walter
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Me too! I love the old Willie records from the 60's. His unique phrasing and Jimmy's tasty way of supporting Willie's singing always gives me chills!
Kind Regards, Walter
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