Hank Devito

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 4 Apr 2004 5:33 pm

com'n, this guy was tasteful, just listening to, "Making Believe" from
Emy Lou

Robbie Bossert · Post by **Robbie Bossert** » 4 Apr 2004 7:22 pm

I still love the sound of that opening riff in the song "Amarillo"! very cool.

Robbie Bossert

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 5 Apr 2004 4:35 am

What about "Wheels?" Killer half-break, and Mike Auldridge NAILED it on the Seldom Scene's 20th anniversary album.

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 5 Apr 2004 4:44 am

Brother Steve, that was the live version of "Wheels", right? I should get all those old cuts on CD, they were great, I did see the Hot Band, Hank was playing a wood neck Emmons through a single 15 Music Man, they opened up with "Cash on the Barrelhead" Hank and Albert Lee doing that neat intro, man I love country music!!!

Gerald Menke · Post by **Gerald Menke** » 7 Apr 2004 9:21 am

Don't forget he wrote "Queen of Hearts" with the lovely Juice Newton. Bet he bought himself a couple a steels after that one hit it big.

Great steeler too, no doubt.

Greg Simmons · Post by **Greg Simmons** » 7 Apr 2004 10:38 am

And, he co-wrote "Small Town Saturday Night" with Pat Alger - went to #2 with Hal Ketchum in '91

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Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 7 Apr 2004 1:21 pm

I copied Hank's playing extensively back in his Hot Band Days..Got all the albums and scarfed every intro solo and ending on every tune. He was a pretty big influence on me in my earlier days.... bob

Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 7 Apr 2004 6:25 pm

How about "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind", George Strait?

Larry Jones · Post by **Larry Jones** » 8 Apr 2004 10:04 pm

hank was the first steel guitarist i ever played with we both played with david nictern and the nocterns he wrote midnight at the oasis.nicolet larson was also in the band ,they latter got married . claude pepper on drums who went on to form jack mack and the heart attack band .i was the lucky guy on bass. i still have some great rehersal tapes.he's the guy who turned me on to steel. now i play too .he's a great musician, very senitive player if your out there hank i would love to hear from you

Joe Goldmark · Post by **Joe Goldmark** » 9 Apr 2004 7:20 am

Hi Larry,
I heard a live show of the David Nictern Band back in the day (on KSAN maybe?), and always wondered who was on steel. Interesting. Were there any demo tapes? I'd be interested in hearing that stuff somehow. Thanks, Joe

Bob Maickel · Post by **Bob Maickel** » 9 Apr 2004 2:21 pm

Hank DeVito is a native of New York City (Staten Island). He demonstrated his playing technique at one of our monthly PSGA workshops at the Stagecoach Inn in Huntington, Long Island in the mid 1970's.Hank brought his own group of musicians with him. It didn't take him long make it big time. He is a fine player and a great song writer. We are proud to have known him "back when."

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 10 Apr 2004 7:15 pm

Bob, yes, I saw Hank in CT with the Hot Band, his Emmons had a Lone Star on it, after the show I asked him if he was from Texas, he laughed and, "heck, i'm born and raised in Staten Island

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 10 Apr 2004 7:26 pm

Didn't he do the steel solo in Linda Ronstadt's "Blue Bayou"? And that wonderful E-Bow solo on Rosanne Cash's "Seven Year Ache"?

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Bruce Bouton · Post by **Bruce Bouton** » 10 Apr 2004 7:49 pm

Dan dugmore played "Blue Bayou".
BB

BobG · Post by **BobG** » 11 Apr 2004 9:22 am

He played for a local Staten Island band ,back in the 70s', called " Blue Star Memorial Highway"..
I cant believe I remembered that one

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Tom Cunningham · Post by **Tom Cunningham** » 11 Apr 2004 10:27 am

I just watched a rerun of a 1977 TV concert with Emmylou and The Hot Band. Emmylou as pretty as a picture in great voice with Rodney Crowell on rhythm Albert Lee on Lead and Hank really smokin' on the Emmons.
For my money the Hot Band at its best.
Teesee

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 11 Apr 2004 4:22 pm

Thanks for the correction, Bruce.

Bob Miano · Post by **Bob Miano** » 12 Apr 2004 9:19 am

Well.....after thinking about Hank DeVito
and Emmylou.....I had to go dig out a live concert of them from "My Fathers Place" in Roslyn, Long Island, New York from back in 1976. Wow, the Hot Band was really hot that night. Listening to Hank play those solos on Together Again, Ooh Las Vegas, etc, etc, brought back some great memories.
Hope Mr DeVito is doing ok, wherever he may be.

Bob Miano
Bergenfield, New Jersey

Colin Keyworth · Post by **Colin Keyworth** » 12 Apr 2004 9:43 am

I was lucky enough to see Hank Devito about 16 years ago playing with Johnny Cash.Rodney Crowell was on the tour aswell & both backed Johnny.But Hank stayed in my mind when Rodney announced that Hank had written Queen of Hearts.I was only about 13 at the time but it stuck in my mind.

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