Jim Reeves song
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Jim Reeves song
I heard a song by Jim Reeves called, "The Blue Side Of Lonesome". Does anyone know who played steel on that session? It sounds like the old RCA Studio B Nashville sound. Possibly Chet on electric guitar, Bobby Moore on bass, and Cramer on piano, and may be Drake or Emmons on steel. The steel part is great. Can anyone
answer this puzzler for me? Thanks-
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That song is on this site. It's on page two in the archives. http://recordlady.webgcs.com/main2.htm
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If I knew what year it was recorded I might could narrow this down. I haven't heard it so I couldn't say for sure.
Rick
P.S. I looked it up and came up with a recording date of 1966 so Pete Drake might be a good guess or maybe Jimmy Day.<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Rick Garrett on 27 April 2005 at 01:04 PM.]</p></FONT>
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P.S. I looked it up and came up with a recording date of 1966 so Pete Drake might be a good guess or maybe Jimmy Day.<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Rick Garrett on 27 April 2005 at 01:04 PM.]</p></FONT>
Song was originally recorded somewhere between 1956 and 1962. Released on 1962 lp "Country Side of Jim Reeves." Steel players on the lp were Pete Drake and Jimmy Day. Song was over-dubbed and re-released in 1966 and was title of 1967 lp.
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Wow, thanks Roy!
(Thought I was going "steel deaf" there for a minute! )
While I'm blabbin' here, one of Pete Drake's early works that I really like (one that helped establish him as a top steeler), is on the Record Lady's site. The song is called "Another", by Roy Drusky from about 1961, and it's on "Requests Page One".
It's one of them songs that made me say..."I gotta get me a pedal steel guitar!"
(Thought I was going "steel deaf" there for a minute! )
While I'm blabbin' here, one of Pete Drake's early works that I really like (one that helped establish him as a top steeler), is on the Record Lady's site. The song is called "Another", by Roy Drusky from about 1961, and it's on "Requests Page One".
It's one of them songs that made me say..."I gotta get me a pedal steel guitar!"
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Pete Drake did most of the steel guitar work on Jim Reeves albums in those years. Probably one of the most commercial players there ever was.......
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Boy, did I open a can of worms or what? The version of the Jim Reeves song on the "easy listening" station I heard definitely has steel, and pedal steel too. I'm not that familiar with Drake's sound, so don't know if it was him or not. Too bad those record idiots overdubbed strings on the re-mix version. I'll bet that took out the warm flattop guitar chords and the upright bass part too. What a bunch of losers. Well gang, that's where the GnashTrash people seem to want to put "real country music". Right down the toilet. What a shame. I'm buying all the old country re-issue CD's before they ruin them.
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"Blue Side Of Lonesome"-DEFINITELY Pete Drake!! I have 2 copies of the album. One,w/ a b/w cover,& one w/ a color cover. Identical pics,identical albums. No release date on on either like they usually do.
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Nic du Toit did a nice version with Benny Koen, the "South African Jim Reeves".
Maybe he will post a link.
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Maybe he will post a link.
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Seeing this thread reminded me of a recording I made for a local artist (Benny Koen) doing Jim Reeves songs.
Benny sounds remarkably close to the real thing.
'Blue side of lonesome' is one of the tracks, and I remember doing the fills on E9. Those days I only had the Emmons E9 on a double body, with a pad on the C6 neck. To me the licks sounded as if done on an E9 neck. During the time Pete Drake produced Jim Reeves, I believe, he was one of the busiest producers in Nashville. I find it interesting that Pete Drake still found time to play around with different tunings on a C6 (and to make it sound like an E9).
You are welcome to listen to Benny's version, and my steel playing.
This album "Welcome to My World" is still for sale at $20 (postage included)
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Benny sounds remarkably close to the real thing.
'Blue side of lonesome' is one of the tracks, and I remember doing the fills on E9. Those days I only had the Emmons E9 on a double body, with a pad on the C6 neck. To me the licks sounded as if done on an E9 neck. During the time Pete Drake produced Jim Reeves, I believe, he was one of the busiest producers in Nashville. I find it interesting that Pete Drake still found time to play around with different tunings on a C6 (and to make it sound like an E9).
You are welcome to listen to Benny's version, and my steel playing.
This album "Welcome to My World" is still for sale at $20 (postage included)
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<B><I><font face="arial" size=1>1970 Rosewood P/P Emmons D10 Fatback 8x4
1980 Basket Weave P/P Emmons SD10 3x5
Peavey Session 500 unmodfied
My CD "Nightmare on Emmons Steel"</font></I></B>
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