Al Perkins

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 30 Jun 2005 5:28 pm

I got to meet Al a couple years ago. His playing on the two Gram Parsons albums is some of my favorite steel ever. Especially the hot breaks he does on "Oo Las Vegas" and I told him so.

He kind of lit up when I mentioned that song... he said a lot of people think it's James Burton, and that James is happy to take the credit for it.

Al produced that 'Pacific Steel Co.' album too![This message was edited by scott murray on 01 July 2005 at 04:04 PM.]

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 30 Jun 2005 7:54 pm

I was listening to Last of the Red Hot Burritos today! While I prefer Sneaky's weirdness and "outside" work, Al's tone is stellar and he has a great linearity about his approach on it. Heck, in some ways I like it better. Anyone know whhat steel/fuzz he used?

Another favorite is his b-bender work on Nesmith's Live at the Palais.

Love to meet him someday. One of the few Burritos I never saw live!

db · Post by db » 1 Jul 2005 1:46 pm

Al is Great!
It was the "California Country" movement that got me "tuned-in" to PS.
Al, Sneeky Pete, Rusty Young, Danny Dugmore, Doug Jernigan, "Skunk Baxter", Weldon Myrick's work with Paul Seibel and of course Jerry Garcia.

Who were the guys that did the early work with James Taylor, Bob Denver and Elton John?

They also turned my head!

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Dan Balde
U-12/8&5, S-7/D 3&1, S-6/E,A & G3

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 1 Jul 2005 2:30 pm

With Bob Denver I think it was The Professor. Or maybe Mary Ann.

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 3 Jul 2005 8:51 am

B.J Cole with Elton John,Red Rhodes, Dugmore and Al Perkins with James Taylor, I think...

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Olli Haavisto,
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Jon Zimmerman · Post by **Jon Zimmerman** » 3 Jul 2005 1:23 pm

I pulled out a tatty-old album by SHILOH, --a "me-too" country-rock band that featured a longhaired AL, and their drummer, a hungry looking Don Henley...Pre-Eagles by a couple years. Al's steel and 6string electrics sound Fender to me, same minimal style/taste as mentioned earlier,--Henley wrote "I'm Gone", played-up on local stations here in So. Cal. early 70's--then SHILOH vanished...

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 25 Jul 2005 1:56 pm

Al's solo on Julie Roberts "Unlove Me" is truly heartbreaking. It took me by surprise and I must have rewound it 100 times. It hit me like the "together Again" solo by Brumley.[This message was edited by Chris LeDrew on 25 July 2005 at 02:56 PM.]