What Steel Player do you like?

Larry Gerdeman · Post by **Larry Gerdeman** » 15 Sep 2006 12:03 pm

Johnny Cox

Kenny Dail · Post by **Kenny Dail** » 15 Sep 2006 3:38 pm

Jerry Hayes

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Tim Tyner · Post by **Tim Tyner** » 15 Sep 2006 8:03 pm

Mike Johnson

Mike Shefrin · Post by **Mike Shefrin** » 15 Sep 2006 9:08 pm

At the moment it's Jay Dee.

Herman Visser · Post by **Herman Visser** » 15 Sep 2006 9:37 pm

Havent heard them all yet. Cannt say.
But so far Bobby Black

Tracy Sheehan · Post by **Tracy Sheehan** » 15 Sep 2006 11:14 pm

BTW.I never met a steel player i didn't like,except that young player who asked me to teach him Silver Wings.

Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 16 Sep 2006 2:37 am

I remember a phrase written on this forum that has been burned into my mind.. It will stay in my head for the rest of my days...

A few years ago,Bobbe Seymour wrote in a reply to someone's thread..

"I am a fan of ALL steel players"

THAT phrase is a small stroke of genious and reflects my thoughts on the subject..

I like EVERY steel player everywhere... bob

Uffe Edefuhr · Post by **Uffe Edefuhr** » 16 Sep 2006 3:29 am

A person who play this wonderful instrument must be loved. Sometimes I do not like the way I play myself, but what the heck, I just try again and then suddenly it sounds a little better.
I just heard a guy named "Mark Horn" on Steel Radio. Wow! He played so nice! Who is he?
Regards
Uffe
GFI s10

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 16 Sep 2006 5:43 am

Mark is an excellent steel player from Germany. I saw him at ISGC last week and had the pleasure of sharing the stage with him at the Irish Steel Guitar show a few years ago.

Emmett Roch · Post by **Emmett Roch** » 16 Sep 2006 11:35 am

I can't remember hearing a player I didn't derive at least some enjoyment from hearing, and most of the time I've been around another steel player it's been a good listening experience. It's a great way to compare his licks to your own, or get ideas for improving something you've been doing the same way for years, and if you're lucky you can leave the room with his good stuff imbedded in your head to utilize later (and claim as your own

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I've always loved the sound of steel, but it took me a few years to actually start enjoying the sound of my own playing. Part of that process was learning to stop obsessing over each little mistake and forgiving myself for not nailing it every single time...that was about the time I realized that most people who were listening didn't notice anyway when I missed that one note or ended a slide a little on the sharp side.

I mostly congratulate myself when I get through the night feeling like I've done a decent job of complimenting what the whole band was doing, like a member of the team.

Since I learned to play with that mindset, I've noticed that I get a lot more solo's thrown my way.