Favorite all-time steelsolos

Paul Warnik · Post by **Paul Warnik** » 7 Sep 2007 1:14 am

Weldon on JB'S version of Whiskey River-most worn out 45 in my collection-darn near run the phonograph needle through it

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 7 Sep 2007 7:16 am

Wow ,I'm surprised no one mentioned Jimmy Days Solo on "Farewell Party" recorded by Johnny Bush ....If you haven't heard it,you have missed one that should be consided a classic..

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 7 Sep 2007 7:16 am

Oops duplicate ..sorry

Bernie Gonyea · Post by **Bernie Gonyea** » 7 Sep 2007 4:06 pm

Right at the present time I have to vote for" A Fool Such As I " by Buck Grantham. From his entry on Charles Tilley great web site..Bernie

Anne Giroux · Post by **Anne Giroux** » 7 Sep 2007 5:18 pm

Emmons - My Weakness is Too Strong
Emmons - Wish I had a Seen Your Going Coming with Johnny Bush
Emmons - So Much Like My Dad - Way to Survive & all the Gene Watson stuff. Night Life, Bitter They Are & actually most of what Emmons did & does.
Neil Flanz - Danny Boy and what he did with Gram Parsons
John Huey - Keep it Country & Look at Us
Paul Franklin on the Martina McBride CD Timeless
Tom Brumley - Together Again & so many more by other artists as well.

Eddie Cunningham · Post by **Eddie Cunningham** » 7 Sep 2007 5:43 pm

All the songs listed are great but ; In my opinion the greatest steel solo was Jerry Byrds record of "Carefree" - no pedals , just amazing tone and slants and bar control . Give it a listen sometime . Eddie "C" ( the old geezer )

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 8 Sep 2007 6:51 pm

Paul Franklin all over Rodney Crowell's "Diamonds and Dirt" CD, Jay Dee Maness start to finish on "Bakersfield Bound"

Thomas Johansson · Post by **Thomas Johansson** » 9 Sep 2007 5:42 am

Buddy Emmons´ steel on Steve Young´s RCA album Renegade Picker from 1976. It can´t be much better than that! It´s my all time favorite album.

Petr Vitous · Post by **Petr Vitous** » 9 Sep 2007 5:56 am

Lloyd's solos on
30 CALIFORNIA WOMEN with Kenny Price
and CHARLOTTE FEVER with Kenny Price
are the great ones.

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Petr
http://www.lpdiscography.com/

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 10 Sep 2007 6:40 am

Paul on "It's So Nice To Be With You" by Gallery!:)

Steve Gorman · Post by **Steve Gorman** » 10 Sep 2007 10:17 am

Current favorites - for jazzy stuff, "Lullaby of Birdland," Doug Jernigan

And the country stuff, "Revisited" Lloyd Green, especially "God Only Knows."

Zillions more, of course.....

Alan Miller · Post by **Alan Miller** » 10 Sep 2007 2:17 pm

Bruce Bouton, on the mavericks track "Neon Blue " just gorgeous.

Ken Crisp · Post by **Ken Crisp** » 10 Sep 2007 4:35 pm

Jerry Byrd - Bells Of Saint Mary. Jerry's chimes are so very heavenly. His touch and tone ? The Best !!!

Buddy Emmons - Maidens Prayer. Raised every hair on my skin. Cherokee Cowboys Album featuring the players. Man the whole album is fantastic !!!

Jimmy Day - Golden Hits Album. The whole album rocked. I think Day was playing with a vengeance !!!

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 11 Sep 2007 4:34 am

Weldon Myrick - Why Ask Why on Area Code 615

Curly Chalker - Danny Boy break on Charlie McCoy's version.

Buddy Emmons - Tall Tall Trees - Roger Miller's Trip In The Country.

Tom Harris · Post by **Tom Harris** » 11 Sep 2007 8:41 am

My Fav. is,,"Tulsa Stright Ahead",with Bob White,Pee Wee Whitewing,and Tom Morrel,off of the CD "Tom Morrell and the Time Warp Tophands",No Peddlers Allowed",,some good tunes on this CD,,Western Swing at it's best...
Tom Harris

Brett Crisp · Post by **Brett Crisp** » 11 Sep 2007 11:46 am

Ya know yall have mentioned some good ones. But how about Emmons doing "Healing Hands Of Time" with Price? The intro and turnaround is just BEAUITIFUL!! I listen to it every day. Thats my favorite. And my ALL TIME FAVORITE is "At E's". I know Emmons was the original, but i REALLY like to hear it when Terry Crisp plays it!! Maybe one day he'll show me how to play it..lol[/b]

Dave Thimot · Post by **Dave Thimot** » 11 Sep 2007 1:24 pm

Last Date with John Hughey playing for Conway Twitty is my all time favorite.

Ken Mizell · Post by **Ken Mizell** » 14 Sep 2007 9:49 pm

Sneaky Pete's playing on Linda Ronstadts version of "I Fall to Pieces" is one of my all time favorites. This one is the live recording at the Palomino in LA. Maybe I'm fanatic, but I've actually had times when I've backed up and listened to the intro or turnaround two or three tmes, since I can't get enought of it.

Tom Brumleys playing on Buck's "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail" album is exceptional (but, isn't it always?).

Ken

Matt Elsen · Post by **Matt Elsen** » 16 Sep 2007 6:17 pm

Waylon Jennings live version of "The Last Letter" with Ralph Mooney. His break is just breathtaking. Hear it and weep.

Ken Mizell · Post by **Ken Mizell** » 16 Sep 2007 6:50 pm

Matt - I've seen "The Last Letter" mentioned before. Being a big Mooney fan, I'd love to hear it - if I could find it. Do you know where I could pick up a CD with that song on it?

Ken

Chuck Thompson · Post by **Chuck Thompson** » 16 Sep 2007 11:50 pm

man - i'm like most everyone else - too many favorites - Ralph Mooney/haggard "swinging doors" - "bottle let me down" Ralph Mooney/waylon "turn back the years" - "i'll go back to her" Buddy Emmons "night life" from the black album - "that's all it took" gram parsons : ray price - "way to survive" "the other woman" and i agree with brett "healing hands of time Dan Dugmore? ronstadt's "blue bayou" Rusty Young/Poco "barmaid in the honkey tonk downstairs" Weldon Myrick/johnny bush "whiskey river Hal Rugg/kd lang "Down to my last cigarrette" "take me as i am" with buddy emmons live Lloyd Green/gene watson "farewell party" Robbie Fulks "each night i try" Tom Brumley/buck owens "together again" and Brumley/robbie fulks "heart i wish you were here" and last but not least, who ever is playing on justin trevino's "alright i'll sign the papers" if not ralph mooney, it sounds like the greatest mooney tribute ever and "who will buy the wine" weldon myrick?

Wade Medlock · Post by **Wade Medlock** » 17 Sep 2007 9:05 am

Curly Chalker's solo on Charlie McCoy's Danny Boy for me. It has it all.

Matt Elsen · Post by **Matt Elsen** » 17 Sep 2007 1:56 pm

Hi Ken,

The Waylon CD you want is: "Waylon Live"
Get the remastered and rereleased version (from 2003) which has been expanded from the original 10 or 12 cuts to this version which has over 40 songs.

It's a legendary Waylon performance and, of course, Ralph's playing throughout is sensational - he is featured on nearly every song.

Here's the link to the cd on amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Waylon-Live-Jenni ... 413&sr=8-1

Matt Elsen · Post by **Matt Elsen** » 17 Sep 2007 1:57 pm

Hi Ken,

The Waylon CD you want is: "Waylon Live"
Get the remastered and rereleased version (from 2003) which has been expanded from the original 10 or 12 cuts to this version which has over 40 songs.

It's a legendary Waylon performance and, of course, Ralph's playing throughout is sensational - he is featured on nearly every song.

Here's the link to the cd on amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Waylon-Live-Jenni ... 413&sr=8-1

Terry Lewsader · Post by **Terry Lewsader** » 20 Sep 2007 4:51 pm

I very seldom log in...in fact had to go locate my password to get in on this. But I must say:

Gypsy Cowboy - Buddy Cage (New Riders)
Crazy Eyes - Rusty Young (Poco)

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