The Steel Guitar Forum

I am working out some accompaniment parts today so that Dan Tyack and I can do a couple of "twin steel" pieces at the SWSGA show in Phoenix next week. This would be just 2 steels & no other instruments.

I'm really looking forward to playing with Doug, especially since he will be doing the heavy lifting.

I'm also going to be playing on Stu Shulman's set, doing the guitar parts, so it's not exactly 'twin steels'.

(I'll be playing the guitar parts on steel, I don't play guitar).

Hey Dan, Is that Mike Grimes singing on Waltz across Texas?

Larry McGill was the singer. I got off the road out of Nashville to learn to play the C6th, and I was lucky enough to work with a singer from Texas who loved swing. Also, I replaced Bobby Black, who played at least half the set on C6th. I sucked for a while, but eventually got the hang of it (at least enough for Bobby to recommend me for the Asleep at the Wheel gig).

Man, I'm sorry I am going to miss that....

The big night for me when I got to play next to Buddy Charleton for a whole night guest who play better. But I did play the best ever that night but he is THE BUD MAN

John Macy wrote:Man, I'm sorry I am going to miss that....

hey John,

I'll post video, unless I totally screw it up.

Doug's accompaniment is brilliant (as usual).

I'm playing a Handel aria and the theme from the movie Bagdad Cafe (I'm Calling You).

We'll be twining on some Reetha!

I just wanted to add to this thread a little. I know for a fact that Ray Price carried twin steels for quite a while, Buddy Emmons and Jimmy Day were together with him on road shows and that was the talk of the town back in the 60's, I never got to see Buddy, Jimmy and Ray perform live and that was the biggest disappointment of my life.

Gene H. Brown

Can't forget this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avZvaSamNXo