Lloyd and Jay Dee/Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Ronald Ballister · Post by **Ronald Ballister** » 21 Apr 2018 7:52 am

Well, its record store day! I want the CD and I'm ready to order. Are they available?

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 22 Apr 2018 7:18 pm

www.coastalbendmusic.com

Charles Caskey · Post by **Charles Caskey** » 23 Apr 2018 10:59 am

I was lucky to catch these guys at Grimey's in Nashville this past weekend. I'd never seen either of them play live before, and needless to say they played an outstanding set from their tribute renditions.

Jay Dee and Lloyd were kind enough to sign my newly purchased record store day LP after the show, and I got to be the 10,000th person to tell them how "Sweetheart got me started playing steel guitar." Such inspiring players. The tribute recording is outstanding btw.

ps. pretty sure that is Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys on the rhythm guitar.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 25 Apr 2018 6:04 am

ps. pretty sure that is Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys on the rhythm guitar.

I've heard of him Charles, don't know about the Black Keys, but there's a recent article about him in a music magazine. He says that Robert Quine was his uncle.

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 27 Apr 2018 10:16 am

Best CD this year.

Ronald Ballister · Post by **Ronald Ballister** » 1 May 2018 4:49 pm

The CD just arrived, phenomenal playing! There is a general listing of musician credits but no listing per song. Are JayDee and Lloyd playing twin steel throughout the album?

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 1 May 2018 5:19 pm

Ronald Ballister wrote:The CD just arrived, phenomenal playing! There is a general listing of musician credits but no listing per song. Are JayDee and Lloyd playing twin steel throughout the album?

Yes.

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 2 May 2018 5:40 am

Yes, and Jay Dee is panned to the left and Lloyd to the right

Ronald Ballister · Post by **Ronald Ballister** » 2 May 2018 7:14 am

Well I guessed completely wrong (unless my stereo system wiring is messed up!) On "One Hundred Years" the smoother more mellow tone seems to be on the left. I would have guessed Lloyd. The faster licks seems to be on the right and I would have guessed Jay Dee.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 2 May 2018 7:44 am

Still waiting for the LP. $:\$

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 9 May 2018 12:24 pm

LP finally arrived. Best E9th steel album ever!

Love these tunes, and the band sounds more country than the Byrds ever did (that's a good thing!).

I also got the CD, but I have to say that the LP sounds better, on my system anyway. If you have a turntable, order the vinyl. You won't regret it.

John Borchard · Post by **John Borchard** » 14 May 2018 9:54 pm

I was lucky enough to see Lloyd and JayDee's show at the Station Inn in Nashville on April 22nd. Absolutely spectacular! The playing was stellar -- by all! The Sweetheart of the Rodeo was a real eye opener for me in '68 and the show reprised all those feelings for me 50 years (gasp!) later. I'd been emulating pedal steel sounds on guitar with bends and a volume pedal, but the LP started me on the road to taking up the instrument and then exploring the country music catalogue -- which I'm still doing. Thanks, Lloyd and JayDee, for turning me on to years of music and joy! And thanks for a great show!

John Borchard

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 6 Oct 2018 5:45 am

Bumping to the top for those of you that have yet to purchase the Sweethearts of the Rodeo instrumental steel guitar tribute album from John Macy for on line sale at Coastal Music: http://www.coastalbendmusic.com/

Kevin Fix · Post by **Kevin Fix** » 7 Oct 2018 4:17 pm

WELL WORTH IT!!! GET IT!!!! For those of you wanting to hear the difference between a Sho Bud and a Emmons. You will
hear the difference.