Favorite Intros

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 29 Mar 2005 10:14 am

Yes, Mike you are absolutely correct, I just never paid much attention to the vocal on that song so my memory was flawed.

Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 29 Mar 2005 2:52 pm

Once A Day-Weldon Myrick
Look At Us-John Hughey
Farewell Party-Lloyd Green
When The Tingle....-Harald Rugg
What She Don't Know Won't Hurt Her-Sonny Garrish
When I Pray-Scott Sanders
Just Good Ole Boys-Weldon Myrick
Once Again-Jack Smith
What A Beautiful Day-John Hughey

and not in that order, necessarily.......

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 29 Mar 2005 4:14 pm

Al since when does age have anything to do with steel playing? Look at Jody C., and Scotty, and Don Helms. Age is just a state of mind.

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 29 Mar 2005 4:16 pm

The Happy Goodmans put out a live album with Jack Smith playing the steel. Two songs that stick out to me are "God Walks The Dark Hills" and "I Want To Stroll Over Heaven With You". This album called "Wanted Live" has some of the best steel playing you could want to hear and in a live setting.

James Cann · Post by **James Cann** » 29 Mar 2005 7:51 pm

I can hardly believe no one has mentioned BE's intro to ET's "Waltz across Texas," but then, I can hardly believe it took me this long to submit the idea!

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 29 Mar 2005 8:31 pm

Oh yeah, can't leave out Hal Rugg with the Osborne Bros. on "Just Another Dream I'll Have to Learn to Live Without"

Henry Nagle · Post by **Henry Nagle** » 30 Mar 2005 8:31 pm

Hal Rugg has recorded a whole bunch of fantastic intros for Loretta Lynn. I can't seem to choose a favorite.

I think my all time favorite steel intro is Mooney on "The Bottle Let Me Down".

Lloyd Green's intro on "You Ain't Going Nowhere" is also great.

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 30 Mar 2005 9:38 pm

Unless my tired brain is confusing the intro with the steel break... Tonite the Bottle Let Me Down - Merle Haggard (Norm Hamlett).

Mike Sweeney · Post by **Mike Sweeney** » 31 Mar 2005 2:47 am

Ray, I hate to break it to you but, Ralph Mooney played the original " Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down" way before Norm joined Merle's band.

Mike

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 31 Mar 2005 3:42 am

"Big City" with Ralph Mooney. I know the fiddle kicks it off, but the steel is still part of the intro. The fiddle is cut by the steel coming in, which actually makes it a bit more dramatic.

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JW Day · Post by **JW Day** » 31 Mar 2005 5:13 am

IN 1977 I BOUGHT E's BE-E9 learn to play course on a 33album.it has such songs as I just destroyed the world,crazy arms,walk me to the door,the way to survive and so on.it just don't get any better than these.thanks E for this wonderful course over 30 years ago.it sure helped an ole' dirt farmer in his learning process,and I still go back to it almost every practice that I can get time to squeeze in.

Mike Sweeney · Post by **Mike Sweeney** » 31 Mar 2005 7:01 am

Chip, I hate to be the one to tell you but Norm Hamlett played on "Big City". Not Mr. Mooney

Mike

Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 31 Mar 2005 7:39 am

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Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 31 Mar 2005 7:44 am

Mike, my album covers are so dog eared and abraded that I'm lucky to see Merle's face on 'em. Thanks for the heads up. I probably should have researched Rebel & Ricky's site before engaging fingers

Ralph Mooney certainly has many "styles". After thinking about this for a while I realized that there is nothing in his work with Merle Haggard that would give a clue that his was the steel behind Buck Owens in Buck's earlier material. Awesome to have such versatility.[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 31 March 2005 at 08:47 AM.]

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 31 Mar 2005 8:30 am

Swinging Doors and Bottle Let Me Down - man o' man....Mooney and James Burton on the intros...it's hard to tell when Mooney stops playing and Burton starts!

Mark

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Roger Edgington · Post by **Roger Edgington** » 31 Mar 2005 9:02 am

Faron Youngs orginal recording of "Sweet Dreams","Walking After Midnight","Look at us","Are you Sure?" by Ray Price,"I'll come Runnin'" Weldon,steel and fiddle on orginal "The 24th Hour".

Really,I don't know of one I don't like. It is incredible how creative steelers have been from the big guys on down. Thank you very much Emmons,Day,Weldon,Sonny,Mooney,Hal,Lloyd,Pete,Curley,Paul,JD, and everbody else that has contributed in giving us the wonderful kick offs we have all enjoyed over the years.

John Poston · Post by **John Poston** » 31 Mar 2005 9:31 am

Mike Sweeney,

Thanks for the info on Wild Weekend.
I definitely need to check out some more of Myrick's playing - his name keeps popping up as the player on some of my favorite cuts.

Mark - Speaking of Mooney, I just ordered the Waylon Jennings Lost Outlaw concert. We'll have to get together sometime and have a viewing party - maybe we can get Ken to show up, too.[This message was edited by John Poston on 31 March 2005 at 09:36 AM.]

Mark Ardito · Post by **Mark Ardito** » 31 Mar 2005 11:11 am

John - Hey...I just ordered the Ralph Mooney/James Burton album "Corn Pickin' & Slick Slidin'" from Sundazed Music. Check it out! http://www.sundazed.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=SC+9009

Cheers!
Mark

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Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 31 Mar 2005 12:17 pm

Thanks Mike,

My mistake. I think the post before mine mentioned Ralph, and that's how that happened.
Getting old is a bitch.

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Alan Shank · Post by **Alan Shank** » 31 Mar 2005 12:56 pm

I remembered a couple of intros from Moe Bandy albums, "Try My Love on for Size" and "Soft Lights and Hard Country Music," which I believe were by Weldon Myrick.

Then I recalled the intro to "The Man Who Came between Us," by Aaron Tippin. I looked at the cassette, and guess who played steel on that one? Weldon Myrick!
Cheers,
Alan Shank

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 31 Mar 2005 5:08 pm

If you've never heard it, you have to check out Jay Dee's intro on Tony Booth's "What A Liar I Am". Recorded in 1972, and it's awesome.

It knocked me out then & it still knocks me out now.

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 31 Mar 2005 5:21 pm

"I'll go out of my mind" Tom Brumley, Buckaroos-Don Rich Singing Lead

"I'm coming back home to stay" Tom Brumley, Buckaroos-Don Rich Singing Lead

"Sittin' and Thinkin'" BE, Ray Price

"If I'm Gonna Sink" LG, Johnny Paycheck

"You Ain't Going Nowhere" Lloyd Green, Byrds

"Rainbows all over your blues" BE, John Sebastian

sooooo many more- Weldon, Hal, Lloyd, BE, Curley, I'll probably list more later

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 1 Apr 2005 8:36 am

"I'll go out of my mind" Tom Brumley, Buckaroos-Don Rich Singing Lead

It's on the Don Rich CD. A rare find indeed.

Wade Romonosky · Post by **Wade Romonosky** » 1 Apr 2005 6:55 pm

I've just read all of the intro's listed and I am a bit suprised. I only saw one mention of a non pedal artist, JERRY BYRD. So since everyone including myself pick a pedal steel intro I'm suprised that no-one metioned SLOWLY - BUD ISAACS I mean isn't that what got this pedal thing started in the first place.

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Gary Walker · Post by **Gary Walker** » 1 Apr 2005 7:23 pm

David W. I agree with Curly's great intro on Carl Smith's "I Love You Because". It was a landmark C6 recording. Your dad and I always enjoyed a great mutual admiration society of Curly's stunning playing.[This message was edited by Gary Walker on 01 April 2005 at 07:26 PM.]