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Rettig, Roger Rettig.. and the babes swoon

Watch it, you guys - I won't need much encouragement, you know!

I think I sing in tune but, rather than pitch-control to render me acceptable to a voracious public appetite, I think I'll be going with MSN 'Paint Shop' for my 10" x 8"s.....

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Then I have no problem, as I see it.

First I'll make sure that my first single has plenty of steel on it - remember, there are some folks here who say music isn't music without a steel guitar; everything else should take care of itself.

This is a big relief - I was starting to get a little worried about what future I had as a jobbing steel-player. This will take the pressure off.

Step aside, Chesney - I'm moving up!!!

It's who used who to get where their at. And then, it's you better have something to give back to who got you there are your out. It's like Doug Supernaw helping the Dixie Chicks get in and than he got cut out. Thanks to Randy Owens & Alabama Group business partners,that who Kenny Chesney is under. Talent is only as good as the ears who hear it. When I hear and see all the artist that most don't like,how come they are all on top? Keep on truckin' Kenny and have fun on your new boat. Yes,his old friend fillin drummer Leo J.Eiffert,Jr.

Hey leo, Hooray for Dale Morris and Dan Mitchel!!

When I hear and see all the artist that most don't like,how come they are all on top?

Well ....

Talent is only as good as the ears who hear it.

Leo, I think you answered your own question.

There must be msny that like his talent; I'd like to be able to generate such a "cash flow."

I don't think Kenny is good looking at all.
"Down The Road" went #1 alot of people like it, including me.

I think that someone once commented that most people don't care if an entertainer looks like Frankenstein; it's their voice and/or musicianship that "$ells". This, IMO, was an exagerated analogy, but when I'm listening, the sound is the salient factor, IMO.

I think that someone once commented that most people don't care if an entertainer looks like Frankenstein; it's their voice and/or musicianship that "$ells". This, IMO, was an exagerated analogy, but when I'm listening, the sound is the salient factor, IMO.

The sound of what - the singing, the music, or the recording?

I think people "like" what the industry programs them to like. I've often heard women talk and drool over some entertainer, about how good looking he is, etc.... but if they passed him on the road with a shovel in his hand, they wouldn't even notice. Every now and then, someone has both good voice and good looks. Connnie Smith comes to mind.

I haven't posted on this thread because Bambi's Mother and mine said that, "If you can't say something nice about someone, you shouldn't say anything at all"!!

I did see the performance in question along with another he tried to do with John Melloncamp(??Spelling)I believe it was...and I'm not really much of a fan of him either. At least John showed him how to be "Professional". This is meant to be constructive...Kenny Cheesie, me boy....YOU SUCK!! (I mean this in the nicest way.)

Is there any Kenny Chesney song(s) with some wailin' Pedal Steel?

Kenny is making more money than all the worlds steel players combined. Can't blame him for that. If the industry wanted to make me a wealty star, I'd let them.

It doesn't matter if Kenny uses a steel or fiddles. His fans won't notice.

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All I can say is,MR. C,PLEASE,PLEASE,PUT THAT TANK TOP BACK ON,That works for Dolly,and SHE can SING. DYKBC.

Well, I play a few KC songs with two bands I work with, one on Telecaster, at first I didn't even know they were KC songs, they are very good songs.

So what should I do now, not play them because I know know they are KC songs ?

I'm kinda with Joe M. on this one, I just play the songs I'm asked to play, if we have a discussion ahead of time there are easily several songs that I would pull from the song lists that I don't like, they are not even KC songs !

In my mind, not that there's all that much left, there are easily half dozen great songs that KC sings, he didn't write them, some very good writers did, I'm not going to let KC get in the way of a great song that people like to hear.

It's bad enough that bands don't want to hire a Steel Player, now we are adding another element,

"I'll take the gig as long as we don't play any KC songs "

tuff crowd !

tp

Pete Burak wrote:Is there any Kenny Chesney song(s) with some wailin' Pedal Steel?

There are quite a few Kenny songs with pedal steel, like "I Lost It", She's Got It All"-features a great steel solo, "What I Need To Do", The Tin Man"-features steel in the first verse,the chorus, and there's a little steel turnaround before the last few lines. Never Gonna Feel Like That Again"-that song has a really cool steel intro, "There Goes My Life" features great steel in the chorus, When Kenny plays "Back Where I Come From" live, you can hear steel in the chorus, during the fiddle solos after the chorus, even in "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems", you can hear some good steel in the second verse if you listen really close and "How Forever Feels" features some great steel parts, and you can also hear steel in his song "That's Why I'm Here".

Brett

Thanks Brett!

Rick Campbell wrote:There's four people from Union Country, TN that had successful music careers. Roy Acuff, Carl Smith, Chet Atkins, and Kenny Chesney. The first three were country artist.

Boy you hit the nail on the head with that one!
I have yet to find anyone who can even come close in quality to any of the older artists. I think Nashville needs a good enema.

It's not so cool to read the love and respect that so many have for a Artist who gives a Steel player a job. But,again when I read it,most of them are not in the Music Business anyway. So,I guess that's why they write what they write in their own opinion of what talent and career makers should sound like and A B C D E F G. No wonder why we can get the pros to comment about much on this matter. They'll be out of a job. Chesney,help me! Where Dale Morris when I need him? , , I'm sorry,Leo J.Eiffert,Jr.

I have a new song I just stuck up on Youtube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi2hrhlWLkA
I have a line in the song about ole Kenny. Face it, he's got to come out of the closet sooner or later. What really kills me is the fact that everything he endorses is Anti American. He endorses Mexican Beer and plays a Jap Acoustic guitar and last time I looked what did the Caribbean have to do with Country Music? WC Edgar

It has amazed me that Buddy Miller is unknown to most -- and probably alot of people here, yet a guy like Chesney who looks like Howdy Doody on steroids and sings like ... well anyhow, an absolute mediocrity can make a gazillion bucks and Buddy and Julie Miller are doing backup for others...

Go figure. Oh yeah, one of Buddy's rare appearances on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUrLQxQ-7ZM

Buddy and his wife Julie on ACL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM3UqEXFcic

(Both are committed Christians and both write terrific songs like this one by Julie for the Lord)

Backing Emmylou:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRLMQ9hb ... L&index=39

And a terrific honkytonk tune by the same:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ovhvzd ... xt_from=PL

Buddy is a KILLER guitar player, as hot as anyone who has ever picked up a Tele. He sings lead and backup like an angel. Now get back to me about Chesney.