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Posted: 15 Nov 2010 7:25 am
by Doug Ferguson
Too many to call any one of them No. 1, but Papa John's solo in "Look At Us" was the reason I started playing steel, and that song was also the song played for the "first dance" at our wedding reception. It is still pretty special and always will be to us.
Anything with steel in it that Tammy sang puts tears in my eyes, partly for the sadness I feel for her life's tragedies. So sad an ending for, in my opinion, the first lady of country music, all time.
Posted: 15 Nov 2010 10:00 am
by Olaf van Roggen
....to me Neil Flanz with Gram Parsons & the Fallen Angels,"The New Soft Shoe"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3b5zCuAI00
Posted: 15 Nov 2010 1:56 pm
by Michael Weaver
Just listened to 2 of my favorites in this category.....both featuring Mr.Hughey.....both by Barbara Mandrell...."years" and "Standing Room Only"
Posted: 15 Nov 2010 4:30 pm
by Alan Miller
Ken Byng wrote:Alan Miller wrote:
Yes, which session man played this, it has to be Pete Drake.
Not so Alan. Lloyd Green has asked me to post this for clarification purposes and historical accuracy.
In “Pedal Steel” -(Topic) Best Crying Steel, The Tammy Wynette song “Crying Steel Guitar” . I played steel on that record, not Pete Drake.
Ken,
Thanks for that, Id always thought it was pete Drake It just doesn't sound like lloyd, maybe Billy Sherill asked him to sound like Pete.....well, well ,well something else learned.
Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:20 pm
by Joe Goldmark
Waltz Across Texas by E.T. or anything with Buddy Charleton. Sweet Dreams by Faron Young which was the Big E. How about Blue Jade, which isn't back-up, but so beautiful. Rain Making Baby Of Mine, Weldon Myrick with Johnny Bush. Just Like A Woman, Tom Brumley with Ricky Nelson. Hughey on Hello Darlin' by Conway Twitty. Bobby Black on Seeds & Stems live with Commander Cody. That's a start.
Joe
Posted: 17 Nov 2010 8:07 am
by Stu Schulman
Pete Drake on George Harrison's "Why Are You Crying"
Posted: 17 Nov 2010 5:03 pm
by Don Euton
Johnny Bush`s orginals of "When My Conscious Hurts The Most", "I`ll Go To A Stranger" and "Right Back In Your Arms Again". I do not know who played the steel on the orginals. Sounds like Dicky, but it may be Weldon,Jimmy,or Buddy.
Don Euton
Posted: 17 Nov 2010 6:43 pm
by Joe Goldmark
Speaking of Johnny Bush, his version of "That's All That Matters To Me" is a clinic of crying steel guitar. I'd guess Dickie Overbie or maybe Rick Price. Perhaps Herb Steiner would know for sure.
Joe
Posted: 17 Nov 2010 7:41 pm
by Chris Bauer
Add yet a third Chris voting for "Lost In The Feeling".
Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:33 pm
by GaryHoetker
"Let The Sad Times Roll On"
Buck Owens and The Buckaroos
Tom Brumley on Pedal Steel
Posted: 28 Mar 2016 4:56 pm
by Kip Duff
GaryHoetker wrote:"Let The Sad Times Roll On"
Buck Owens and The Buckaroos
Tom Brumley on Pedal Steel
Just discovered that song- really love it too.
Who plays pedal on Hank Jr's early version of "Standing in the Shadow"? Really like this one too...
Posted: 28 Mar 2016 10:15 pm
by Calvin Walley
I'm surprised no one mentioned "farewell party "
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 1:52 am
by Marco Schouten
I've lived my life by Dolly Parton. It's a goose bumper.
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 4:43 am
by Curry Coster
Several years ago there used to be a clip on the Forum of Reggie Duncan's solo in "Something Out of Nothing"......I saved that short video clip--it's still on my desktop, and still knocks me out every time I play it....Simply awesome....
Curry
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 5:26 am
by Donny Hinson
Crying steel? Well, this one (featuring Dicky Overbey) really does it for me!
Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jF215SyGZ8
.
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 10:26 am
by Brett Day
Another great song with cryin' steel is, "Tonight Cowboy You're Mine" by Joey & Rory, which appeared on their first record "The Life Of A Song". It features Mike Johnson on steel and Mike plays a crying steel solo after the second verse and changes the key.
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 10:53 am
by Klas Andersson
Calvin Walley wrote:I'm surprised no one mentioned "farewell party "
Yes!
The version Johnny Bush did 1968, I think it's Jimmy Day on that steel!
Just beautifull!
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 1:37 pm
by Jerry Jones
Curly Chalker's "Long Black Limousine" gets my vote. That's from the More Ways to Play album.
another vote for Dicky O
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 2:50 pm
by Bill Lowe
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 3:17 pm
by Rich Upright
From the "Gram Parsons Live" college radio broadcast. Neil Flanz' break on "The New Soft Shoe" sounds like a woman on fire! Exquisite tone from, I believe he told me, a student model Sho-Bud.
Posted: 29 Mar 2016 4:51 pm
by Robert Daniels
So many, but for me Papa John just owned this one...
https://youtu.be/zw82JzPQDCg
Posted: 30 Mar 2016 9:35 am
by Rich Upright
That's my favorite, too. Check out the version from the Live CD from Hofstra university radio broadcast.
Posted: 30 Mar 2016 11:42 am
by Ben Rubright
Jim Farmer on a number of Marty Robbins recordings in the 50's.......(before A White Sport Coat which was the end of 'COUNTRY Marty'....except for 'The Shoe Goes On The Other Foot Tonight....with Bill Johnson on steel)
Marty with Bill Johnson......not crying but VERY good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNQjGr5 ... NQjGr5lCGM
Posted: 31 Mar 2016 9:32 am
by Chris Templeton
Wynn Stewart: "Sing A Sad Song" w/Buddy and The Jones Boys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWswDBC7Z8g
Posted: 31 Mar 2016 1:30 pm
by Jeff Porter
High Water by Uncle Tupelo was one of the songs that really made me want to tackle the 10 string cheese slicer.
Lloyd Maines. Nice stuff throughout but the solo starts around 2 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk_bXNzkmhY
Not that fancy, but it fits the song perfectly.