pedal steel on Pop Music hits

Douglas Schuch · Post by **Douglas Schuch** » 27 May 2020 5:27 am

Here's a tune that's I've had on a huge random playlist for years - never realized how much pedal steel there was on it until it popped up today. Hardly a big hit, but cool tune - kind of dark alternative:

Chuck Prophet - "Baby Pin A Rose On Me"

It's from his 2004 album "The Age Of Miracles"

studio version: https://youtu.be/p_YgDy15jFA

Live version, with more steel, but not as smoothly played:

https://youtu.be/6cobTOJ4_RM

AllMusic credits Max Butler for the steel on the studio version. I think that's him also on the live version.

Enjoy!

George McLellan · Post by **George McLellan** » 28 May 2020 1:29 pm

Does anyone know who the steeler was on Jack Scottâ€™s two sided hit early 60â€™s Burning Bridges/O Little One? Both favorites of mine.
Geo

Gus York · Post by **Gus York** » 28 May 2020 2:34 pm

Just thought I'd chip in ! Played a session with Toots and the Maytalls back in 70's I think in UK, this went either to No 1 or very high in the charts. Reggae PSG very early ! Always remember the guitarist with the band saying - Hey take it easy man, I gotta play that on stage ?? No they never took me on the whole tour ! Steel playing was close to naff but its what the producer wanted, so I did me bit and disappeared into the night and Toots had a No 1 hit - Hey ho thats jazz !

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 28 May 2020 2:55 pm

great story Gus. what was the song??

Gus York · Post by **Gus York** » 28 May 2020 3:08 pm

Sorry all forgot to mention title - Beautiful Woman ! But not so beautiful steel 0 Hah ! Gus

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 28 May 2020 9:24 pm

Beautiful Woman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMHY3GEhdsc
Stereo steel!
I guess the producer as Joe Boyd?

Bob Knetzger · Post by **Bob Knetzger** » 29 May 2020 12:28 pm

An actual hit!

Jennifer Warrens "Right Time of the Night" (link fixed--here's a live version with even more steel than the radio hit recording)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clpHOX7 ... h7-amOnfZA

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 29 May 2020 1:58 pm

George McLellan wrote:Does anyone know who the steeler was on Jack Scottâ€™s two sided hit early 60â€™s Burning Bridges/O Little One? Both favorites of mine.
Geo

George:

I don't think the steeler has ever been identified.

Could possibly be the guy in the pic below, who I can't identify. Pic is from Detroit in 1956; Burning Bridges was done in NYC in late 1959, so probably not the same guy.

Paul Franklin worked with Jack in Paul's earliest days, but I don't know of any recordings of the two.

Jack died last December if you haven't heard. Age 83 I believe.

George McLellan · Post by **George McLellan** » 29 May 2020 2:56 pm

Thanks Mitch. Jack had a lot of great songs back in the day.
Geo

admin · Post by **b0b** » 29 May 2020 3:45 pm

Bob Knetzger wrote:An actual hit!

Jennifer Warrens "Right Time of the Night"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhLU9oHrDMM

I don't think that's the right video.

Bob Knetzger · Post by **Bob Knetzger** » 29 May 2020 3:48 pm

Another actual pop music hit--tho it's not "pedal" steel: Steeler's Wheel=="Stuck In The Middle With You"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeC0-PO2BVw

Jeremy Steele · Post by **Jeremy Steele** » 30 May 2020 4:53 am

Can we include non-pedal steel? If so, Sheryl Crow had a huge hit with "All I Wanna Do"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgmBaE1cqD4

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 30 May 2020 11:20 am

it's been mentioned and it was actually pedal steel

The Steel Guitar Forum

pedal steel on Pop Music hits

Really old

Toots and the Maytalls

Toots And the Maytalls

Re: Really old

Thanks