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Pedal Steels Guitarists within a 40 mile radius of your house

How many Pedal Steel Guitarists do you know that actively play in bands and live within a 40 mile radius of your house? Back in the mid 60's
I knew 15 that lived and played in bands in a 40 mile radius of my house and they were all in their late twenties and early thirties. Now I know about 7 and
they are all near or over 50.

Living here in Nashville, I'd say alot!
We're lucky!

I live in Spain and I don't know of anyone who plays steel in Spain, nearest would be France where they breed like rabbits ( steel players that is )

I'm sure there are more, but personally I only know of 5 that live within forty miles of me. When i had a teacher (rip) it was almost an hours drive away.

Hey John, you have the whole country for yourself...you know any Fandango tunes?...LOL

Si, Mucha trabajo para me...

I know of two.Greg Booth lives on the side of a mountain that you can only get to with a 4X4,And Larry Allen who also lives up in the clouds.Many years ago when I lived in Austin on Douglass St.I lived next door to Josh Dubin and Danny Hawk both great steel players with occasional visits from Lucky Oceans,Harry Hess,Jimmy Day,Herb Steiner...we had ourselves a little clubhouse goin' on!I forgot to mention the parties!

Okay here goes:

Gary Carpenter
Corky Owens
Reece Anderson
Bill Simmons (Sometimes) when he's home
Steve Lamb
Wade Branch (around the corner) literally
Ken Higgins
Dick Woods
Buddy Hrable
Johnny Cox (maybe a little over 40 miles)
Joan Cox
Scott Jenkins


If I can think of any more I'll update.....

Hey Mark, you have some heavy hitters in your area..consider yourself lucky

Hey Stu, sounds like Austin is the place to be...why did you ever leave that "Steel Guitar heaven"?

Brad,I moved mostly out of stupidity!I moved out to L.A.I wanted to learn more about recording and getting my butt kicked the right way,Somehow I survived and came to Alaska to play for a few months with Rosie Flores and then decided to move here because I like falling on the ice.I should have stayed in Texas,Now I can visit.

Ben Jones wrote:...When i had a teacher (rip)...

Were you taking lessons from Stan Remick? Was that you who had the bid in on his NV112 that I now own?

Although we've never met, I'll bet you're within 40 miles of me, Ben.

So that makes 5 I can think of within 40 miles of me...

I know of only two others with psg's in the whole Mexico City area... forumite Kiyoshi Osawa is the other player, whom I haven't seen here or heard from in quite a while.... he is fairly new to the steel guitar but very enthusiastic about the instrument...does sound for TV and radio commercials and I hear him working the steel into the soundtrack whenever he can, he plays around town now and then with his band also, a kind of country/swing/surf/psychobilly band. The other guy is an owner of a pedal steel.

And no, being this rare doesn't do a thing for you when the demand is even more rare.

I did just get some session work however, so maybe we can get some psg-awareness going from there...hopefully...

Hey Stu, ísn´t Larry hiding out in Hawaii when itś ice-slipping time up there? Anyway, Iĺl try to get up your way again before too long, so maybe that can count as 0.08 to you. Anyway, gotta remember that forty miles in the lower 48 equals something like two hundred miles in Alaska anyway...if they divided Alaska in half Texas would be the third largest state...but still too darn warm in the summer for me.

I live in Spain and I don't know of anyone who plays steel in Spain, nearest would be France where they breed like rabbits ( steel players that is )

John, I know a t least 2 steel players in Spain:
J.C Ramos from Madrid
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =158706330
and Johnny Patillas from Valencia
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =185590012

And by the way 3 of us French Steel Rabbits live in a 40 miles radius from my home, one of 'em is Irish!

If you feel lonely in Spain why noy atend to our 1st steel event of the year in Charlieu (near Lyons)on april 19 & 20? Here's the link:
http://steelguitarfrance.forumactif.com ... -t1070.htm

Frederic, thanks for the links.
they live a long way away from me.Valencia is about 250 Kilometers and Madrid 600.
I might come to the French steel meeting, I am returning to the UK on the 12th of April on my way to India , I could do with a holiday and I quite like France...

You 'll be most welcome John. Send a PM to Crowbear, he 'll tell you all you have to know 'bout this meeting.

Closest one is in Bangkok 500 kilometers away.

The closest steel is Steve Tackas in Hua hin
that's only 450 kilometers away,
But he's usually in Bejing.

Thanks Brad this area is steel guitar central and a great spot for a new steel player to learn from some of the best. Stu should have stayed in Texas buddy, however in the last few days we have been learning to fall on the ice too. We got nine inches of snow day before yesterday 20 miles west of Fort Worth, and within 12 hours it's melted and gone as they say if you don't like the weather in Texas just wait fifteen minutes it will change.

Brian McGaughey wrote:

Ben Jones wrote:...When i had a teacher (rip)...

Were you taking lessons from Stan Remick? Was that you who had the bid in on his NV112 that I now own?

Although we've never met, I'll bet you're within 40 miles of me, Ben.

So that makes 5 I can think of within 40 miles of me...

Yes Brian, Stan was my teacher. Great guy. I never saw his amp go up for sale so the bid on it wasnt mine. I dont get out very much Brian but hopefully we'll meet soon.

Living in the Nashville Area, I don't think Teresa Galbraith and I together have enough fingers and toes to count them all. And Wow!! there are some great ones. alan

Eight that I can name. You probably wouldn't know but two of them.........Jim Evans and Henry Matthews.

NOTany within 40 miles but one 50 miles and a couple 60 or so and a few about 90 that would be meridian ms. there is a few there and peavey's on Mike Brown plus Jim Parker as well both of those are good pickers but none that are close enough to go jam with just play along with my cd player is it and some of the guy's that come and pick up their guitars is it




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At school, more than I can count. In atlanta, I know of a dozen or so.

I'll give it a go, well I'd say more like 10-20 miles (if not less) one is the man who helped me and continues to help me out, Al Michalczak, also got Rick Price, Randy Reinhard, Bobby Dardeman, Jerry Blanton and I'm sure a hell of a lot of other players live out on this side ... people I ain't met yet I'm sure ...