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Charlie Louvin - "Think I'll go somewhere and cry myself to sleep". On youtube.

It doesn't ever show the steel player. But I have a feeling it may be a steel player that Charlie used in the studio also. The steel style sounds similar to that on Charlie's version of "She even woke me up to say goodbye". The steel on THAT tune is sooooooo good.

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Also wouldn't mind knowing who's on guitar in the vid.

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

Might be Weldon as it looks like a young Jimmy Capps on guitar..T Tommy Catrare MC (if i spelled it right) did the introduction..

Ronnie Blackwell on bass. We worked together with Jean Sheperd for awhile.
Richard

Can't help you out on who's who, but for the people posting on "What is Country" should listen to this. It is defnitley country. Thanks Cody, for bringing back some memories. Doyle

Here is the other tune I mentioned.

"She even woke me up to say goodbye"

listen to the steel fills at 2:31-2:34. WHOA!

Hope the link works.

http://freefilehosting.net/download/3lc79

Classic! This is from one his solo albums on Capitol Records in the mid 60s. I wish they were reissued.

It blows me away that Charlie still tours and records to this day. Even back in the '60s his voice sounded like an old man's.

I like Charlie's solo stuff. Of course the Louvin Bros were so wonderful, but Charlie has that voice.

Cody, you brought up the Louvin Bros. on this post. When I was 17-18 years old, I remember working a country music park up here in N.E.Ind. when the Louvin Bros. worked there and were goin' strong. As a matter of fact we would learn their material as soon as we would hear it. Paul Yandell played lead guitar for them at the time, and I'll never forget him showing me some guitar licks backstage. Needless to say I still use some of what little I could absorb from him today. What a great musicion and person he is. Yhanks again for this post. Doyle

Years back I got Junior Knight's version of "Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep" on tape. I love to play that one! Marvelous work.

I can't offer any suggestions as to the steel player, bur did anyone recognize the drummer? Hint: he used to play a different instrument for another Opry singer.

Gregg,

Is that Jack Little? He used to play fiddle for Porter Wagoner.

Mark

Mark,
Yep

Interesting backdrop on stage. Can anyone shed some light on this? Also what was the big archtop guitar with big sound hole? Couldn't make out the brand logo.

Cody,
Johnny Cox has a real nice Steel instrumental of that song on one of his CD's. If fact, I liked it so well that I made a ringtone with the intro for my cellphone.
Hey BTW, unless I book a last minute gig for my band this coming weekend, Linda & me will be heading up your way saturday Night to see the Opry. I'll holler at ya if we come up. Tell Steve I'm planning on being there.

Nick

I just got off the phone with Jimmy Capps. He initially thought Sonny Burnette must have been playing steel, as he was in Louvin's band around that time, but after clicking on the Dave Dudley clip that is shown on the right with the same backdrop, Jimmy said that it must have been Jim Baker. In the Louvin clip, all we see of the steel player is his left sleeve, and it's a slightly lighter shade of gray than that of Charlie's band members' uniforms, but it matches that of Jim Baker's in the Dudley clip.
I also asked Jimmy about Charlie's arch -top guitar. He said that. although the name on the head stock has been altered, it was a "The Gibson" that Charlie bought from someone at the Flame Cafe in Minneapolis. Jimmy said that Shot Jackson refinished the guitar,(big mistake!), and may have removed the Gibson logo,( 'nuther big mistake!).

Don, The headstock of Charlie's guitar says "The Gibson". According to one of the video comments, it's a "Type 'O' Gibson from about 1925".

Jack Greene also recorded the tune. Probably After Charlie Louvin had a hit with it. The great Buddy Charleton played steel on his version, I believe.

Did anyone get to hear "She even woke me up to say goodbye" by Charlie Louvin? There is a link to an MP3 of it, in one of my posts above.

Nick, shoot me an email to let me know whether you'll be there Saturday.

Mark Frederick wrote:Gregg,

Is that Jack Little? He used to play fiddle for Porter Wagoner.

Mark

You are correct, it is "Little" Jack Little on drums, but he played drums (snare) for Porter, not fiddle.

Cody Campbell wrote:Don, The headstock of Charlie's guitar says "The Gibson". According to one of the video comments, it's a "Type 'O' Gibson from about 1925".

The Style O was redesigned in 1908, becoming the Style O Artist model "scroll guitar," and was discontinued in 1923. That would make this one an Orville era Gibson, pre 1908.

Scott,

Yep, you're right. And I knew that. Guess I had fiddle on the brain 'cause the last time I saw Jack, he was playing fiddle (not for Porter).

Mark

Didn't matter what he played, The Wagonmasters were a KILLER band.

slight subject modification............
jimmy capps was 19 when he went to work for louvin.
ben hall is fillin' those shoes at present....
he was 19 when he started wearin' 'em.
history has been known to repeat the cycle...
every so often!
......................country trivia...101

This past winter Charkie Louvin was in town for a show. They came into town a day early and dropped in to a bluegrass jam at a club across the street from where they were going to play. I was jamming on my dobro in a circle and just finished singing a song and turned around to see Charlie standing right behind me. I just said "oh my God, Charlie Louvin." He was great. He said "nice pickin' and singing" and told me he was playing the next night across the street. I told him I knew about the show but wouldn't be able to make it because I had a gig. He just said he understood that you gotta play the gigs when you got 'em. A real gentleman.