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I don't mean albums with just carefully played mellow stuff, I'm looking for albums that are chock full and dripping with steel guitar. Any suggstions? Thanks.

pedal steel, lap steel, dobro, hawaiian guitar? Anyone in particular?

Do you mean: other than steel guitar instrumental albums?

Home home on the road by New riders of the purple sage!
Buddy Cage on pedal steel, that`s a great album if you wanne really listen to alot of fullblown pro steel-playing

I listen to it alot myself, its great!!

Steve Branscom wrote:pedal steel, lap steel, dobro, hawaiian guitar? Anyone in particular?

Pedal steel, and pretty much anybody.

Brint: Both instrumental and otherwise.

Tor: I have that album, and it's one of my favorites.

Get some of the GREAT Dale Watson with Ricky Davis,don't get any better.Honky tonk music played the way it should be played. A LOT of some of the best steel you will ever hear. DYKBC.

Im gonna assume you are not looking for "steel guitar albums" but rather, albums with lots of steel guitar

Bakerfield Bound by Chris (Hillman) and Herb (Pederson). Jaydee Maness steels the show, pun intended.

edit-well in the time it took me to type that you clarified what you were looking for. If it includes intrumental steel albums just go to the cd section of this forum to find more than you could listen to in a single lifetime.

Any of the Hacienda Brothers stuff, John Prine's in spit of ourselves has steel and/or dobro on every track(Al Perkins).

Just to mention a few I've bought,
"Timeless" by Martina McBride



"Good Times" by Alan Jackson

"Rollin With The Flow" by Mark Chestnut
"Startin' With Me" by Jake Owen

...the"Night LIfe"album...

Amber Digby's 2 cds with Dick Overbey's relentless beautiful steel backup. Personal favorites.

The band Ricochet used a lot of steel on their four records they had out. On the first two records, Teddy Carr was playin' steel and then on the next two records, Shannon Farmer played steel. Teddy left the band in 2000 and Shannon became a member in 2000. Another great record with great steel is Dierks Bentley's "Modern Day Drifter". Gary Morse played his Sho-Bud on it.

Brett

The band Ricochet used a lot of steel on their four records they had out. On the first two records, Teddy Carr was playin' steel and then on the next two records, Shannon Farmer played steel. Teddy left the band in 2000 and Shannon became a member in 2000. Another great record with great steel is Dierks Bentley's "Modern Day Drifter". Gary Morse played his Sho-Bud on it.

Brett

Glen, here are a few tips on vocal albums with loads of great steel playing from the "good ole days". Some of these may not be so well known today:

- Dick Curless "The Last Blues Song" (1973)
Weldon Myrick playing awsome steel!

- Connie Cato "Super Connie Cato" (1974)
Weldon again! Just wonderful playing!

- Roger Miller "A Trip In The Country" (1970)
The Big "E". What more can be said?!

- Wanda Jackson "Country Gospel" (1974)
Weldon Myrick at his best again!

Check these out if you havent before! You will thank me for it!

Go to www.yellowroserecords.com and check out all the Bobby Flores CDs. Loaded with steel. "Just For The Record" has nine different steelers, some of Texas best. and features Randy Reinhard, probably the most creative steeler in the neighborhood today. Also, "Christmas in Ole San Antone" by Dicky Overbey and Bobby is becoming a seasonal classic. Check them out. You'll be glad you did.
Al

Sweetheart of the Rodeo by the Byrds, Jay Dee & Lloyd Green and all the Desert Rose Band stuff, again Jay Dee.
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I would recommend:

Buck Owens - "Sings Harlan Howard" classic Mooney

Dale Watson - "The Little Darlin Sessions" great Lloyd Green

Anything by Justin Trevino (My personal fav)
Anything by Jake Hooker
Anything by Amber Digby
Anything by Miss Leslie
Anything by Johnny Bush
Anything by Jody Nix

Brandon

Dale Watson's Live in London is a GREAT one. DYKBC.

I'll second Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard.

Other good ones:

Ricky Skaggs, Highways and Heartaches--(Bruce Bouton, Lloyd Green and Weldon Myrick)

The Offenders Reunion Album (Can't Get the Hell Out of Texas)--lots of Jimmy Day

Any of the "Swingin" series with Buddy Emmons and singer Ray Pennington--my personal favorite is Swingin' By Request

The Bobbe Seymour & Jimmy Day Album (Masters of the E9th Steel Guitar)--all-instrumental. Also has guest spots by Tommy White and Buck Reid

Chris Hillman / Herb Pederson - Bakersfield Bound.

This is basically all Jay Dee Maness, all the time. Fantastic album. Not to be missed, IMO.

And another vote for Bakersfield Bound or any Desert Rose Band CD. Also loads of Paul Franklin steel on Rodney Crowell's "Diamonds and Dirt".

This has to be the best backup band I ever heard and they are given their freedom musically speaking...Emmons and Mac Gayden show how well Pedal steel and six string slide can not only coexist but thrive in the musical world. I even asked Buddy about it once and he said that was one of the better efforts he had been part of....The opening intro for the song "Renegade Picker" is worth the price of the album. I think you have to buy Renegade Picker as part of a double album on Amazon for $17.00 but believe me its worth it...Peter

Wow! there's a real goldmine of stuff here! This is much appreciated.

Steve Feldman wrote:Chris Hillman / Herb Pederson - Bakersfield Bound.

This is basically all Jay Dee Maness, all the time. Fantastic album. Not to be missed, IMO.

I'm listening to that album right now. Lots of fantastic steel playing by Jay Dee. Also, lots of good Telecaster picking.

Peter, I second that Steve Young "Renegade Picker" record. Not sure what it is about B. Emmons playing on that one but, he just nails the "backing the singer" job. Great Emmons intros, fills and solos! Way up high on my list!