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Lefty Frizzell Video
Posted: 23 Jan 2009 12:13 am
by Roger Shackelton
Here 's a Lefty Frizzell video. He's singing 2 songs: "I Love You A Thousand Ways" and "I Want To Be With You Always".
Lefty Frizzell has been described as "The Ultimate Honky Tonk Singer."
I believe Curly Chalker played on a few of Lefty's earliest songs.
Does anyone know who played steel on this video clip?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZpinucn ... re=related
ROGER
Posted: 23 Jan 2009 9:14 am
by Andy Greatrix
His intuitive phrasing, note-choice and general all-around soulfulness is something you don’t hear much of these days . He was so original. It sounds like he influenced Gene Watson a lot.
great
Posted: 23 Jan 2009 9:33 am
by Sonny Priddy
Great Stuff Wish We Still Had That Kind Of Songs & Music. SONNY.
Posted: 23 Jan 2009 9:44 am
by Fred Shannon
Roger, I don't know who played steel on this clip but when Lefty recorded, in July 1950, "I love you a thousand ways" in the old Jim Beck studios in Dallas the steeler was one Jimmie Curtis who also played on the Big D Jamboree in the old Ed Mclemore Sportatorium.
The steeler, in Jan 1951,on "Want to be with you always", was a friend of both Bobby Bowman and myself named C.B White. This song was also cut in the Jim Beck Studios. A favorite piano player to every band in the southwest at the time was one Madge Suttee was on both songs.
You are right about Curly being on some of Lefty's records. In May '51, he along with his bandleader at the time Blackie Crawford, was on the recordings of "How long will it take to stop loving you", "Always Late (1st time recorded)", "Mom and Dad's Waltz", "You can go on your way now" .
Curly recorded several times with Lefty in 1951 and then in 1952 Peewing Whitewing recorded two or three times with him. Most of this is in one of my old journals of that time era.
phred
Posted: 23 Jan 2009 10:14 am
by Donny Hinson
Doesn't sound like Curly at all. If I had to guess, I'd say maybe Hal Rugg.
Posted: 23 Jan 2009 12:01 pm
by Walter Stettner
Roger, I think the guy introducing Lefty in the beginning is Billy Walker. Larry sasser played steel on a lot of these shows, so maybe...?
Kind Regards, Walter
Posted: 23 Jan 2009 11:32 pm
by Glen Derksen
I don't think Lefty Frizzel got the recognition he deserved.
Country Carnival
Posted: 26 Jan 2009 5:21 pm
by Max Williamson
Don!t remember who was on steel when Lefty was a guest,Bill Poe was the first Steeler, when he left
Sonny Burnette come aboard, best I can remember Jim Vest replaced Sonny after that I think Bobbe came in.I played bass on the first 16 shows.I remember Lefty being there at one time.Sorry i can!t be of more help.I!m having some Senior moments.Max