Paper Roses: Marie Osmond

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 17 Jul 2011 8:11 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCHNHiAD ... re=related

Who played steel? Must be Buddy? Gotta be an Emmons! Don't tell me there is no tone difference amongst guitars!

bob

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 17 Jul 2011 8:17 am

Curly Chalker on E9th, The Greatest

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 17 Jul 2011 8:18 am

Sounds like Curly Chalker.

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 17 Jul 2011 8:32 am

Earnest Bovine wrote:Sounds like Curly Chalker.

So much for being an Emmons!

LOL

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 17 Jul 2011 11:04 am

Curly proved you did'nt have to play an Emmons to be the best.[AND HE WAS] No doubt about it.

YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.

Stephen LeBlanc · Post by **Stephen LeBlanc** » 17 Jul 2011 11:38 am

How do you guys know who it is?

It doesn't sound too much like my dad's tone but for some reason (can't remember) I thought Leo LeBlanc played on this first Marie Osmond album.

I really don't know but if you guys have a link that shows who played on it, I'd appreciate it

Tommy White · Post by **Tommy White** » 17 Jul 2011 12:19 pm

It is indeed Curly on Marie Osmond's 1973 cut of "Paper Roses". Although I knew it was Curly, there are several places and much information on the web to confirm this. Sorry, the I-Pad won't let me post links.

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 17 Jul 2011 12:35 pm

Tommy White wrote:It is indeed Curly on Marie Osmond's 1973 cut of "Paper Roses". Although I knew it was Curly, there are several places and much information on the web to confirm this. Sorry, the I-Pad won't let me post links.

The King has spoke!

The only explanation is that Curly borrowed Buddy's Emmons to cut that

Thanks, Tommy

bob

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 17 Jul 2011 1:00 pm

face it, bob! you were just flat out wrong on player and make of steel.no harm in posting your thoughts...he he he...!

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 17 Jul 2011 2:19 pm

Too bad Marie had to bore all of us - it would've been better as an instrumental ...

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 17 Jul 2011 2:53 pm

If it hadn't been for Marie we wouldn't have heard Mr. Curly Chalker on that hit record!

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 17 Jul 2011 3:02 pm

There are plenty of other places to hear Curly besides this song ….
Oh, hi Theresa!

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 17 Jul 2011 4:46 pm

Barry Blackwood wrote:Too bad Marie had to bore all of us - it would've been better as an instrumental ...

I love Marie so I guess I got it all wrong then

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 17 Jul 2011 5:01 pm

Dear. I'm going to have to listen to all of "Exile on Main Street" and "Birds of Fire" to clear my valves after that.

Tommy White · Post by **Tommy White** » 17 Jul 2011 5:41 pm

It's all good Bob. I like Marie too. I also happened to like that recording.

Martin Johannesson · Post by **Martin Johannesson** » 18 Jul 2011 4:26 am

That it was Curly who played on "Paper Roses" sure was news to me! I always asumed it was Weldon Myrick!

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 18 Jul 2011 5:20 pm

A little off-topic but if my memory serves me right, Sonny James produced the tune.

Bill Cook · Post by **Bill Cook** » 18 Jul 2011 5:56 pm

Curly Chalker will be inducted into The Alabama Steel Guitar Association's Hall of Fame Saturday July 23, 2011. Hope his many friends can make the Show!

Tom Quinn · Post by **Tom Quinn** » 19 Jul 2011 10:44 am

Oh man I'm stuck with this mess in my head for the rest tof the day. Better get out the ZZ Top...

Uhhh... someone mention Weldon? I met him once at the GOP (thanks Jeff) and many years later in Tokyo. One of my all-time favorites...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL4MLDOSBO0

Bo Legg · Post by **Bo Legg** » 19 Jul 2011 6:09 pm

Things I've learned this week.
If you're good you're Emmons.
If you're rich you're guilty.

Tom Quinn · Post by **Tom Quinn** » 19 Jul 2011 6:29 pm

Actually if you are great you're Emmons.
If you're rich we should send you to re-education camp.

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 20 Jul 2011 2:59 am

I am sure that Curly was playing a black MSA at that time. Interesting that someone thought it was an Emmons!!

Ben Lawson · Post by **Ben Lawson** » 20 Jul 2011 3:18 am

Does all this mean that the player has a little something to do with the overall sound of a steel? I always believed it was the steel itself. My Emmons sounds better when I'm not playing it.
My post here is a joke, please don't dignify it with a response.

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 20 Jul 2011 5:55 am

Ken Byng wrote:I am sure that Curly was playing a black MSA at that time. Interesting that someone thought it was an Emmons!!

That explains it then. Black guitars sound better; not brands or players

bob

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 21 Jul 2011 10:27 am

Bob, I like Marie too. But, let's not tell anyone and just keep it our little secret.