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Jaco's "The Chicken" live at RCA Studios in Nashville
Posted: 18 Feb 2014 9:01 pm
by Steve Cunningham
I recently put together a band for Bose for an event in Nashville...someone recorded this on their phone...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzS8lBNwExA (lap steel solo starts at 2:30)
The guitarist is Anthony Papamichael, one of my favorites.
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 10:16 am
by James Trout
Love your stuff Steve - great groove on this!
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 10:23 am
by Chris Templeton
Very, very Nice Steve. In tune and with feeling!
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 2:57 pm
by Steve Cunningham
Thanks James and Chris!
In My Humble Opinion
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 6:45 pm
by Alan Simon
Steve Cunningham is the Joe Bonamassa of lap steel. By far the best progressive, contempory lap steel player I have ever heard (and see on Youtube). Even tho I will never be able to match Steve's playing ability, he inspires me to keep pushing my musical boundries on the lap steel. Keep it up Steve.
Alan
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 7:17 pm
by Mike Neer
Cool, Steve! Did you know this is a James Brown tune? Yeah, I knew you would.
Posted: 21 Feb 2014 6:14 am
by Stephen Abruzzo
Wow......great stuff. I really enjoy the direction you're taking your steel playing.
Is that your Tremblay 8? Is that an E13 tuning? Would you be kind enough to spell your tuning out?
Posted: 21 Feb 2014 6:43 am
by Rob Munn
Nice playing Steve! Really dig that jazzy blues or..bluesy jazz!
Posted: 21 Feb 2014 1:44 pm
by Steve Cunningham
Thanks guys, I appreciate your comments.
Stephen, yes, that is my Tremblay. I recently put a pair of Lollar Stringmaster PUs in...they really sweetened the tone.
The tuning on that song is E6. Low to high - E B C# E G# B C# E.
Posted: 21 Feb 2014 1:48 pm
by Doug Beaumier
Smokin'! as always, Steve. Great attack, interesting ideas, cool stuff!
Posted: 21 Feb 2014 2:01 pm
by Jerome Hawkes
Great stuff Steve - smoking band there - its nice to see that live music is still live
Posted: 21 Feb 2014 8:12 pm
by Todd Clinesmith
Man, You are always "in the pocket".
Great job.
Posted: 22 Feb 2014 6:13 am
by David Goodale
Just curious, why do they call it E9 when there is no 9th.
Posted: 22 Feb 2014 6:41 am
by Andy Volk
Funky! Plus great feel.
Posted: 22 Feb 2014 6:59 am
by Doug Beaumier
why do they call it E9 when there is no 9th
Looks more like E6
Posted: 22 Feb 2014 7:29 am
by Stephen Abruzzo
Doug Beaumier wrote:
Looks more like E6
Which I guess makes it all the more impressive that he uses a 6th tuning and it sounds like it does. No b7th and no 9th. A master craftsman for sure. If only he wasn't an Atlanta Braves fan. lol
Posted: 22 Feb 2014 9:22 am
by David Goodale
Whatever the tuning is called, great playing.
Posted: 22 Feb 2014 10:04 am
by Steve Cunningham
David Goodale wrote:Just curious, why do they call it E9 when there is no 9th.
You are correct sir, my gaffe...it is E6. I had what Stephen would call a "Phillies moment".
Thanks for your comments y'all!
Posted: 22 Feb 2014 6:52 pm
by Mike Neer
Steve is an amazing player, as you can all hear, but he keeps a pretty low profile, so most people don't know he has several excellent recordings available of his original music. I highly recommend buying them. Seriously!
http://www.stevecunningham.net/steve_cu ... store.html
Posted: 23 Feb 2014 4:29 am
by Ralph Czitrom
Wow! That's the funkiest lap steel playing I've heard yet. Terrific group. I'd love to see/hear you live, Steve.
Posted: 23 Feb 2014 9:15 am
by Steve Cunningham
Mike Neer wrote:Steve is an amazing player, as you can all hear, but he keeps a pretty low profile, so most people don't know he has several excellent recordings available of his original music. I highly recommend buying them. Seriously!
http://www.stevecunningham.net/steve_cu ... store.html
Thanks for the plug Mike! My self-promotion chops have always been nil.
Ralph, I do 95% of my gigging in the Atlanta area...let me know if you ever make it down this way.