What's Your Favorite Steel Guitar Solo?

Kyle Everson · Post by **Kyle Everson** » 18 Mar 2014 1:08 am

My favorite steel solo has always been Lloyd Green's on Johnny Paycheck's "Apartment #9." I love the tone and execution.

What's yours?

Justin Emmert · Post by **Justin Emmert** » 18 Mar 2014 2:19 am

Ralph Mooneys rides on "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean".

Roger Kelly · Post by **Roger Kelly** » 18 Mar 2014 2:39 am

Buddy Emmons on Ernest Tubbs version of "Half A Mind"
written by Roger Miller.

Scott Duckworth · Post by **Scott Duckworth** » 18 Mar 2014 2:56 am

Sara Jory "City Lights"... the video version...

Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 18 Mar 2014 2:57 am

John Hughey on Conway Twitty's Lost In The Feeling and Dan Dugmore on Blue Bayou.

Greg Milton · Post by **Greg Milton** » 18 Mar 2014 3:11 am

At the moment it's Ralph Mooney on this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-urOq56Ofc

As Waylon says, "Listen to the Moon..."

Greg

Ken Campbell · Post by **Ken Campbell** » 18 Mar 2014 3:51 am

Jay Dee Maness on Bakersfield Bound. All of em....

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 18 Mar 2014 5:22 am

This one, from approximately 1:10 to 1:25:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sZRWlPV1ns

15 seconds of full-on bliss played with reckless abandon and the confidence (and chops) to pull it off.

The great Buddy Emmons, of course.

Buck Rodgers · Post by **Buck Rodgers** » 18 Mar 2014 7:23 am

I gotta agree with Scott. Definitely Sara Jory's "City Lights" > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPumtjQq ... ZdPX4s9Fmt < <
Buck

Clyde Mattocks · Post by **Clyde Mattocks** » 18 Mar 2014 7:43 am

Moon on Buck's "Under Your Spell Again".

Alvin Douglas · Post by **Alvin Douglas** » 18 Mar 2014 7:53 am

I agree with Scott. You tube version of Sara Jory playing City lights.

Jerry Jones · Post by **Jerry Jones** » 18 Mar 2014 8:02 am

Buddy Emmons @ 3:30

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

Steve Perry · Post by **Steve Perry** » 18 Mar 2014 8:05 am

Just one? Can't do it!

Brumley - Together Again, Mooney - Rainy Day Woman, Hughey - Look At Us......

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 18 Mar 2014 8:24 am

Stephen, I got Together Again down, it took 30 years.... but the other two? not yet.

Steve Knight · Post by **Steve Knight** » 18 Mar 2014 10:24 am

My favorite solo is Buddy Emmons' 2nd solo on "Killer Joe" on the live Redneck Jazz Explosion album with Danny Gatton. That solo really helped me make the leap from jazz theory to playing on the 6-string guitar.

My favorite pedal steel track is Buddy's "Danny Boy" with Ernest Tubb.

SK

Steve Perry · Post by **Steve Perry** » 18 Mar 2014 10:39 am

Ray Minich wrote:Stephen, I got Together Again down, it took 30 years.... but the other two? not yet.

I just got my first pedal steel two months ago. I told my wife when I ordered it, if I do nothing more than learn Together Again then I can die a happy man!

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 18 Mar 2014 12:05 pm

Jerry Jones wrote:Buddy Emmons @ 3:30

Oh yes!

Jack Goodson · Post by **Jack Goodson** » 18 Mar 2014 12:11 pm

kyle mine (and i beleive i can speak for chuck)and chucks is together again. holler at me sometime....thanks jack

Mule Ferguson · Post by **Mule Ferguson** » 18 Mar 2014 12:20 pm

Mooney, Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down, Rainy Day Woman

Gerald Smith · Post by **Gerald Smith** » 18 Mar 2014 1:32 pm

Curly Chalker Long Black Limousine, I met Curly at Jeff's Jam, he did not play, not sure he was able, He told me they cut that tune on a moments notice.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 18 Mar 2014 2:26 pm

Jerry Jones wrote:Buddy Emmons @ 3:30

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

Absolutely killer steel solo. Thank you E!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 18 Mar 2014 2:38 pm

For me, the two most influential solos, when I was first getting into steel were:

Kind Woman (Rusty Young): starts at 2:20 but all the fills from the beginning are great

Rainbows All Over Your Blues (Buddy Emmons): http://youtu.be/bfk3wBeeaLY Starts at 1:14 but, again, all the fills are just great.

Curt Trisko · Post by **Curt Trisko** » 18 Mar 2014 4:08 pm

Aside from 'Lost in the Feeling' and 'Together Again', here's two of my favorites:

Steve Palousek - An Empty Glass: http://youtu.be/Qt76ZkLHtfI?t=2m27s & http://youtu.be/Qt76ZkLHtfI?t=4m36s

Eric Heywood - Tear Stained Eyes: http://youtu.be/SIHtFySoo6U?t=2m23s & http://youtu.be/SIHtFySoo6U?t=3m53s

Jesse Adams · Post by **Jesse Adams** » 18 Mar 2014 5:55 pm

Here's my top 3. narrowing it down further is impossible.

Together Again

Lloyd Maines on James Hand's "Leave the Lonely Alone" (which I couldn't find a link to on the internet)

Jeremy Wakefield on Wayne Hancock's "Goin Back to Texas" (probably the reason I took up steel in the first place)
http://youtu.be/nUxv9X-wrew?t=1m15s

great thread Kyle! There's so much good steel playing here to enjoy!

Terry Sneed · Post by **Terry Sneed** » 18 Mar 2014 7:06 pm

John Hughey's > 'Look At Us' and have always loved Dan Dugmore's 'Blue Bayou'

Also, all the solos Tom Brumley done with Rick Nelson.
Love that west coast stuff.

Terry