Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 4 Jul 2015 5:43 pm |
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Most of us know Julian “Winnie” Winston’s playing through the recorded material that accompanies his (and Bill Keith’s) seminal work, “Pedal Steel Guitar” which served as introduction and bible to a whole generation of pedal steel guitar players.
Some of us are familiar with Winnie’s fine instrumental album, “Steel Wool” on Philo Records.
Few of us are aware of Winnie’s steel work for other artists . Offered as evidence of Winnie’s chops as a sideman is a tab transcription of the last half of “Roving Cowboy,” written by Michael Smith, a cut from the 1976 Steve Goodman 1976 album “Words We Can Dance To.”
None of us can argue with his ability on steel – and the magnitude of his legacy.
From his SGHOF plaque:
WINNIE WINSTON
MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, MUSICIAN. AT AGE 15, DESIGNER, BUILDER, TEACHER, RECORDING ARTIST, AUTHOR OF “A MANUAL OF STYLE” AND “JUST PEDAL STEEL GUITAR” IS CONSIDERED HIS MOST INFLUENTIAL INSTRUCTION BOOK FOR THE PEDAL STEEL GUITAR.
BORN MAY 31, 1941 NEW YORK CITY, NY
DIED JUNE 12, 2005
INDUCTED 2010
Click HERE for the audio.
Roving Cowboy – Ballad of Dan Moody
by Mike Smith
He used to be a roving cowboy
He used to be a rodeo cowhand
He tried to rob the Kansas Railway
Along with two other friends of mine
I said for God's sake do not do this
They put it off for quite some time
Until the fourth of January
Such a cold and bitter time
Snow was drifting on the line
A mind confused is sometimes altered
That's what a friend of mine who knows once told me
Don't tell a madman with a shotgun
That he is not supposed to shoot no one
Foolishly heeding my own counsel
Too easily tired of the fight
They done the deed and was successful
And returned that very night
Looking the same around the eyes
Having recently found Jesus
I tried to speak to them, as friends should do
Of the eternal consequences
And about those hellfires that wait below
They soon fell in with sweet companions
Who helped them spend their evil wage
Until the thought of precious Jesus
Drove me to a holy rage
And I knew they must be saved
Then who comes riding across the prairie
Seeking shelter from the wild deep snow
Why it's the sheriff and his deputies seeking
Information on those three rodeo chums
And I didn’t know that they'd be sleeping
That they'd come out with guns ablaze
And that all three was to be murdered
This was never my intention
This I swear I did not know
When I told the posse where to go
He used to be a roving cowboy
He used to be a rodeo cowhand
He tried to rob the Kansas Railway
Along with two other friends of mine
I said for God's sake do not do this
They put it off for quite some time
Until the fourth of January
Such a cold and bitter time
Snow was drifting on the line
Last edited by Frank Freniere on 27 Oct 2016 7:59 am; edited 1 time in total |
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 7 Jul 2015 1:24 am Thanks again, Frank
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Thanks for this tab, Frank. Great stuff! I also have Winnie's "Steel Wool" album and did not know he and I had the same birthday.
He was a guy whose impact has huge in the world of pedal steel guitar. stevet |
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