Top 10 Paul Franklin Solos?

Tom Spaulding · Post by **Tom Spaulding** » 8 Aug 2016 5:47 pm

What are your favorite Paul Franklin solos? Any era, any style.

Cody Angel · Post by **Cody Angel** » 8 Aug 2016 9:55 pm

I think for me, in no particular order
Who's Cheatin Who
Country Boy- Parliament
Walk Of Life- Live Dire Straits
Together Again- Bakersfield
Bottle Let me Down- Bakersfield
Someone had to teach you- Time Jumpers
Whenever You Come Around- With Vince at Red Rocks it looks like on YouTube
If you're gonna do me wrong with Dawn Sears
Window Faces The South on YouTube with the Time Jumpers
Coal train Boogie with the Players
Livin' on Love
Nervous Breakdown with Jerry Reed

Tommy Alexander · Post by **Tommy Alexander** » 9 Aug 2016 11:32 am

Paul has done so many good ones , a few years back he wrote a song called, "Maria"; we know why he wrote it. He did this some time back and he did this on a Dobro; I thought is was great,
Paul was working on a cd, and I thought that this would be a great song, but I don't believe that he ever got around to doing it.
Maybe he will do this one day...........

robert kramer · Post by **robert kramer** » 9 Aug 2016 1:05 pm

I don't know the Top 10 but I know the top one.

Shelby Lynn "Tell Me I'm Crazy" (1995) w/ Randy Howard: fdl / Brent Mason: gtr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHj99AMNk4M

At the end of the day it's all about tone.

Jim Fogarty · Post by **Jim Fogarty** » 9 Aug 2016 3:14 pm

I love his playing on all of Rodney Crowell's "Diamonds and Dirt", but especially "She Crazy for Leaving" and their cover of Buck's "Above and Beyond".

Rich Upright · Post by **Rich Upright** » 9 Aug 2016 5:08 pm

I have always loved the signature lick he does on George Strait's "Nobody In His Right Mind Would've Left Her". Usta play it with my band, then he showed me how he did it at the Armonk convention back in the late 80s. Sounded a lot better when I started doing it the RIGHT way..

Also like his solo on Alan Jackson's "Farewell Party".

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 9 Aug 2016 9:28 pm

His steel solo on George Strait's "One Night At A Time", his intro and solo on Keith Urban's song, "But For The Grace Of God, the intro, steel work on Trace Adkins' "This Ain't No Thinkin' Thing", his steel work on John Michael Montgomery's song "Cover You In Kisses, his steel on Lee Ann Womack's song, "Montgomery To Memphis", and his solo on George Strait's song, "What Do You Say To That", and of course, his steel on Vince Gill's "When I Call Your Name" and "Never Knew Lonely"

David Spires · Post by **David Spires** » 10 Aug 2016 4:18 am

... any given night you hear him play.

Biggest Fan,

David Spires

Jeff Harbour · Post by **Jeff Harbour** » 12 Aug 2016 5:14 am

I know my favorite of Paul's is the fade-out solo on George Strait's "Ain't Never Seen No One Like You" ('Blue Clear Sky' album). That is THE song that made me want to play C6.

Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 12 Aug 2016 5:40 am

Listen closely to the Pedabro in Mary Chapin Carpenter's version of "The Bug" and catch the subtle harmonic after "Everything can change in the blink of an eye"- always knocked me out~~

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 12 Aug 2016 7:58 am

Paul's solo on "Whenever you come around" on the CMT Crossroads special with Vince Gill and Sting. For some reason, this video has all but disappeared from the internet....

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Also this one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZ0BY_VoWA

David Cubbedge · Post by **David Cubbedge** » 12 Aug 2016 8:26 am

I like the one he did on Ashley Monroe's song "Like a Rose"....(I think that's the title..)

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 12 Aug 2016 8:30 am

I don't rate songs, musicians or anything else musical, and I enjoy all of Paul's work.

A few of my favorite PF things that come immediately to mind are Something Special solo, fills on the chorus of I Want To Dance With You, [both by George Strait.], everything he did on Brent Mason's CD and the Shania Twain records but there's too much to try and categorize. I just enjoy listening to it all.

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 12 Aug 2016 10:48 am

There are countless examples of Paul's brilliance in the beginning, middle, and endings of songs, but one particular favorite is how he comes out of nowhere to finish Marty Stuart's "Western Girls."

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 12 Aug 2016 4:28 pm

I don't rate songs, musicians or anything else musical, and I enjoy all of Paul's work.

No worries, Jerry, there's no scientific basis for any of this. We were just asked to express our personal favorites here.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 12 Aug 2016 4:55 pm

Top 10 Paul Franklin Solos?

...but thanks for the commentary

Don Walters · Post by **Don Walters** » 13 Aug 2016 2:26 pm

PF's CD The Christmas Collection is outstanding! Not sure where/how/if it's available anymore but worth searching for. I always remember to play it at least twice a year, typically December and July

Mike Holder · Post by **Mike Holder** » 14 Aug 2016 6:58 pm

Dust on the bottle- David Lee Murphy
Walk of Life-Dire Straits,
Married to a Waitress-Alan Jackson
Chasin That Neon Rainbow-Alan Jackson
Amazed By You-Lonestar
Calling Elvis-Dire Straits
No Stranger To The Rain-Keith Whitley
Old Weakness-Patty Loveless
Pick it apart-Mark O Connor
Anything he ever did on the Pedabro was stellar!

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 14 Aug 2016 9:47 pm

He has some pretty great ones with the time jumpers too.

Dale Rivard · Post by **Dale Rivard** » 15 Aug 2016 10:22 am

I like Mike's list and I would also add, "On Second Thought" by Eddie Rabbitt.

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 15 Aug 2016 6:21 pm

I heard George Straights fireman song tonight on Prime Country.
It sounds like Paul's style. Really cool licks in it.

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 17 Aug 2016 6:27 pm

George Strait's "River of Love"

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 17 Aug 2016 11:00 pm

Lee Ann Womack had a song on her "I Hope You Dance" record called "Lonely Too" that featured a great steel solo that Paul did, and another one that comes to mind is, his solo on Rodney Crowell's "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried".

Jeremiah Hanley · Post by **Jeremiah Hanley** » 21 Aug 2016 7:13 pm

Didn't Paul Franklin write a song called, "Song for
Sarah"?

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 23 Aug 2016 2:43 am

I know this thread is specially about Paul but I had to share this. Paul and Tommy playing together. It's what steel guitar is all about. The sole the feeling and the commradery.
https://youtu.be/wx1Kif4-_iY