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Last night at the dance we did Sammy Kershaw's version of an old George Jones song. I like the intro and turn around better than George's original version. Me and the fiddle player twined the intro like Kershaw's version. When the fiddle player and I kicked this off my Evans amp and Emmons steel was screaming! Here is the link to You Tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ6T8UCJRDc

That's a great steel friendly tune. I love it.
I first heard it by the Flying Burrito Brothers way beach then. I was into country rock at the time.

That is actually Paul Franklin on steel. It was from a George Jones tribute show. Following Sammy Kershaw was Uncle Kracker. He did my favorite George Jones song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMZUkQt2y64 It is Paul Franklin in this video also.

Here's the original version by the writer--circa 1956; 5 or 6 years before George ever got the song;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1hBcgRMU8

And the same guy's much later recut:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqBEQIr8b_s


He was a fine artist, with both a rockabilly and a country persona--like George:

Chuck Jennings use to do that song when we were with Tony Douglas and the Shrimpers and I also got to take Ralph Mooneys place one night on steel with Jody Payne (Willie's guitar player) and Bobby Wayne (Merle's guitar player) at a club in Texas on that song. It's one of my favorite Country shuffles.
We were having the blackeyed pea festival in Athens, Tx. and Willie and Waylon always worked it together every year. Nice to have it all going only 35 miles from my house.

Video director short changed the steel.. must have a grudge...

Amber Digby did this tune several years ago. Dickey Overbey sure tore it up on that version.

Keith Hilton wrote:That is actually Paul Franklin on steel. It was from a George Jones tribute show.

This old show is recycling on AXS TV's on-demand. (Fast-forward through it for steel parts.)

It's a great study in classic-country accompaniment. Franklin keeps it simple but, when it's his turn, comes at you like a brass section: mostly double stops, maybe a triad or two, not a lot of contrary motion, unison, etc.

Wish he'd tell us his thinking. Franklin referenced charts sometimes whereas Brent Mason didn't have a music stand . . . wonder if the charts were provided by the band leader, artist, or if Franklin made his own ahead of time . . . ?

We can probably all execute those licks—but with good tone, intonation, timing? Would we have kept it clean, simple, appropriate?

Keith Hilton wrote: When the fiddle player and I kicked this off my Evans amp and Emmons steel was screaming!

Could be a bad pickup, or a component in the amp that's microphonic.

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Donny screaming in a good way.

Donny screaming in a good way.

Might check your volume pedal...

The Byrds also had a cut on it

https://youtu.be/2zgG85Irbn8

My version. It's a good song. I guess that's why people keep recording it. I enjoy hearing different versions.

https://youtu.be/WKzjraivr14


RC

Is that Rhonda Vincent with the two guys singing harmony.

Yes, Rick, you are the utility man. Great job on all of it.

My favorite version by George is not the Mercury cut but this later recut/version, I believe his Musicor era (but I would have to go through all my GJ vinyl to find it). Less steel but when his voice was a bit less honky-tonk and smoother: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Yo ... SCL%26%3D0

Rick you did a great job singing and playing.

Very nice, Keith.
Filling the shoes.

My All Time Favorite Song. And Sammy Kershaw's version in the tribute to George Jones is out standing. I never get enough of it. J.R. Rose