I'll Come Running

Trent Harris · Post by **Trent Harris** » 13 Apr 2017 8:01 am

Who played steel on Connie Smith's I'll Come Running? Heard it this morning and it was some really cool playing.

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 13 Apr 2017 8:15 am

That was Mr. Weldon Myrick, Trent.

Trent Harris · Post by **Trent Harris** » 13 Apr 2017 8:28 am

thanks sir

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 13 Apr 2017 9:05 am

Weldon was one of the most recorded steel players ever, Trent...check out this list of credits! http://www.allmusic.com/artist/weldon-m ... 68/credits

Larry Baker · Post by **Larry Baker** » 14 Apr 2017 12:00 pm

Connie uses that song when auditioning for a new steel player. However, now, why would she be looking for another one. (not saying that she is)

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 18 Apr 2017 6:25 am

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but as the story goes, the little chicken picking runs in the song I'll Come Running, were warm up exercises that Weldon did before a performance. Connie later on wrote the words to fit in and around Weldon's picking exercise.

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 18 Apr 2017 7:21 am

Henry, I've heard from reliable sources that your story is correct!

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 18 Apr 2017 8:49 am

Here's the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUCXf5ecjtI

Keith Hilton · Post by **Keith Hilton** » 18 Apr 2017 1:26 pm

Two different steel guitar things have haunted me for all of my life.
#1 Into Weldon did on "I'll Come Runnin"
#2 Ride Dicky Overby did on Johnny Bush's "I'll Be There".
If you can play these two things consider yourself lucky. I know how to play these two things, but still can't play them correctly. It still bothers me every time I think about it. I want to play them and still can't.

Bill Moran · Post by **Bill Moran** » 18 Apr 2017 1:31 pm

Kinda like Buddy Emmons on George Strait's Adalida. I never quite got it right but nobody else has either !

David Mitchell · Post by **David Mitchell** » 26 Apr 2017 1:19 pm

I love Connie Smith. A real Country singer! What other artist would build a song around a steel guitar? I've tried recording what Weldon played here and can chicken pick and block that fast okay but it sounds like it has a speech impediment. It's hard to make it spew out like machine gun fire in perfect time without losing a fraction of the beat. You can tell Weldon did his homework before he got around to recording this. Gary Carter comes about as close as any I have heard.

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 26 Apr 2017 2:02 pm

David Mitchell wrote:I love Connie Smith. A real Country singer! What other artist would build a song around a steel guitar? I've tried recording what Weldon played here and can chicken pick and block that fast okay but it sounds like it has a speech impediment. It's hard to make it spew out like machine gun fire in perfect time without losing a fraction of the beat. You can tell Weldon did his homework before he got around to recording this. Gary Carter comes about as close as any I have heard.

Gary does a good job but Wimpy nailed on Nashville now back in the 80's.

Bill Cunningham · Post by **Bill Cunningham** » 26 Apr 2017 2:16 pm

I believe I read that those licks were a practice exercise Weldon had worked up and he found a place to apply them in a session.

David Mitchell · Post by **David Mitchell** » 26 Apr 2017 4:56 pm

Henry I saw that video of Larry Sasser backing Connie Smith and yes he did nail it! Someone posted it last year and I've been searching YouTube ever since to hear it again and can not find it. I've searched "Connie Smith, Grand Ole Opry" and went through 50 pages one night and could not find it. I know it exist because I saw it. I would really like to see it again if anyone could provide the link.

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 26 Apr 2017 5:05 pm

David, the show was Nashville Now with Ralph Emory, but I haven't been able to find the episode either.

David Mitchell · Post by **David Mitchell** » 26 Apr 2017 5:07 pm

Okay Thanks Henry! At least that will get me in the right state.

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 26 Apr 2017 5:14 pm

https://youtu.be/XLSAaKtf6w4

Check out this guy, don't know who it is but he nailed it.

David Mitchell · Post by **David Mitchell** » 27 Apr 2017 6:17 am

He's got the licks down but only about half as fast and half as clean as Weldon's recording but most everyone else pales in comparison too so no biggy.
Weldon in his prime was a monster picker.

Per Berner · Post by **Per Berner** » 27 Apr 2017 6:42 am

Weldon (my biggest hero alongside Lloyd) is fantastic on "I'll come running", but check out John Hughey's instrumental version from circa 1976. Mind blowing stuff, way better!

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 27 Apr 2017 9:05 am

Great playing by Weldon. I also like Lloyd's playing on the Warner Mack version of the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2_XgpcVfeg

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 27 Apr 2017 10:05 am

Wow! I can't imagine playing that fast and that clean.

It's even harder to imagine doing it 'under the gun' with the red light on.

Lloyd is super-human.

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 27 Apr 2017 10:18 am

Roger Rettig wrote:Wow! I can't imagine playing that fast and that clean.

It's even harder to imagine doing it 'under the gun' with the red light on.

Lloyd is super-human.

Yeh, that durn red light kills me too, lol