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who is playing steel behind Loretta ?
Posted: 11 Mar 2018 9:58 pm
by Brendan Mitchell
Who is this steel player ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_wwP8U ... e=youtu.be
See him from 0.50 seconds in
Posted: 11 Mar 2018 11:31 pm
by Uffe Edefuhr
That must be "Stu Basore"
Posted: 12 Mar 2018 12:40 am
by Brendan Mitchell
Thankyou Uffe
I have seen him a couple of times on youtube snd wondered
Posted: 12 Mar 2018 1:03 am
by Uffe Edefuhr
Stu Basore died some weeks ago. He played steel behind a lot of country artists. In my mind he did never got as much credit of nice steelguitar playing as he should!
Posted: 12 Mar 2018 2:01 am
by Per Berner
Totally agree, Uffe.
He played on a 1980 Jean Shepard album on Gusto, with re-recordings of her older hits. His back-up and solo on "City Lights" is perhaps the best steel work I have ever heard, everything by Lloyd & Buddy included.
Posted: 12 Mar 2018 2:09 am
by Tim Russell
Nice work Stu, and also impressive to see Loretta using bar chords up the neck instead of using a "cheater" like most artists today...
Posted: 12 Mar 2018 2:16 am
by Bob Knight
GUYS!!
That is
DON HELMS 
Posted: 12 Mar 2018 3:14 am
by Jon Irsik
Definitely Don Helms.
Posted: 12 Mar 2018 4:09 am
by Uffe Edefuhr
Don Helms was a good player too but I thought it looked like Stu! My appologuise if I was wrong!
Uffe
Posted: 12 Mar 2018 7:18 am
by Paul Norman
You can listen to both of them on youtube Under Legends of steel guitar-Jim Vest. He interviews popular players.
Posted: 12 Mar 2018 10:56 am
by Walter Stettner
Don Helms for sure. He was a regular on the Wilburn Brothers Show before Hal and Curly.
Kind Regards, Walter
Posted: 12 Mar 2018 4:26 pm
by Bobby Nelson
I thought for sure that was don Helms yesterday when I read this post. I figured there were guys who knew better than me.
Posted: 13 Mar 2018 11:57 pm
by Fred Treece
Tim Russell wrote:Nice work Stu, and also impressive to see Loretta using bar chords up the neck instead of using a "cheater" like most artists today...
It is easier to get a chunky country swing feel on rhythm guitar if you play barre chords. If you want the ringing sparkly sustain of open strings for a folky country ballad in Eb, you use a capo at fret 1 and play open position chords in D.
The capo is not a cheater bar, it is a very useful tool for making an artistic choice. But it is too bad that country swing is not a stylistic choice among so many modern recording artists.
Posted: 14 Mar 2018 1:20 am
by Tim Russell
Fred Treece wrote:Tim Russell wrote:Nice work Stu, and also impressive to see Loretta using bar chords up the neck instead of using a "cheater" like most artists today...
It is easier to get a chunky country swing feel on rhythm guitar if you play barre chords. If you want the ringing sparkly sustain of open strings for a folky country ballad in Eb, you use a capo at fret 1 and play open position chords in D.
The capo is not a cheater bar, it is a very useful tool for making an artistic choice. But it is too bad that country swing is not a stylistic choice among so many modern recording artists.
Yes, I understand, and agree. However, my observation comes from playing years with bands where the guitarists could only play 3 or so chords, and would capo the rest, lol.
Posted: 14 Mar 2018 7:41 am
by Fred Treece
Tim Russell wrote:Yes, I understand, and agree. However, my observation comes from playing years with bands where the guitarists could only play 3 or so chords, and would capo the rest, lol.
Ah, well in that case, you’re right. I have been in bands where the singer didn’t know their keys, let alone the chords to the song or how to play all 3 of them. Loretta rocks!