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Who's the steeler?
Posted: 20 Feb 2020 8:30 am
by Bobby Nelson
Does anyone know who this is? Sounds like Hughey or Green to me.
https://youtu.be/FRXAP3Y78ns
Posted: 20 Feb 2020 8:46 am
by Greg Cutshaw
From the comments below the song:
Recorded 20 November 1970 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Charley Pride (Charley Pride [vcl], Billy Grammer [gt], Billy Sanford [gt], Pete Wade [gt], Gene O‘ Neal [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Willie Ackerman [drums], Buddy Spicher [fiddle], Tommy Williams [fiddle], Hargus Robbins [piano], William Irwin [organ], Beegi Cruser [vibes] + vocal chorus. Producer: Jack Clements)
Also interesting:
The song was written and recorded by Raymond Smith. It's on YouTube in REAL stereo with a few really cool Lloyd style licks near the beginning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1nfZGqnasQ
Posted: 20 Feb 2020 8:53 am
by Bobby Nelson
Oh cool Greg.n Thanks. Never heard of Gene O'Neil
Posted: 20 Feb 2020 10:04 am
by Greg Cutshaw
Gene was Charley Pride's steeler for many years.
Check out Funky Monkey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vroXlv9gXTI
Posted: 20 Feb 2020 12:47 pm
by Rick Campbell
A++++ to both players linked here for playing 15 Years Ago using their own licks and not trying to copy John Hughey. I loved John's playng, but I like the variety of hearing people playing their own stuff too.
RC
Great steel playing
Posted: 20 Feb 2020 5:17 pm
by Wayne Franco
Gene was so inventive. He has always been one of my favorites.
Posted: 20 Feb 2020 6:52 pm
by Jerry Overstreet
Bill Ferguson has loaded an approx 25 min. youtube video of Gene's performance at the 1992 ISGC.
https://youtu.be/SNZqFey9foM ...let it roll to about 2:10.
Worth watching again. The first song is called Tripp's to Win and smokes on the C6. The next one is Spitoon..an uptempo chickin' pickin' type tune. Some of the cuts from his cassette instrumental titled Funkey Monkey. b0b used to have it for sale in the forum store.
Gene was definitely a stylist going all the way back to 1965 with Judy Lynn and the instrumental When the Cowboy Sings, I think it is. Also on youtube. You can see his affinity with the low strings on the back neck then too.
A terrific steel player whose demise was premature.
Posted: 20 Feb 2020 8:17 pm
by scott murray
here's that instrumental Jerry mentioned, pretty cool. I recognize Bobby Hicks playing one of the fiddles too:
https://youtu.be/dWk3y8qdQkU