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Sorry I can't post a link here (can someone else please oblige?) but I watched a clip on Facebook earlier in which Doug plays Brian Wilson's 'Surf's Up'.

Anyone even slightly familiar with the song will appreciate its complexities and Doug seems to have nailed every chromatic nuance of this arcane work.

I'm still in a state of shock. Great playing, Mr Livingston!

Doug's YouTube channel is here, highly recommend checking all of his videos out:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1EVhq ... WxxRvMEqbA

And here's the direct link to Surf's Up:

https://youtu.be/HtJ54WS8rLs

Wonderful stuff!!!

- Slim

Thanks for that link, Slim. Doug's version of "Our Love is Here to Stay" is inspirational!

I've always wanted to hear this done on steel, and certainly never felt like I had what it takes to try it myself. Great job, Doug! I think my favorite part was the bass run down to the "Child Is the Father of Man" section.

Masterful.

What happened to the red Sho-Bud?

Oh, and Doug's recorded a cool "summary" of the BB Today album. It's knocked out!

Masterful! Makes it look easy and sound great.

I think the song that introduced me to Doug's playing is "Right Time Of The Night" by Jennifer Warnes. Doug played steel on that record and his playing and the song itself are awesome!

He's been an inspiration to me from the first note I ever heard from him. His Ave Maria [psg] and Bohemian Rhapsody[on lapsteel] are a must listen!
Thank you Mr. Bovine, DKong, D. Livingston

Doug; this is one of the most musical things I've ever heard played on Pedal Steel Guitar.
https://youtu.be/HtJ54WS8rLs
Good on ya bro.
Ricky

You can close your eyes and tell who's playing,because there's only one person in the world who plays like that,our very own Doug Livingston,and we're lucky enough to have him in our club. SWSGA Lucky us. Thanks for the inspiration and backing me up on my sets. Catt

Along with his masterful pedal steel work, Doug is no slouch on Keyboards.

Wow. Great playing. Love how he wears his picks - they almost look like talons!

On hearing DwayneKong's recordings, Eusebius wrote:Hut ab, ihr Herren, ein Genie!

Translation: "Hats off, gentlemen, a genius."

Matt Elsen wrote:Wow. Great playing. Love how he wears his picks - they almost look like talons!

Tanquam ex ungue leonem.

Doug used to do gigs with a girl singer and just bass and drums. No guitar or keyboards. He played every fill and took every ride all night.

Every time he did one of these, there were always a few steel players (including me,) in the audience come to worship at the feet of the master.

Thanks Roger and everybody for your nice comments and my 15 minutes of fame here on b0b's Forum.

Steve Cattermole wrote: in our club. SWSGA

And yes I did play most of these tunes at SWSGA shows.

David Duncan wrote:Bohemian Rhapsody[on lapsteel]

Not me. Certainly you mean Bill Hatcher, who does the impossible on lap steel.

Frank Freniere wrote: What happened to the red Sho-Bud?

Too heavy

Frank Freniere wrote:Tanquam ex ungue leonem.

My favorite Newton anecdote.

Wait till you hear Earnest Bovine shred on bassoon!

(Actually, I'm still waiting for that myself...)

Yes, he's a genius/monster. Always has been.
My favorite of his works is his version of "Silver Bird" that he did with Severed Head In A Bag.

The delicate stylings of Severed Head In A Bag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipABJyCKQdA

I’m digging the tuba player in Severed Head.
J

Those Duck Slippers @4:00