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Wanda Jackson Steeler?

Posted: 14 Nov 2020 2:27 pm
by John De Maille
Been listening to the Dwight Yoakum channel and he plays a lot of Wanda on there.
The steel playing is phenomenal on her cuts. Anybody know who the guy is?

Posted: 14 Nov 2020 3:58 pm
by Skip Edwards
Hal Rugg did a lot of her records.

Posted: 14 Nov 2020 6:30 pm
by K Maul
Ralph Mooney did a lot of her Capitol Records cuts. I did a bunch of shows with her several years ago, playing my Fender Custom, not pedals.
She told me that Ken Nelson brought Ralph Mooney in to a recording session. He was playing his really rough looking steel with home made pedals. She asked if they could please get a real pro steel player. Ken kind of chuckled and asked her to wait and hear him play first. When she heard him she told Ken to get him for as many dates as he could.

Posted: 14 Nov 2020 7:35 pm
by Peter Freiberger
Weldon Myrick did a lot with her, and Emmons some as well.

Posted: 14 Nov 2020 11:59 pm
by John De Maille
Thanks guys. The tunes I heard were definitely not west coast a la'. Mooney style.
More Nashville type playing and very good too.