The Steel Guitar Forum

Does anyone know who the steel player was for 'A New Love' - Wynn Stewart?

Maybe Stu Basore,.

I imagine it was Ralph Mooney.

Bill

Yes it was Ralph Mooney. Ralph used to brag and say:"Wynn Stewart is my Singer".....
Ricky

Allmusic lists Stu Basore, Junior Boyer and Jimmy Collins, Sonny Garrish & Lloyd Green but I think they have this album mixed up with a couple of others.

What Ricky said. From praguefrank - https://countrydiscography.blogspot.com ... ewart.html:

14 January 1957 [no. 4739, 13:00-16:00] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Wynn Stewart (Wynn Stewart [vcl/gt], Joe Maphis [gt], Buck Owens [gt], Ralph Mooney [steel], Bud Dooley [bass], Pee Wee Adams [piano], Jelly Sanders [fiddle]. Producer: Ken Nelson)
012 16401-7 A NEW LOVE F3651/ BCD-15886
013 16402-14 HOLD BACK TOMORROW F3651 / BCD-15886
014 16403-14 SWEETHEARTS IN HEAVEN unissued/ BCD-15886

Yes; but the answers I know are right from Mooney who lived just up the street from me when I lived in Mansfield, Tx for 5 years with my first Wife early 90's. He was so incredible with his memory of all the cool old Wynn Stewart stuff and early Buck; as he knew Tom Brumley was my first Teacher and he loved telling me story's Tom didn't know...ha...
But the things Ralph didn't tell me about some later years; I found those stories out from James Burton, who I played on a couple records with James and he told me some Ralph and Waylon stuff nobody knows....so there ya go; from the MAN's mouth is the only way you can truly know the Truth.
Ricky

Definitly Moon. This is one of the records that turned me into a Mooney freak. Listen to his command of the "Pick Me Up On Your Way down" lick. He makes it his own on this recording.