What is your favorite steel song ?

Earl Hensley · Post by **Earl Hensley** » 28 Jan 2023 2:39 pm

Mine would be " The Lords Prayer " by Ron Elliott. Best use of pedals and knee levers you will ever hear.

Jim Fogle · Post by **Jim Fogle** » 29 Jan 2023 11:18 am

"Steel Guitar Rag" as played by composer Leon McAuliffe during his time with Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys https://youtu.be/ehnxV5SL2Cw

Tommy Shown · Post by **Tommy Shown** » 6 Feb 2023 9:05 pm

I have several
Got No Reason Now For Going Home . Tiny Olson, playing steel.
Moe And Joe Good Ole Boys
Weldon Myrick playing steel.
Marty Stuart & Travis Tritt doing This One's Gonna Hurt You John Hughey on steel.

Larry Baker · Post by **Larry Baker** » 7 Feb 2023 3:55 pm

Neosho Waltz..Tom Brumley

Lou Colbert · Post by **Lou Colbert** » 8 Feb 2023 4:19 am

Midnight in Amarillo by Big Jim Murphy on a Heybale recording!!!

Rick Barnhart · Post by **Rick Barnhart** » 8 Feb 2023 4:42 am

Lloyd Green playing “Nothing can hurt you” by Ricky Skaggs.

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 8 Feb 2023 10:08 am

The "Big E" on John Hartford's Gentle On My Mind:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbZHIoaapmE

Terry Winter · Post by **Terry Winter** » 8 Feb 2023 4:43 pm

Hands down for me is Lost In The Feeling. Okay not totally a steel song but most of the song has John playing huge crying swells and a feeling that most of us only wish we can copy.(well at least me)

Bruce Heffner · Post by **Bruce Heffner** » 8 Feb 2023 8:23 pm

Buddy Emmons "Once Upon a Time in the West"

Tracy Sheehan · Post by **Tracy Sheehan** » 14 Feb 2023 9:47 pm

For once in my life. Curly Chalker,

Tracy Sheehan · Post by **Tracy Sheehan** » 14 Feb 2023 9:52 pm

The BIG C. Curley Chalker.

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 15 Feb 2023 12:32 am

At E's
Kicks to Boot
Almost to Tulsa

Jim Arnold · Post by **Jim Arnold** » 15 Feb 2023 8:57 am

Cowboy Peyton Place..Doug Sahm with Tommy Detamore on steel. Its inspiring.

Ben Thomas · Post by **Ben Thomas** » 15 Feb 2023 9:01 am

Earl Hensley wrote:Mine would be " The Lords Prayer " by Ron Elliott. Best use of pedals and knee levers you will ever hear.

Hi Earl,
Do you have a link to this? I’m not familiar with it. Thanks!

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 15 Feb 2023 12:22 pm

As far as instrumentals go, "Look At Us" that John Hughey played is a favorite , but I found out recently one of my favorite songs with steel is Lorrie Morgan's version of the eighties song "It's A Heartache", which Sonny Garrish played steel on. I talked with Lorrie one time about how Sonny had played on "Half Enough", and several other songs, and she said she'd never heard of Sonny at one time, but when he played on the "Watch Me" record that Lorrie did, Lorrie really liked his playing! Sonny plays a great steel solo on "It's A Heartache"

David Dorwart · Post by **David Dorwart** » 16 Feb 2023 2:55 pm

Venus Moon by Lloyd Green

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 17 Feb 2023 3:50 pm

For me, there are too many to mention, however, the one that touches my heart the most is Look At Us played by John. My wife and I have adopted that song as our tune.

Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 18 Feb 2023 11:47 am

same as it was 50+ years ago..
Teach Your Children

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 18 Feb 2023 4:05 pm

Buddy Emmons Night Life.

Austin Tripp · Post by **Austin Tripp** » 20 Feb 2023 9:15 pm

Wichita Lineman- Buddy Emmons

Dennis Montgomery · Post by **Dennis Montgomery** » 22 Feb 2023 4:13 pm

Dire Wolf - Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia

Don Euton · Post by **Don Euton** » 22 Feb 2023 5:41 pm

I Fall to Pieces-- In the early 1960`s, Jimmy DAY plays for 2 minutes and 47 seconds, from intro to the finish, on that Ray Price song. He is featured all the way through and I can`t hear a fiddle on the song. Superb job!

D0n Euton

Jim Arnold · Post by **Jim Arnold** » 10 Mar 2023 1:15 pm

" Take it away Leon" by Leon McAuliffe.

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 25 Mar 2023 9:25 am

Sneaky Pete - "Beat the Heat"

John Larson · Post by **John Larson** » 25 Mar 2023 6:49 pm

I'll narrow it down to three from my favorite steel players

Lloyd Green on The Byrds' "You Ain't Goin Nowhere" from Sweethearts of the Rodeo (1968)
Eric Heywood on Son Volt's "Creosote" from Straightaways (1997)
Greg Liesz on Whiskeytown's "Dancing with the Women at the Bar" from Strangers Almanac (1997)

Honorable mention to Eric Heywood on the live cut of Ray LaMontagne's "Empty" and Buddy Cage on New Riders of the Purple Sage's "Death and Destruction" from Gypsy Cowboy (1972)

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