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Stars Who Can Play Steel

Posted: 22 Feb 2023 11:53 am
by Larry Johnson
I just saw a You tube video On Marty Robbins playing steel guitar. Here are some others I know of, Buck Owens, Johnny Paycheck. Can you think of any others?

Posted: 22 Feb 2023 12:10 pm
by scott murray
Barbara Mandrell is definitely one and made it part of her act.

then there's rock stars who also dabbled in steel: Jerry Garcia, Jimmy Page, Steve Howe, Ron Wood, David Gilmour, etc.

Posted: 22 Feb 2023 12:22 pm
by Brett Day
Steve Wariner plays steel, in addition to guitar and other instruments. Steve actually has a Rickenbacker lap steel, a Sho-Bud pedal steel, and an Emmons pedal steel. Hank Junior played "Cowboy" Eddie Long's Sierra steel on a live version of "Born To Boogie" at a live show in 1989, playing a few bars of "Steel Guitar Rag" and also, he sang "Your Cheatin' Heart" while playing lap steel on Austin City Limits". I watched a video where Vince Gill said he tried to play steel but he couldn't handle it because he thought the strings were too close together, so he decided not to play steel. I've talked to country singer Anita Cochran, who, in 1997 had a hit song called "What If I Said" and not only is she a great guitarist, she also plays steel-she plays a Sho-Bud.

Posted: 22 Feb 2023 2:09 pm
by Larry Johnson
Wow that is impressive. I had no idea. I thought of Justin Trevino also.

Daniel Lanois

Posted: 22 Feb 2023 5:21 pm
by Paul Hutzler
Daniel Lanois plays a sorta avante garde non traditional pedal steel style. Daniel Lanois is a famous producer who did a couple of records with Bob Dylan, U2, and others. You can see him play steel if you look it up on Youtube.

Stars on steel

Posted: 22 Feb 2023 8:11 pm
by Dan Rollans
Mike Judge, cartoonist and creator of Bevis and Butthead, King of the Hill….
Old friend of Bobby Seymour. Previous thread in archives

Posted: 23 Feb 2023 7:31 am
by Don R Brown
Identical thread in the "Stories" section, almost 50 replies so far.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=381717

Posted: 27 Feb 2023 3:25 pm
by Henry Matthews
There was some astronaut that played steel. Can’t recall name.

Posted: 27 Feb 2023 3:38 pm
by John Drury
Henry Matthews wrote:There was some astronaut that played steel. Can’t recall name.
That would be Steve Robinson.

Eddie Rabbit, Joe Walsh, Johnny Paycheck, Keb Mo, and Hoot Gibson also played steel.

Posted: 27 Feb 2023 3:45 pm
by John Palumbo
Bobby Flores also played fiddle
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Posted: 27 Feb 2023 8:50 pm
by Darvin Willhoite
I saw a picture of Roy Clark with some of his guitars several years ago and there was a Fender 1000 set up in his music room. I don't know if he played it or not but I'll bet he did.

Posted: 28 Feb 2023 6:27 am
by Darrell Criswell
Sheryl Crow

Posted: 28 Feb 2023 7:08 am
by Dave Zirbel
Doug Sahm and Duane Eddy

Posted: 1 Mar 2023 11:29 am
by Paul Redmond
Chuck Berry played a Fender 400 with 4 pedals.
PRR

Stars Who Can Play Steel

Posted: 1 Mar 2023 12:21 pm
by Larry Johnson
I got the wrong guy. I meant to say Bobby Flores not Justin Trevino. Justin is a Great Singer, as Bobby Flores. Sorry!

Posted: 1 Mar 2023 1:11 pm
by John De Maille
Also, the car guy Dennis Gage. Supposedly, his band opened up for Charlie Daniels once.

Posted: 1 Mar 2023 4:00 pm
by Jack Hanson
Is Carolyn Wonderland a "star?" We think she is. In any event, she rips on her early postwar 'Zoo.

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

Re: Stars Who Can Play Steel

Posted: 1 Mar 2023 7:59 pm
by Rick Campbell
Larry Johnson wrote:I got the wrong guy. I meant to say Bobby Flores not Justin Trevino. Justin is a Great Singer, as Bobby Flores. Sorry!
I wouldn't be at all surprised if Justin can play steel also. I think he plays about everything, and he knows country music in and out.

RC

Posted: 4 Mar 2023 8:32 pm
by Joe Goldmark
Wayne Newton...

Posted: 4 Mar 2023 11:11 pm
by Johnie King
Zane King is teaching Peter Frampton.
Peter has two 6 string Jackson pedal steels plus this wrist leaver version stand up model.


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Posted: 5 Mar 2023 5:10 am
by Bob Carlucci
scott murray wrote:Barbara Mandrell is definitely one and made it part of her act.

then there's rock stars who also dabbled in steel: Jerry Garcia, Jimmy Page, Steve Howe, Ron Wood, David Gilmour, etc.
For a "dabbler", Jerry recorded one of the most iconic steel parts of all time, copied by thousands and never duplicated. Not to mention studio credits with other great recording artists of the day that some "real" steel guitarists would give anything to claim... bob

Posted: 5 Mar 2023 10:15 am
by scott murray
he's the main reason I started playing steel, but Jerry would likely be the first to classify himself a dabbler. he gave it up after 4 or 5 years because he said he would need another lifetime in which to master it. Bob Weir called those years Jerry's "flirtation with pedal steel"

didn't stop him from being voted "best steel guitarist" in polls throughout the 70s, which probably embarrassed him more than anything.

Posted: 5 Mar 2023 10:17 am
by Floyd Lowery
I worked a show with Bobby G Rice and he played the Steel Guitar Rag on my steel on the show.

Posted: 6 Mar 2023 9:55 am
by Brett Day
Rock guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter also plays steel-he worked with the Doobie Brothers and was the steel player on "At This Moment" by Billy Vera and the Beaters. On some YouTube videos, Jeff is seen playing a Sho-Bud Super Pro with The Ventures

Posted: 6 Mar 2023 11:07 am
by Gary Peaslee
Don Felder of the Eagles played a Mullen steel on “The Girl from Yesterday” on Hell Freezes Over reunion concert.