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Topic: J.D. Manness (Pacific Steel Co.) |
thurlon hopper
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Elizabethtown Pa. USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 3:35 am |
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I love J.D.'s cut of Fat and Sassy on the Pacific Steel Co. album, and i e-mailed him to ask how he got that teriffic sound and he
answered that he used a push/pull Emmons and
a ZB amp. If you haven't heard this cut, you
owe it to yourdelves to give it a listen. It
has dynamics that are truly outstanding, and
he seems to be a very nice gentleman. Think
he is one of the greatest, and Buddy seems to
appreciate his playing too. Thanks TJH |
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David Yannuzzi
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Pomona , New York, USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 8:36 am
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| JD is also on this album from a new band called the Thrills.They are a band from Scotland(i think?)and all their songs are about California. JD plays on a couple of tracks toward the middle of the album.-dave |
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Marco Schouten
From:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 8:41 am
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I have this album too, it's great.
On the label it says: first pressing.
What does that exactly mean on a vinyl record?
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Steelin' Greetings
Marco Schouten
Sho-Bud LLG; Guyatone 6 string lap steel; John Pearse bar; Emmons bar; Evans SE200 amp
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David Cobb
From:
Chanute, Kansas, USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 9:20 am
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That would be the one before the second pressing.  |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 9:27 am
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Thurlon, I agree completely. Actually, the entire Pacific Steel is amazingly good. Tom Brumley's cuts of Arrowhead and Selah are especially big and rich. [No, not the duo].  Other cuts by Sneaky, Red Rhodes and Al Perkins. Still available from b0b in cassette form I believe. |
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Charles Curtis
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 9:56 am
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| I've known Jay Dee for years and I have always known him to be just a terrific friend, person and a guy that you would want living next door. The first time I heard him play I was hooked. I think that if ever a man was born to play the psg it was him. |
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Jim Peters
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 11:28 am
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| Just this last couple weeks I've been workin on You ain't goin nowhere from Sweethearts of the Rodeo. There is a ton of stuff in that song, lotsa fun, and not totally out of reach for a beginner like me! Great player! JimP |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 12:20 pm
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| Its amazing Pete how many steel players were first inspired to play from that album. That was the begining of country rock. Chris Hillman/Gram Parsons. Have fun. |
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Jim Eaton
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Santa Susana, Ca
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 1:57 pm
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I could be wrong, but I seem to recall reading that it was Lloyd on that track!
JE:-)> |
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Jim Peters
From:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA, R.I.P.
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Jim Peters
From:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 3:00 pm
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| Kevin, I was always aware of that album, but never really listened to it till now.JP |
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Jackie Anderson
From:
Scarborough, ME
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 5:04 pm
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| Another great album featuring Jay Dee's incomparably clean and tasteful playing is Chris Hillman's and Herb Pedersen's "Bakersfield Bound." |
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Dave Grafe
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Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 1 Nov 2004 4:41 pm
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My vinyl copy of "Sweetheart" credits Jay Dee Maness AND Lloyd Green and I can only guess which tunes were which by the styles. Either way, the whole thing is a steel pickers compendium of creative genius. First PSG teacher I ever had was that album, plus Buddy Emmons' on John Sebastion's "Rainbows All Over Your Blues" -- most of that stuff is STILL on my woodshedding disc.
I met Jay Dee in the mid-eighties at a little bar in San Pedro where he was part of a weekly radio show. Went there with Jeff and Gerrie (at that time, anyway) Ross. Got to do a few shows with him in the Desert Rose days -- nicest guy you could ever meet, and all that pickin' looked so natural and easy. I worked a show with Jon Jorgenson in Portland recently and we were both still saying nice things about Jay Dee. Hope somebody lets me know next time he's coming through PuddleTown.
Dave
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Sound Man to the Stars
Pedal Steel Picker with what's left . . . www.pdxaudio.com/dg.html
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kbdrost
From:
Prospect Heights, IL
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Posted 7 Nov 2004 6:40 pm
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Sweetheart is one of my all time favorites, and an early influence. I spoke with Lloyd, and he told me who played on the cuts I identified.
Lloyd-- You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Hickory Wind
One Hundred Years From Now
Jay Dee-- You're Still On My Mind
Life In Prison
Also, Lloyd did the outtake duet with Clarence White on All I Have Are Memories. This is a killer cut if you've never heard it.
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Ken Drost
steelcrazy after all these years
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