George Jones "I'm not ready yet" Steeler?

Leigh Howell · Post by **Leigh Howell** » 25 Feb 2005 10:24 am

I was just listening to that song, and the soulful steel gave me goosebumps!! Between George's soulfull singing and the steel, what a sound!!

Leigh

Jason Powers · Post by **Jason Powers** » 25 Feb 2005 10:36 am

Leigh, Most likely it is Pete Drake on that one. BTW, the song was written by Tom T. Hall. Jason

Per Berner · Post by **Per Berner** » 8 Mar 2005 12:19 am

Then Sonny is making a very good Pete Drake impersonation! Sounds just like Pete.

Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 8 Mar 2005 5:29 am

Sonny can do that!

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 8 Mar 2005 3:06 pm

Are we sure it ain't Pete?

Buddy Blackmon · Post by **Buddy Blackmon** » 8 Mar 2005 8:18 pm

That song was produced by Billy Sherrill, and on George's 1980 "comeback" album, "I Am What I Am." I was most certainly Ole Pete a-warblin' as only he could. According to musicians I know that played on that album, it took forever to make because of George's lifestyle problems at the time. eek!

That is not Sonny's tone, touch or licks.

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 10 Mar 2005 5:45 pm

...or [..re]fake-

Terry Wendt · Post by **Terry Wendt** » 12 Mar 2005 12:16 am