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steel guitar on new Elton John song
Posted: 4 May 2005 5:49 pm
by Damien Odell
I dunno what the song is called - but John Laws in Sydney has been playing it for the last coupla days. Not a bad song, but it features prominent Pedal Steel throughout which sounds great.
Wonder who is playing it.......
Posted: 4 May 2005 7:10 pm
by Lee Warren
Could it be long time band member John Jorgensen?
Just a guess.
Posted: 4 May 2005 8:12 pm
by Jim Cohen
BJ Cole, maybe?
Posted: 4 May 2005 11:10 pm
by Dan Tyack
According to allmusic.com, it's John Jorgenson.
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Posted: 5 May 2005 1:51 am
by Dag Jonas Skjoelsvold
What's the name of the song?
Posted: 5 May 2005 2:38 am
by Archie Nicol
I think It's `Turn the lights down when you leave.`
Cheers, Arch.
Posted: 5 May 2005 5:19 am
by Lee Baucum
Back in the 1970's one of Elton John's songs featured the pedal steel. As I recall, the song was "Country Comfort".
Lee, from South Texas
Posted: 5 May 2005 6:07 am
by Charlie McDonald
Anyone know who played on 'Country Comfort?
Posted: 5 May 2005 7:01 am
by David Doggett
"Tiny Dancer" was an Elton John hit in the '70s with beautiful pedal steel. It's one of the reasons I took up the instrument. I heard what it could do on something that was not country or even country rock (not that there is anything wrong with steel on those genres, I love them too).
Posted: 5 May 2005 8:50 am
by jim milewski
pretty sure Country Comfort (which among other steel songs on rock stations at that time made me love the sound of steel) was done by Gordon Huntley<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by jim milewski on 05 May 2005 at 12:36 PM.]</p></FONT>
Posted: 5 May 2005 10:37 am
by Roger Rettig
I'm not sure if 'Country Comfort' was Gordon (Huntley, not 'Humphrey') - most of EJ's early stuff was BJ Cole.
RR
Posted: 5 May 2005 11:22 am
by chas smith
It was JD Maness, and he got it on the first take.
Posted: 5 May 2005 2:20 pm
by Dan Tyack
I played that song "Tony Danza" with Elton John and band at the Palomino club. I don't think Elton noticed I was playing, but Stevey Johnson was pleasant.
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Posted: 5 May 2005 2:27 pm
by Colin Keyworth
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum15/HTML/008678.html
this was my post in march & the answer is Yes it is John Jorgenson,officially confirmed on his website.Great Player
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Posted: 5 May 2005 2:31 pm
by Colin Keyworth
Also forgot to say,Albert Lee & Hogans Heroes did a great version of Country comfort with Peter Barron (Eltons former Drummer & H.H drummer) taking lead vocals
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