The Steel Guitar Forum

We all have a favorite song to hear and to play, I sure love this Bobby Garritt masterpiece, but was afraid to record it for years because I just wanted to do it right.
It had to be a little funky, very western swingie, had to have great slightly detuned fiddles, and that great Texas rhythm section. I'm happy with the recorded result but I hate to play it live.

Now for the question, think about it, what is your favorite song to hear on steel guitar. To hear, Not to play.
I'm reading every post here.

Bobbe Seymour

Bobbe,I love to hear Don Helms play(May You Never Be Alone Like Me).But then again I love everything Don plays.

Jeez Bobbe, can't you make it a bit easier than that?

Gospel: Bells of St Mary's,,, (with lots of harmonics)
Easy listening: Maria Elena
Country: Farewell Party (by Billy Cooper)
Hawaiian; Where would one start?

It's too tough to pin down one tune over all. Am I banned?

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Bobbe: Well I could name several and and Rose City Chimes would be at the top and also The Texas Waltz by Ralph Mooney but my 1st one is
Song for Kathie by Jerry Brightman.
Thanks for asking
Herman

That's a hard one. My tastes changes pretty often but today I would say it's probably, "Take Me As I Am", by Emmons & Rugg on the 2002 video they made together.

"Once Upon A Time In The West". Buddy Emmons,
St Louis, '77.

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One of those steel guitar thingies and an amp.

Hey Scooter, that's an easy one for me. Gene Watson's recording of "Take me as I am" with the Big E on steel. Tremendous song and this rendition just runs chills down my backside every time I hear it. How's your health?
Phred

Bobbe..this is a very tuff question..as there are so many tunes recorded by the premier players that were the infuence to the majority of us here in this electronic meeting place...

I would go back to..

Danny Boy ..by Buddy... Black Album...

thats the first one that comes to mind for me...it still makes me stop dead in my tracks .

t

stay healthy... please...

My Weakness is Too Strong by Emmons of course.

Maurice Anderson's Girl From Ipanema and Curly Chalker's break on Charley McCoy's version of Danny Boy. I never tire of listening to either of these.

Cryin In The Deep Blue Sea by Hank Thompson with the GREAT Curly Chaulker. I play it often. Curly played one of the best solo's I have ever heard and great tone.

Lloyd Green - "Cold Cold Heart"

Curly Chalker - "Gentle On My Mind"

Red Rhodes - "Crazy"

Maurice Anderson's version of "Shadow of Your Smile", Curley Chalkers version of "Shadow of Your Smile", Doug Jernigan's version of "Shadow of Your Smile", Johnny Cox's version of "Shadow of Your Smile", Howard Roberts version of "Shadow of Your Smile", Johnny Smith's version of "Shadow of Your Smile". Hmmm, do I see a pattern emerging here?

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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording

i just destroyed the world im living in. and each season changes you. john hughey.

Sneaky Strings-Ralph Mooney & James Burton. I have many favorites, and many other would be favorites that I haven't heard, but this tune in particular causes me to hold my breath 'till it's over, everytime.

Bobbe, "Rose City Chimes" is my favorite on your "Classics" CD. The Travis picking is what makes it for me.
My favorite song to hear on steel would have to be "Teach Your Ch...." JUST KIDDING!!!...kidding.....
Really there are so many but if to choose just one I have to go along with Tony..."Danny Boy". (more great songs for steel.."Autumn Leaves"..and "Hindustan"... "What a Friend We Have in Jesus".)
Best Regards,
Johnny

I love to hear "Terry Bethel" play:
WHEN THEY RING THOSE GOLDEN BELLS.


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Fred Justice,
Fred's Music www.fredjusticemusic.com
Rains Steel Guitars

Bobster
There is a Bobby Garritt stile tune I love doing ,
its a Hank Tompson tune called " Hang over hart "
Im sure it was Bobby that recorded it with Hank ,
if not , its still a neat tune .
Bob

Mine would have to be "Bitter They Are" followed closely by "Blue Jade" by Buddy Emmons
Roly Poly by Reece is my favorite non-pedal steel tune.

Jay

I don't know if I have a "favorite". There's one song that I get asked to play at jams, but maybe "Deep Water" would be one. I'm always in deep "do do" so "deep water" seems to fit.

Bobbe that is my all time favorite also. Scotty told me he sat down with Bobby G. and tabbed a non pedal version years ago, but forgot it over the years. I still would like to get a version for my own use. www.billchaviers.com

Take Me As I Am - John Hughey

Take Me As I Am - Seymour/Day/White a close second

Jerry Byrd, Malaguena, live at the Hawaiian steel guitar convention

Curly Chalker, Danny Boy, the one one the Ricky and Rebel site

Anything by Tom Morrell or Vance Terry

Ticklin the Strings, Rudy Wairata

Blue Jade, you know who!

If, and For once in my life by Curly Chalker.And Bobbe,hope you or some one can answer a queastion for me.
I used to play Bobbe Garrets version of the Rose city Chimes 40 years ago or so and as i recall i was using a fender 1000.As i remember i started the chimes intro an octave higher than i can on the later steels.I now have a Carter but am unable to do the intro 2 octaves high.
Have i forget something or did the fender 1000 have a longer neck than todays steels? Any info appreciated.
Tracy

It's so hard to pick one,It's like asking me which one of my kids I love the most.I think it would have to be the original Sleep Walk.Considering the primitive circumstance it was recorded under[compared to todays million dollar studios] it has endured the test of time.Reminds me of my teenage years in the wonderful 50's,sitting in a soda shop with my teeney bobber honey,playing Sleep Walk on the jukebox.coming in a close second is Take the A train,Bobbe and Maurice really does it justice on the Super Slide D.V.D.!!!