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Willie Nelson's "Bloody Mary".

John Hughey on a keyless guitar....Just kidding Kevin,I love your sense of humor,It must be a N.Y.thang.Hey a monkey just flew out of my butt.

Hardee, har. Now really. Who was it?

Kevin:It was John Hughey...really

It's John Hughey...that song is on the"Phases and Stages"album...great stuff!

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From what I remember it's a wood neck Emmons.

Outstanding classic pedal steel guitar. That is the style of single note runs that I shoot for in my style. Outstanding classic tone from that wood neck Emmons also. That kind of playing says it all for me. Thanks XM Satellite Radio.<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 25 May 2006 at 10:31 AM.]</p></FONT>

Kevin:I lived in Austin when that recording came out and I remember hearing that Jimmy Day was originaly supposed to be on the record but I guess there was some kind off falling out so Willie Got J.H.it's a great solo.I think that there'a photo of John playing the wood neck Emmons on the Dickie Betts Highway Call record.<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Stu Schulman on 25 May 2006 at 12:12 PM.]</p></FONT>

I didn't realize that was John Hughey on Dicky's Highway Call album. I love that record.

Here is what AMG lists as Mr. Hughey's credits:

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:41320r2ac48i~T4

Yes, JH was playing a Wood/Wood PP Emmons on that album. In fact, I liked it so much I ordered my 75'PP with a Wood/Wood set up and have never regreted it once in 31 yrs.
When I bought a Nashville 400 AMP from John a few yrs ago, I told him that his playing on that W/W Emmons was the reason I got mine that way. He said "I sure hope you like it". Ya, you could say that!
JE:-)))>