Charley Pride's steel player. What is his name?

Mark Greenway · Post by **Mark Greenway** » 26 Jul 2006 11:06 am

I am looking for Charley Pride's steel player. I heard him at the Winstar Casino in Oklahoma, and he was good. Heck of a sound out of a GFI. I think he is from Corinth Texas. I would love to take lessons from this guy. Corinth is close to me. thanks

Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 26 Jul 2006 11:08 am

That's Ronnie Miller.

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 26 Jul 2006 11:36 am

Here is a pic of Ronnie Miller - no idea who the other guy is, observing his playing!

Kind Regards, Walter

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www.austriansteelguitar.at.tf

Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 26 Jul 2006 11:48 am

Aww man, How would you like to be playing and have that guy looking over your shoulder? I know ID hit a few clinkers!

Dr. Hugh Jeffreys · Post by **Dr. Hugh Jeffreys** » 26 Jul 2006 2:46 pm

Ronnie is a nice guy; he also does well with his steel synthesizer. ' Last time I saw him, he said they did 45 gigs a yr with Charlie. I doubt if he has time to teach. ----j----

Larry Strawn · Post by **Larry Strawn** » 26 Jul 2006 3:22 pm

I heard that guy looking over Ronnies shoulder is a pretty good steel player!

Larry

Archie Nicol · Post by **Archie Nicol** » 26 Jul 2006 3:24 pm

He looks pretty `Green` to me.

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One of those steel guitar thingies and an amp.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 26 Jul 2006 4:13 pm

That's Lloyd Green lookin' on while Ronnie is playing the GFI. Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel, GFI Ultra D-10

Tony Rankin · Post by **Tony Rankin** » 26 Jul 2006 5:28 pm

Ronnie was playing "I Can See Clearly Now" and he didn't miss a lick. Great player and super guy too!

Tony
www.daytonambassadorsquartet.com

Jody Sanders · Post by **Jody Sanders** » 26 Jul 2006 6:29 pm

Ronnie Miller is a super player and a super person also. Ronnie and the Pridesmen Band are getting to be regulars on the Texas Show. Always glad to have Ronnie and the guys on the show. Jody.[This message was edited by Jody Sanders on 26 July 2006 at 07:32 PM.]

Mark Edwards · Post by **Mark Edwards** » 27 Jul 2006 4:03 am

I got to meet Ronnie at the Weatherford, Tx Rodeo street dance. He was playing for Dan Roberts (he wrote Beaches of Cheyenne, a Garth Brooks hit). I had never heard Ronnie play, and did not know who he was, but he sure caught my attention. This was an outside show, my bride asked me who that was on the steel, his tone and pickin really blew me away.

On break I went up and introduced myself, we talked for most of the break, I went away thinking what a great guy and a super player. A really humble and great steel player.

Dan Dowd · Post by **Dan Dowd** » 27 Jul 2006 7:25 am

Ronnie is a great player and person. He played at Dallas several months ago with the Pride band. Ronnie opened with Sawed off Shotgun and I might add played the fire out of it. Later in his show he played a John Hughey medley and if you closed your eyes you would swear it was John himself playing. What great tone he got out of that GFI. If you get a chance to see Charlie Pride dont miss it as you will hear a great player and meet a great guy. I wish Ronnie was playing at St Louis this year so you could all hear his playing. I hope he will be playing at Dallas next year.

Ben Lawson · Post by **Ben Lawson** » 27 Jul 2006 9:40 am

I met Ronnie on a cruise in the late 90's and I've bumped into him a few times at steel shows. He's always a nice guy and a great player.

Ronnie Miller · Post by **Ronnie Miller** » 29 Jul 2006 5:42 am

Thanks all for the kind words..Walter, thanks for the pic,is was not easy playing w/Lloyd (one of the greatest ever, and I might add my wife Gingers absolute favorite player. She has the steel break of Remember When as her cell phone ring) over my shoulder.
Mark, as Dr Hugh said, I only do about 45days w/Pride, I can probably fit you in.email me...cya...Ronnie

Stoney Stonecipher · Post by **Stoney Stonecipher** » 29 Jul 2006 7:32 am

Ronnie is one of the best players bar none. He has always impressed me. He is also a great guy to know. Lois and I consider him one of our best friends.

Terry Downs · Post by **Terry Downs** » 29 Jul 2006 8:32 am

I have been friends with Ronnie Miller for several years now. He is one of greatest steel guitarists and one of the greatest persons you will ever meet. I'm fortunate enough to play a few gigs with Ronnie (when he is not on the road w/ Pride), and it is always a pleasure. He is so genuine, and such a pleasure to work with. He can play anything.

Ronnie gave me an awesome gift recently. It was an opportunity to play along with him on his show at the Texas Steel Guitar Jamboree this past spring. I gave Ronnie a copy of my guitar video, "The Guitar Styles of Roy Nichols", when it came out in 2003. He told me that he always loved "Stealin' Corn" (a cool Haggard's Stranger's instrumental). He said "Terry, let's work that up and play it on a steel show sometime". Well, it took a couple years before it worked out, but we did it. We rehearsed it with the Pridesmen, in Charley's studio in Dallas, and played it at the steel show that following weekend. The Pridesmen are awesome musicians as well as GREAT people.

So, I'm standing there on stage with Ronnie. He only has 20 minutes to do his show on the jamboree, and he has the kindness to let liddlo me do some pickin', taking away from his precious time that only comes once a year. It is proof of what a gentleman he really is.

I don't know how many of you saw that set, but Ronnie played a Conway Twitty medley. He asked John Hughey if it was OK, and John of course agreed (it's almost like Hughey and Miller took lessons from each other on how to be really nice people!!). It was a really cool medley of bits of those Conway songs that had the great Hughey licks. Ronnie played those licks just like the record. He then adds a complete diverse switch by playing the Blood Sweat and Tears classic "Spinning Wheel". I'm still wondering how he played that.

If Charley Pride is performing anywhere near you, you owe it to yourself to go see the legend, as well as hearing Ronnie play all those classic steel parts with a fine group of gentlemen called the Pridesmen.

Mark Greenway · Post by **Mark Greenway** » 2 Aug 2006 6:38 am

WOW! Did you see it guys? Ronnie saw our discussions and told me that he might can fit me in for lessons. WOW This could be just what i need to get out of this rut that i am in. It is my lucky day. I am going to e-mail him now. Thanks everyone who replied to my message.[This message was edited by Mark Greenway on 02 August 2006 at 10:23 AM.]

Emmett Roch · Post by **Emmett Roch** » 6 Aug 2006 9:20 pm

You'd have to look a long time before you could find a better picker or person than Ronnie.

Alan Rudd · Post by **Alan Rudd** » 10 Aug 2006 7:23 pm

I wonder if Lloyd is available for lessons!?

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 11 Aug 2006 5:23 am

Well, since all the kudos about my pal Ronnie have been said, all I can add is that I haven't seen one comment on this thread I disagree with.

You just can't hook the boy up wrong!

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Bryan Knox · Post by **Bryan Knox** » 11 Aug 2006 6:14 am

A nicer man, you will not meet.

Bryan

Bryan Knox · Post by **Bryan Knox** » 11 Aug 2006 6:16 am

OOOPS.... MY FISRT DOUBLE POST.

[This message was edited by Bryan Knox on 13 August 2006 at 07:03 PM.]

Gary Morrison · Post by **Gary Morrison** » 11 Aug 2006 1:14 pm

Just keep an eye on your rods!

(You'll have to ask Ronnie what this means!)
All jokes aside, Ronnie, you're the best!
I still remember the early 1970's!
Gary

Chuck Cusimano · Post by **Chuck Cusimano** » 13 Aug 2006 9:03 am

Ah! Ronnie Miller! What a great player, and super person. I've had the great oppertunity to work with him a few times in the Ft. Wth. area in the last couple of years,and he is always a gentelman, and a pleasure to work with. he dosen't overplay, or hog the fills, or rides. He plays parts wonderfully, and is dependable, on time and is clean, in tune, and all his stuff works. the true deffinition of a PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN. I can't wait to get to work with him again sometime soon! (besides all that he is a fellow Colorado boy!)

Howdy Ronnie!

Chuck S. Lettes · Post by **Chuck S. Lettes** » 13 Aug 2006 9:58 am

It's wonderful to see Ronnie getting this type of recognition. He is such a smooth player. He sounded great during his days in Denver. I still remember Ronnie picking up John Macy, me and the Stahlhuts for the TSGA's Jamboree and getting all of us and our guitars into his Caddie. Ronnie's just a nice guy!
Chuck