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Topic: All Those Years |
Wally Moyers
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Lubbock, Texas
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Posted 26 Apr 2024 9:57 am |
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I’m not sure why but I very rarely see anything about Jimmy Day.. The reality is that he and Buddy Emmons wrote the book both in playing the instrument and developing the tuning early on. Do yourself a favor and listen to this album! Next, learn what he’s doing using as few pedals and knee levers as possible! Nothing flashy, just great steel playing by one of the greatest masters.
https://youtu.be/CHO5zGt4Mhw?si=UKqw2TaOdJlz1j15 |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 26 Apr 2024 11:08 am
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That was one of my first steel albums I bought when I first started playing and I still listen to it a lot.
It's all good, but one of my favorite cuts is A House is not a Home. |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 26 Apr 2024 11:20 am
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| I agree and have had this for many years. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 26 Apr 2024 11:35 am
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The masses loved Jimmy Day. If you were ever at any of the ISGC convention shows, he always drew a full SRO ballroom and commanded many ovations. They almost wouldn't let him leave the stage and when he played I Love You So Much, it was one of the most soulful instrumentals ever.
I feel very fortunate to have witnessed the magic that was James Clayton Day. |
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2024 12:30 pm
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That's another one that I think should be required listening.
Did Jimmy use amplifier tremolo ?
Thanks Wally. |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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J D Sauser
From:
Wellington, Florida
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Posted 29 Apr 2024 1:31 am
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I had a record called "Willie The Early Years"... it was a pretty time homogenous collection of almost as pure steel-singer as Charley Prides & Lloyd Green's Panther Hall Live record and Jimmie Day played in the style of some of the tunes on the record posted by the OP. VERY soulful using his D string and open "drone" (or as I call'em "drag-along") strings extensively.
My first St-Louis, MO convention as in 1997... and was excited to see JD wa on the line up, but so disappointed to NOT hear him play in that style, and rather play pretty much like most everybody did.
Later I got to know Neil who had 2 steel guitarists he had unconditional love for, BE and JD. I told him my experience and he said with a sad sigh... "yeah, he quit drinkin' ". Neil was still drinking in the late 90's in Fort Lauderdale, FL and was CONVINCED he couldn't sound like "it" without having a certain level of vodka in. Actually, there was something to it, he played stiff first and as he was sipping away, he suddenly "flew"... but it was short lived and soon he would get sloppy. I told him again and again and he wouldn't believe it until I recorded him and played it back to him another day when he was still almost sober. He was speechless to to my and my buddy's surprise, quit drinking that very day. It took him about a month to play good without it... still got "flying" but wouldn't get sloppy. Later he move to Austin, TX and we were pleased to see his musical career rebounce.
Anyway, not meant to be a rant about alcohol, but just some anecdotes about how I perceived Jimmie Day. He was so different to Buddy Emmons in the early days.
Thanks!... J-D.
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The uses of Tablature is addictive and has been linked to reduced musical fertility.
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Keith Hilton
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248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721
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Posted 29 Apr 2024 12:52 pm
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| One of my favorite recordings. Jimmy Day was one of my favorite players. |
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