Sesame Street Steel Player?

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 11 Dec 2007 7:08 pm

I came home tonight to find my family watching old Sesame Street tunes on You Tube. Among them was the classic "The Sign Says Don't Walk". Had pedal steel virtually from start to finish. I told them that someone one here probably knew who played on it. Anybody care to prove me right?

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 11 Dec 2007 7:50 pm

There's also the "J" song:

Click Here

Bob Hickish · Post by **Bob Hickish** » 11 Dec 2007 8:22 pm

Can You say ! - J - J stands for Jam . you can't
have a "REAL" Jam without a Steel .

That is some grate pick'n !! was that you Lee ?

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 11 Dec 2007 9:01 pm

No, not me. Nice, crisp palm-blocking by whoever it is.

Paul Warnik · Post by **Paul Warnik** » 12 Dec 2007 1:02 am

Oh My God-
I thought I was the ONLY ONE who ever thought about the pedal steel on the "Letter J Song"

Supposedly adult watching Kid's show

Jeff Evans · Post by **Jeff Evans** » 12 Dec 2007 7:35 am

"The J Song" is from back in the day when we had REAL songs about individual letters of the alphabet.

A. J. Schobert · Post by **A. J. Schobert** » 12 Dec 2007 7:38 am

I think it was the count.

Joseph Carlson · Post by **Joseph Carlson** » 12 Dec 2007 10:11 am

Here is the clip in question:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=cV9rKeC4FEc

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 12 Dec 2007 12:28 pm

The steel player is Kermit.

Tamara James · Post by **Tamara James** » 12 Dec 2007 1:43 pm

Jon Light wrote:The steel player is Kermit.

I can honestly say he has a pig for a girlfriend.

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 12 Dec 2007 1:55 pm

the "J Song" is freaking great!
I had that on one of my son's old Sesame Street VHS tapes when I first took up the steel, and it was a great example of uptempo E9 playing. I remember it from when I was a kid too.

so who is it?

could be Jay Dee... that would be fitting.

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 12 Dec 2007 4:47 pm

I would guess that it was Mike "Cookie Monster" Jones.

Al Miller · Post by **Al Miller** » 12 Dec 2007 5:06 pm

The style and tone really lends itself to the Late Ed Black ..
Just A thought..
Boo miller

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 12 Dec 2007 5:38 pm

Thanks for posting the clip Michael.

Yes, "The Sign Says Don't Walk" was a brilliant little number I always thought.

My daughter's superior research skills have uncovered the fact that an individual named Michael Wells Played steel on a number of Sesame street songs in the 80's, but she found no information about whether it was him on "Don't Walk" or J. Anybody know him?

Tommy White · Post by **Tommy White** » 12 Dec 2007 7:35 pm

Michael Stanton?

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 12 Dec 2007 7:55 pm

Tommy, the name Michael Wells and also Mickey Wells (same guy?)gets a credit for pedal steel on some of the old Sesame Street stuff - I just went and had a look myself. Does "Mickey Wells" ring any bells?

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 12 Dec 2007 9:01 pm

come to think of it, I have a Sesame Street Country album that features Russ Hicks.

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