Steel on Idol tonight

Rich Gardner · Post by **Rich Gardner** » 30 Mar 2011 5:43 pm

Who was the steel player on American Idol tonight playing backup for Scotty? Just curious!

RG

Chris Dorch · Post by **Chris Dorch** » 30 Mar 2011 6:04 pm

Dunno, but he also played on Rocket Man.. and sadly, didn't play BJ Cole's parts on Tiny Dancer...

*shrug*

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 30 Mar 2011 7:11 pm

I'm watching Doug Livingston playing "Country Comfort" Just killin' it! awesome go Doug!!!

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 30 Mar 2011 7:26 pm

Doug Livingston was playin' a ZumSteel.

Brett

T. C. Furlong · Post by **T. C. Furlong** » 30 Mar 2011 7:50 pm

Our own Earnest Bovine playin it old school on the pedizzle stizzle guitizzle! Beautiful job! You really need to see Doug playing classical music. There are some amazing YouTube vids of him doing his thing on an S12

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 31 Mar 2011 12:04 am

I haven't seen it yet, had to rush off to back up the great Troy Walker singing Judy Garland and Johnny Ray songs, now I'm back home ready to rewind the VHS. I'm thrilled to be back on Idol if only for one show, and today was fun and easy with no worries about playing out of tune. (Perceptive observers may have noticed no cable coming out of my volume pedal. We had prerecorded it.)
The band you saw on stage right played Rocket Man, and their guitar player did the slides with a glass slide on his finger. Most of what you heard was that band playing live.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 31 Mar 2011 4:26 am

Earnest,
Good job and I hope those calls keep coming your way!

Chris Dorch · Post by **Chris Dorch** » 31 Mar 2011 9:26 am

Sounded sweet! Loves it...

Ken Thompson · Post by **Ken Thompson** » 31 Mar 2011 9:52 am

It was so cool to see steel on the stage. I love the way they are putting the backup singers and musicians on stage wit the idols this year. It is also nice to see country music being encouraged and showcased. Awesome show tonight.

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 31 Mar 2011 10:53 am

EB, you should have worn the headdress/hat(?) in your avatar so the SGF community could have immediately recognized you.

Rick Winfield · Post by **Rick Winfield** » 31 Mar 2011 12:23 pm

Elton had a pedal steel in a lot of his recordings, doing the background, and fills.
Seems that Britain is a little ahead of us, using that instrument in many forms of music, besides country.
Rick
PS: that was an excellent back-up for Scotty

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 1 Apr 2011 9:58 am

at least scotty will be able to get a gig as alfred e. neuman in the upcoming musical 'MAD lipsynchs the prerecorded songs we don't care about'...!

Joe Naylor · Post by **Joe Naylor** » 1 Apr 2011 12:45 pm

Denise and I saw it and she said even before I had a chance - "THAT"S DOUG"

Way to go Doug

Joe Naylor
www.steelseat.com
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Rick Winfield · Post by **Rick Winfield** » 1 Apr 2011 1:01 pm

IMHO:
The Back-up Singers, and the Musicians, are the true "Idols" on that show !
It was GREAT to see a PSG, up front,& center, where it shuld be.
Unplugged or not, he played some great music.
Rick

Jeff Spencer · Post by **Jeff Spencer** » 2 Apr 2011 2:25 pm

Is there a link for us aussies to see?? I feel Im missin something!
jeff

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 2 Apr 2011 3:25 pm

Here it is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjSdpmozPO4

Bill Cunningham · Post by **Bill Cunningham** » 2 Apr 2011 8:15 pm

Doug on "Idol". Does this mean he has finally made it?

Mighty fine playing and a great representation of steel guitar up front for the masses.

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Steel on Idol tonight

Steel on Idol tonight

Elton John

Imho