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Jim Hinds
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Posted 29 Mar 2016 10:39 pm |
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I just learned about Dick from the Crying Steel thread and love his playing. I would like to get some LP's/CD's that he plays on. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
TIA,
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Graham
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Marmora, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 30 Mar 2016 5:34 am
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check out Heart of Texas records. He played on quite a few of the cd's they sell. Try and contact Tracy Pitcox there and he could certainly tell you some titles to get. Also, Bobby Flores website. He played on some of Bobby's cds as well.
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Jim Park
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Posted 30 Mar 2016 6:21 am Dickey Overbey
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| He did almost all ( if not all )of Amber Digbys releases and he did Hank Williams Jr's Whiskey Bent and Hell bound. Certainly one of the greatist players in history |
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Larry Dering
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Missouri, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2016 7:19 am
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| He is also on some of Ronnie Milsaps hits. |
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Jeff Garden
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Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2016 7:36 am
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Dicky was a truly great steel player...Texas honky-tonk steel at its best....
Just checked my CD's and here are some titles he plays on:
Amber Digby: Music from the Honky Tonks
Amber Digby: The World You're Living In
Amber Digby & Midnight Flyer: Live at Swiss Alp Hall
Amber Digby: Another Way To Live
Amber Digby: Passion, Pride & What Might Have Been
Amber Digby: Here Come the Teardrops
Amber Digby & Justin Trevino: Keeping Up Appearances
Dicky Overby & Bobby Flores: Christmas in Ol' San Antone
Dicky Overby (solo steel): HonkyTonkMemories.com (try southlandrecords.com for this one) |
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Jim Hinds
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Gallatin, TN USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2016 11:39 am
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Thanks everyone for your suggestions. This will help get me started. If anyone has anymore please post.
Thanks,
Jim |
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Joseph Napolitano
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2016 12:38 pm
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| Dickey also made a great Christmas cd with Bobby Flores |
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Ricky Davis
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Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2016 1:17 pm
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Well all those Chick singers want to sound like the Main Woman singer that inspired it all>
LEONA WILLIAMS....so go to the real source.
Just type in her name in youtube and enjoy Dicky at his best.
https://youtu.be/mOal9jY_U3g
Ricky
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Roger Kelly
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Bristol,Tennessee
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Graham
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Marmora, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 30 Mar 2016 2:10 pm
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In going thru my cds, I've come up with these:
Let's start with who Ricky said:
Leona Williams
- I Love You Because
- New Patches
Tony Booth;Curtis Potter; Darrell McCall - The Survivors 1
Marti Brom - Heartache Numbers
Kimberley Murray - Once Upon A Time In A Honky Tonk - The solo on The Steel Guitar Song is crying steel at it's very best!!
Jake Hooker - The Outsider
Darrell McCall
- Old Memories & Wine
- Keeping With Tradition
Mona McCall - Memories Love A Memory
Justin Trevino
- The Scene Of The Crying
- Too many Heartaches
- Two Of The usual
- Before You Say Amen
Johnny Bush - Who'll Buy My Memories
Bobby Flores
- Festival Favorites
- Eleven Roses
- Fast Company
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Ricky Davis
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Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2016 5:04 pm
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Thanks Graham; you are AMAZING as always. I miss Dicky so much. Many folks don't know; but I was the one that set Dicky's last Sho~bud's for him(last D-10 Pro II and LDG) every couple months or so. I would change strings and set all movements just like he liked and the best part was when Dicky would call me and say: "Ricky; the bud is playing perfect; how do you do that??"....and I would always respond with: "dicky if I told you, than you would never call me to thank me"...ha....and he always laughed and I would too; even though I was SERIOUS...ha....
I never met a man with more passion for music and life.
RIP Dicky; we all think about you all the time.
Ricky
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Graham
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Marmora, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 31 Mar 2016 4:48 am
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A lot of people probably also don't know that he was a song writer as well as a steel guitar player.
Darrell McCall recorded 4 of Dickys' song in the late '60's .
I'd Love To Live With You Again
Hide And Go Cheat
Yours And His
Don't Tell My Wife
Sally Bryson
Lloyd Green was the steel player on most of these sessions back then but Dicky played on 2 of the 5 sessions that included his songs.
They were all done on the Wayside label and can be found now on the 5 disc set from Bear Records. Two of the songs were never released on the Wayside label - Yours and His and Don't Tell My Wife.
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Jim Hinds
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Gallatin, TN USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2016 12:58 pm
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| Did Dicky play on Johnny Bush's Green Snakes album? |
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Graham
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Marmora, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 31 Mar 2016 3:33 pm
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Johnny's 2001 cd Green Snakes featured 5 steelers, none of whom were Dicky.
They were:- Tommy Detamore; Buddy Emmons; Denny Mathis; Tom Morrell and Rick Price.
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Jim Hinds
From:
Gallatin, TN USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2016 4:01 pm
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| Thanks Graham |
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Don Euton
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 2 Apr 2016 5:50 pm
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Dickey played on some of Johnny Bush`s original recordings in the early 1970`s. " I`ll be There" was noted on his steel Guitar Hall of Fame Plaque several years ago when he was inducted.
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Mark Shuda
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Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 2 Apr 2016 6:18 pm Dicky Overbey radio interview with Justin Trevino
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My favorite steel guitarist ever. PERIOD!
A great interview with and about Dicky with Justin Trevino below. Hear what the "Big E" says about Dicky !
A must listen for any pedal steel guitar fan !!!
Here's the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guCOsvK_iCE
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Jeff Garden
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Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 4 Apr 2016 5:11 am
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And one more for you, Jim... Here's Dicky at his best backing up Amber Digby...probably my favorite break ever on Together Again - a full minute starting at 0:55.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIHRYceaKHU
This is on the Amber Digby & Midnight Flyer "Live at Swiss Alp Hall" CD. |
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Mitch Drumm
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Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 4 Apr 2016 5:29 am
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Very early in his career he played on some local San Antonio recordings by the Metheny Brothers and Lee Harmon (Harmon Bozeman). Some of them were on youtube at one time--not sure if that's still true.
I think he is on Darrell McCall's "Reunion" LP that came out I guess in the 1980s on vinyl LP. I think it was later re-issued on CD as well.
Did he ever record with Connie Smith while a member of her band?
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Jim Hinds
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Gallatin, TN USA
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Posted 4 Apr 2016 9:12 am
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| Jeff Garden wrote: |
And one more for you, Jim... Here's Dicky at his best backing up Amber Digby...probably my favorite break ever on Together Again - a full minute starting at 0:55.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIHRYceaKHU
This is on the Amber Digby & Midnight Flyer "Live at Swiss Alp Hall" CD. |
Thanks Jeff. That was great. |
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Graham
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Marmora, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 4 Apr 2016 3:13 pm
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Jeff:
Here's another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_m_iLLqey8&list=RDZ_m_iLLqey8
Dicky also played on these 3 cd's from Heart of Texas Records:
Norma Jean - Lonliest Star In Texas
Dottsy - Meet Me In Texas
Joe Paul Nichols - The Price Is Right
All 3 still available from Heart of Texas Records/
Mitch -yes, Dicky played on Darrell's 1986 Reunion lp.
This is the inside cd label:
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Jeff Garden
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Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 4 Apr 2016 3:26 pm
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Thanks, Graham, I enjoyed that  Dicky is what classic steel guitar is all about. It's great how he usually seems to be up in the mix on most of the recordings I've heard while never overpowering the singer. |
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Joe Goldmark
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San Francisco, CA 94131
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Posted 5 Apr 2016 6:44 pm
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I'll Be There" was mentioned earlier. For those who haven't heard it, it's a "must hear." Conveniently this YouTube clip seems to have the steel track boosted, so enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE4pphweh40
Dickie was probably the best in Texas, which is saying something. He played highly innovative steel while still playing hardcore steel the way you always wanted to hear it.
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Jim Hinds
From:
Gallatin, TN USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2016 7:18 pm
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| Joe Goldmark wrote: |
I'll Be There" was mentioned earlier. For those who haven't heard it, it's a "must hear." Conveniently this YouTube clip seems to have the steel track boosted, so enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE4pphweh40
Dickie was probably the best in Texas, which is saying something. He played highly innovative steel while still playing hardcore steel the way you always wanted to hear it.
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Great stuff.
Thanks for posting. |
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Jim Hinds
From:
Gallatin, TN USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2016 6:23 pm
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| Ricky Davis wrote: |
Well all those Chick singers want to sound like the Main Woman singer that inspired it all>
LEONA WILLIAMS....so go to the real source.
Just type in her name in youtube and enjoy Dicky at his best.
https://youtu.be/mOal9jY_U3g
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Hi Ricky,
That was a good call. I picked up Leona Williams "I Love You Because" CD today. Amazing.
Thanks,
Jim |
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