Who is playing steel?

Bobby Traneskog · Post by **Bobby Traneskog** » 13 Jul 2019 12:57 am

I know this face and the style of playing but can’t find out who he is!
I have searched everywere without any luck!

Bobby Traneskog · Post by **Bobby Traneskog** » 13 Jul 2019 1:00 am

I found out the year is 1988
Live at the Church Street Station / Cheyenne Saloon

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 13 Jul 2019 6:03 am

Pete Drake

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 13 Jul 2019 5:30 pm

Dave Zornes?

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 14 Jul 2019 12:07 pm

Not Pete drake David zonres

P.w

Bobby Traneskog · Post by **Bobby Traneskog** » 18 Jul 2019 7:00 am

I message David Zornes,
and it’s not him behind the pedal steel!

Pete Drake died July on the same year this performance are from.
I don’t know how ill he was during his last period in life.

It could be Pete, but when i look on pics on him from the late 80s
It doesn’t look like him!

It seams to be the only show on Church Street Station this
pedal steel player participates in.

/ Bobby

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 18 Jul 2019 9:12 am

It's a "Brand X" steel, so it's not Pete Drake. Looks like a young PD, though.

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 18 Jul 2019 10:27 am

There's a lot of these Cheyenne Saloon vids from the same time. Many of the artists used the same "house" band which included players like Phil Baugh and the Big E. Search YT for Fiddlin' Frenchie Burke and Kenny Price, Buddy is playing some great steel. Buddy is also playing behind other artists like Jimmy Dean and Johnny Russell w/o ever shining out.

Some other artists used their regular road bands, such as Gene Watson with Tiny Olson and obviously Barbara Fairchild. On her portion she shared the stage with Bobby Lord, so I don't know if it was her or Bobby's band. No idea who played steel for her at the time.

Kind Regards, Walter

Bobby Traneskog · Post by **Bobby Traneskog** » 23 Jul 2019 3:00 pm

Herb: What do you mean with â€X-brandâ€?
It is an Emmons he plays on, as the picture shows

Bobby Traneskog · Post by **Bobby Traneskog** » 23 Jul 2019 3:06 pm

Yes it is probably Barbara Fairchilds steel player, or Bobby Lords..

I can’t find any information about who played with them at the time,
besides in 1983 Mike Smith played in Barbara’s band.
But i think he looks different.

Regards.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 23 Jul 2019 7:35 pm

Bobby Traneskog wrote:Herb: What do you mean with â€X-brandâ€?
It is an Emmons he plays on, as the picture shows

Shot Jackson used to refer to Emmons guitars as "Brand X."

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