Dick Overbey Discography

Jim Hinds · Post by **Jim Hinds** » 29 Mar 2016 10:39 pm

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,

Jim

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 30 Mar 2016 5:34 am

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.

Jim Park · Post by **Jim Park** » 30 Mar 2016 6:21 am

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

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 30 Mar 2016 7:19 am

He is also on some of Ronnie Milsaps hits.

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 30 Mar 2016 7:36 am

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)

Jim Hinds · Post by **Jim Hinds** » 30 Mar 2016 11:39 am

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. This will help get me started. If anyone has anymore please post.

Thanks,

Jim

Joseph Napolitano · Post by **Joseph Napolitano** » 30 Mar 2016 12:38 pm

Dickey also made a great Christmas cd with Bobby Flores

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 30 Mar 2016 1:17 pm

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

Roger Kelly · Post by **Roger Kelly** » 30 Mar 2016 1:17 pm

Here's a good'un by Dickey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwKSi0A66Hs

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 30 Mar 2016 2:10 pm

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

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 30 Mar 2016 5:04 pm

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

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 31 Mar 2016 4:48 am

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.

Jim Hinds · Post by **Jim Hinds** » 31 Mar 2016 12:58 pm

Did Dicky play on Johnny Bush's Green Snakes album?

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 31 Mar 2016 3:33 pm

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.

Jim Hinds · Post by **Jim Hinds** » 31 Mar 2016 4:01 pm

Thanks Graham

Don Euton · Post by **Don Euton** » 2 Apr 2016 5:50 pm

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.

Don Euton

Mark Shuda · Post by **Mark Shuda** » 2 Apr 2016 6:18 pm

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[b][/b]

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 4 Apr 2016 5:11 am

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.

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 4 Apr 2016 5:29 am

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?

Jim Hinds · Post by **Jim Hinds** » 4 Apr 2016 9:12 am

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.

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 4 Apr 2016 3:13 pm

Jeff:
Here's another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_m_iLL ... _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:

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 4 Apr 2016 3:26 pm

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.

Joe Goldmark · Post by **Joe Goldmark** » 5 Apr 2016 6:44 pm

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.

Joe

Jim Hinds · Post by **Jim Hinds** » 5 Apr 2016 7:18 pm

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.

Joe

Great stuff.
Thanks for posting.

Jim Hinds · Post by **Jim Hinds** » 8 Apr 2016 6:23 pm

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
Ricky

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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