| Author |
Topic: Curley Chalker plays straight steel |
Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
|
|
|
|
David M Brown
From:
California, USA
|
Posted 24 Mar 2018 8:21 am |
|
| I really liked that loose style! |
|
|
|
Todd Clinesmith
From:
Lone Rock Free State Oregon
|
|
|
|
Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
|
Posted 25 Mar 2018 12:53 am
|
|
| Todd Clinesmith wrote: |
If you can find it... Hank Thompson live on air 1947-52 ( If I remember correctly) . Cd put out on a European label. Features early Curly and Dusty Stewart on steel.
Also check this out. 1951 Curly with Lefty..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_2qpXxuJ-s |
I’m assuming this was recorded long before volume pedals. He must be using the knob on the console? What a beautiful tone, and great playing on this one and on Doug’s link. |
|
|
|
Chris Clem
From:
California, USA
|
Posted 6 Apr 2018 12:12 pm
|
|
Here is another with Lefty Frizzell from my YouTube channel.Curly's solo on "Ida Red Likes to do the Boogie" (starts about the 3:18 mark) was the one that first caught my attention.....Still does!......Chris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkmS29tisfg |
|
|
|
Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
|
|
|
|
David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
|
Posted 6 Apr 2018 1:46 pm
|
|
Curley sure had some energy in his playing, but there is a price to pay for everything. In this case, it was wearing that shirt.
_________________
Don't go in the water after lunch. You'll get a cramp and drown. - Mother. |
|
|
|
Todd Clinesmith
From:
Lone Rock Free State Oregon
|
|
|
|
Chance Wilson
From:
California, USA
|
Posted 18 Apr 2018 1:34 am
|
|
| I used to ask Norm Stevens about Curly as a teenager. He remembered Chalker as being 15 or so but I think he was more like 19-20. I imagine Lefty was in jail around when Curly was 15. (Curly always wanted to drive & didn't have a license-my guess for the age discrepancy). The stories were typical mishaps as one would expect from a young man on the road like when he did finally get to drive,he faded the brakes & Nitro Expressed the Western Cherokees down a mountain. Curly probably wouldn't be on any Hank Thompson stuff until 1952 or so. |
|
|
|
Chris Clem
From:
California, USA
|
Posted 21 Apr 2018 7:00 am Re: Thanks Chris Clem
|
|
[quote="Todd Clinesmith"]Chris Clem, thanks for your youtube channel.
Thanks Todd....Stay tuned.....More to come |
|
|
|
Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
|
Posted 23 Apr 2018 1:04 pm
|
|
| Great stuff! |
|
|
|
