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Topic: Post Your Version of Sleep Walk |
Bill Leff
From: Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 23 May 2018 10:58 am
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You guys are great! I love the whole group. Your playing is excellent. |
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Alan Brookes
From: Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 23 May 2018 3:34 pm
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Mike A Holland wrote: |
...Would I be right in assuming that you are talking about Coventry in the UK? I notice from your Avatar you say you are a Brummy living in the USA. Sounds like a nice move! |
Yes, that's Coventry in Warwickshire. I moved to the San Francisco area 38 yrs. ago and I try to get home at least once a year. When I do, I visit the folk clubs. I'm probably the only one who has ever sung Hawaiian songs and backed myself of a resonator guitar at the Black Diamond folk club in Birmingham. |
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Mike A Holland
From: United Kingdom
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Posted 25 May 2018 3:06 am
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Third Sleep Walk version! Not Lap Steel.....It is a version played on a solo Ukulele! I bought a ukulele to make hawaiian sounding backing tracks for the lap steel. I have had quite a bit of fun with it and found it quite addictive. Hope it is acceptable to post! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFnS_PPr9I[/url] |
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Steve Green
From: Gulfport, MS, USA
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Norman Evans
From: Tennessee
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Alan Brookes
From: Brummy living in Southern California
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Andy Volk
From: Boston, MA
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Herb Steiner
From: Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 26 May 2018 4:52 am
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After the original, my favorite version is by my pal Carco Clave. The recording quality here is poor, so I'll explain: He does the A section with a Latin/rhumba beat, the switches to a 4/4 shuffle on the B section.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtjUHxxb4gM
I love Carco, known him for 25 years. He backs me on guitar on just about every steel show I play. Which is only SWSGA, TSGA, and occasionally the NTSGA. He's a monster. _________________ My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Kay Das
From: Los Angeles CA
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Alan Brookes
From: Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 3 Jun 2018 9:09 am
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On the Everly Brothers' British Tour during the 90s, Buddy Emmons played a version of Sleepwalk. I wish someone had recorded that tour. |
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Jesse Pearson
From: San Diego , CA
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Posted 6 Jun 2018 8:57 pm Sleepwalk in C6 tuning
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I recorded this using Reaper DAW and the plugins that came with it. The lap steel is run straight into my laptop and is a very old Dickerson/Magnatone 6 stringer with "believe it or not", 15 year old strings. I'm also doing the backing instruments and using Addictive Drums for percussion. I first learned the tune in the original tuning of C#minor7, but C6 is fine for the most part (couple of weird slants at the end). Oh yeah, no finger picks either. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vl2a9-HnSc |
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Bill Groner
From: QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 7 Jun 2018 6:10 am
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That is down right pretty Jesse! _________________ Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Pete Burak
From: Portland, OR USA
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Bill Groner
From: QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 22 Jun 2018 1:02 pm
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Been playing along to Mike's version. I especially like the way he ended the song........nothing fancy, just nice, short, and SWEET! _________________ Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Bishop Ronnie P Hall
From: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Alan Brookes
From: Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 8 Jul 2018 8:56 am
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Bishop Ronnie P Hall wrote: |
...I probably get us all put in jail... |
Gosh, no. In many ways this is probably the best version I've heard. You start off with the tune played normally, but with that Ronnie Hall sound, then you start improvising around the theme and come up with something quite astounding.
Great playing, as usual. Keep up the good work, Ronnie. |
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Philip Garcia
From: California, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 4:48 pm
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My version of sleepwalk is with a vocalist singing while I accompany her with the steel guitar. Would love to hear your feedback.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmNxbajKxgs _________________ 1952 Fender Custom / Princeton '65 / National Tricone / Strymon pedals / Logic X / |
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David Matzenik
From: Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 30 Aug 2018 3:08 pm
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I've just been through this thread and I would like to thank everyone. There are some really great ideas here, and needless to say, I am going to "steel" some of them. _________________ Don't go in the water after lunch. You'll get a cramp and drown. - Mother. |
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Jon Zimmerman
From: California, USA
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Posted 3 Sep 2018 12:00 pm Benchmark version
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It can't hurt to look at Bobby Ingano @SlackKeyShow..and a rig rundown commentary on a YouTube not posted here yet, but.. Oh my stars; If only I had a fraction of that talent! |
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Alan Brookes
From: Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 9 Sep 2018 3:31 pm
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This is one of my favorite versions. I've always loved the Betsy Brye version, and my only concern with it is that they used an orchestra of violins in the background instead of having Santo and Johnny back her. What you've created in this version is how the Betsy Brye version should have sounded. |
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Tony Palmer
From: St Augustine,FL
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Posted 11 Sep 2018 7:25 am
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I’ve been doing some recording lately and of course, tend to get hyper focused on each little nuance of phrasing, attack, sustain, etc. This song is no exception!
I found I had tended to pick, then slide up to the opening note, which seems natural
“steel-wise†but doesn’t sound as good as nailing that first (usually C) opening note and quickly adding vibrato. Then same issue for the second note! Strike it clean and add vibrato or slide down from the C? Etc, etc through the rest of the song....argggh!
So many options!! Makes me totally appreciate the simplicity yet sophisticated playing on the original.
I’m not asking which way to pick and slide is best or even whether it’s a worthwhile question but however Santo and Johnny played it, they turned that simple melody into a timeless classic with that perfect execution of melody, phrasing, sustain, attack, vibrato....the whole ball of wax! Perfection 😊 _________________ Sierra S10 (three!), Peavey 112 and 115, Benoit dobro, Beard Model E dobro, Beard Roadophonic, MSA Superslide, Dean Nickless custom dobro |
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Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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Posted 11 Sep 2018 7:58 am
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I agree, Tony. A lot of players "overplay" this simple, single note melody. It's very tempting to add in extra fills and licks in the empty spaces. Also tempting to play two-string harmonies throughout the song instead of the plain, single string sound of the original recording. I understand that many players play their own version of the song and I used to do that, but in recent years I've tried to recreate Santo's sound as much as possible. It's not easy to do! He had such a unique style and vibrato. _________________ My Site / My YouTube Channel
25 Songs C6 Lap Steel / 25 MORE Songs C6 Lap Steel / 16 Songs, C6, A6, B11 / 60 Popular Melodies E9 Pedal Steel |
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Bill Groner
From: QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 11 Sep 2018 8:42 am
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Ah ha! Finally a picture of the man behind the "HANDS" Always wondered..........
BTW....my avatar isn't me, but close! I'm not a dwarf, don't have 6 brothers, but I have been know to be Grumpy! Guess I have the proper last name!!!! _________________ Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40
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Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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Ken Byng
From: Southampton, England
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Posted 12 Sep 2018 12:07 pm
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My favourite performance of Sleep Walk apart from Santo's classic version is Tom Brumley's. It's just beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT-KZ8ngd8E _________________ Show Pro D10 - amber (8+6), MSA D10 Legend XL Signature - redburst (9+6), Sho-Bud Pro 111 Custom (8+6), Emmons black Push-Pull D10 (8+5), Zum D10 (8x8), Hudson pedal resonator. Telonics TCA-500, Webb 614-E, |
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