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Dave Magram

 

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San Jose, California, USA
Post  Posted 13 Aug 2019 7:37 am    
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Check this out...

Barbara Mandrell Pickin'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nYvDTi_u9s

Banjo, dobro, E9 pedal steel on Foggy Mtn Breakdown, and then a very bluesy number on C6 (Milk Cow Blues??), after which she switches to sax on the same tune!

Amazing!!

- Dave
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John Sluszny

 

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Brussels, Belgium
Post  Posted 13 Aug 2019 11:03 am    
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No fiddle ? Sad Crying or Very sad Laughing
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Ron Hogan

 

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Nashville, TN, usa
Post  Posted 13 Aug 2019 12:51 pm    
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My Brother took a tour of her home in Nashville (Fontanel) and said they announced that she is the world's foremost Pedal Steel Guitarist.

Poor Buddy was knocked off the throne.
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Doug Beaumier


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Northampton, MA
Post  Posted 13 Aug 2019 1:06 pm    
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I saw her play that live (same routine, same instruments) at a fair here in Massachusetts back in the 1970s. I was impressed!
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Larry Dering


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Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 13 Aug 2019 5:12 pm    
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And Norm Hamlet, Haggards steel player was her steel teacher. The girl is above average and loaded with talent.
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scott murray


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Asheville, NC
Post  Posted 13 Aug 2019 9:28 pm    
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is that Cookie Jones she kicked out of the steel chair?

two great pickers, but not my favorite tone on that Emmons.
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Paul King

 

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Gainesville, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 14 Aug 2019 2:02 am    
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As talented as she is lets not forget she was not hard to look at either. Barbara plays about anything she picks up.
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David Wright


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Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
Post  Posted 16 Aug 2019 3:37 am    
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I first met Barbara, she was 12, My dad built her a Monster Steel...it was bigger than her!!!...A true super talent..Just remember, Steel Guitar took her to being a star...))))


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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 16 Aug 2019 7:29 am    
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And three finger picks! Very Happy
Erv
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Don Crowl

 

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Medford, Oregon, USA
Post  Posted 16 Aug 2019 12:02 pm    
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I recall seeing one of her shows where she did vocals, steel, etc. & one sister fiddled while the other sister was on drums. A huge super talent.
As David mentioned the steel made for her [a Wright Custom?] in her early days dwarfed her. That also showed up in the movie of her life. Mr. Hamlet taught her to play some hot stuff at a young age & she was a quick learner. Looking at her right hand [for one thing] she learned excellent technique.
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Roger Rettig


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Naples, FL
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2019 5:11 am    
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The 'blues tune' starts out as 'St Louis Blues'., I think.

Was she using a Stevens bar on PSG? I can't quite make it out.

She's more than competent on each instrument. It's a slick routine.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2019 7:04 am    
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No, it's a bullet bar.
Erv
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Michael Sheehan


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Everett, Washington, USA - Heading back to Florida 2021
Post  Posted 17 Aug 2019 10:12 am    
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I like how she pulls off one boot when she gets to the pedal steel, but leaves the boot on that operates the pedals!
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Greg Forsyth

 

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Colorado, USA
Post  Posted 9 Sep 2020 2:54 pm     Young Barbara Mandrell playing Slippery Elm
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Here's a short video of Barbara Mandrell showing her talents on steel guitar. Anything known about the steel she's playiing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iskLvDD4ccY
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John Swain


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Winchester, Va
Post  Posted 9 Sep 2020 3:41 pm    
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I agree with Roger, it started out as " St Louis Blues".
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Kevin Fix

 

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Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 9 Sep 2020 4:49 pm    
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I remember, at one time, I heard that her game plan was to go to Nashville to play Pedal Steel. I used to watch her show, Barbara Mandrell Show, just to watch her play her Pedal Steel. The Steel Player does look like Cookie Jones. I met him at one of her shows. Heck of a nice guy.
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Randall Palmore

 

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Albany,TX USA 76430
Post  Posted 10 Sep 2020 3:14 am     Barbara
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Greg- I think that the guitar in that short clip is a Mosrite?
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