The last country top forty instrumental hit?

ajm · Post by **ajm** » 1 Oct 2003 11:41 am

Anybody know what and when it was? I'm thinking that maybe it was one of the Buck Owens songs, but I have no idea.

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Bill Cunningham · Post by **Bill Cunningham** » 1 Oct 2003 11:51 am

A long shot here, but I'll say something by Charlie McCoy. MAYBE, Today I Started Loving You Again, seems that was his biggest hit.

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Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 1 Oct 2003 2:05 pm

Maybe Floyd Cramer's 'Last Date', or am I way off here?

Terry Edwards · Post by **Terry Edwards** » 1 Oct 2003 2:30 pm

Buckaroo ?

Sleepwalk ?

In bluegrass music just about every artist features at least one instrumental per album/CD. It's very rare in country music and practically nonexistent in recent times. I miss instrumentals. Think I'll go listen to an old Ventures record!

Terry

Larry Miller · Post by **Larry Miller** » 1 Oct 2003 3:23 pm

"Kentucky" by Chet 1972???

Gregg Galbraith · Post by **Gregg Galbraith** » 1 Oct 2003 3:32 pm

"Groovy Grub-worm"?

David Cobb · Post by **David Cobb** » 1 Oct 2003 5:20 pm

Duelling Banjo's?

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 1 Oct 2003 5:39 pm

<SMALL>Think I'll go listen to an old Ventures record! </SMALL>

Terry, if you like pedal steel...and the Ventures, get ahold of the old Ventures' record called "Blue Star". It was the first recording made featuring steeler Sneaky Pete Kleinow!

Tele · Post by **Tele** » 1 Oct 2003 11:20 pm

I've just seen an instrumental by Nickle Creek on CMT ....5th time in two days...

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 2 Oct 2003 4:34 am

"I Can See Clearly Now" by Lloyd Green is my vote.

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Wayne Carver · Post by **Wayne Carver** » 2 Oct 2003 4:58 am

I too love instrumentals. My favorites are:
Ace Cannon, Floyd Cramer, Charlie McCoy, Red Rhodes, Bill Justice, Grady Martin, Billy Hutch, Tommy Garrett, Chet Atkins, The Magic Organ,101 Strings,The Ventures, Leo Kottke, Herb Alpert, Al Hirt, & anything on steel. Did I miss any? They also seem to get the best musicians to join in on their albums.

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 2 Oct 2003 10:53 am

<SMALL>Ace Cannon, Floyd Cramer, Charlie McCoy, Red Rhodes, Bill Justice, Grady Martin, Billy Hutch, Tommy Garrett, Chet Atkins, The Magic Organ,101 Strings,The Ventures, Leo Kottke, Herb Alpert, Al Hirt, & anything on steel. Did I miss any?</SMALL>

You forgot the one guy with the most top 40 instrumentals ever.... Duane Eddie!! His instrumentals where on the pop and country charts, with the last one he had on the country charts was "You are my Sunshine" in 1975.

Ben Slaughter · Post by **Ben Slaughter** » 2 Oct 2003 11:42 am

Have you guys noticed that Brad Paisley has done instrumentals on all three of his albums? Even does them live. Only mainstream guy that I know of that has done that. Way cool stuff, some great steel too.

I don't have a clue when the last instrumental hit was, betcha it was before I was born (1978).

Wayne Carver · Post by **Wayne Carver** » 2 Oct 2003 7:27 pm

You're right I forgot Duane Eddy. Also Ennio Morricone music, Blue Stingrays, Aqua Velvets, Dick Dale, The Pyramids, The Shadows, The Astronauts, The Ramrods, The Champs, Phil Upchurch, Johnny & the Hurricanes, Mel "Pigue" Robbins, Kelso Herston, Rink Hardin, Bobby Bond, and esquivel.
What about the hit "Popcorn" in the 70's? Maybe a Disco hit from the late 70's or 80's.
Oops, sorry i forgot the question was country instrumental. What about "Last Date" by Floyd Cramer?

Wayne Carver · Post by **Wayne Carver** » 2 Oct 2003 7:28 pm

Sorry, forgot Roger already suggested that one. That is one of my all time favorites though.

Kenny Dail · Post by **Kenny Dail** » 2 Oct 2003 8:06 pm

Was Lonnie Mack's version of Memphis a #1 hit?

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Bryan Bradfield · Post by **Bryan Bradfield** » 2 Oct 2003 8:50 pm

This will in all likelihood never be a hit, but possibly the most recent instrumental released on a CD is my tune "Cicada Afternoon". There is an MP3 sample at the web site: http://www.members.shaw.ca/DirtyHatBand/

Larry Miller · Post by **Larry Miller** » 3 Oct 2003 2:49 am

David Cobb's answer of "Dueling Banjos" might be the closest so far

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 3 Oct 2003 4:02 am

Wasn't there some instramental melody around 1982?

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Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 3 Oct 2003 9:27 am

I don't know about country, but weren't there a lot of disco instrumental hits? I can't really remember, since I was drunk during the Disco/Reagan years

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 3 Oct 2003 11:14 am

I'd say it was probably "Yakety Axe" by Chet Atkins. It did make it into the top 10 as I recall..........Have a good 'un, JH

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Jack Shrader Sr · Post by **Jack Shrader Sr** » 3 Oct 2003 12:55 pm

Music Box Dancer Jack

Joe Miraglia · Post by **Joe Miraglia** » 4 Oct 2003 2:29 pm

MUNSTER RAG- Brad Paisley! Used to start the Opry theme. Yes I know it's new and alot of you out there don't like that new stuff. It's on his Part II C.D. Same CD that Wrapped Around is on. In 30 years it will be old ,them some one will like it.

Joe