Favorite Pickers on Danny Boy

Roger Shackelton · Post by **Roger Shackelton** » 11 Jun 2007 7:36 pm

My 3 favorite steelers on Danny Boy are listed here.

Buddy Emmons on E-9th

Curly Chalker on C-6th

Julian Tharpe on his Universal Tuning

Les Green · Post by **Les Green** » 11 Jun 2007 7:48 pm

Buddy Emmons E9th
Curly Chalker C6th
Maurice Anderson Uni

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 12 Jun 2007 4:04 am

Winnie (Julian) Winston.

EJL

Neal Yeagley · Post by **Neal Yeagley** » 12 Jun 2007 5:02 am

Curly Chalker hands down! Neal Yeagley

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 12 Jun 2007 6:26 am

I never heard a steel version I didn't like. Same with "Shadow Of Your Smile".

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 12 Jun 2007 6:32 am

Buddy Emmons and Jerry Byrd are my favorites.

Dave Clark · Post by **Dave Clark** » 12 Jun 2007 6:54 am

JERRY BYRD AND LLOYD GREEN![/b]

Brandon Ordoyne · Post by **Brandon Ordoyne** » 12 Jun 2007 7:25 am

Jody Cameron on E9

robert kramer · Post by **robert kramer** » 12 Jun 2007 7:44 am

If you have some time, check out Jimmy Day's intro and turnaround on Johnny Bush's cut of "Danny Boy."

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 12 Jun 2007 12:28 pm

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 12 Jun 2007 12:55 pm

I say E 2

Bill Cunningham · Post by **Bill Cunningham** » 12 Jun 2007 3:41 pm

What you guys said AND the Chalker version he did on Charlie McCoy's 197x album where the first verse is just Charlie and Curley.

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 12 Jun 2007 3:52 pm

Does anyone have a copy of Buddy playing Danny Boy/Londonderry Aire they can email me?? I seem to have lost the tape I had of it.
thanks

KENNY KRUPNICK · Post by **KENNY KRUPNICK** » 12 Jun 2007 7:02 pm

I'd like to hear Curly's version, but Buddy's version on the "Black Album" is a classic to me.

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 12 Jun 2007 7:05 pm

CURLY!!!

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 12 Jun 2007 7:49 pm

Paddy Long wrote:Does anyone have a copy of Buddy playing Danny Boy/Londonderry Aire they can email me?? I seem to have lost the tape I had of it.
thanks

The black album CD is available from the Forum Catalog.

#C-062 Buddy Emmons "Emmons Guitar Company" CD $16

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 12 Jun 2007 7:54 pm

I saw Reece Anderson play Danny Boy with 4 picks on his S12 Bb6-Maj7 tuned MSA in 1968 at Tom Bradshaw's first West Coast Pedal Steel Show in Napa, California. I'll have to admit, I was amazed .

Since then I heard Buddy and Curly's Versions and liked both of them too.....al.

:)

Billy Carr · Post by **Billy Carr** » 12 Jun 2007 8:00 pm

Big E on the black album, followed by Chalker on the 70's album with Charlie McCoy. Julian Tharpe's open string version also. (I believe it was open)

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 12 Jun 2007 8:55 pm

OOps, Billy, How could I forget Julian Tharpe's version, I got the album. It was great too...al.

:)

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 12 Jun 2007 9:03 pm

Bobby -- done mate thanks

Bobby Caldwell · Post by **Bobby Caldwell** » 13 Jun 2007 6:37 am

All of the above and add Jimmy Day to the mix. Bobby

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 13 Jun 2007 6:55 am

I heard an unaccompanied version of Danny Boy today by Julian Tharpe on Steel Radio . Is this the version you are talking about ? To me it sounds almost painfully out of tune. Great chords,inversions,substitutions, but.....
Is there another version maybe ? The one I heard could have been a live tape or something like that.

Kenny Drake · Post by **Kenny Drake** » 13 Jun 2007 7:29 am

I agree with you Bobby. I saw Jimmy Day perform it solo live at the Austin Opry House. I think of it everytime I play that song. Sweet.

John Bechtel · Post by **John Bechtel** » 13 Jun 2007 9:23 am

My two favorite versions are Jerry Byrd = C-Diatonc and John ‘Keoni’ Bechtel = C-Diatonic! (Just kidding about the sec. choice!) It took 7-tries, but; I never did get it quite right!

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