Fantastic Pickin' [JUST LISTEN TO THIS]

Charles Tilley · Post by **Charles Tilley** » 16 Jun 2007 4:19 am

What a picker. Some of you know who this is but plaese don't post the name here. If you want me to know that you know, or want me to tell you who it is, send me an email to ttexastilley@sbcglobal.net.

Go to http://www.etsga.org/mysteryplayer.mp3

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 16 Jun 2007 5:17 am

I know who the steel player is. What a fantastic player and thanks Charles for posting the song.

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 16 Jun 2007 6:50 am

Charlie McCoy on mouth harp?

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 16 Jun 2007 8:08 am

If I had to guess thats Russ Hicks.

Johan Jansen · Post by **Johan Jansen** » 16 Jun 2007 8:22 am

I know

Mike Shefrin · Post by **Mike Shefrin** » 16 Jun 2007 9:10 am

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Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 16 Jun 2007 9:26 am

Coincidentally, I stumbled across this tune from a link elsewhere on the forum earlier today. It listed the steel player. And yes, he is a genius.

Allan Thompson · Post by **Allan Thompson** » 16 Jun 2007 9:48 am

Great player, did he only do one E9 album ?

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 16 Jun 2007 9:55 am

Bob Lucier?

John McGlothlin · Post by **John McGlothlin** » 16 Jun 2007 10:55 am

Great song and great E9th work from that man. Also Charles please accept my apologies for mistaking Tyler Texas as you location....I don't know what made me think of Tyler. John

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 16 Jun 2007 11:57 am

What's even more amazing is that the steel player, although an accomplished C6 player, had only been playing E9 for 2 or 3 weeks prior to making the recording.

Charles Tilley · Post by **Charles Tilley** » 16 Jun 2007 12:55 pm

John, don't worry about that. I did live in Tyler abd wish I still did but the kids thought we should be closer to them at 75 years (and they are right)

You probably associated me with Tyler because of my serving the East Texas Steel Guitar Association in Tyler.

Great song you sent. Go listen to it.

Archie Nicol R.I.P. · Post by **Archie Nicol R.I.P.** » 16 Jun 2007 1:02 pm

I hope the sun doesn't go down on this. I'll tred lightfootedly just in case my toes curl, eh?

Arch.

Larry Strawn · Post by **Larry Strawn** » 16 Jun 2007 6:24 pm

Larry

Charles Tilley · Post by **Charles Tilley** » 17 Jun 2007 6:43 am

Well, I have had many guess who this player is and some that knew. It is time to tell all that it is Curly Chalker.

I'm glad I didn't have to guess. Man, what style and touch. Great player but first I ever heard of him playing E9th.

Thanks for guessing.

Larry Strawn · Post by **Larry Strawn** » 17 Jun 2007 7:32 am

Mr. Tilly,
I ran on to it by accident, I was listening to another clip on the Forum when I realized it was the same!

Thanks for posting it.

Larry

Mike Shefrin · Post by **Mike Shefrin** » 17 Jun 2007 7:53 am

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John McGlothlin · Post by **John McGlothlin** » 17 Jun 2007 8:35 am

I purchased this album of Curly back about 1978 from Tom Brashaw...the album is called Nashville Sundown by Curly Chalker...it is all E9th and the songs are hits by Gordon Lightfoot. John

Mike Shefrin · Post by **Mike Shefrin** » 17 Jun 2007 8:42 am

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Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 17 Jun 2007 9:42 am

I couldn't tell by the first part, but the last half sure sounded like Curly. I remember when I bought his Nevada Breaks cassette several years ago, he said he was tired of every one thinking he could only play jazz so he spent a lot of time on the E9 neck. What an awesome player, wish he had lived forever.

erik · Post by **erik** » 17 Jun 2007 10:15 am

John McGlothlin wrote:I purchased this album of Curly back about 1978 from Tom Brashaw...the album is called Nashville Sundown by Curly Chalker...it is all E9th and the songs are hits by Gordon Lightfoot. John

What song would that be as it sounds like Bobby McGee to me.

Larry Strawn · Post by **Larry Strawn** » 17 Jun 2007 10:39 am

Erik,

I believe that song is "Alberta Bound"

Larry

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 17 Jun 2007 10:56 am

Charles Tilley wrote:"Great player but first I ever heard of him
playing E9th"
Charles,there are a few songs on "youtube" featuring
Curly Chalker...on E9th.Enjoy ![/quote]

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 17 Jun 2007 11:00 am

OOPS ! [/quote]

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 17 Jun 2007 1:34 pm

Mike Perlowin wrote:What's even more amazing is that the steel player, although an accomplished C6 player, had only been playing E9 for 2 or 3 weeks prior to making the recording.

Mike, what recording? I do know Curly was playing great E9th in the early '60s, even before his BHOBS album was released (1966). I saw him on the Jimmy Dean show in 1964, and he was playing E9th behind Red Stewart (I still have a tape of that show). His "Nashville Sundown" album with all E9th songs came around a decade later.

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