Now this is Country! Who played the steel?

Niels Andrews · Post by **Niels Andrews** » 6 Jul 2012 1:55 pm

I love the Patsy version, but this is totally Awesome. I love his songs, but who played steel?
http://youtu.be/pwEEvVrTDGI

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 6 Jul 2012 3:26 pm

I'd bet on Pete Drake, especially on this other cut from that album: Another tune from the album

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 6 Jul 2012 5:44 pm

Playing with heart and soul!:)

Bobby Bowman · Post by **Bobby Bowman** » 6 Jul 2012 6:17 pm

Could be Walter Haynes.

Niels Andrews · Post by **Niels Andrews** » 6 Jul 2012 6:34 pm

In the Peter Drake credits there is no mention of sessions with Harlan Howard??

Charley Adair · Post by **Charley Adair** » 6 Jul 2012 7:43 pm

I usually can't tell, but some of it sounds like some stuff Hughey did with Conway.

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 6 Jul 2012 8:25 pm

Sure sounds like Pete to me.

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 6 Jul 2012 10:55 pm

Sounds like Pete Drake.

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 7 Jul 2012 12:51 am

Absolutely Pete Drake for me.

Kind Regards, Walter

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 7 Jul 2012 3:23 am

Dan:
The song you listed a link for is not on the LP that I Fall To Pieces is. It was done in 1967 on RCA LP entitled "Mr Songwriter".

This is the back cover of the 1965 Monument LP on which "I Fall To Pieces" can be found.

No musician credits listed on it. Too bad!!!

Tommy Minniear · Post by **Tommy Minniear** » 7 Jul 2012 5:47 am

On the Harlan Howard recording 0:25 you will hear the almost identical same lick as the one played at approximately 0:49 on this Lefty Frizzell recording:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Msn-tlodMo

The song also ends with this lick. In either Lefty's autobiography or the book that comes with the Bear Family boxed set it states that the the steel player on Lefty's recording was Pete Drake. After researching a little and listening, my money is on it being Pete Drake on the Harlan Howard recording.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 7 Jul 2012 7:55 am

Here's a pretty complete list of Harlan Howard sessions. It mentions Pete a couple of times, but not as playing on that particular song although chances are, it was probably him.
http://countrydiscography.blogspot.com/ ... oward.html