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Topic: Pedal steel disco |
Curt Trisko
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2014 7:34 pm |
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I've heard some songs from the 80s where a country song has disco-style bass with a steel guitar. In those songs, the guitar lays down the foundation by just strumming the chords.
I think it sounds pretty cool. I've even thought that it'd be a good style to perform for an audience. It's got a groove, is danceable, and the steel guitar gives it cohesion and emotion. It's just generally fun music.
Disco-inspired music is back in style too. The biggest song from last summer was retro disco: http://youtu.be/h5EofwRzit0. The same artists had some ambient pedal steel on the album that this song was on.
Does anyone make this kind of music or does anyone have good examples of it from the past? |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 18 Sep 2014 3:13 am
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Wow, you all gave me a way to re-invent myself. Years ago, before I came to my senses, I worked in a disco as a DJ and bouncer. Now, I can play some of those old tunes on steel!
Might even write a disco song myself... let's see... I think I'll call it "Disco Duck"... quack quack...
 
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Bob Moore
From:
N. Rose, New York
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Posted 19 Sep 2014 9:01 am Song
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| I can't wait to hear the song. Please post when you have it done. Bob M |
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Edward Rhea
From:
Medford Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 19 Sep 2014 2:34 pm
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Scott Duckworth says: " Oh well, another million slips through my hands..."
It woulda ruint you anyway!
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Bob Moore
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N. Rose, New York
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Posted 19 Sep 2014 4:03 pm Song
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| I can't wait to hear the song. Please post when you have it done. Bob M |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 20 Sep 2014 4:32 pm
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| what is a disco duck worth? |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 26 Sep 2014 12:24 pm
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"Let It Happen" from the album Slow Dancer by Boz Scaggs features steel also. It's on YouTube. Good night.
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Ben Greene
From:
San Antonio, Tx.
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Posted 29 Sep 2014 4:05 pm
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I love this forum! Clover is great! Many of these players went on to play with the likes of Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams and the Doobie Brothers. And of course that long haired gentlemen on the harmonica is non other the Huey Lewis, who along with the organ player Sean Hopper formed Huey Lewis and the News. Thanks for sharing these great songs and videos Joachim!
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Abe Levy
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California, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2014 3:19 pm
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Some of the cuts on Bobby Black's "honky cat" album sound pretty disco to me...
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 30 Sep 2014 8:53 pm
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| Abe Levy wrote: |
| Some of the cuts on Bobby Black's "honky cat" album sound pretty disco to me... |
Another great LP that, sadly, was too far ahead of its time. Tom Bradshaw ought to be commended for producing it.
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William Polka
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Chicago, Illinois
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 7 Mar 2015 9:48 am
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Nothing wrong with the concept I guess, no matter how regressive - just never thought I'd see the terms "pedal steel" and "disco" in the same phrase… 
Disco Duck Dynasty
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Brett Lanier
From:
Madison, TN
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 7 Mar 2015 2:17 pm
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Very cool.
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Herb Steiner
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Posted 7 Mar 2015 2:56 pm
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Jeff Newman and now Tommy Dodds with "Dance With Me."
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Brett Lanier
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Madison, TN
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Posted 7 Mar 2015 4:23 pm
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| Herb Steiner wrote: |
| Jeff Newman and now Tommy Dodds with "Dance With Me." |
Whose versions are those? (pretty common song title) |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 7 Mar 2015 4:48 pm
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Orleans?
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 8 Mar 2015 8:38 am
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| Click HERE for my take on disco steel. |
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 8 Mar 2015 9:27 am
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| Barry Blackwood wrote: |
Orleans?
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This picture is a joke. This is better:
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