Dan Dowd cold cold heart

Russell Adkins · Post by **Russell Adkins** » 30 Nov 2017 1:40 pm

I heard this song on the net today played by a steel player I guess Dan Dowd was his name . the most amazing technique was simply Beautiful the way it was played just knocked me out , anyone ever heard of him? Never was into old hank songs but this song played the way this guy played it was fantastic .I dought there is anyone better than this guy simply amazing to me anyway .

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 30 Nov 2017 2:08 pm

Dan Dowd was a steel player and also a steel guitar builder from Paducah Ky as I recall.

Nice fellow, good craftsman and smooth player. I remember him playing some of the conventions and regional shows. Particularly Fred Layman's Kentucky Classic. Always enjoyable.

I believe Dan passed away a few years ago.

Russell Adkins · Post by **Russell Adkins** » 30 Nov 2017 2:23 pm

He was a great steel guitar player , thanks jerry for the info

Bob Lawrence · Post by **Bob Lawrence** » 30 Nov 2017 7:03 pm

Go to Remembering... Dan Dowd

http://www.16tracks.com/PedalSteelMusic/

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 30 Nov 2017 10:46 pm

I owned one Dowd U12 guitar , and it was a gorgeous instrument with a beautiful tone...very rare, hard to find guitars...

Russell Adkins · Post by **Russell Adkins** » 1 Dec 2017 12:22 pm

That's a nice steel Dimar, keyless my favorite , thanks for the pic

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 1 Dec 2017 1:05 pm

Russell Adkins wrote:That's a nice steel Dimar, keyless my favorite , thanks for the pic

I should have kept that guitar...it was drop dead gorgeous, and it had the tone out of this world... Fessenden mechanics .... I sold it to the player who then complained pedals were too close to the ground, and pull rods were not fastened to the bell cranks, but just hooked (its a Fessenden duh) ... even tho guitar was just serviced and adjusted by Tyler Hall at SGN ... go figure ...

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 1 Dec 2017 2:07 pm

Very nice looking guitar, Damir. Great pictures too.
I understand a lot of builders share the same parts.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 1 Dec 2017 2:54 pm

Chris Templeton wrote:Very nice looking guitar, Damir. Great pictures too.
I understand a lot of builders share the same parts.

thanks Chris, I believe Dan was very close friend with Jerry , and that's probably where Fessenden parts are coming from... wonderful guitar

Russell Adkins · Post by **Russell Adkins** » 3 Jan 2018 11:51 am

Bob Lawrence wrote:Go to Remembering... Dan Dowd

http://www.16tracks.com/PedalSteelMusic/

that's some very very nice playing , smooth as silk

Kenny Foy · Post by **Kenny Foy** » 3 Jan 2018 1:27 pm

sure miss Dan