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Topic: Steel in non traditional settings... |
Charley Paul
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California, USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2018 10:12 am |
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I’d love it if somebody can point me in the direction of some great albums that feature steel guitar in non traditional settings.....
For example, I love the Redneck Jazz Explosion records, as well as Flying Burrito Bros, etc....
I’d love to hear some improvisation as well...
Apple Music or Spotify links would be amazing, but I’ll take whatever recommendations I can get! |
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Dylan Schorer
From:
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2018 12:04 pm
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Greg Leisz pops up in a lot of non-traditional settings, everything from Bill Frisell albums, to Beck, to Meshell Ndegeocello, to Daft Punk. Check out Bill Frisell's Good Dog Happy Man album or Guitar In the Space Age.
Also, check out Burrito Bros steel player Sneaky Pete on Stevie Wonder's "Too Shy to Say".
Also, check out Buddy Emmons with Ray Charles on the song "Feel So Bad" or the album "The Complete Country and Western".
Check out Susan Alcorn for some very non-traditional and very beautiful playing. |
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Tom Spaulding
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Rick Abbott
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2018 3:57 pm
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Robert Randolph is tremendous
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Sho~Bud D-10 Professional #7962
Remington T-8, Wakarusa 5e3 clone
1953 Stromberg-Carlson AU-35 |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Daniel McKee
From:
Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 5 Nov 2018 7:28 pm
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| Alvino Rey had some interesting stuff that featured steel guitar in a big band setting. I've heard some interesting use of lap steels with palm pedals lately. That seems to be something a lot of non country groups and musicians are making use of. Steel guitar is certainly making its way to other genres (some of it I like and others, well not so much) But its still cool to hear it in different settings. |
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Justin Emmert
From:
Greensboro, NC
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Posted 6 Nov 2018 2:16 pm
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| I heard some steel on a live version of Tiny Dancer by Elton John today. Was on his Diamond album. |
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Daniel Morris
From:
Westlake, Ohio, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2018 4:25 pm
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Charley, I don't know if you saw any of this thread from a few years back, but you ought to be able to find any number of non-traditional uses of pedal steel:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=208507&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=
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1982 Kline U12 Pedal steel
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2011 Bear Creek MK Weissenborn
Milkman 40W Mini amps w/Telonics 15" speaker.
Dr. Z Surgical Steel w/TT 15" speaker.
Frenzel MB-50 head.
Spaceman, Empress, Origin, Eventide, Pigtronix. |
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Chris Walke
From:
St Charles, IL
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 7 Nov 2018 3:52 pm
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| And don't forget about Gary Brandin and the Vanduras. Very, very cool stuff. |
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