Will It Go ‘Round In Circles cover

[Mike Neer]

Putting together some music for live sets, getting back to my roots.
This is an old Billy Preston classic, which I used to play many years ago when I fronted a Rhythm & Blues band with horns. I am the horn section now.

https://youtu.be/yzZr778OtJA

[Chuck S. Lettes]

Nice version. Great that you are so inventive with the lap steel.
Keep on steelin',
Chuck

[Bill Hatcher]

dude! go make some money..

used to play that tune back in the day when it just came out.

[Joe Cook]

Lap steel is a versatile instrument...in the right hands! I really dig what you do with it, Mike.

[Barney Roach]

Outstanding Mike! And just as strong on the singing!!

At 1:53 minutes in- did you use a traditional WAH pedal there?

[Larry Dering]

Mike that was great. I gotta say it's something doing it on steel and singing too. Always liked the tune because of the groove. You captured that and more.

[Slim Heilpern]

Very cool -- love those voicings!

- Slim

[Lee D Kaiser]

Soulful voice! Nice.

Great example of economy picking in the guitar break.

[Peter Jacobs]

Nice one, Mike! A great song is a terrific place to start, and I love where you took it. Great horn voicing for the stabs. Envelope filter in the break, right?

[Mike Neer]

Wow, thanks for all the nice comments everyone.
This is what I was doing before I started playing lap steel, leading an 8-pc band. It’s taken a while but I am circling back. More of this to come.

I used an envelope filter for the solo.

Anyone interested in this type of playing might find my new book on economy picking useful.