John Jorgenson?

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 29 Dec 2017 9:57 pm

I guess everybody knows his guitar work with the Hellecasters, Desert Rose Band, his musical diversity, gypsy jazz and many other areas. I was just watching an airing of Michael Johnathan's Woodsongs with Jorgenson's bluegrass band J2B2.

They mentioned his resume included instruments dobro and pedal steel among everything else on the planet.

Anybody have any examples of his pedal steel work? I don't think I ever knew that he played.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 29 Dec 2017 11:31 pm

Jerry, I was searching my memory for half an hour on which Elton John album I heard him play steel on one track. It was most probably "The Captain And The Kid". I tried to find it amongst the songs that are all on U- tube. I'm to exhausted to look any longer.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 29 Dec 2017 11:39 pm

Thanks Joachim. I found your yt link in this thread, but the video is blocked. I'll look around some tomorrow.
viewtopic.php?t=254416&highlight=john+jorgenson

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 30 Dec 2017 12:07 am

Hope this works!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcGT9wTpCn8

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 30 Dec 2017 8:14 am

John played a black single neck Emmons PP when he toured with Elton. He told me that JayDee gave him some instruction on playing steel and no doubt on the mechanics of the PP. Maybe we should see if we can get him to show up for the Dallas show this year?! Think I will reach out to him and see if he has any room in his busy, busy schedule. BTW, John's house has been under severe threat from the wildfires in Ventura County and had to evacuate at one point. Last I heard his house was still intact while his neighborhood burned.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 30 Dec 2017 8:15 am

Thanks Joachim. Appreciate your dogged determination to find that!

That rendering from Sir Elton is one I had not heard.
Wish there had been a small steel solo, but it was very nice behind the singing.

I'll look around for some other examples too.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 30 Dec 2017 10:37 am

Thanks for the update John. Hope all's well concerning the fires.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 19 Feb 2018 9:54 am

Elton John with Tammy Wynette, and a little steel. Propably not played by JJ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsAsfQp-9tQ

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 19 Feb 2018 10:12 am

He's also an excellent clarinet player. No joke...

Brint Hannay · Post by **Brint Hannay** » 19 Feb 2018 11:44 am

Yes! This album is great:

https://www.amazon.com/After-Youve-Gone ... +jorgenson

Gypsy jazz--half with JJ on Maccaferri-style guitar, half on clarinet.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 19 Feb 2018 3:50 pm

I saw him with Elton, but don't remember any steel on stage.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 19 Feb 2018 4:08 pm

Nice tune with Tammy there Joachim. Yeah, that's Mr. Franklin on pedal steel according to discogs. Good listening though.

Bob Ricker · Post by **Bob Ricker** » 19 Feb 2018 4:42 pm

I remember him playing steel on a couple Elton John songs (Tiny Dancer)during an Elton John tour in the 90's. Played guitar too of course and saxaphone.

Mike Holder · Post by **Mike Holder** » 22 Feb 2018 11:55 am

You can hear his great steel work on Norton Buffalo recordings & Southern Pacific, 2 great musical bands!

Fred Treece · Post by **Fred Treece** » 22 Feb 2018 12:16 pm

Mike Holder wrote:You can hear his great steel work on Norton Buffalo recordings & Southern Pacific, 2 great musical bands!

John McFee played steel on Southern Pacific’s albums. I know he appeared on steel for one or more of Norton Buffalo’s recordings also. I didn’t know John Jorgenson played on any of those records.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 22 Feb 2018 12:58 pm

And JJ doesn't play with the Doobies

Fred Treece · Post by **Fred Treece** » 22 Feb 2018 10:35 pm

Joachim Kettner wrote:And JJ doesn't play with the Doobies

C’mon, he must have played with them at some point.

Mike Holder · Post by **Mike Holder** » 23 Feb 2018 10:35 pm

Sorry, I was thinking of John McFee instead, my mistake!

Fred Treece · Post by **Fred Treece** » 24 Feb 2018 8:23 am

Mike Holder wrote:Sorry, I was thinking of John McFee instead, my mistake!

Thatâ€™s okay, I also often find myself thinking â€œwhat would John McFee do here?â€ Then I remember, oh wait I donâ€™t play that instrument. Or that instrument. Or that one, etc....

Mike Holder · Post by **Mike Holder** » 24 Feb 2018 8:35 am

They’re both such great musicians it isn’t hard to mistake one for the other.

Fred Treece · Post by **Fred Treece** » 24 Feb 2018 9:12 am

Mike Holder wrote:Theyâ€™re both such great musicians it isnâ€™t hard to mistake one for the other.

Yes. They are two great guitarists who, if they chose to do so, could do an entire album of killer instrumental tunes without ever playing their guitars. But they wouldnâ€™t do that to us... would they? They could call it Shut Up And Donâ€™t Play That Darn Guitar Either.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 24 Feb 2018 9:42 am

John McFee is a Moby Grape fan. I read that in an interview.

Redd V · Post by **Redd V** » 26 Feb 2018 8:24 am

I just saw this on a Facebook post . . . so it may not be true,
but said a clip from a video called "Peachtree Road" '04
And I found this was with Elton John as a limited edition cd/dvd