Best pedal steel on country records

Austin Tekamp · Post by **Austin Tekamp** » 14 Oct 2018 10:34 pm

Hey everyone! Iâ€™m quite new to the pedal steel game and am wondering what everyoneâ€™s favorite records with pedal steel are? Preferably country.

Per Berner · Post by **Per Berner** » 15 Oct 2018 5:37 am

Just a few tips, mostly 60s–80s stuff:

Anything by Moe Bandy or Gary Stewart with Weldon Myrick
Anything by Mel Street or Don Williams with Lloyd Green
Anything by Loretta Lynn with Hal Rugg
Anything by Ray Price or Darrell McCall with Buddy Emmons
Anything by Red Steagall with Sonny Garrish
Anything by Conway Twitty with John Hughey
Anything by George Jones with Pete Drake
Anything by Asleep at the Wheel with Lucky Oceans
Anything by Ernest Tubb with Buddy Charleton
Anything by Patty Loveless with Russ Pahl

and many more... These guys have worked with all the best singers.

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 15 Oct 2018 6:56 am

For some of the most tasteful steel guitar you ever heard,try this on for size. The whole album is overflowing with steel.

https://youtu.be/J2Qd0762EpY?list=PL-8G ... gxX2jcFK8B

J R Rose · Post by **J R Rose** » 15 Oct 2018 7:58 am

Hey Austin, I do not know how to put a link here for CD like Dick Wood did. But if you go to you tube and put in Curtis Potter name you will like. Also one of my all time favorites is this one. It has Steel and Fiddle all over it. Gary Carpenter on steel and Bobby Flores on fiddle. It is an old one but still can be found. It is pure country. Recorded in 2001. Good Luck, J.R.

Fred Treece · Post by **Fred Treece** » 15 Oct 2018 8:32 am

Highways & Heartaches, Ricky Skaggs (Bruce Bouton, Weldon Myrick, Lloyd Green, Jerry Douglas)

Strait Out Of The Box, George Strait (Paul Franklin, Buddy Emmons, John Hughey, Weldon Myrick, several others)

1968-1974 Bear Family Box Set, Osborne Brothers (Hal Rugg)

Dave Meis · Post by **Dave Meis** » 15 Oct 2018 8:57 am

Anything with Dicky Overby.

Norman Evans · Post by **Norman Evans** » 15 Oct 2018 10:27 am

Any of the songs off this album by Wanda Jackson. Ralph Mooney on steel guitar. Some of my favorite steel playing of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUJj1WSbFq4

Also this album of Wynn Stewart. Sounds like Mooney on it also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJVGzGX4eEU

Markus Mayerhofer · Post by **Markus Mayerhofer** » 15 Oct 2018 11:54 am

Anything of classic Buck Owens (Ralph Mooney, Tom Brumley, Charlie Mc Donald)
Anything of the Flying Burrito Brothers
Anything of Gram Parsons
The Byrd's Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
Classic Merle Haggard records

Dustin Kleingartner · Post by **Dustin Kleingartner** » 15 Oct 2018 12:16 pm

Gary Stewart - Live at Billy Bob's
Red Steagall - Lone Star Beer and Bob Will's Music
Randy Travis - Storms of Life
The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Faron Young - any of the Mercury records
George Jones - The Grand Tour

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 15 Oct 2018 1:19 pm

Doug Sahm "The Return of Wayne Douglas" - Tommy Detamore steel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9H9Zqu ... FE7510254E
Weldon Henson "Honky Tonk Frontier" - Ricky Davis steel
Gary Stewart "Live at Billy Bob's" - Steve Palousek steel
Jim Lauderdale "This Changes Everything" - Tommy Detamore steel
Rodney Crowell "Diamonds and Dirt" - Paul Franklin steel
Commander Cody "Live From Deep in the Heart of Texas" - Bobby Black steel Here's "Seeds and Stems" off that album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESHkgCSYa-4
New Riders of the Purple Sage - Buddy Cage steel - here's a live show with Buddy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZWw87UgrwI&t=195s

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 15 Oct 2018 2:46 pm

Danni Leigh-29 Nights-Steve Hinson on steel
Danni Leigh-A Shot Of Whiskey & A Prayer-Steve Hinson on steel
Vince Gill-I Still Believe In You-John Hughey on steel
Lee Ann Womack-Lee Ann Womack-Paul Franklin on steel
Chalee Tennison-Chalee Tennison-Sonny Garrish on steel

Les Cargill · Post by **Les Cargill** » 15 Oct 2018 4:09 pm

Anything with Ralph Mooney

Kevin Fix · Post by **Kevin Fix** » 15 Oct 2018 5:12 pm

Lloyd Green, Buddy Emmons, Paul Franklin, John Hughey and more. Their are so many to list.

Jon Voth · Post by **Jon Voth** » 15 Oct 2018 7:06 pm

Hey Austin check out Vince Gill and Paul Franklin collaboration "Bakersfield"

LOTS of great stuff by Paul

Bill L. Wilson · Post by **Bill L. Wilson** » 15 Oct 2018 7:45 pm

The Desert Rose Band. Still my favorite.

Fred Treece · Post by **Fred Treece** » 15 Oct 2018 8:59 pm

Jeff Garden wrote: Commander Cody "Live From Deep in the Heart of Texas" - Bobby Black steel Here's "Seeds and Stems" off that album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESHkgCSYa-4

I donâ€™t know how I could have forgotten the Commanderâ€™s â€œ Hot Licks, Cold Steel, and Truck Driversâ€™ Favoritesâ€, with Bobbyâ€™s astounding steel playing.
Same with The Black Brothers â€œPickin In A Skull Orchardâ€, which should be required listening for any steel player.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 16 Oct 2018 8:01 am

For some of the most tasteful steel guitar you ever heard,try this on for size. The whole album is overflowing with steel.

Indeed, Dick, notwithstanding the unsolicited political ad at the beginning of the video...

Steve Spitz · Post by **Steve Spitz** » 16 Oct 2018 5:56 pm

Charlie Pride live from Panther Hall. Lloyd Greene.

Daniel Morris · Post by **Daniel Morris** » 16 Oct 2018 6:17 pm

Dick, I got an error message on youtube, but today the link worked.
Bobby Flores: JUST FOR THE RECORD.

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 17 Oct 2018 2:35 am

On the Gospel side the "Wanted Live" album by the Happy Goodmans with Jack Smith at 16 years of age knocking it out of the park. Lets not forget the hundreds of records Sonny Garrish played on as well. There are so many Gospel albums that have wonderful steel playing by Garrish.

Norbert Dengler · Post by **Norbert Dengler** » 20 Oct 2018 2:37 am

anything Terry Crisp is on, he's one of the best!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEJ9P5F ... rt_radio=1

Randy Gilliam · Post by **Randy Gilliam** » 22 Oct 2018 6:53 am

WC is a great singer and song Writer Is Alchol of game CD has Mike Johnson playing some great Steel Guitar ! Get it if you like Real Country Music!

Bruce Repka · Post by **Bruce Repka** » 24 Oct 2018 4:52 pm

This! :

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/stevepalousek

Steve Palousek "Let The Games Begin"
with foreword by Buddy Emmons.

Brian Gattis · Post by **Brian Gattis** » 25 Oct 2018 7:11 am

Roger Miller A trip in the Country is a must
Buddy Emmons rips it!

Rich Upright · Post by **Rich Upright** » 4 Nov 2018 11:11 pm

Dick Wood wrote:For some of the most tasteful steel guitar you ever heard,try this on for size. The whole album is overflowing with steel.

https://youtu.be/J2Qd0762EpY?list=PL-8G ... gxX2jcFK8B

Wow! Wasn't aware of this one. Is that Dickey Overbey?

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