Bottom of the Bottle

Nicholas Cox · Post by **Nicholas Cox** » 27 Aug 2020 1:42 pm

Anyone know who plays steel on Porter Wagonerâ€™s album â€œThe Bottom of the Bottleâ€? Don Warden? Canâ€™t find personnel info.
Thanks,
Nick

Pete Finney · Post by **Pete Finney** » 27 Aug 2020 2:38 pm

Don't know about the rest of album, but the title song has Buck Trent on his electric banjo with benders (the first verse, and the verse after the turnaround), and Pete Drake on steel (on the turnaround and last verse). I'd guess those two were on the rest of the album too; I'm pretty sure they're on most of the Porter stuff from that era (some of the Dolly stuff too, and the duets).

I can't get enough of this Buck Trent stuff. There have been several threads about him over the years.

Here's the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUMytXwb-NU

Nicholas Cox · Post by **Nicholas Cox** » 27 Aug 2020 3:13 pm

Thanks Pete. Great picking throughout the album!

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 27 Aug 2020 6:27 pm

Pete Finney wrote:Don't know about the rest of album, but the title song has Buck Trent on his electric banjo with benders...I can't get enough of this Buck Trent stuff.

Here's one of my favorites, Pete!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYquF7oLrGA