Stapletons Steel Player on the road

Ronald Korza · Post by **Ronald Korza** » 6 Apr 2023 10:59 am

Does anybody know who is currently playing Steel for Chris Stapleton on the road?
going to see him in Albuquerque NM this month.

Manfred Schall · Post by **Manfred Schall** » 6 Apr 2023 11:29 am

Hi Ronald,
My guess is the one and only Paul Franklin.
Wish I could see one show as well.
Enjoy !

Regards,
Manfred

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 7 Apr 2023 11:59 am

Last I heard, Paul is doing some shows with Chris Stapleton. Robby Turner was playing steel with him in 2016. I saw Paul playing steel with him at the CMA Awards in November

Ronald Korza · Post by **Ronald Korza** » 7 Apr 2023 1:11 pm

Thanks for the info guys
Last I knew Paul had the steel seat for him. But I can’t find anything recent to confirm he is still with him on the road. Would have loved to see Robby tear it up.
If Paul is there it will be outstanding, I’ve met him a few times in Nashville and got to sit about 15 feet away from his performance with the Time Jumpers. Awesome is all I can say about that.

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 9 Apr 2023 1:25 pm

I’ll bet Paul is flying in and out of Chris’s gigs - as befits his status as an A-list musician.

Ronald Korza · Post by **Ronald Korza** » 10 Apr 2023 11:06 am

I have my fingers crossed that this gig fits into his schedule.
It will be disappointing if there isn't a Steel player in the band, as so much of his music has a significant amount of outstanding steel.

Randy Pokeda · Post by **Randy Pokeda** » 14 Apr 2023 2:45 pm

I heard Tommy White was filling in for Paul.

Ronald Korza · Post by **Ronald Korza** » 15 Apr 2023 4:38 am

Well there would be nothing wrong with that.
Tommy is an amazing picker for sure. !!!

Ronald Korza · Post by **Ronald Korza** » 30 Apr 2023 9:51 am

Well it turned out that Paul Franklin was in the House for the Stapelton Show.
What a performance by the entire group!!

JG Miller · Post by **JG Miller** » 30 Apr 2023 6:58 pm

I guess he couldn't get a good steel player so he had to settle for Paul Franklin, Tommy White, or Robby Turner.

Three of the best players ever to touch the instrument!

Matthew Tierney · Post by **Matthew Tierney** » 23 Apr 2024 5:19 am

Paul Franklin was on stage w/ Stapleton in Minneapolis a few weeks ago - It was an amazing experience to see him live... and with such a good band!

Doug Earnest · Post by **Doug Earnest** » 23 Apr 2024 5:41 am

Chris was on Saturday Night Live recently and it appeared to be Paul playing steel. Nice gig.

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 23 Apr 2024 2:08 pm

Last week, my niece back in Minnie sent me an email and said she had just seen Stapleton. She attached a short cell phone video, and commented that when she heard the "steel pedal" she had thought about me. After watching the clip, I typed back something to the effect of "girl, do you realize you just saw one of the greatest steel players on the planet?" She answered "yeah, he was pretty good."

W. C. Edgar · Post by **W. C. Edgar** » 27 Apr 2024 4:06 pm

My daughter Savannah is a crew member on SNL and yes it was Paul a couple weeks back with Chris