who played on...

Winnie Winston · Post by **Winnie Winston** » 16 Mar 2002 4:48 pm

A friend asked me who played steel on George Jones' recording of "He Stopped Loving her Today."
I have no idea. Any one?

Winnie

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 16 Mar 2002 5:00 pm

I think it might have been Jim Vest, but I could stand corrected.

Larry Miller · Post by **Larry Miller** » 16 Mar 2002 5:54 pm

Winnie, I have always heard it was Pete Drake http://www.iwde.de/recordnews/steel/Petedrake/pete_drake.htm [This message was edited by Larry Miller on 16 March 2002 at 06:14 PM.][This message was edited by Larry Miller on 16 March 2002 at 06:15 PM.]

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 16 Mar 2002 7:03 pm

I had believed it was Pete Drake too. Whoever it was, thankyou for that unmuted vibrato ringing thing you do there that I stole and am using in a song right now.

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 16 Mar 2002 7:53 pm

I'm quite happy to be corrected - guess it was Pete! I used to work with a guy who did that song sometimes, and it was always fun to get to play it.