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Joe B. Long Member Posts: 25 |
posted 20 November 2000 07:35 PM
does anybody know who played steel for eddy |
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Gary Dillard Member Posts: 55 |
posted 20 November 2000 08:01 PM
Roy Wiggins |
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C Dixon Member Posts: 5912 |
posted 20 November 2000 08:05 PM
He only had a few, but his prime player and the one that is most often associated with him is the late Little Roy Wiggins. Roy refined the "dobro" rapid ting-a-ling to a more mellow one to fit better with Eddy's type of "uptown" voice. Many, including I, believe that Little Roy was very much a part of Eddy's success. Even though it is my understanding that Eddy does not feel this way. Roy passed away several years ago. An irony. Eddy made 70 million dollars in his rise to fame when a million dollars was an unbelievable amount of money. Little Roy died almost a pauper. And Roy was on every single record Eddy made on his rise to fame except two. "It's A Sin" and the back side of this record. I do not remember the name of the other tune. But all the rest that made Eddy what he is today Little Roy was the steel guitar player. In fact, until Eddy got rid of the steel and went to "strings", Roy was with him as the only player that stretched back the entire time. All his other players came and went as is typical. God rest Roy's soul, carl |
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Jody Sanders Member Posts: 2889 |
posted 20 November 2000 08:24 PM
Thanks Carl, you said it all. Roy was the inspiration for all the players of my generation to start playing steel guitar. Myself and a few others tried to get Arnold to do a CD of remakes and acouple of new ones,with Roy on steel, but it never happened. Now Roy is in that Heavenly Band, where I am sure he is in big demand. Rest in peace"Mr. Ting-A-Ling". Jody. |
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Ray Montee Member Posts: 4090 |
posted 20 November 2000 08:25 PM
AND.......WHO was the steel guitarist on "It's a Sin"? and the other tune? What a shocker to this old time Arnold/Wiggins fan. |
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billchav Member Posts: 128 |
posted 20 November 2000 09:27 PM
Billy Robinson played on some of his shows. Not sure about the record. Bill |
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Jack Stoner Sysop Posts: 8119 |
posted 21 November 2000 04:08 AM
Little Roy told me who the other steeler on the sessions was but I don't remember his name, except Billy Robinson doesn't ring a bell so I don't think it was him. |
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Matt Hutchinson Member Posts: 219 |
posted 21 November 2000 06:07 AM
It was Eddie McMullen on it's a sin. |
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c c johnson Member Posts: 1353 |
posted 21 November 2000 08:36 AM
Eddie mcmullen is correct. He also played on "To My Sorrow" and I believe Roy told me yrs ago that they were cut in the same session. I cannot locate my old record of Its a Sin but I'll keep trying to see whats on the flop side.I think that Roy also said that those were cut back east and I can't remember where. Roy also told me why he did not go to the session but due to old age and fading memory I can't come up with what he said. Will keep trying. ------------------ |
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Matt Hutchinson Member Posts: 219 |
posted 21 November 2000 09:35 AM
It's a Sin was cut on Sept 24th 1946 at RCA Victor studio 1 New York. Vocals/guitar - Eddy Arnold Guitar - Johnny Sullivan Steel - Eddie McMullen Mandolin - Rollin Sullivan Fiddle - Speedy McNatt Bass -Lloyd George Piano - Harold Spierer |
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c c johnson Member Posts: 1353 |
posted 21 November 2000 11:53 AM
thanks Matt for the memory jog. Roy did not want to go to NY and Red Foley needed a steelplayer. Roy went with Foley on a temporary basis. Roy knew McMullin and felt that he could come close enough to Roy's sound. McMullin used A6th and did not try to duplicate Roy all the way,hence, the more hawaiian sound than Roy w/Arnold. Again, all by memory. ------------------ |
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Robert Williams Member Posts: 55 |
posted 21 November 2000 09:22 PM
You guys are all correct and the rest of the recordings that Eddie McMullen played on in that same session were:"What a fool I was", "Easy rockin chair", and of course you already mentioned "It's a sin" and "to my sorrow". A point of interest, "What a fool I was" from that session was never released but was re-recorded on May 18 1947 with Roy Wiggins and that was the one released. |
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Vernon Hester Member Posts: 545 |
posted 23 November 2000 03:37 AM
I had a long chat with Little Roy a few years back,He enjoyed the time he was with George Morgan. Said it was a fun time with George. Vern |
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Garryharris Member Posts: 156 |
posted 23 November 2000 07:03 PM
Like most of Arnold's fans I was dissapointed that he didn't stay with the type of music that brought him fame. Several years ago there was some sort of award show and Arnold was in attendance. The camera and host went to where Arnold was sitting in the audience. They proceeded to tell him what a great entertainer he was and all this stuff that I'm sure he has heard a thousand times. As best as I can remember he said, " I don't want your accolades, I want to perform". Mr. Arnold could still have an excellent outlet for his music but he took a differnt path. WSM at the time took a cut from each Opry member as a sort of advertising and Arnold didn't want to continue doing that, so he left the Opry. I have always believed that he thought that he was on the same level with Perry Como, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. I'm sure he didn't like to be thought of as the "Tennessee Plowboy". |
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Joe B. Long Member Posts: 25 |
posted 23 November 2000 10:47 PM
Thank you guy's for all of the info. This is the greatest site I have found. It is really nice to know that I can have almost any question answered here and it is answered correctly and all of the members of this forum are eager to help. |
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C Dixon Member Posts: 5912 |
posted 24 November 2000 01:43 PM
All the posts are correct. And a little more trivia. The steel player on "It's a Sin" did in fact do a ting-a-ling" but it was more in the style of what most of the Dobro players did at the time. Interestingly, the famous Little Roy wiggins/Eddy Arnold "ending" ting-a-ling, was done in reverse by the steel player. That is, instead of a descending minor third to a major third lick, he did an ascending major third to a minor third run as he did the fast dobro-like "ting-a-lin". For those of you who have the record, check out. Really true! Betcha never noticed that didya? Most fans of Little Roy at the time knew right there that something was a miss. And of course as it turns out, it was not Roy. Roy's ting-a-ling was like Eddy's voice. Very mellow and quite NON "hillbilly" sounding. One more bit of trivia of that long lost but wonderful era. Roy told me that Eddy "hated country music" which was of course, called "hillbilly music" back then. And Roy also said that Eddy's favorite singer was indeed Bing Crosby. God bless you all, carl |
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