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Ron Shepard Member Posts: 144 |
posted 05 December 2000 06:33 PM
My wife was playing her Carpenters CD, I was wondering who played steel on "Top of the World" ? |
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Bill Myrick Member Posts: 1007 |
posted 05 December 2000 06:38 PM
Ron--Can't answer your question but didn't Lynn Anderson also have a cut of that and wasn't it Lloyd Green behind her ? I bet we find out shortly--wait and see *S* |
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Jim Smith Member Posts: 6399 |
posted 05 December 2000 06:59 PM
I think this has been tossed around here before. You might try a search, but I think it was decided that Buddy Emmons and Red Rhodes shared the honors on that one. |
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B Bailey Brown Member Posts: 606 |
posted 05 December 2000 07:00 PM
Ron, This has come up from time to time, and for a more detailed explanation I would advise searching the forum archives. I believe you will find a post there somewhere from Buddy Emmons on the subject. The short answer is, there were two steel players on the Carpenters version of “Top Of The World”. Red Rhodes and Buddy Emmons. As far as my ear can tell, Red did the kick off, Buddy played all the fills through the tune, and Red was back in on the ending. B. Bailey Brown |
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Ron Shepard Member Posts: 144 |
posted 06 December 2000 03:50 PM
Thanks for the replies folks! |
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Carl West Member Posts: 429 |
posted 08 December 2000 09:48 AM
Ron, It was Jay Dee |
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Billy Jones Member Posts: 417 |
posted 10 December 2000 10:37 PM
Wrong.. It was Red Rhodes. .... Billy |
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C Dixon Member Posts: 5912 |
posted 11 December 2000 05:28 AM
Buddy Emmons Member From: Hermitage, TN USA posted 08 March 2000 07:57 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For some that aren't familiar, Red played the intro (middle?) and ending to "On Top Of The World" and I played some fills. I was impressed by how Richard Carpenter had the entire song structured in his head. He wanted specific licks in certain areas, and to make sure he got what he wanted from me, he played them to me on the keyboard. I believe the entrance to my fill section was a Ralph Mooney type lick, which was Richard's idea and what I thought was quite a tribute to Ralph. Richard was the genius behind the Carpenter sound, and by the time I left the studio, I knew why so many Carpenter recordings were as close to perfection as you can get. Of course it didn't hurt to have one of the finest and truest female voices I've ever heard. As for the topic, hi Dan, if you're out there. You are a terrific player and Blue Bayou gets my vote for one of the more memorable and tasty turnarounds in the history of the steel guitar. Tell your dad hello for me and I wish you both the best |
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