posted 14 May 2001 02:04 AM         

He wants me to give him an all time top ten so now is your chance to have a say.

I am not as knowledgeable as some of you guys but I would start it off with

'Slowly' - Web Pierce
'Look at Us' - Vince Gill
Something from the Charley Pride 'Live at Panther Hall' CD

posted 14 May 2001 03:13 AM         

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Geo

posted 14 May 2001 03:46 AM         

I know there's not supposed to be any instrumentals listed, but for an opening, closing and a "to the break" tunes:
Four Wheel Drive (Emmons)
Raisin' the Dickens (Emmons)
Steel Guitar Rag (Charleton)
There's my three and a half cents...

posted 14 May 2001 06:08 AM         

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posted 14 May 2001 06:23 AM         

Smiley was a busy man in his younger days writing and sings so many great songs!

posted 14 May 2001 08:50 AM         

1. Bouguet of Roses--Little Roy Wiggins (EA)

2. Next to Jimmie--Jerry Byrd (FH)

4. There Goes the Green Light--Bobby Garrett (HT)

5. We could--Walter Haynes (LJD) (The ALL time greatest, EVER)

6. Once a Day--Weldon Myrick (CS)

7. Together Again--Tom Brumley (BO)

8. The Bridge Washed Out--Lloyd Green (WM)

9. Night Life--Buddy Emmons (RP)

10. One's On the Way--Hal Rugg (LL)

11. When I Call Your Name--Paul Franklin (VG)

12. Look at Us--John Hughey (VG)

Ok okay!!

I know I said 10, but there is NO way I could ever leave a single one of the above out. I honestly believe that 10 is simply too few. More aptly 20 would have been better IMHO.

The other 8 would have been:

13. Those Healing Hands of Time--Buddy Emmons (RP)

14. The Shadow of Your Smile--Curley Chalker (SH)

15. Half a Mind--Buddy Emmons (ET)

16. Don't Rock the Jukebox--Paul Franklin (AJ)

17. Farewell Party--Lloyd Green (GW)

18. Slowly--Bud Isaacs (WP) (the beginning of the PSG as we know it)

19. Mansion on the Hill--Jerry Byrd (ET)

20. Blue Bayou--Sneaky Pete (LR)

God bless all steel guitar players,

carl

[This message was edited by C Dixon on 14 May 2001 at 08:53 AM.]

posted 14 May 2001 08:53 AM         

• Someday Soon - Judy Collins (Emmons)
  
• Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills and Nash (Garcia)
  
• Top of the World - The Carpenters (Emmons, Rhodes)
  
• Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton (Maness)
  

• San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills (McAuliff)
  
• Cold, Cold Heart - Hank Williams (Helms)
  
• D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - Tammy Wynette (Green)
  
• Swingin' Doors - Merle Haggard (Mooney)
  
• Highway 40 Blues - Ricky Skaggs (Bouton)
  
• Look At Us - Vince Gill (Hughey)

posted 14 May 2001 09:52 AM         

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posted 14 May 2001 10:08 AM         

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posted 14 May 2001 04:59 PM         

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posted 14 May 2001 08:49 PM         

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posted 15 May 2001 02:40 PM         

1) Close Up The Honky Tonks-Buck Owens and Don Rich Duet (Tom Brumley on Steel)

2) Sweethearts in Heaven-Buck Owens and Don Rich Duet (Jay McDonald on Steel)

3) A Way To Survive (Buddy Emmons on Steel)

4) Day Sleeper-Skeets McDonald (Buddy Emmons on Steel)

5) The Only Thing I Want(Just Went Home)-Cal Smith (Buddy Charleton I think on Steel)

6) Standing In the Shadows-Hank Williams Jr (Pete Drake on Steel)

7) Wrong Company-Wynn Stewart (Ralph Mooney on Steel)

8) I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely-George Jones (Sonny Curtis on Steel)

9) Saw Mill-Buck Owens (Jay McDonald on Steel)

10) Someone Told My Story-Merle Haggard (Ralph Mooney on Steel)

posted 15 May 2001 10:34 PM         

Nightlife is a classic, showing the jazz side of the instrument, used in a popular context.

Lay Lady Lay. Pete Drake at his best, and Dylan is probably more popular in the UK than here.

I don't want to bring up the Garcia religious wars, but 'Teach your children' is something that most listeners can relate to, and it was definitely influencial (for better or worse).

Gerry Rafferty had some killer steel in many of his hits. Baker Street and others. The problem is, the steel player was so good at getting that clean strat sound, probably nobody knew it was steel.

posted 16 May 2001 01:58 PM         

1.Pick Me Up On Your Way Down-E.T.(Bobby Garrett)
2.Am I That Easy To Forget-E.T.(Bobby Garrett & Buddy Emmons)
3.Why I'm Walkin'-E.T.(Bobby Garrett & Buddy Emmons)
4.A Guy Named Joe-E.T.(Bobby Garrett)
5.The New Green Light-Hank Thompson & Marty Stewart(Bobby Garrett)
6.One Six Pack to Go-Hank Thompson & Vince Gill(Bobby Garrett)
7.She's Hooked on Honky Tonk-Hank Thompson with Brookes & Dunn(Bobby Garrett)
8.Hey Hank, Hey George-Hank Thompson & George Jones(Bobby Garrett)
9.John Henry-H.Thompson(Bobby Garrett)
10.Shot Gun Boogie-H.Thompson(Bobby Garrett)
11.I Wasn't Even In The Runnin'-H.Thompson(Bobby Garrett)
12.Oklahoma Hills-H.Thompson(Bobby Garrett)
13.I'll Step Aside-H.Thompson(Bobby Garrett)
14.Blue Skirt Waltz-H.Thompson(Bobby Garrett)
15.Lost Highway-H.Thomson(Bobby Garrett)

posted 16 May 2001 03:10 PM         

1.The New Soft Shoe-Gram Parson(Neil Flanz)
2.Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man-G.Parson(Neil Flanz)
3.Love Hurts-G.Parson(Neil Flanz)
4.You've Got A Lover-Ricky Skaggs(Lloyd Green)
5.Shameless-Garth Brooks(Bruce Bouton)
6.Too Young to Feel This Damn Old-Garth Brooks(Bruce Bouton)
7.I Climbed the Wall-Alan Jackson(Paul Franklin)
8.Right or Wrong-George Strait(Weldon Myrick)
9.Lovin' Blind-Clint Black(Jeff Peterson)
10.You Are the Love of My Life-Sammy Kershaw(Paul Franklin)
11.I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried-Rodney Crowell(Paul Franklin)
12.Above and Beyond-Buck Owens/Rodney Crowell(Ralph Mooney/Paul Franklin)
13.There's A New Kid in Town-George Strait(Paul Franklin)