I'm a female listener . Your video caught my eye because my Mom was a professional steel guitar player . I had to hear what this musician sounded like , & I'm so pleasantly surprised how great Joaquin was. Both my mom & dad played in bands . Spade Cooley , Speedy West , Curly Chalker were some of moms favorites . my parents were friends with Bob Wills steel guitarist Bobby Koefer.
@Susan Jones Hiya Susan - What years were your parents touring? I'd love to hear some of the material they were on! Bobby Koefer had one of the coolest, most unique playing styles! I actually try to emulate his technique. Cheers
@@slicksnewonenow my mom really admired Bobbie Koefers steel guitar playing & tunes her triple neck steel to his exact tuning . She wrote it down & it's still in her guitar case . I have her original guitar she played the dances with. It's still tuned like she left it !
@@susanjones7086 do you play? I still do... I played standard guitar, bass fiddle, fiddle, drums and steel for over 40 years... I've always had the trifecta of arthritis, but it's gotten really bad, here within the last four or five years. I can't play much of anything but my old steel guitar anymore... It's gonna be a sad day when I can't hold the tone bar. If you don't play your mom's T-8, you should learn! It's really a lot of fun... Especially those old time bar tricks, and the cool sounds you can make with the tone and volume knobs...😁
@@slicksnewonenow well I don't play Steele but I have played piano all my life. I hope you keep playing your steel as long as possible. Yes I need to learn a little bit of how to play on my moms guitar . I remember wellmallmthose sound effects she got using a foot pedal and those turn nobs at the end of each bank . I feel I understand the dynamics of her steel when I watched her play .
Emmons toured Australia in 1967 as Roger Miller's bass player with Thumbs Carlisle on lead. I think that Joaquin's style just kept on developing as can be seen by the time of his last recording "Murph" through this '76 recording and back to to his spectacular early soloist style. This album is a classic "keeper"
Thanks Nicholas,I know all about searching for a record.I have been looking for the Joaquin/ Plainsmen Coast 78 of St Louis Blues for decades.Not only have I not found it,I have yet to even see one for sale in any condition .I have the Tops alternate take of it but still searching for the original.
I'm glad that you show the credits at about 8:50. I love the Emmons is playing bass... but I love more that Leon Rhodes is playing guitar -- truly one of the great country jazz players. He let go on this an other recordings when he wasn't under the thumb of ET.
Thanks so much some of these artists I learned about 30 or 40 years ago when a friend of mine now deceased and I tried to get a book contract to write a book about Western swing, Murphy was one tha thit me, though it began with the common mistake that Murphy played in the first version of OK STomp when today I would say, of course it was Noel Boggs just by the history.
I think he was still the virtuoso on this. Is there some corn mixed with the steak? Yes, but he's workin' the market. Drop in at 23:13, and tell me he doesn't have it.
As an amateur musician, Murphy's technique and touch and power on this selection overcomes the attempts of to sound what might have seemed commercial in 1976.
I’ve played steel for years and have yet to hear a Jazz Steel album that’s better than this in terms of Time. Great rhythm work. The music won’t be to everyone’s taste but Wucky Murphy was certainly on top of the pedal steel here. Great tone and control. Dated, but that’s normal for this era of Steel instrumental albums. Most steel albums…
Why do you need "more females"? Hmmm.....I wonder? Also, I like this recording BECAUSE Joaquin's music was not the style he played with Spade Cooley, etc. That type of music turns most steel players off. For all it was, was regular guitar playing, but played with a bar! The "Nashville sound" removed that stigma forever, from the instrument; and made it THE most beautiful musically sounding instrument there has ever been. Jerry Byrd put it more succinctly: There are three ways to play music: 1. Melody 2. Melody and 3. Melody!! "Ad-libbing" is nothing but a lazy way of playing, not to mention, "re-writing the song!". IE: It takes HARD work to learn the melody. Any one can play a lot of notes; like shooting a 22 rifle in the air randomly. Takes a real musician and dedication to play the melody that makes it beautiful . That is what Jerry and Buddy Emmons did; that along with Little Roy Wiggins and Jimmy Day, etc, etc; brought the instrument to a new exclusive plateau. Oh indeed. And so what about the Dobro? Well, It is as much a steel guitar as a flute is a pipe organ. It has its place of course. But it is NO steel guitar in the hearts of most steel lovers. So the "Oswald's" and "Jerry Douglas;s", etc, did a great job, but it will never be steel playing the way the vast majority want to hear the SG played. My opinion of course. Others will disagree.
"Ad-libbing" is nothing but a lazy way of playing". Might as well say you hate Jazz. "[Dobros are] no steel guitar in the hearts of most steel lovers." I agree. Dobros are acoustic instruments. They are definitely not steel guitars.
Jimmy Day was a master at never dropping the melody no matter his slant on it. Jimmy and Buddy created the Nashville sound and I was there to see it. Jimmy developed the C6th tuning except the "Boo Wah" pedal. That was Buddy's idea.
I see lots of steel players that are in love with the Joaquin Spade Cooley stuff. Also the "guitar playing" on steel requires lots of precise timing and clean blocking.
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I'm a female listener . Your video caught my eye because my Mom was a professional steel guitar player . I had to hear what this musician sounded like , & I'm so pleasantly surprised how great Joaquin was. Both my mom & dad played in bands . Spade Cooley , Speedy West , Curly Chalker were some of moms favorites . my parents were friends with Bob Wills steel guitarist Bobby Koefer.
@Susan Jones
Hiya Susan -
What years were your parents touring?
I'd love to hear some of the material they were on!
Bobby Koefer had one of the coolest, most unique playing styles! I actually try to emulate his technique.
Cheers
@@slicksnewonenow my parents played in the bands in the 60's & 70's.
@@slicksnewonenow my mom really admired Bobbie Koefers steel guitar playing & tunes her triple neck steel to his exact tuning . She wrote it down & it's still in her guitar case . I have her original guitar she played the dances with. It's still tuned like she left it !
@@susanjones7086 do you play?
I still do... I played standard guitar, bass fiddle, fiddle, drums and steel for over 40 years... I've always had the trifecta of arthritis, but it's gotten really bad, here within the last four or five years.
I can't play much of anything but my old steel guitar anymore... It's gonna be a sad day when I can't hold the tone bar.
If you don't play your mom's T-8, you should learn!
It's really a lot of fun... Especially those old time bar tricks, and the cool sounds you can make with the tone and volume knobs...😁
@@slicksnewonenow well I don't play Steele but I have played piano all my life. I hope you keep playing your steel as long as possible. Yes I need to learn a little bit of how to play on my moms guitar . I remember wellmallmthose sound effects she got using a foot pedal and those turn nobs at the end of each bank . I feel I understand the dynamics of her steel when I watched her play .
0:02 Sweet Georgia Brown; 3:07 Murphey’s Blues; 7:03 Pickin’ For A Big’n; 9:03 Hot Wires; 10:48 Moon Glow; 13:59 Sunnyside Of The Street; 18:13 Honeysuckle Rose; 20:41 Joaquin’s Waltz; 23:10 Sand Is Hot; 24:47 Your Cheating Heart.
Wow, great player and killer guitarist. Amazing music.
Emmons toured Australia in 1967 as Roger Miller's bass player with Thumbs Carlisle on lead. I think that Joaquin's style just kept on developing as can be seen by the time of his last recording "Murph" through this '76 recording and back to to his spectacular early soloist style. This album is a classic "keeper"
This just came up in my feed this morning. Thanks for posting it.
Murphy had the chops to play anything he wanted to.
Chris - thanks for posting this! I have been searching for this record but could never find it. Really great to finally hear it! Appreciate you!
Thanks Nicholas,I know all about searching for a record.I have been looking for the Joaquin/ Plainsmen Coast 78 of St Louis Blues for decades.Not only have I not found it,I have yet to even see one for sale in any condition .I have the Tops alternate take of it but still searching for the original.
It's worth mentioning that Buddy Emmons is playing bass on this.
AMEN! May Jesus rest his dear soul. I am honored to have been befriended by him on several occasions.
befriended by whom? Jesus, Buddy, or Joaquin?
Doing a pretty good job of it too.....
Damn.... that's awesome.
I'm glad that you show the credits at about 8:50. I love the Emmons is playing bass... but I love more that Leon Rhodes is playing guitar -- truly one of the great country jazz players. He let go on this an other recordings when he wasn't under the thumb of ET.
this is one of my all time favorites ever with leon Rhodes superb in every way
Thanks for uploading this! Great player!
Awesome Chris!!! Thanks man.
Thanks so much some of these artists I learned about 30 or 40 years ago when a friend of mine now deceased and I tried to get a book contract to write a book about Western swing, Murphy was one tha thit me, though it began with the common mistake that Murphy played in the first version of OK STomp when today I would say, of course it was Noel Boggs just by the history.
love it!!
I think he was still the virtuoso on this. Is there some corn mixed with the steak? Yes, but he's workin' the market. Drop in at 23:13, and tell me he doesn't have it.
As an amateur musician, Murphy's technique and touch and power on this selection overcomes the attempts of to sound what might have seemed commercial in 1976.
I’ve played steel for years and have yet to hear a Jazz Steel album that’s better than this in terms of Time. Great rhythm work. The music won’t be to everyone’s taste but Wucky Murphy was certainly on top of the pedal steel here. Great tone and control. Dated, but that’s normal for this era of Steel instrumental albums. Most steel albums…
The three best, IMHO, were Murphy, McAuliffe, and Boggs from that era. I like Speedy West, but he had a different style.
Great picking but as a bassist, I would have trouble with the drummer on Sunny Side Of The Street,
Buddy Emmons on bass, wow! Are the rest of the credits available?
PFrei900 21:25 on the vid shows a pic of the album jacket...
@@oahudog Thanks. I was just listening, not looking. D'oh!
It ain't too bad at all...😁
I came for the sustain...
Why do you need "more females"?
Hmmm.....I wonder?
Also, I like this recording BECAUSE Joaquin's music was not the style he played with Spade Cooley, etc. That type of music turns most steel players off. For all it was, was regular guitar playing, but played with a bar!
The "Nashville sound" removed that stigma forever, from the instrument; and made it THE most beautiful musically sounding instrument there has ever been.
Jerry Byrd put it more succinctly: There are three ways to play music:
1. Melody
2. Melody
and
3. Melody!!
"Ad-libbing" is nothing but a lazy way of playing, not to mention, "re-writing the song!". IE: It takes HARD work to learn the melody. Any one can play a lot of notes; like shooting a 22 rifle in the air randomly. Takes a real musician and dedication to play the melody that makes it beautiful .
That is what Jerry and Buddy Emmons did; that along with Little Roy Wiggins and Jimmy Day, etc, etc; brought the instrument to a new exclusive plateau. Oh indeed. And so what about the Dobro? Well, It is as much a steel guitar as a flute is a pipe organ. It has its place of course. But it is NO steel guitar in the hearts of most steel lovers.
So the "Oswald's" and "Jerry Douglas;s", etc, did a great job, but it will never be steel playing the way the vast majority want to hear the SG played.
My opinion of course. Others will disagree.
"Ad-libbing" is nothing but a lazy way of playing". Might as well say you hate Jazz. "[Dobros are] no steel guitar in the hearts of most steel lovers."
I agree. Dobros are acoustic instruments. They are definitely not steel guitars.
Jimmy Day was a master at never dropping the melody no matter his slant on it. Jimmy and Buddy created the Nashville sound and I was there to see it. Jimmy developed the C6th tuning except the "Boo Wah" pedal. That was Buddy's idea.
no matter his bar slant on it? ;^)
When I listen to Bill Evans, the last thing I think of is lazy. Your comment is lazy. Not well thought out at all.
I see lots of steel players that are in love with the Joaquin Spade Cooley stuff. Also the "guitar playing" on steel requires lots of precise timing and clean blocking.
Too Hawaiian