70's Ballads that are fun to Steel:

Pete Burak · Post by **Pete Burak** » 30 Mar 2002 5:26 pm

Here's a few I've been playing with.

Sweet "Melissa" - Allman Bros

She's As Sweet As "Tupelo Honey" - Van Morrison

"Tuesday's Gone" With The Wind- Lynard Skynard

and... I wouldn't have thought I would like this tune untill I heard David Allen Coe do it, but it makes for some nice E9th steelin'...

"Please Come to Boston" For the Springtime (I forget who the original was).

Got any others along these lines?

Steve Frost · Post by **Steve Frost** » 30 Mar 2002 5:41 pm

I've been fooling around with a tune called" (You Left Me)Just When I Needed you Most. Also, "Louise" , done by Bonnie Raitt, Leo Kottke, probably others as well. And, Brokedown Palace by... well, never mind who wrote it.

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 30 Mar 2002 6:02 pm

Please Come to Boston was done by a guy named Dave Loggins, I have a few of his records.

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David Ward · Post by **David Ward** » 30 Mar 2002 6:27 pm

Dave Loggins is Kenny Loggins' cousin and
put out some really nice country music in
the 70's, about he same time as another
unsung artist, B.W.Stevenson. I think the
last thing that he did that charted was
a duet with Ann Murray (If I'm wrong, it's
the whiskey talking).

David

Pete Burak · Post by **Pete Burak** » 30 Mar 2002 6:39 pm

I bet Brokedown Palace lays nice on E9th.
Fair-thee-well... ect...

Nice changes. That'll keep you on your toes!

pun inteneded

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 30 Mar 2002 6:44 pm

Hey Pete. I'm gonna try to work this one up with the duet (acoustic guitar singer/songwriter) I'm playing with--and we're going to expand out to a larger band soon and so much the better----
Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long (to stop now)". I love messing with this one solo but it's a schizo mindfk trying to decide if I'm playing the melody or the Cropper slow argeggios or the horn lines. In the end the answer is 'yes'.
With a singer, that solves some of the dilemma. Not a 70's ballad but there's gold in them soul & R&B numbers.

JB Arnold · Post by **JB Arnold** » 30 Mar 2002 7:19 pm

Hi Pete! Like that CD?

Our band does "Poor Side Of Town". I'm trying to get them interested in Eric Carmen's "Let's Pretend" (when he was with The Raspberries) which I think would just SOAR on steel.

John

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Cory Brown · Post by **Cory Brown** » 30 Mar 2002 7:43 pm

I do Bob Segars "Turn the page" that is a great tune to steel. Also Eric Clapton`s "Wonderful tonight". I have also played a nice ballad that Kid Rock sang but not sure of the title.But it turned out pretty good for flying by the seat of my pants. Cory

David Ward · Post by **David Ward** » 30 Mar 2002 8:12 pm

Uncle Meat by Frank Zappa.
Sorry, it was the whiskey that
make me say that.

David

frank rogers · Post by **frank rogers** » 30 Mar 2002 8:33 pm

Pete, I just finished the steel tracks about an hour ago on the my version of the Bee Gees, "How deep is your love?" for my forthcoming C.D. I hope to at least have a sample mix for you to here in Chattanooga. Tell your Dad I said hi and I'll see you both in a couple of weeks. F.R.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 31 Mar 2002 12:59 am

"Yesterday"

erik · Post by **erik** » 31 Mar 2002 1:32 am

I think Dave Loggins wrote that big hit by Alabama that goes something like " spend a 40hr week for a livin', just to move it on down the line"

How about steelin' to Slow Dancin' by Johnny Rivers. How about a Long Long Time (60s Ronstadt)

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 31 Mar 2002 3:21 am

I just finished the steel tracks about an hour ago on the my version of the Bee Gees, "How deep is your love?" for my forthcoming C.D.

Maurice Anderson recorded this tune on an LP that was never released in America called "The Universal Steel Man." Some of the other tunes on that album include Billy Joel's "Just The Way You Are", People, Best Of My Love, You Needed Me, and Send In The Clowns.

My favorite song to play from that period is Killimg Me Softly.

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 31 Mar 2002 9:42 am

The seventies get a bad rap alot, but there was a ton of great melodic songs that came out then. One of my favorites was 'Moon light'by Starbuck, and today's Paper had an article about the local group Looking Glass's song 'Brandy'. I think both would be great on steel.

P.S. Thanks to Chuck Lettes for tabbing 'Wichita Lineman' in this month's PSGA Newsletter.

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Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 31 Mar 2002 9:52 am

Billy Easton has a new CD out with a lot of cool tunes that haven't been associated with the steel before. Among them, Feelin' Groovey (the title track) Beautiful Dreamer, Moments to Remember, New York New York, and a swing version of the theme from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto, which he calls "Tchaikovsky's Pedal Steel Guitar Concerto."

Way to go Billy. Keep it up.

Rob van Duuren · Post by **Rob van Duuren** » 31 Mar 2002 3:06 pm

Anybody ever tried Gene Pitney stuff? or was that sixties, i don't remember.
"i can see, you're slipping away from me...."

Mike Sweeney · Post by **Mike Sweeney** » 31 Mar 2002 5:01 pm

Just think of ALL the Jimmy Webb songs besides "Wichita Lineman". That man wrote some of the prettiest melodies ever put to paper.
Also don't forget Leon Russell. He's not much to look at but he's a great writer. I recorded one of his tunes about 5 years ago that I'm going to release one of these days that I think is a lovely piece of music called "Superstar".
I agree that the '70's are overlooked as far as pretty ballads and I think this thread will jog a few memories.
Mike

Kenny Forbess · Post by **Kenny Forbess** » 31 Mar 2002 6:45 pm

Another Bee Gee's,
I've been doing this for some time,
"All I need is the air that I breathe"(sp?)
some really good changes for steel.
KF

Glenn Suchan · Post by **Glenn Suchan** » 1 Apr 2002 12:19 pm

"Ain't No Sunshine" - Bill Withers

Anything by Donna Summers

OOOH! OOOH! I almost forgot! Add most any ABBA song to the same list (LOL)

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn[This message was edited by Glenn Suchan on 01 April 2002 at 12:23 PM.]

Mike Sweeney · Post by **Mike Sweeney** » 1 Apr 2002 1:32 pm

Kenny,
"All I Need Is The Air That I Breathe" is by the Hollies, not the Bee Gees.
It's a great steel song though. Thats why it's on The Nashville Bar Association album from the '70's.
How about "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" by Rod Stewart?
Mike

Glenn Suchan · Post by **Glenn Suchan** » 1 Apr 2002 1:45 pm

Sheesh! Now I have seen it all. Remind me to never joke about music again....

http://www.cmhrecords.com/moreinfo.asp?cd_cat=8611#title

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

Steve Frost · Post by **Steve Frost** » 1 Apr 2002 4:07 pm

Pete- I've been cipherin' on this, and another one I'm enjoying is "Wild Horses" by the Stones/ Gram Parsons. Also a 70's tune that I always liked is , "For you are the magnet, and I am the steel(!)" Don't know who did it , or what the actual title is, but it's a good tune with a great hook.