Pedal Steel? Re: Mississippi River

[Joe Babb]

Hi Mary Lou,
Both Sharon and I play pedal steel.  We've been taking lessons for about
4 or 5 years (I've lost track) from a local fellow.
Sharon plays E9 which is usually associated with country music, and I
play both E9 and C6 which is usually western swing or jazz.
I call it a non-linear instrument because with certain pedal or lever
positions, I can move the bar up the fretboard but have some
tones drop in pitch.
We had the good fortune to see and hear Winnie play at St. Louis about a
year before he passed away.  He was a great player
and one of the few that have made an analysis of the instrument.  We
started out with one of his books.
Joe
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[saldandrea]

Hi - I'am getting a ton of e-mails. How do I get off the list. Tank you Sal
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Babb <joe.babb@...>
Date: Friday, May 16, 2008 8:13 am
Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  Pedal Steel? Re:   Mississippi River
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> Hi Mary Lou,
> Both Sharon and I play pedal steel.  We've been taking lessons for
> about
> 4 or 5 years (I've lost track) from a local fellow.
> Sharon plays E9 which is usually associated with country music, and
> I
> play both E9 and C6 which is usually western swing or jazz.
> I call it a non-linear instrument because with certain pedal or
> lever
> positions, I can move the bar up the fretboard but have some
> tones drop in pitch.
> We had the good fortune to see and hear Winnie play at St. Louis
> about a
> year before he passed away.  He was a great player
> and one of the few that have made an analysis of the instrument.  
> We
> started out with one of his books.
> Joe
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[Mary Lou Troy-2]

Hi Joe,
Winnie was a marvel, the first person I ever saw play pedal steel in
person. He was also a champion banjo player. We were fortunate to
hear him play many times when he lived in Philadelphia and a few
times when he would come back to visit once he moved to New Zealand.

You both play! Wonderful! Who are the jazz players? I don't think
I've ever heard it in jazz. I'm much more familiar with it in
country, folk and gospel/blues like the Campbell Brothers or the Lee Boys.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD

At 08:13 AM 5/16/2008, you wrote:

>Hi Mary Lou,
>Both Sharon and I play pedal steel.  We've been taking lessons for about
>4 or 5 years (I've lost track) from a local fellow.
>Sharon plays E9 which is usually associated with country music, and I
>play both E9 and C6 which is usually western swing or jazz.
>I call it a non-linear instrument because with certain pedal or lever
>positions, I can move the bar up the fretboard but have some
>tones drop in pitch.
>We had the good fortune to see and hear Winnie play at St. Louis about a
>year before he passed away.  He was a great player
>and one of the few that have made an analysis of the instrument.  We
>started out with one of his books.
>Joe
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