Look at us

Marcel Parijs · Post by **Marcel Parijs** » 25 May 2008 1:00 pm

Find a clip from Vince Gill. Who's the steelplayer.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Rde1NhBNV1M

Marcel

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 25 May 2008 1:20 pm

Hi Marcel! Posted on the clip's note...
"Love the extra long steel guitar solo by Joe McGuffey,...."

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 25 May 2008 1:23 pm

You beat me by about 3 minutes!

Nice performance.

Ivan Posa · Post by **Ivan Posa** » 25 May 2008 10:38 pm

Wow!!!! what a great version from Vince with some super Steel work from Joe McGuffey. What axe is he playing? Somebody has their head in the way.

Billy Murdoch · Post by **Billy Murdoch** » 26 May 2008 12:25 am

Tremendous steel playing.
It is also nice to see that Vince recognised and appreciated a great solo.
Why have I never heard of Joe?
Just shows that there are super players out there in the shadows.
Best regards
Billy

Rick Kornacker · Post by **Rick Kornacker** » 26 May 2008 1:13 pm

Hey Marcel! Had to think for a moment..Joe McGuffee was one of the guys that I met in Nashville(Madison)at Duane Marrs' shop. At the time he was working for Dolly Parton and after that period I didn't really run across him and didn't even know that he worked with Vince in the "early days" even though I had worked with his drummer, Martin Parker. Incidentally, there are many players in his category, that is, great players that don't get a lot of press that are exceptionally great players that have been part of the "scene".One in particular comes to mind...Gary Carter, a "monster" picker, a nice guy and humble as they come. A lot of players here on the forum are awesome pickers that haven't ever been a "Nashville" player(an environment that poses quite a challenge and competition that can benefit a player immensely).Glad that there are a lot of us guys of varied backgrounds around here on the Forum...what a great resource! Respectfully submitted, RK

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 26 May 2008 4:36 pm

Great clip, nice emotional steel playing.

From about 2:44 to about 3:00, they close in on the right hand of the front of the guitar - looks like a Legrande decal. Sure sounds good, whatever it is.

Ronald Larson · Post by **Ronald Larson** » 4 Jun 2008 4:31 pm

What a great video. Joe McGuffey was Dolly Parton's steel player in the 70's. He is listed on her "Heartbreaker" album as the steel player. He must have played steel for Vince Gill before John Hughey and was first to do "Look at us" with him. John Hughey is listed as the player on Vince's "Pocket full of gold" album.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 4 Jun 2008 10:31 pm

"Pocketful Of Gold" was the first of Vince's records that John played on. It was Paul Franklin who recommended that John should join Vince's band.

Brett

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 4 Jun 2008 10:35 pm

The steel in the video is probably an Emmons Legrande, because I thought I saw Legrande written on the steel.

Brett

James Cann · Post by **James Cann** » 6 Jun 2008 6:50 am

Very interesting to note the tempo: faster than any version I've heard, vocal or instrumental. Not so strange when considering live performance, but for the song, the tempo here isn't out of line.

I'll have to goose my BIAB track tempo a bit to see If I can do any justice myself.

Buster Sharp · Post by **Buster Sharp** » 6 Jun 2008 7:40 am

Joe is a friend of mine
and he is the most humble cat you ever met.
He quit playing 8 or 9 years ago .
He does real estate here around Branson Mo.
He wont sell his guitar.
It just sits in the closet
last we talked.

Marcel Parijs · Post by **Marcel Parijs** » 19 Jun 2008 3:27 pm

Thanks every one for the comments.

Looks a Emmons guitar either for me

Gr,Marcel

James Collett · Post by **James Collett** » 21 Jun 2008 8:23 pm

Old-fashioned me still likes John Hughey's version better! Oh well. $:\$ Still fantastic steeling, though

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