Leona by Stonewall Jackson

[Daniel McKee]

I dont know who played steel on this song but it has some good steel playing on it so if you havent heard this song check it out.The steel playing on this just really fits the song.

[robert kramer]

Bill Johnson is the steel player on the original Columbia recording cut 8/6/61 at Bradley Film & Recording. Bill Johnson was Marty Robbins' longtime steel player and he also wrote one of Stonewall's most requested songs" "A Wound Time Can't Erase." Also on the date was Harold, Grady, Junior Huskey, Willie Ackerman and Bill Purcell. Info from Stonewall's Bear Family Box Set.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAQ-BlkS6X4

[Daniel McKee]

Thanks robert thanks for putting up that information I imagine that was a shobud on the recording but Im not sure whatever steel it was it sure sounded good.

[robert kramer]

Daniel - When I saw it was 1961 - I thought Sho-Bud, too. He does sound good. Later - Bill Johnson got an Emmons which is seen on a clip of Marty doing "Don't Worry About Me" with Bill Johnson doing Grady's famous "fuzz" guitar solo on his steel. I looked but couldn't find that clip on YouTube.

[Daniel McKee]

yes I have seen that and when he was doing the marty robbins show he sure sounded good on that emmons that is a good clip where he does the fuzz tone on his emmons.