The Instrumental Sounds of Merle Haggard' Strangers-Proper!

[Daniel Policarpo]

Even though I've listened to as many of the Merle Haggard & the Strangers records I could get my hands on, instrumental recordings of the Strangers did not make their way into my vinyl stacks. I found a decent copy of the Instrumental Sounds Of The Strangers last week and it's been on the turntable ever since. Examples such as "Terri" (written by Fuzzy Owen), where we get to hear Norm Hamlet take some awesome turns at Hawaiian-style phrasing against a relaxed back drop are such a pleasure.

The whole band sounds great of course, and one can imagine them having a standing engagement at about any nightclub they cared to in that era, but I guess they had a pretty good gig! Just good warm music, without all the noodling and lick frenzy that turn me off most instrumental tracks and shows these days.
A lot of the record can be heard on youtube....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsthOUzbNC0[i][/i]

Any favored instrumental recordings you care to share?

[Daniel Morris]

Assuming you're asking about favorite steel instrumental albums, this ranks at the top for me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOQFyQSegc
Never tire of it.

[Mark Eaton]

You can never go wrong with "Corn Pickin' and Slick Slidin'" by James Burton and Ralph Mooney:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxaTNh_OcgI

[Greg Cutshaw]

A bunch more:


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32RP7 ... ture=watch


Greg

[Daniel Policarpo]

Assuming you're asking about favorite steel instrumental albums, this ranks at the top for me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOQFyQSegc
Never tire of it.

Whoa. I haven't listened to a record like that in a long time. That was amazing. Thank you very much,fellow Dan.