Johnny Horton's Steel Player

autry andress · Post by **autry andress** » 4 Apr 2002 6:03 am

Can you name the steel player & songs on any
of Johnny Hortons songs??
Thanks

Miguel e Smith · Post by **Miguel e Smith** » 4 Apr 2002 7:40 am

Something has either just been released or is about to by Johnny (complilation probably) and from what I understand the credits have been corrected from years gone by. I don't know which songs he played on, but Jim Evans is on some of them. Jim apparently played on several cuts and someone else was listed.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Miguel e Smith on 04 April 2002 at 07:42 AM.]</p></FONT>

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 4 Apr 2002 12:10 pm

what little steel there is, in his earliest days, is supposedly by bobby stegall and jimmy day, according to the bear family box set.

i have also heard that speedy west is on some of the abbott recordings, but the bear box makes no mention of speedy in the credits.

Walter Jones · Post by **Walter Jones** » 4 Apr 2002 3:37 pm

I don't know what label it was on but Speedy played steel on Johnnys cut of " The Rhythm That's In MY Babys Walk."

Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 4 Apr 2002 11:37 pm

In addition to the names already mentioned, some of the Mercury stuff has Don Helms on steel. On live shows Johnny sometimes had a guy from the Lousiana Hayride, Sonny Trimble ( or maybe Trammel ), pictures show him playing a Fender Custom with an added knee lever.
Jussi

Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 4 Apr 2002 11:41 pm

Oh yeah, some titles: "Devil Made A Masterpiece", "Train with The Rhumba Beat" ( a killer minor key song ), "You, You, You", "First Train Headin' South ( pre-Columbia version )"S.S. Lureline"