Tall Tall Trees: steeler?

Drew Howard · Post by **Drew Howard** » 23 Nov 2002 7:27 am

Can you tell me who played the hot break on GJ's original version of this tune?

Thankee,

Drew Howard

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Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 23 Nov 2002 7:58 am

...not sure; but it sure sounds like Buddy Emmons' Bigsby to me.

Rick

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 23 Nov 2002 9:25 am

It was Jimmy Day. At least, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

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Bobby Bowman · Post by **Bobby Bowman** » 23 Nov 2002 1:14 pm

Well,
Someone took my copy many years ago, but I seem to remember a Roger Miller album (maybe "A Trip In the Country"), that had that song on it and I'm sure it was Buddy playing steel on all the cuts.
Man, I'd give both of my useless n#t$ to have that back or at least a copy of it.
BB

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Kenny Dail · Post by **Kenny Dail** » 23 Nov 2002 2:25 pm

Unless I have confused it with some other song, Lloyd Green did the Warner Mack version.

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Jody Sanders · Post by **Jody Sanders** » 23 Nov 2002 10:11 pm

Bobby, I have no use for a pair of useless N#T$, but I have the album. I'll bring you a copy next time I come over. Yody.

Wayne Tyler · Post by **Wayne Tyler** » 24 Nov 2002 11:12 am

On the original cut by George Jones of Tall Tall Trees on Mercury Records was the one and only Lloyd Green. I asked the same question many years ago and Lloyd was given credit for that

Kenny Dail · Post by **Kenny Dail** » 24 Nov 2002 7:47 pm

Thanks Wayne for correcting me.

I knew Lloyd recorded it with somebody.

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Jerry Hayes R.I.P. · Post by **Jerry Hayes R.I.P.** » 25 Nov 2002 6:54 am

Kenny,
You're still confuses.........

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Jerry Hayes R.I.P. · Post by **Jerry Hayes R.I.P.** » 25 Nov 2002 6:55 am

I mean confused......

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Kenny Dail · Post by **Kenny Dail** » 25 Nov 2002 2:09 pm

Jerry, I am not as bad as I was when I was hanging with you.

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Eddie Lange · Post by **Eddie Lange** » 25 Nov 2002 9:44 pm

Now I dont know this as fact, but I believe that the very original cut of Tall, Tall Trees was on Starday about '55 or '56, this was the one that the descending guitar run from V-I at the beginning. This would make it Buddy or Jimmy. Now, Lloyd did cut with him a little later and it probably was recut on Mercury.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 25 Nov 2002 9:49 pm

Thanks, Eddie... I thought I was losing it.

This is the cut I was referring to that I'm sure had Jimmy Day on it. But if it's the Mercury cut, it could be Lloyd.

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