Steel on Wille N + Ray Price ver. of Faded Love

Gino Iorfida · Post by **Gino Iorfida** » 30 May 2003 2:40 pm

ON the version of Faded love, which was done as a duet by Willie Nelson and Ray Price, who was the steeler on this? The tone (crystal clear, bell-like tones), and phrasing really caught my attention today, and am curious (web searches ahve come up empty!).
Thanks in advance

Jason Powers · Post by **Jason Powers** » 30 May 2003 2:51 pm

Hi Gino,
The answer is: Buddy Emmons

Gino Iorfida · Post by **Gino Iorfida** » 30 May 2003 5:13 pm

Thanks! Should have known better here!! I was going to guess that, or John Hughey (kenw it was an emmons guitar, and the high notes that seemed t go up forever made me think John). Good playing though!

Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 31 May 2003 6:13 am

Buddy Emmons on Steel and Grady Martin on guitar.

from the 1975 album Willie Nelson and Ray Price "San Antonio Rose"

One of my fav's

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Tim Harr - Carter D-10 8 & 9 - Troy Cook Jr Band ~ Stardust Nashville Recording Artist

Wayne Cox · Post by **Wayne Cox** » 31 May 2003 6:49 am

GINO, Tim and Jason are absolutely correct! Also take note of that neat little diminshed scale run Emmons does on the title cut. I think maybe he was teasing Grady a little bit,or just paying tribute to Grady's style of playing. Just my own observation.
~~W.C.~~

John Russell · Post by **John Russell** » 31 May 2003 9:42 am

That is an extraordinary album--wonderful pickin' on some classic tunes.

If you like that, check out Willie's Just One Love album (1995). It features duets with Kimmie Rhodes and hot solos by Buddy and Grady, in fact Grady Martin produced.

Buddy's ride on Cold, Cold Heart is unforgettable. It's only about four bars long but easily the equal of his work on Someday Soon and very reminiscent of that exquisite E9 style. --JR