The man behing Waylon Jennings

bend it like james · February 19th, 2004, 11:55 AM

I've been listening to "Wanlon Live" for a few years but I still don't know the Lap steel player 's name ?
Waylon keeps on callin' : "Pick it Moon" ?

If somebody knows the entire musician line-up, it'be gratefull too..

Hugues

flyingb54 · February 19th, 2004, 12:10 PM

The steel guitar player you're refering to is none other than my hero, Ralph Mooney. Ralph will always be the king of west coast steel. He played on the early Buck and Merle records as well as the Waylon stuff.
He did a great instrumental album with James Burton on Capitol Records in the 60's titled " CORN PICKIN & SLICK SLIDIN". Its one of my all time fave albums. Very rare to find but its out there. recorded in the mid 60's when James was playing his old red tele.
Mooney had a unique style. I tried to imitate it on the bender for years. My favorite solo he did was Waylon's "Rainy Day Woman."
Mooney drank himself to death but Waylon carried him for years. Thats Ol Wayoln....
Get into Ralph Mooney. He's one of the greats.
JB

olewichita · February 19th, 2004, 12:23 PM

and he actually played pedal steel... another favorite mooney connection is all the classic bakersfield wynn stewart jackpot/challenge stuff that his great playing graces... ralph mooney, jimmy day and lloyd green would be my 3 favorite steel players... they rocked harder than any other steel players... tj

flyingb54 · February 19th, 2004, 12:29 PM

Long before Merle had the Strangers with Roy Nichols and Norman Hamlet, the Capitol records "A" team for country music was Ralph Mooney on steel, James Burton on guitar and dobro, Jim Gordon on drums, Earl P. Ball on piano, Glen Campbell on acoustic and vocals with Ken Nelson at the board.
The Strangers came later.
JB

bend it like james · February 19th, 2004, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by flyingb54

He did a great instrumental album with James Burton on Capitol Records in the 60's titled " CORN PICKIN & SLICK SLIDIN". Its one of my all time JB

That makes a lot sense...i happend to have that album too and it really is a killer !
Thanks for helping me making the connection :D

Hugues

Paul in Colorado · February 20th, 2004, 01:58 AM

A couple of weeks ago I was watching a Waylon concert video and compared to the rest of the band Ralph looked like a TV repairman. But, man could he play! I used to be in a band with a PSG player. We went to see Waylon and my buddy got to talk to Ralph for a while. He was using a Mesa Boogie at the time. My friend asked him why and he said, "I like those Boogie amps. They're LOUD!"
Ralph Mooney, Lloyd Green, Red Rhodes... I love pedal steel.

cowboytwang · February 20th, 2004, 06:18 AM

Ralph Mooney is one of the pioneers of the Pedal Steel.
He was one of the first west coast players to use pedals, and he used them very effectively.
The tracks that he cut with Wynn Stewart in the fifties and sixties were years ahead of their time. He was also the steel player on the early Buck Owens stuff before Tom Brumley.
And John, if you like his solo on Waylon's "Rainy Day Woman" you should give a listen to Wynn Stewarts 1963 recording of "Big, Big love", its the same Mooney solo, just ten years earlier and on a Fender Steel instead of a Sho-Bud.
If anyone wants to hear Ralph Mooney play he's going to be at the Texas Steel guitar Jamboree next month in Dallas.
Texas Steel Guitar Show

Also Ralph Mooney wrote one of country musics great shuffles, "Crazy Arms".

ye olde fretmonkey · February 20th, 2004, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by flyingb54

Long before Merle had the Strangers with Roy Nichols and Norman Hamlet, the Capitol records "A" team for country music was Ralph Mooney on steel, James Burton on guitar and dobro, Jim Gordon on drums, Earl P. Ball on piano, Glen Campbell on acoustic and vocals with Ken Nelson at the board.
The Strangers came later.
JB

Wasn't Jim Gordon the drummer for Derek and the Dominos?

And Lloyd Green...man I love that stuff he did with Johnny Paycheck in the 60s.

txjonc · February 20th, 2004, 03:49 PM

Man, I would have loved to seen Mooney and Roy Nichols playing in Wynn Stewarts band, with Merle Haggard on bass.

Ralph was a big part of Waylon's sound from the late 60's to early 80's. One of the posts mentioned that he was dead but I'm pretty sure he's still alive and living in Kenedale, Tx.

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flyingb54 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: BRENHAM TEXAS Age: 59 Posts: 811	None other than The steel guitar player you're refering to is none other than my hero, Ralph Mooney. Ralph will always be the king of west coast steel. He played on the early Buck and Merle records as well as the Waylon stuff. He did a great instrumental album with James Burton on Capitol Records in the 60's titled " CORN PICKIN & SLICK SLIDIN". Its one of my all time fave albums. Very rare to find but its out there. recorded in the mid 60's when James was playing his old red tele. Mooney had a unique style. I tried to imitate it on the bender for years. My favorite solo he did was Waylon's "Rainy Day Woman." Mooney drank himself to death but Waylon carried him for years. Thats Ol Wayoln.... Get into Ralph Mooney. He's one of the greats. JB

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olewichita Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: austin, tx Posts: 1,261	ralph mooney... and he actually played pedal steel... another favorite mooney connection is all the classic bakersfield wynn stewart jackpot/challenge stuff that his great playing graces... ralph mooney, jimmy day and lloyd green would be my 3 favorite steel players... they rocked harder than any other steel players... tj

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flyingb54 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: BRENHAM TEXAS Age: 59 Posts: 811	Long Before the Strangers Long before Merle had the Strangers with Roy Nichols and Norman Hamlet, the Capitol records "A" team for country music was Ralph Mooney on steel, James Burton on guitar and dobro, Jim Gordon on drums, Earl P. Ball on piano, Glen Campbell on acoustic and vocals with Ken Nelson at the board. The Strangers came later. JB

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cowboytwang Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: mojave desert Posts: 1,583 14 Photos	Ralph Mooney is one of the pioneers of the Pedal Steel. He was one of the first west coast players to use pedals, and he used them very effectively. The tracks that he cut with Wynn Stewart in the fifties and sixties were years ahead of their time. He was also the steel player on the early Buck Owens stuff before Tom Brumley. And John, if you like his solo on Waylon's "Rainy Day Woman" you should give a listen to Wynn Stewarts 1963 recording of "Big, Big love", its the same Mooney solo, just ten years earlier and on a Fender Steel instead of a Sho-Bud. If anyone wants to hear Ralph Mooney play he's going to be at the Texas Steel guitar Jamboree next month in Dallas. Texas Steel Guitar Show Also Ralph Mooney wrote one of country musics great shuffles, "Crazy Arms". __________________ Alvin http://www.myspace.com/alvinblaine http://www.oldbluesound.com/about.htm _________________________ Originality is just undetected Plagiarism!

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Paul in Colorado Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Age: 55 Posts: 4,337 3 Photos	A couple of weeks ago I was watching a Waylon concert video and compared to the rest of the band Ralph looked like a TV repairman. But, man could he play! I used to be in a band with a PSG player. We went to see Waylon and my buddy got to talk to Ralph for a while. He was using a Mesa Boogie at the time. My friend asked him why and he said, "I like those Boogie amps. They're LOUD!" Ralph Mooney, Lloyd Green, Red Rhodes... I love pedal steel.

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txjonc Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 413 6 Photos	Listen to the Moon.... Man, I would have loved to seen Mooney and Roy Nichols playing in Wynn Stewarts band, with Merle Haggard on bass. Ralph was a big part of Waylon's sound from the late 60's to early 80's. One of the posts mentioned that he was dead but I'm pretty sure he's still alive and living in Kenedale, Tx.