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Beautiful solo from Mike Johnson
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Tue Aug 08, 2023 3:50 pmby Ken Byng
Found this via the USA steel forum. A young lady called Brandy Williams, and the track has the incomparable Mike Johnson in the steel seat. His solo begins at 2.10, and it starts out with a nod to Tom Brumley and then flies off into a typically beautiful soaring break from Mike. His tone and touch is brilliant, and the production is very impressive. Traditional country at its best, and well worth a listen all the way through.
Re: Beautiful solo from Mike Johnson
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Tue Aug 08, 2023 4:11 pmby bob adams
Outstanding steel Ken and good to hear traditional country sung by a youngster!!! We could do with much more of that!
Re: Beautiful solo from Mike Johnson
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Tue Aug 08, 2023 11:06 pmby Willie Gamble
Good God, how can anyone be so good and so imaginative, that's it I'm definitely putting a saw through the Mullen, I'm done
Asleep at the steel
Re: Beautiful solo from Mike Johnson
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Wed Aug 09, 2023 12:01 amby dessa
Totally agree Ken that is sublime. Do you know who is on guitar as that is sooo tasty. Thanks for sharing.
Re: Beautiful solo from Mike Johnson
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Wed Aug 09, 2023 5:55 amby Uncle Roy
What a stunning steel solo!!
Re: Beautiful solo from Mike Johnson
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Wed Aug 09, 2023 9:30 amby Ken Byng
dessa wrote:Totally agree Ken that is sublime. Do you know who is on guitar as that is sooo tasty. Thanks for sharing.
Spot on Derek, the tone of the guitar is superb. Right up my street - clean and uncompressed. I will try to find out out who the player is. He compliments Mike's steel so well, and I reckon that Mike was the session leader. I will find that out too.
Re: Beautiful solo from Mike Johnson
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Wed Aug 09, 2023 10:32 amby Donny Johnston
I concur with all the comments, Willie don't saw the Mullen, you are improving. Donny.
Re: Beautiful solo from Mike Johnson
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Wed Aug 09, 2023 12:16 pmby Ken Byng
dessa wrote:Totally agree Ken that is sublime. Do you know who is on guitar as that is sooo tasty. Thanks for sharing.
Well well - I have seen the guitar player concerned in person. He was in the support band backing Lloyd Green at a garden party in Jeff Surratt's back garden promoting Lloyd and Show Pro guitars. The guy's name is Rick Williams. He uses a Tele, and I've seen him on a number of YouTube clips. You can see him in this clip. He uses a Tele straight into a his amp. He was quite loud out front but he is a very good player who goes for it each time he plays.
Re: Beautiful solo from Mike Johnson
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Wed Aug 09, 2023 12:45 pmby Ken Byng
If anyone would like the tab to that solo, please contact me by PM with your email address and I will get it off to you. I didn't do the TAB, a gentleman called Jeff Gardner did it and very well I might add. Now where did I put my Emmons Push-Pull? 
Willie Gamble wrote:Good God, how can anyone be so good and so imaginative, that's it I'm definitely putting a saw through the Mullen, I'm done.
Asleep at the steel
Willie G - It's not too difficult to play, but it needs to be done with oodles of feel. Something that you do naturally. 