Speedy West in Session: Man of Steel - 1948-1960 - Speedy West In Session: Man Of Steel - 1948-1960 / Various - Music & Performance - CD
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| Management number | 254642421 | Release Date | 2026/11/07 | List Price | US$7.29 | Model Number | 254642421 | ||
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Between the late 1940s and mid-1950s, the exciting steel guitar sounds of Wesley 'Speedy' West could be heard on dozens if not hundreds or thousands of recordings, from hillbilly to pop and far beyond and by artists as diverse as Doris Day, Spike Jones, Tennessee Ernie, Bing Crosby and even Frank Sinatra - as well as finding time to record several dozen instrumental duets with his 'regular' guitar playing chum Jimmy Bryant. He may not have played on the 6000 sides that has been claimed in the past, but Speedy was certainly among the busiest session players of his time, and the 30 tracks featured on Jasmine's new salute to his session work are but a small overview of a much bigger body of work that features his always recognisable stylings. It's probably true to say that the pedal steel was introduced to pop sessions primarily because of Speedy, and though he was not the last or only steel player to work on pop sessions he was easily the busiest and most prolific - as well as always being the most immediately recognisable! This superb mixture of hits and rarities will provide any listener with an appetite to hear more. If you don't know the name of Speedy West, you will know the names of many of those he worked with - a master of his craft playing with masters and mistresses of theirs and truly an invincible "Man Of Steel".
- Speedy West in Session: Man of Steel - 1948-1960 - Speedy West In Session: Man Of Steel - 1948-1960 / Various - Music & Performance - CD
- Music
- Jasmine Records
- Country
| Performer | Speedy West |
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| Music genre | Country |
| Media format | CD |
| Is collectible | Y |
| Number of tracks | 30 |
| Has parental advisory label | N |
| Track listing | Steel Guitar Rag - Speedy West with Cliffie Stone and His Hometown Hepcats, Hillbilly Bebop (Alternate Take) - Hank Penny, Candy Kisses - Eddie Kirk, Steel Strike - Cliffie Stone and His Hometown Gang, Boogie Woogie Fever - Gene O'Quin, Tater Pie - Cliffie Stone and His Hometown Jamboree Gang, Hey Good Looking - Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford, Run Little Eva - Red Ingle, Home Sweet Oklahoma - Roy Rogers with Frank Worth's Orchestra and the Roy Rogers Riders, You're My Sugar - Kay Starr and Tennessee Ernie, Oakie Boogie (First Version) - Ella Mae Morse, Cool Cool Kisses - Helen O'Connell and Tennessee Ernie, I've Turned a Gadabout - Spike Jones and His Country Cousins, A Full Time Job - Doris Day and Johnnie Ray with Paul Weston and His Orchestra, Tennessee Newsboy - Frank Sinatra with Orchestra Under the Direction of Axel Stordahl, Fatback, Louisiana, U.S.A - Tennessee Ernie Ford with Cliffie Stone's Orchestra, Settin' the Woods on Fire - Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford, Honky Tonk Blues - Jan Garber and His Orchestra, Mister Tap Toe - Doris Day with Paul Weston and His Orchestra and the Norman Luboff Choir, Shenandoah Shuffle - the Lancers with Nelson Riddle's Orchestra, Crying Steel Guitar Waltz - Jean Shepard and Speedy West, Y'all Come - Bing Crosby with the Cass County Boys, Blue Guitar - Sheb Wooley, Common Folks - Roberta Lee, Hey Joe! - Frankie Laine with Paul Weston and His Orchestra and the Norman Luboff Choir, Sweet Thing - Dinah Shore with Harry Zimmerman and His Orchestra, Look-A Here, Baby - Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan, Blue Moon of Kentucky - Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra, Blue Suede Shoes - Bob Roubian with Cliffie Stone and His Orchestra, I'm a Honky Tonk Girl - Loretta Lynn |
| Record label | Jasmine Records |
| Digital audio file format | CD |
| Music media format | CD |
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