Sitar Bar Users?

[John Larson]

What are some songs that feature use of the flattened "sitar" bar. I've heard Mooney use one sparingly with Waylon other than that I'm drawing a blank.

Who else used one and on which recordings?

[Jack Stanton]

Do a search, the subjects been discussed before, but my favorite is Hal Rugg on Joan Baez's cover of Dylan's Love Is Just A Four Letter Word.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1fpDWXwfso

[Brett Day]

Paul Franklin used one on Lee Ann Womack's songs, "Why They Call It Fallin' and "I Hope You Dance"

[Pete Finney]

"....my favorite is Hal Rugg on Joan Baez's cover of Dylan's Love Is Just A Four Letter Word."

Hal Rugg played some great steel (and dobro) on those sessions but the sitar sound on that track is Grady Martin playing a Danelectro Electric Sitar.
I talked with the producer of that album many years ago, and that came up.

[Jack Stanton]

Thanks for setting me right, Pete

[Ron Hogan]

There are also a few cuts of the Osborne brothers with Hal and a sitar bar.

[scott murray]

John Hughey on Conway’s Back When Judy Loved Me… such a great track
https://youtu.be/m1kxoCIU2Xs

[Chris Bauer]

Weldon (I think) on Reba's "Little Rock".

[dlayne]

I have John Hugheys sitar bar he gave it to me while I was visiting with him and Jean, he said he used it on a Conway album cut, if I can I’ll post a pic of it

[Eddy Dunlap]

Weldon (I think) on Reba's "Little Rock".

It was a lipstick tube that was rounded off like a bar that his daughter gave him.

[Chris Bauer]

Interesting!

[David Wisson]

Hi John. Rusty Young Poco's Heart of the night. Have attached the version that my mate Mike and I recorded. The Sitar bit is at 1.59 I used a Snapon allen wrench holder that I tuned the Emmons with. Blink and you would miss it. Dave https://soundcloud.com/user-627782904/h ... -the-night

[Kenny Davis]

I was going to post a cool clip of Hughey playing with Conway in Sweden(?)I saw on YouTube awhile back, but it must be deleted. They were black & white and not real good quality. Looked like John was playing through a Dual Showman or something like it. I assume it was Sweden because it looks like the show was presented by Hagstrum. Anyway, there was one great song he used the sitar bar on. There were multiple videos and at least one had Loretta with them.

I got one of the Hughey Bars from Conway's pilot. Seems like he might have made the first ones as it didn't have anything stamped on the end. Jim Johnson, if I remember correctly.