A wound time can't erase- stonewall jackson.. steel player?

[Bob Carlucci]

Heard it on Willie's Roadhouse, and just loved the sound of the steel.. I know its pretty old, but hope someone might know the player and what kind of steel he might have been playing... bob

[Don Euton]

Could it have been Pete Drake?
Don Euton

[Bill Fisher]

Bill Johnson was the steel guitarist on that record. Bill also wrote the song, and he was also a steel guitarist for Marty Robbins. It sounds to me that he got a lot done.

Bill

[Bill Fisher]

Bob, Bill Johnson played a Sho-Bud Steel Guitar. Which model? ?????

Bill

[Bruce Zumsteg]

I saw Bill Johnson on a package show in about 1961. I can't recall who he was working with, but he was playing a Fender 1000 at that time. I know his playing that night really inspired me. The cut of 'Wound' sounds like it was probably that guitar.

[Dave Magram]

Bob, is this the recording you heard?

A Wound Time Can't Erase · Stonewall Jackson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6-6Byp ... rt_radio=1

- Dave

[Bob Carlucci]

Yes, the studio cut,.. There is a live version on YT with the steel player playing a Bud, but I wasn't crazy about that one.. When I heard this song yesterday, it just sounded to me a lot like a Fender cable job, but on those early 60's recordings the Fender and Bud pedal steel guitars were both in a similar zone sonically, at least to my ears, and most everyone used Fender amps in those days, so it had "that" sound, and every time I hear it, I take notice.. In any case, just classic vintage pedal steel , and I wish we had more of it these days.

[Bob Carlucci]

Thanks all for letting me know about Bill Johnson.. very talented dude actually, Good country singer, writer , as well as steel player for several big country artists back in the day, not to mention movie star good looks as a young man.. Found a VERY cool video of Bill singing and playing a Fender acoustic, and Marty Robbins playing pedal steel with him!.. Playing the steel very well as a matter of fact!...