Who Played Steel on these Cal Smith Recordings Circa 1967?

GaryHoetker · Post by **GaryHoetker** » 15 Jul 2001 9:03 pm

"The Only Thing I Want (Just Went Home)"

"I'll Just Go On Home"

Sounds alot like Buddy Charleton to me.

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 16 Jul 2001 5:29 am

I'm thinking John Hughey.

GaryHoetker · Post by **GaryHoetker** » 16 Jul 2001 8:40 am

CJ: Many thanks. Give our best to Cal will you?

Vern Kendrick · Post by **Vern Kendrick** » 16 Jul 2001 6:47 pm

Pete's brother in California was Bill Drake,he died in a car wreck (Alcohol related )in the 60's....Pete never drank,I dont think Jack did........

Vern Kendrick · Post by **Vern Kendrick** » 16 Jul 2001 6:57 pm

By the way Pete also told me more than once his first cousin was Tom Drake who did a lot of movies in the 50's and 60's

wayne yakes md · Post by **wayne yakes md** » 23 Jul 2001 4:30 pm

Lest we forget, Jim "Big Murph" Murphy was one of Carl's Tunesmiths in the 1960's. He recorded on one of their albums his steel instrumental "Big Murph". The ride he did on "Faded Love", Curly Chalker would have flipped over.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 23 Jul 2001 4:48 pm

Wayne, my brother: Time for the reading glasses. The thread was about the music of CAL Smith, not CARL Smith, who, as far as we know, never fronted the band for ET, though as Jimmy Day used to say, "he COULD have."

Also, although Jim Murphy has the same last name as famous Hollywood song and dance man/Senator George Murphy, Jim never was a contract actor for Warner Bros., nor was he ever Senator from California. And for that matter, neither was either Cal Smith or Carl Smith.

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Vern Kendrick · Post by **Vern Kendrick** » 23 Jul 2001 5:08 pm

Well,Yeah,....But he could have...!!

Bill Myrick · Post by **Bill Myrick** » 23 Jul 2001 5:48 pm

He jest did'n want to !!!!!

John Robel · Post by **John Robel** » 29 Jul 2001 8:31 am

Where is Big Murph? I just loved his work with Paycheck. John

wayne yakes md · Post by **wayne yakes md** » 8 Aug 2001 3:25 pm

Herbster,
I looked at it again and I still see "Carl"!!
Are you sure?? Besides, wasn't it Carl Smith who fronted for ET along with Lloyd "Jolly Green Giant" Greene on drums???

wayne yakes md · Post by **wayne yakes md** » 8 Aug 2001 3:26 pm

Isn't "Big Murph" getting his "paycheck" from the "Wheel"??