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Steelin' It : The Steel Guitar Story [Box set]

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  • Audio CD (14 April 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Proper
  • ASIN: B00165QOQ2
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 122,908 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Andy Sanella-Slidin' On The Frets
2. Sol Hoopii & His Novelty Four-Iniki Malie
3. Kalama's Quartet-Wai O Minnehaha
4. Four Hawaiian Guitars-Black Boy Blues
5. Sam Ku West-Farewell Blues
See all 25 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Milton Brown & Brownies-Takin' Off
2. Bill Mounce-I Found A New Baby
3. Modern Mountaineers-Taking Off
4. Bob Dunn's Vagabonds-Stompin' At The Honky Tonk
5. Cliff Bruner & His Boys-Kelly Swing
See all 25 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. Charles Mitchell-Mean Mama Blues
2. Sons Of The West-Panhandle Rag
3. Sons Of The West-Sally's Got A Wooden Leg
4. Hi-Flyers-Juke Box Jump
5. Leodie Jackson-Steeling The Blues
See all 25 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. Buster Martin-Herbie's Steel Guitar Polka
2. Hank Penny-Remington Ride
3. Webb Pierce-I Need You Like A Hole In The Head
4. Shot Jackson-Steeling The Mood
5. Floyd Tillman-I Don't Care Anymore
See all 25 tracks on this disc

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Steel guitar refers to a method of playing on a guitar held horizontally, with the strings uppermost and the bass strings towards the player, and using a type of slide called a steel above the fingerboard rather than fretting the strings with the fingers. This may be done with any guitar, but is most common on instruments designed and produced for this style of playing. The technique was invented and popularised in Hawaii, where this set opens with 25 examples of that island’s foremost exponents of the instrument, famous and obscure, recorded from 1925 to 1952. The other three discs of the 100 track set chronicle the use and development of lap steel guitar, resonator guitar, console/table steel guitar and pedal steel guitar in American western swing, mainstream country and rockabilly music from the mid 1930s to 1957, along the way showcasing all the main acts who made the instruments such an integral part of their sound. Expertly compiled and annotated by Adam Komorowski.

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3.0 out of 5 stars could have been better, 29 Aug 2008
By R. Snow "Rusty nut" (sussex,england) - See all my reviews
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When I ordered this I expected mainly steel guitar instrumentals,instead I find Proper have drawn heavily on previous box sets,some tracks the steel guitar is barely audable.Jitterbug jive for instance,you only hear Bob Dunn for the closing bar!There are plenty of steel guitar (and dobro) solo`s out there so why so many second rate singers? This is a missed opportunity by Proper and I for one will be wary in future.There are a few good steel guitar tracks but not enough for my likeing.If you dont have any Proper Box sets at all then you may be less dissappointed than I am.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Steel lovers will adore this, 9 Sep 2009
By Mr. N. Sands (UK) - See all my reviews
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A nice compilation box set with many old favourites included, but a wider number of players would have improved it. Some notable absences but generally good value.
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