Curly Chalker

[@glenngibson9201]

If you look at the cut back to Roy, he and the drummer and other guitarist all have smiles on their faces after hearing Curly's break. CC was a beast on steel.

[@brieziethirteen13]

I played with Curly years ago..he was pretty cool guy and wow,was he good.

[@Jamestele1]

What a beast of a player! I have a pedal steel guitar and can't believe how innovative and precise he is in these videos.

[@unkulmark]

I am astounded by his amazing talent, inventiveness & uniqueness. One of the greatest steel players to have ever lived. This is from the Steel Guitar Hall Of Fame: "CURLY CHALKER: AN INDIVIDUALIST WHO ADVANCED THE STEEL INTO POP AND JAZZ, CREATED HIS OWN COUNTRY SWING GENRE AND MAINTAINED HIS MUSICAL INTEGRITY DURING THE POPULARIZATION OF THE STEEL'S COMMERCIAL SOUND. A TECHNICIAN WHO INVENTED BAR "QUAKING" AND INTRODUCED VOLUME "GUTTING." HIS CASCADING CHORDS, DELIVERED WITH THE SPEED OF SINGLE STRING RIFFS, IDENTIFY HIS UNIQUE STYLE AS THE "CHALKER SOUND." BORN: OCTOBER 22, 1931 ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA DIED: APRIL 30, 1998 INDUCTED: 1985"

[@RaymondPoston]

Great C13th steel. I love the stutter blocking.

[@cornbobrimlove7892]

Gene Simmons loved Chalker's hair so much, he did his hair just like it.!!!

[@groovydjs]

I thought of Gene when I saw the thumbnail. lol

[@raulcordero714]

😂

[@thejamnasium6447]

hey that's Garry Shandling!

[@ztahs]

Curly was so amazingly inventive. He really knew hjow to get everything out of his instrument.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Bobby Thompson on rhythm guitar too!

[@MrSphinxster]

Casanova Frankenstein right there.

[@geoffcole6486]

Quite possibly the greatest steel guitar player of all time.

[@alancopenhaver]

Yes ! Curly was so great at his art, his own style and creativity. He is definitely on the top shelf of the greatest ever. Thanks for sharing !

[@WildPhotoShooter]

@@alancopenhaver Buddy had the all round talent, he had exquisite "taste", for tasteful playing Buddy Emmons tops them all.

[@jefflampert6336]

"Quite possibly the greatest steel guitar player of all time." That's an easy statement to agree with. He was the greatest IMO.

[@johnjp5883]

@@jefflampert6336 Agree

[@packingten]

@@WildPhotoShooter They had totally different styles,But I agree Buddy was probably the best!. This is the best E9 ride EVER!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIrIgnl6obykf80

[@paulhicks451]

A great musician and one of the few I never got to hear play in person. Kinda reminds me of a steel guitar version of Gene Simmons.

[@sammyblackchow9541]

Seeing Curly play live was a phenomenal event. It was magic!

[@josevaldirrigol7619]

Bahhh , sensacional

[@ishkabibble-oj1oi]

Cool, I thought it was Gene Simmons at first.

[@scowell]

Has he got his C6 neck on the front? Looks like it!

[@cornbobrimlove7892]

Yes he always did .

[@zachgalsky]

Is the full performance anywhere?

[@helenchalker318]

So now we know where Gene Simmons got his hair style!

[@user-hr1rw7zy4i]

Is that Gene Simmons before Kiss?

[@YKZA702]

Ayyyyy thats my fam

[@TMac-Attack]

Gene!!

[@shobud71]

I thought it was Gene Simmons on steel

[@bobnethan5474]

He looks like Gene Simmons from kiss

[@teleuser]

Is that Gene Simmons on the steel ?

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

What tuning was Chalkers back neck?

[@butchpeters6003]

His back neck was a standard E9th tuning. His C6th front neck first string started with the E string instead of what was then the standard G string.

[@CARDINAL701]

Either. They were reversed

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

Is it just me or does curly look like gene Simmons? Lol

[@DavesWorld76]

Cincinnati Steel Guitar if that was the case it would be the other way around. Maybe gene is trying to look like chalker? Either way watching this makes me want to order a new MSA lol

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

Lol.... yeah chalked is older that's for sure. Lol (your getting too technical for me, haha) Yeah man, those MSA guitars are absolutely sweet!!!! Out of all the guitars made today, as far as sound MSA and Show Pro are the top of the food chain imho (I cant decide which I want to save for if I go only by tone).... Now if you look at the guitars as a whole, MSA hands down! Between the tone, the slightly curved knee levers. The L Frets, the pickup changing system..... just the all around beauty I go MSA EVERY DAY of the week and twice on Sunday. But when I hear Robbie Turner, Mike Johnson or Lloyd Green play a Show Pro..... wow! Of course those guys could play an old MSA sidekick with 1 lever and 2 pedals and they would sound better than me on my best day, Lol. But seriously, you sont thibk Gene Simmons and Chalker look alike? ;)

[@cincinnatipedalsteel4347]

Curly was definitely one of the greats!!!

[@mikefad]

LOL! That mane!

[@larrywelter8212]

great picker,,,even if he has gene simmons hair,,lol