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Steel
Guitariste US né le 16 Septembre 1928 à Duncan (Oklahoma). Ralph Mooney a joué
avec de nombreux Country and Western artistes dont
Buck Owens,
Merle Haggard et à accompagné
Waylon Jennings pendant deux
décennies. Il est mort le 20 Mars 2011 à Kennedale (Texas).
Along with
Speedy West,
Buddy Emmons, and
Pete Drake, Ralph Mooney was one of the true steel guitar innovators in
country music. He was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, and first became interested in
the instrument after hearing another steel pioneer,
Leon McAuliffe. As a teenager in the '40s, Mooney moved to California, where
he gradually developed his style by exhaustive playing with numerous bands, in
both live and studio situations. In the '50s and '60s, Mooney was hired as a
staff musician for Capitol Records, where he played on the early recordings of
Buck Owens and is heard prominently on
several Merle Haggard hits, including "Swinging
Doors," "The Bottle Let Me Down," and "(All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers."
Throughout the years, Mooney left his mark on recordings by
Wynn Stewart (that's his steel on "It's Such a Pretty World Today"),
Warren Smith,
Rose Maddox,
Skeets McDonald,
Bobby Austin,
Bonnie Owens,
Wanda Jackson,
Donna Fargo, and
Jessi Colter. His longest-running stint was with
Waylon Jennings, whom Mooney joined in
1970 and stayed with until he retired in the early '90s. While Mooney was known
mainly for his steel playing, he also dabbled in songwriting. His biggest hit
was "Crazy Arms," which he co-wrote with Chuck Seals in the mid-'50s. Even
though Mooney spent most of his life playing on the recordings of others, he did
release an instrumental album on Capitol Records in 1968 called Corn Pickin' and
Slick Slidin' with guitarist
James Burton. Mooney died on March 19, 2011 of complications from cancer at
his home in Kennedale, Texas. He was 82.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Mooney
Talents : Steel Guitar
Style musical : Traditional Country, Bakersfield Sound
SNEAKY STRINGS
(1968)
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Years in activity :
1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
03/1961 | SP Challenge 59105 (US) |
Moonshine
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03/1968 | SP CAPITOL 2140 (US) | James BURTON & Ralph MOONEY - Corn Pickin' / The Texas Waltz |
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Albums
1968 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 2872 (US) |
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CORN PICKIN' AND SLICK SLIDIN' - James BURTON & Ralph MONEY - Colombus Stockade Blues / I'm A Lonesome Fugitive / The Texas Waltz / My Elusive Dreams / It's Such A Pretty World Today / Corn Pickin' / Moonshine / Your Cheatin' Heart / Laura / Spanish Eyes / There Goes My Everything / Sneaky Strings |
03/1973 | LP 12" WORLD RECORD CLUB S-5269 (AUS) |
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CORN PICKIN' AND SLICK SLIDIN' - James BURTON & Ralph MOONEY - Colombus Stockade Blues / I'm A Lonesome Fugitive / The Texas Waltz / My Elusive Dreams / It's Such A Pretty World Today / Corn Pickin' / Moonshine / Your Cheatin' Heart / Laura / Spanish Eyes / There Goes My Everything / Sneaky Strings |
1997 | CD TOPPA ? (US) |
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The Toppa Sessions - MOON AT MIDNIGHT - Moon At Midnight / Okie / Mooney (Vocals : Gene Davis) / Feelings (Vocals : Gene Davis) / Crazy Arms / Lil Red Wagon / I Can't Help It / I'll Fly Away / What A Friend We Have In Jesus |
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