The STEEL GUITAR on Carpenters Recordings:

[Dave]

Quite a lot of Carpenters recordings, such as Now And Then and Horizon have used the Steel Guitar or Pedal-Steel...

The players have often been Jay Dee (J.D.) Maness (who also appeared on Herb Alpert's Rise album) and the late-Orville "Red" Rhodes...

One song where it is very noticable is Now And Then's "End Of The World", on the "Oldies Medley"...

What other Carpenters Songs have featured this instrument?


Dave

...wondering if Tony Peluso ever played with one...

 

[Mike Blakesley]

Top of the World is probably the most prominent.

 

[Chris May]

The pedal steel on "Top" was played by Buddy Emmons. -Chris

 

[shutupndance]

What about Jambalaya?

 

[newvillefan]

It was also used on The Uninvited Guest and Honolulu City Lights.

Stephen

 

[Dave]

...The pedal steel on "Top...", was played by Buddy Emmons... --Chris

Buddy...yes, I Remember Buddy!!! Denny Doherty, a former member of The Mamas & The Papas also had Emmons appear on his album, too...


Dave

...wishing I had that LP with me, when I met, In-Person at least ONE person, photographed in the gatefold cover, who also "sat-in" on it...