Episode 13 – Paul Franklin (part 1 of 2)

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Does Paul Franklin even need an introduction? If you don’t know who this guy is, you don’t know steel guitar! Never fear – all will be revealed in the interview itself. Paul was such a lovely interview subject…he’s got a lot of great ideas and a lot to say, and his true love of steel guitar shines through everything he does. If you’d like more details on Paul, Wikipedia is a good place to start. His Allmusic bio has some other details.

Some of the many topics covered include:

• The Paul Franklin Method

• Robert Plant, Alison Krauss – Gone Gone Gone

• Mel Tillis
• Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge
• Charlie Worsham
• Wooten Brothers

• Franklin Pedabro

• Randy Travis – Forever and Ever Amen (with Pedabro)
• Keith Whitley – Don’t Close Your Eyes
• Reggie Young

• Little Walter Tube Amps

• Steel Dream (Benado Effects)

• Dire Straits – You and Your Friend (with The Box)
• Dire Straits – On the Night (full concert with PSG, The Box, and the Pedabro)
• Patty Loveless – Timber
• IVL Steelrider (MIDI)
• PSG piano simulation (around 1:00 mark)
• Pete Drake and his “Talking Steel Guitar”
• Adrian Belew
• The Time Jumpers

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