I was having so much fun making music, making music never seemed like a job, it seemed like I was...

Larry White,   Pedal Steel Guitarist

"Pedal steel guitar where you would not expect to find it!"

Steeling For A Living ... Vol. 1       $10.00 plus S&H

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1. Country Boy

Recorded at Delta Sound in Ft. Worth, TX with Mickey Moody as engineer and producer. A group that I was working with, "Ronnie Dawson and Steel Rail", was recording original material weekly at Delta and Mickey hired us to track this tune written by Arkansas-born singer, songwriter, musician, brother duo, Ernie and Earl Cates. The record was released on the Starday label in 1973.

Artist-singer - J. David Sloan                                                  Acoustic Guitar - Ronnie Dawson

Electric Guitar - Bobby Rambo                                               Drums -  Paul Vinton

Bass - Jerry Harris                                                                  Steel Guitar - Larry White

Tech Notes: Steel guitar was double-tracked. On one side is straight steel and on the other side is steel through a Leslie tone cabinet.

2. Black-Eyed Peas

From the Warner Brothers album, "Ray Wylie Hubbard and the Cowboy Twinkies". Recorded at the old Starday Studios in Nashville, TN and engineered by a fellow known as Sundance. Ray had struck a deal with Warner Brothers Records: use his band (The Cowboy Twinkies) supplemented with Nashville studio players, his choice of songs and Michael Brovsky (Jerry Jeff Walker's producer) was to oversee the production. This was Ray's first national album release, 1975.

Vocals -  Ray Wylie Hubbard                                             Guitar -  Terry Ware (Buffalo)

Drums -  Jim Herbst (Six Pack)                                         Bass -  Dennis Meehan (Clovis)

Steel Guitar, Dobro -  Larry White (Dogfoot)                    Percussion -  Ron Snider

Acoustic Guitar, Banjo -  Bobby Thompson                       Piano -  Shane Keister

Organ -  Bobby Emmons                                                    Fiddle -  Johnny Gimble

Tech Notes: Steel guitar uses a Mutron auto wah.

3. Straight Brother

From the Mike Rabon album, "Texas 'Til I Die", 1975. Recorded at Dallasonic Studios, Dallas, TX. Mike Rabon was the writer of "I  See The Light" and "Western Union", hits for his former group, "The Five Americans". Years later he was still writing, singing, and playing and this particular song shows his sense of humor.

Vocals and Acoustic Guitar -  Mike Rabon                       Drums -  Dahrell Norris

Bass -  Jim Grant                                                               Dobro -  Larry White

Tech Notes: Dobro is a Moserite six string outfitted with a Gibson humbucking pickup, a Cry Baby wah-wah pedal, and a small Fender amp.

4. Around

From the John Nitzinger album, "Live Better Electrically", 1976. This was John's (Ft. Worth, TX rock and roller) first national release on 20^th Century Fox Records.

Vocals and Guitar -  John Nitzinger                                   Drums -  Randy Reeder

Bass -  John Nitzinger                                                        Steel Guitar -  Larry White

Tech Notes: Steel guitar bar bounce at opening and 2^nd verse and Leslie tone cabinet on chorus.

5. I Wanna' Be With You

From the Doc Severinsen Epic album, "Night Journey", 1976. Recorded at Dallasonic Studios in Dallas, TX and engineered by Don Smith and Thom Cassetta. Shortly after this album was released, the president of the label, Steve Popovich, who had championed this project, left the label and none of the new regime at Epic cared. This doomed this album to no promotion and a short life.

Trumpet and Flugel -  Doc Severinsen       Keyboards -  Fred Crane

Bass -  Ernie Chapman                               Guitars, Bob Thomas, Vic Stewart

Drums -  Paul Leim                                     Steel Guitar -  Larry White

Trombone -  John Osborne                         Saxophones -  Randy Lee

Percussion -  Ron Snider                            Tpt., Flugel -  Don Thomas, John Anderson,

                                                                    Jay Saunders

Tech Notes: Steel guitar through a Leslie tone cabinet.

6. Ett Jordiskt Och Himla Liv

From the Swedish guitar player's album, "Peter O. Eckberg", 1976. Recorded at Sundance Studios, Dallas, TX. Swedish guitarist, Peter O. Eckberg, showed up in Dallas with his encourage of friends and producers. Terribly nice people and very musical. They put no boundaries on my playing and I tried to respond in the moment. By the way, in case you cannot tell, it is sung in Swedish! Fortunately, the musical language knows no boundaries.

Guitars, vocals - Peter O. Eckberg                       Piano -  Tommy Haliden

Drums -  Paul Leim                                              Steel guitar -  Larry White

Bass -  Dave Stanley                                            Percussion -  John Pritchett

7. Mexico Bar

From the Ray Wylie Hubbard Lone Star album, "Off The Wall", 1978. Recorded at Robin Hood Studios, Tyler, TX and engineered by Robin Hood Brians.

Acoustic gtr, lead vocal -  Ray Wylie Hubbard        Drums -  Jim Herbst

Bass -  Dennis Meehan                                           Steel guitar -  Larry White

Percussion -  Ron Snider                                        Lead guitar -  Terry Ware

Willie Nelson was starting his own label, Lone Star Records, and decided to release this album as a favor to Ray. Included on this album was Ray's actual cut of his famous song, "Redneck Mother", a tune that had been brought to fame by Jerry Jeff Walker's recorded version.

8. Lonely Lady

Recorded at RockinTrax  Studios, Milford, PA, 1980. This band called "South" was established by a partnership between New York jingle producer, Ed Labunski and rock and roll guitar legend, Lonnie Mack. Ed bought a hunting lodge outside Milford, PA and built a half-a-million dollar recording studio from a horse barn across the road from the lodge. We spent a year and a half developing the band, studio, and the recording, only to have Ed die in an unfortunate car accident in the foothills of the Poconos just after we finished the album. This album is still available in it's entirety at Lonnie Mack's website.

Lead vocal, guitar -  Lonnie Mack                            Drums -  Luther Rix

Bass -  Tom Wolk                                                     Piano -  Stan Seleszt

Steel guitar -  Larry White

9. The Amazing Mr. M

From the "Recoil" PAUSA Records album, "Pardon My Fantasy", 1982. This tune was written in honor of Pat Coil's and Pete Brewer's association with Pat Matheny, "the amazing Mr. M". Recorded at Clearlight Studios, in Lancaster, TX (the second Clearlight Studio in association with Dallas bass player, Bob Gentry).

Keys -  Pat Coil                                                   Drums -  Mike Collier

Bass -  Bob Gentry                                              Guitars -  Bud Guin, Brady Mosher

Steel guitar -  Larry White                                  Woodwinds, Lyricon -  Pete Brewer

Percussion -  Ron Snider

10. Driftin' Back To You

Recorded at Clearlight Studios, Lancaster, TX and engineered by Bob Gentry and Larry White. Released on Night Hawk Records, 1985.

Lead Vocal -  Dee Dwayne                                   Drums -  Brad Smith

Bass -  Bob Gentry                                               Piano -  Randy Fouts

Steel guitar -  Larry White                                   Guitars -  Wes Taylor

Percussion -  Ron Snider

11. Draggin' The Bow

Recorded at Clearlight Studios, Lancaster, TX and engineered by Larry White. This was a project band that was put together by Ronnie Dawson and was called "Fat Dog". This song was written about a fiddle-playing uncle of Ronnie's, "Uncle Bill" -  Year 1987.

Lead Vocal, acoustic gtr -  Ronnie Dawson       Drums -  programmed by L. White

Bass -  Larry White                                             Keys -  Frank Hames

Electric gtr -  Vic Stewart                                   Fiddle -  Johnny Strong

12. Crazy

This live recording was made at Clearlight Studios, Lancaster, TX, 1992, and engineered by Bob Gentry. A mother and daughter singing duo, Cheryl and Kristi Anderson, assembled this grouping of players that included the great Tom Morrell on guitar. Yes, it's the Willie Nelson song, "Crazy", with a nice live feel (no overdubs).

Vocals -  Cheryl & Kristi Anderson                     Drums -  Bill Miner

Bass -  Mike Redden                                          Guitar -  Tom Morrell

Keys -  Kelly Durbin                                            Steel guitar -  Larry White

13. Western Standard Time

From the Square Tree Records CD, "PrairieMagic", 1995. Recorded at Alley Cat Studios, Denton, TX by David Rosenblad.

Lead Vocal, acoustic gtr -  Keith Reimer           Drums -  Tim Benton

Bass -  Lyles West                                              Christopher Savino -  Electric gtr

Dobro -  Larry White                                           Fiddle -  Thurston Shelby

Bkgd Vocals -  Wendell Callaway

14. Tailwind

Recorded at Mike Medina's home studio in Las Colinas, TX. Mike always tells me he wants me to be the "glue" for his musical productions. Great soprano solo by Dallas' Tom Braxton - Year 1997.

Harp -  Cindy Horstman                                      Drums -  Mike Medina

Guitars -  Jim Casey                                            Bass -  Mike Medina

Steel guitar -  Larry White                                  Soprano Sax -  Tom Braxton

Keyboards -  Frank Hames