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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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