The Ledge by Jake Hooker

Rick Myrland · Post by **Rick Myrland** » 2 Nov 2019 5:24 am

Any ideas what the steel player is doing here from 1:24 to 1:28? This songs is full of great licks, this one really strikes me. Seems thereâ€™s a million places to use this, and with a few tweaks you could play it 10 times a night.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IUfE2pXfAKk

john buffington · Post by **john buffington** » 4 Nov 2019 6:02 pm

Maybe Rick Price?

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 4 Nov 2019 7:33 pm

Producers: Jim Loessberg & Jake Hooker
Recording Studio: Hilltop Studios, Madison, Tennessee
Recording Engineer: Steve Chandler
Mixing and Mastering Studio: Legend Radio Studio,
Round Rock, Texas
Mixing and Mastering Engineer: Jim Loessberg
Graphic Design: Jefrey Hamilton
Photography: Jefrey Hamilton

Acoustic Guitar: Jimmy Capps
Banjo: Randy Lindley
Bass: Jake Hooker
Bass Guitar: Pete Wade
Fiddle: Bobby Flores
Drums: Jim Loessberg
Guitars: Pete Wade
Piano: Pig Robbins
Steel: Doug Jernigan
Harmony Vocals: Randy Lindley & Reggie Rueffer

Rick Myrland · Post by **Rick Myrland** » 5 Nov 2019 7:16 pm

Perhaps this is a question about the music industry, but why would a producer whoâ€™s a steel player hire another steel player to play on the record? Why not just play on it yourself?

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 5 Nov 2019 9:21 pm

Rick; the producer wasn't "JUST" Jim Loessberg...it was also Jake; but I'm sure they "BOTH" decieded to add Doug to this; as It's not my place to tell ya'll why...ha...but Jake has had also more than 8 steel players record and play live with him and all the steel players really liked what every one of them played.
Ricky

Jim Loessberg · Post by **Jim Loessberg** » 20 Nov 2019 11:00 pm

Hi Rick,

Answer number one: Doug can play circles around me.

Answer number two: I was playing drums.

We wanted to do the album with as few overdubs as possible. To be honest, I'd rather not play any instrument if I am producing a record with an entire band. It can be difficult to keep up with everything and is much more organized when I can stay in the control room.

Best wishes,

Jim

Patrick McHenry · Post by **Patrick McHenry** » 29 Nov 2019 9:23 pm

sounds like he's going up to the 5 chord and dropping his tonic to the flat 7 over and over and then bending up to the tonic again and noodling back down to the 3rd to let it resolve.

Steven Paris · Post by **Steven Paris** » 2 Dec 2019 10:46 pm

Never heard of this dude before, but I LOVE that tune!!!!

Tommy Shown · Post by **Tommy Shown** » 7 Jan 2020 5:19 pm

Nevertheless it is a great tune and Jake did a fantastic job singing it.