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rickalexander47
Joined: September 03, 2006
Last Login: 12 hours ago
Videos Watched: 998
Subscribers: 139
Channel Views: 7,871

Name: Rick Alexander
Age: 61
Each one of these instructional videos is in response to specific questions that were asked after I posted several Steel Guitar Instrumentals.
I'm happy if I can help anyone to learn the Steel Guitar.
A DVD of these videos along with some extras is now available - http://rickalexander.com/BigSt eel/dvd.html

TUFF FUN TAB is a steel guitar tutorial by Herb Remington and myself. It has 12 songs with Herb's hand-written tab plus a CD with 2 versions of each song - one with Herb playing the steel part and one with just the backup track. The backup tracks consist of Acoustic Guitars, Ukulele and Fender Bass.
Song Of The Island is one of the songs on TFT.
http://rickalexander.com/BigSt eel/tft.html
I would highly recommend TUFF FUN TAB to anyone who plays Steel Guitar and would like to improve their technique.

There are also a number of performance videos here - some of them are from live shows I played in and around South Florida, and some of them are from the Steel Guitar Shows I have performed at around the country - TSGA in Dallas, ISGC in St Louis, HSGA in Joliet IL etc.
Many excellent Steel Guitar players and other fine musicians are featured in these performance videos.
Hope you enjoy them!
Country: United States
Occupation: musician, composer, producer, educator
Companies: RACo Music
Interests and Hobbies: NEW for 2008! PIECES OF STEEL - the new Steel Guitar Course, is now available! 4 how-to DVDs, a backup tracks CD, and chord charts for all 12 songs. There are 130 videos on the DVDs that break the songs down note by note chord by chord. For more info - http://rickalexander.com/BigSteel/POS.html
Music: A new Rick Alexander CD for 2008 - SLYDEXIC . . . For a free listen and ordering info: http://rickalexander.com/BigSteel/SLYDEXIC.html
Website: http://rickalexander.com/BigSteel
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Steel Basics 101
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REMINGTON STEELMASTER Steel Guitar
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Rick Alexander and Red Kilby - COLD COLD HEART
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Rick Alexander Live -  LOVELY HULA HANDS
Added: 7 months ago
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SLOW RUNNING RIVER by Rick Alexander
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FIFTY YEARS AGO           by Rick Alexander
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REMINGTON RIDE by Rick Alexander
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SONG OF THE ISLAND by Rick Alexander
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Rick Alexander and Red Kilby - COLD COLD HEART
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Herb Remington - HULA BLUES
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Carco Clave  - BOOT HEEL DRAG
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George Piburn - CRAZY
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Chuck Lettes - FOR HERB REMINGTON
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Herb Remington -  BEAUTIFUL KAHANA
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FIFTY YEARS AGO           by Rick Alexander
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Rick Alexander Live -  SONG OF THE ISLANDS
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Channel Comments (7)
 
bulbheadmyass| February 16, 2008
Hi Rick. Your vids are awesome. Thank you for posting all those great steel vids and for sharing your talent with the world.

--Jan
billfishoc| October 26, 2007
Hello Rick,

I want to thank you for posting all the great steel music on this site. I wasn't able to make it to the HSGA event this year but thanks to you I am able to view many of the performances. I've been hacking away at the non-pedal steel for a while, D-8 Stringmaster. I enjoy your instructional materials, plus I'm working on the Tuff Tab songs. No one in my immediate area plays non pedal Hawaiian steel so keep up the good work. I'll keep plodding on in my never ending quest to get better at this challenging instrument.
gtut98| August 14, 2007
Hey Rick,

Glad you subscribed so that I could see what a great youtube site you have for lap steel....I'll be subscribing to your awesome lap steel instruction. Keep up the good work. I have a double neck vintage 50's
Fender yellow stringmaster like your 4 necker that I want to sell if you are interested.


Greg Tutmarc
gtut98
johnlangmusic| July 13, 2007
Rick,

This is a great idea. Excellent content and quality.

Thanks from a fellow non-peddler!

John Lang
fakefeathers| July 11, 2007
The Man of Steel !!! Beautiful Sounds Daddio~ Love, lil b
twanginalex| July 04, 2007
Hey Rick,

I wanna say thanx for these awesome videos in the name of all lapsteel beginners ! These vids really have opened my eyes ! They are great ! Beside that it´s really tuff gettin´knowledge abaout this instrument in Europe, cause no one plays it (compared to other instrumrnts). I just started to play after playing usual guitars for years.... these vid´s are a great help !

More of these please !

Sincerely

Alex

Berlin, Germany
Junkbuggy| July 03, 2007
Hey Rick, the world has been waiting for you. Super playing and a very generous attitude. Thanks bud,

Junkbuggy