Kenny Chesney Steel Player?

Bobby Austin · Post by **Bobby Austin** » 17 Dec 2011 12:03 pm

Who is playing steel on Kenny Chesney's recording of Away In A Manger. It was posted on You Tube in November of 2008. I don't know when it was recorded.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 17 Dec 2011 3:43 pm

Possibly Sonny Garrish. He's played steel on a lot of Kenny's records

Brett

Diane Diekman · Post by **Diane Diekman** » 18 Dec 2011 6:09 am

The steel player in Kenny's band has been Jim Gairett for quite a few years. Jim was with the Gairett family band from Montana in the '70s.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 18 Dec 2011 9:40 pm

Jim is still with Kenny-he plays a Mullen. Before that, he played a red Zumsteel. He switched to Mullen in 2006.

Brett

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 19 Dec 2011 11:23 am

I couldn't imagine Kenny's band without Jim Bob. Great player.

Mickey Adams · Post by **Mickey Adams** » 20 Dec 2011 1:29 pm

But, I certainly could imagine a band with Jim, without Kenny...

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 20 Dec 2011 5:45 pm

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 20 Dec 2011 6:00 pm

Jim Bob's been with Kenny since 1998. Before touring with Kenny, he was Sammy Kershaw's steel player. When Kenny took a year off, Jim Bob and his Mullen played some shows with Sammy.

Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 22 Dec 2011 6:47 am

You're bad Mickey...but that's funny

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 22 Dec 2011 11:36 am

Jim Bob is a great player...somewhat of a child prodigy,really...been playing steel since he was a kid and just about as good as they come,really...as for his boss...I believe Jim Bob would agree with me that they don't come any nicer or better to work for...we have both benefitted from the generosity of Mr.C...

Gary Dunn · Post by **Gary Dunn** » 22 Dec 2011 3:37 pm

Mickey Adams wrote:But, I certainly could imagine a band with Jim, without Kenny...

Kudos to that thought...

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 22 Dec 2011 6:28 pm

...bless their hearts...

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 22 Dec 2011 6:49 pm

Hey Steve. Don't tell anyone, but I like Kenny Chesney. I'd play for him in a second. Keep it our secret.

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 22 Dec 2011 7:08 pm

I have worked with Kenny a few times,Richard,and would be honored to do so again...I like him too!

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 22 Dec 2011 7:50 pm

I never will forget in 2002, when Kenny played the Opry to celebrate George Jones' birthday and sang "Bartender's Blues", Jim Bob played a great steel solo, and in the middle of the solo, Kenny introduced him and said, "Jim Bob Gairrett on steel guitar, y'all! I actually learned that same solo for when I do "Bartender's Blues" at shows now. Jim Bob was playin' that solo on a red Zumsteel.

Brett

Jamie Lennon · Post by **Jamie Lennon** » 22 Dec 2011 11:15 pm

i thought it sounded like Paul Franklin on that intro to away in a manager, regard less it is awesome !

David Wren · Post by **David Wren** » 6 Dec 2024 12:55 pm

Just ran into this old thread about Jim Bob Gairett. Now I'm dating myself, but in 1973-4 I was working 6-night-a- week clubs in Billings, MT... and everyone kept telling me to check out the 16-year-old pedal steel guitarist... I believe he and his brothers were working at the Ramada Inn, also 6 nights a week back then.

Having only Monday nights off, I didn't meet many other players back then but I did run into Frank Carter (Infinity Steels), back when he was in the "Big Sky" band. Wish I had taken the time to meet this now very polished steel player.

If you haven't heard him, I caught a few "instructional" videos on YouTube (about 3 years old).

George Duncan Sypert · Post by **George Duncan Sypert** » 6 Dec 2024 3:46 pm

I have known Jim Bob since he was 10 years old and playing pedal steel with his brothers. He was a good player then a great player now I am sure. I saw him with Kershaw at the Colorado State Fair but I don't remember the year. I was in the audience front row in one of the large tents and heard someone calling my name from the stage and it turned out to be Jim Bob. I was totally surprised that he would have remembered me after a lot of years. Talked to him on the phone a while after he had left Kenny's band. Great young man.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 7 Dec 2024 10:29 am

I don't remember Paul Franklin playing on Kenny's records, it's possibly Sonny Garrish on "Away In A Manger". On Kenny's Greatest Hits, several steel players are featured-it says Steel Guitar-"Cowboy" Eddie Long, Jim Bob Gairrett, Sonny Garrish, Mike Johnson. It could be Sonny on "Away In A Manger"

Mark Greenway · Post by **Mark Greenway** » 13 Dec 2024 9:17 am

If you don't know anything about Jim Bob Gariett, here you go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqUXxAp7de4

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 13 Dec 2024 1:01 pm

Brett you definitely get the prize for the who, what and where of current steelers!

Lee Rider · Post by **Lee Rider** » 13 Dec 2024 2:02 pm

Mark Greenway wrote:If you don't know anything about Jim Bob Gariett, here you go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqUXxAp7de4

Thanks for posting Mark. He has some good instructional videos on YouTube.

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