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American steel guitar player
Weldon Myrick (born Weldon Merle Myrick ; April 10, 1938 – June 2, 2014) was an American
steel guitar player.
[1]
Myrick was born in
Jayton, Texas . His debut came in 1964, when he played on the #1 country hit "
Once a Day " by
Connie Smith . She would call Myrick "the guy who was responsible for creating the Connie Smith sound."
[2]
In the late 1960s, he joined
Bobby Thompson and
Charlie McCoy to form
Area Code 615 .
[3]
[4]
He was also a member of the group of
session musicians in the
Nashville, Tennessee -based group
The Nashville A-Team . They backed many singers, including
Eddy Arnold ,
Jim Reeves ,
Bob Dylan ,
Gary Stewart ,
Moon Mullican , and
Jerry Lee Lewis .
He died in 2014, at the age of 76, after suffering a stroke.
[5]
[6]
Area Code 615 discography
Area Code 615 , 1969
Trip in the Country , 1970
Discography as a session player
Browns Sing the Big Ones from Country ,
The Browns , 1967
Make Mine Country ,
Charley Pride , 1968
Wildweeds ,
Wildweeds , 1970
Come from the Shadows ,
Joan Baez , 1972
Home Free ,
Dan Fogelberg , 1972
Jesus Was a Capricorn ,
Kris Kristofferson , 1972
Linda Ronstadt ,
Linda Ronstadt , 1972
Dennis Linde ,
Dennis Linde , 1973
Drift Away ,
Dobie Gray , 1973
Tom Jans ,
Tom Jans , 1974
Superpickers ,
Chet Atkins , 1974
Breakaway ,
Kris Kristofferson and
Rita Coolidge , 1974
Tattoo ,
David Allan Coe , 1977
From a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing ,
Michael Nesmith , 1977
Family Album , David Allan Coe, 1978
Three on the Trail ,
Riders in the Sky , 1979
The Champ ,
Moe Bandy , 1980
Feel the Fire ,
Reba McEntire , 1980
The Baron ,
Johnny Cash , 1981
Heart to Heart , Reba McEntire, 1981
One of a Kind , Moe Bandy, 1982
Unlimited , Reba McEntire, 1982
Bobbie Sue ,
The Oak Ridge Boys , 1982
#8 ,
J.J.Cale , 1983
Somebody's Gonna Love You ,
Lee Greenwood , 1983
Behind the Scene , Reba McEntire, 1983
Just a Little Love , Reba McEntire, 1984
Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind ,
George Strait , 1984
Have I Got a Deal for You , Reba McEntire, 1985
Just a Woman ,
Loretta Lynn , 1985
Paper Roses ,
Marie Osmond , 1973
In My Little Corner of the World , Marie Osmond, 1974
Who's Sorry Now , Marie Osmond, 1975
Whoever's in New England , Reba McEntire, 1986
Who Was That Stranger , Loretta Lynn, 1988
At This Moment ,
Neal McCoy , 1990
Here in the Real World ,
Alan Jackson , 1990
Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 ,
Ronnie Milsap , 1991
You've Got to Stand for Something ,
Aaron Tippin , 1991
Maybe the Moon Will Shine ,
Marsha Thornton , 1991
A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) ,
Alan Jackson , 1992
In This Life ,
Collin Raye , 1992
Delta Dreamland ,
Deborah Allen , 1993
Honky Tonk Angels ,
Dolly Parton ,
Loretta Lynn , and
Tammy Wynette , 1993
If Only My Heart Had a Voice ,
Kenny Rogers , 1993
^
Weldon Myrick Obituary The Tennessean accessdate July 22, 2018
^ Vinson, Christina (June 3, 2014).
"Steel Guitarist Weldon Myrick Dies at 76" .
Taste of Country . Retrieved May 3, 2017 .
^ Whitburn, Joel (2006). Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Albums, 6th edition . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc.
ISBN
0-89820-166-7 .
^ Weisberger, Jon (June 2, 2005).
"Bobby Thompson, 1937-2005" .
Nashville Scene . Retrieved May 3, 2017 .
^ Cooper, Peter (June 3, 2014).
"Famed steel player Weldon Myrick dies at 76" .
The Tennessean . Retrieved May 3, 2017 .
^ Morris, Edward (June 3, 2014).
"Noted Musician Weldon Myrick Dead at 76" .
CMT.com . Archived from
the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2017 .
International National Artists