Weldon Myrick
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
* "Connie Smith (1965 album)", Connie Smith, 1965
- 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
- That's A Plenty, The Pointer Sisters, 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
- Western Underground, Chris LeDoux, 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
Notes
- ^ 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.