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Lloyd Maines
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Long before the Dixie Chicks were hatched, Lloyd Maines, father of "Chick" Natalie Maines, had established himself as a country music giant, both as a legendary steel guitarist and a producer. Music though, was not Lloyd's initial career choice. He studied forestry while attending Texas Tech, hoping to land a job in the parks department. However, after landing a job at a local studio, his future was forever changed.
Lloyd lists legendary steel guitarist Jimmy Day as one of his greatest influences. In his heyday, Jimmy Day seemed to be everywhere. Name a classic song and chances are, Jimmy played on it. Name a classic country artist and chances are Jimmy played with them- Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price, Willie Nelson and even Elvis. Jimmy Day was virtually everywhere.
Same thing can be said of Lloyd. From his first tracks on Joe Ely's 1977 self titled album, which established him as one of Texas' elite musicians, he's appeared on countless projects working with artists from Ely, Terry Allen, Butch Hancock, Guy Clark, Radney Foster to the Dixie Chicks, Ted Roddy, Bruce Robison to popping up in surprising places, on David Byrne, Uncle Tupelo and Wilco projects.
These days though, Lloyd's jaw dropping steel riffs are only half the reason he's become one of the most sought after men in music. He's also been a record producer for a little over two decades. Lloyd produced his first album just a year after he cut those first tracks on the Joe Ely album. That album happens to be the now seminal Terry Allen album, "Lubbock (On Everything)". Terry was so impressed with Lloyd's work, he kept him on retainer for his next 6 discs. |
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