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Jerry's
professional and successful career has spanned over
3 1/2 decades with his involvement both as a musician
and in music management. The links below outline his history
as former steel guitarist with Buck Owens and continues with his activities today.
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Welcome
to
The Official Website of
Jerry
Brightman
Copyright (C) 2002-2008
Slidestation Productions, Inc.
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"Jerry
Brightman is the fastest steel guitar player I've ever heard, but that has
nothing to do with the reasons he's so good. His greatest asset is his mind,
which is fully understanding of tradition and authenticity but which points
him to originality and innovation. If given the opportunity to walk a musical
mile in his shoes, many of us would settle for being the "I played with
Buck Owens" guy. Jerry Brightman, though, is not a settler. He's taking
the steel guitar to new places, and we're all invited to visit, listen, learn
and love."
-Peter Cooper
Journalist and Senior Music Writer
Nashville Tennessean
"35 years ago I was stealing
licks off of Buck Owens records from a 18 year old steel guitarist named Jerry Brightman.
He taught me a lot about musical intuition. Even now, his aggressive but joyful
approach to the steel guitar influences me to this day."
-Kurt Johnston
BonJovi
"I've worked with Jerry on
endorsements of Peavey products for the past several years and his
business sense amazes me. He has workable ideas concerning steel guitar that
no other musician has ever mentioned, and he pursues them to the fullest.
Besides all of this, he is one of the greatest steel guitarists
that I have ever heard!"
-Mike Brown
Peavey Electronics Corporation
"Having
quality musicians in the studio is important, but having one like Jerry with his
abilities to implement other instruments into the project, makes him equal to
six other musicians. He has added so much to the projects we have done with his
knowledge and understanding of any type of music we record."
-Dennis Baxter
Multi Platinum Award Winning Producer
"By choosing to avoid
the "Nashville" sound of this era, he has freed himself from
those constraints, allowing his versatility, originality and exceptional
musical talents to flourish , expanding the frontiers of the steel. It must be sobering for a
producer to hear Jerry play for the first time and have his unique qualities on board for a record session!"
-Lloyd Green
Nashville's most recorded studio/steel musician
"Jerry
is the definitive professional and seasoned player He is truly a master
of his instrument; always contributing innovative ideas during
sessions, and always a pleasure to work with."
-Dave Padrutt,
Producer for The American Greetings Corporation
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