henning kock pedal steel guitar

henning kock
pedal steel guitarist

Henning Kock
Aarhusvej 111
8300 Odder
Denmark, Europe
telephone (+045) 8654 2959
e-mail:
henningkmusic@hotmail.com

Look at bottom of page for my collection of pedal steel guitars
and other musical instruments.

homepages:
about pedal steel guitar:

www.henning-kock.com (this page)
www.steelguitardanmark.dk
www.henningkmusic.dk

and for my piano playing:
www.henning-kock.dk

also: search on my name on www.youtube.com

Click here to see a list of recordings, radio and TV
where I played pedal steel guitar, and piano.
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I have been playing pedal steel guitar since 1971, and have played in
recording studios on more than 85 commercial productions.

Since 1985 I have sold more than 126 new
economy model Zumsteel Stage One to music dealers,
and also more than 41 used double-10 and 11 used single-10.

I visited U.S.A 6 times and took lessons on pedal steel guitar and piano:

1971: New York, Philadelphia, Nashville

1982: New York, Philadelphia, St.Louis, Nashville, San Fransisco,
Los Angeles, San Diego

1985: Minneapolis, St. Louis, Nashville

1992: Halifax-Canada, New York, Fredricksburg, Tampa, New Orleans,
Memphis, Nashville, St. Louis, Chicago

1996: Nashville, St. Louis

2005: Nashville, Branson, St. Louis

In 1992 I recieved The Appreciation Award from
Scottys International Steel Guitar Convention in St. Louis.
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On this link you can find links to almost anything about steel guitars and
accessories, and also the "Steel Guitar Forum", where you can ask
questions and get answers. If you only had one link - thats`it ! ! ! Here you
will find all information in the world about steel guitar and its music. ! ! !
www.steelguitarforum.com

Here are more good links showing the way to other builders and instructors:
www.amug.org/~a249

Be listed free on the world wide steel guitarist directory:
The Worldwide Steel Guitarist Directory: http://www.onlinesteelers.com/

Scandinavian Country Club has a big country music festival the second weekend of
August every year in Silkeborg, Denmark: www.come.to/scc-danmark

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I have written two courses:

"Steelin´In The Dark" & Red River Valley"
for pedal steel guitar

which can be ordered from any steel guitar dealer all over the world for US$18.00.
It is written in english, and has tablature as well as music notation in it. Included with
the book is a CD with the steel guitar part, the backing, and both combined
together. It contains a lick library of 36 good Nashville licks from the golden age
(1960-ties). These licks are then finally put together in the 2 songs:
"Steelin´In The Dark" is my own composition (by the way it can be played over the
same chords as "Crying My Heart Out Over You". The rhythm is shuffle. I chose
"Red River Valley" because it is known the world over.The rhythm is a medium slow
4/4.
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6 string Lap Steel Guitar.
This one comes also with a CD.
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I have many favorite pedal steel guitar players,
but if I had to name only one it would be Lloyd Green.

The photo here was taken at Jeff Newmans Jeffran College in Nashville,
where I attended a class for one week in July 1992.
Surprise!!! One morning Lloyd Green came in !!! to rehearse his songs
for the upcoming Scottys International Steel Guitar Convention in St. Louis
in September.

Backing musicians were John Stacey on drums, Billy Linnemann on bass
and Jeff Newman on guitar. This was a special Saturday morning. How many
people have had the experience of listening to and seeing Lloyd play in such
a setting.

Many of the songs were Lloyds new compositions played in his 1990´ties style
or his - new sound and style - as I call it, which is even more beatiful, inventive and
fluid than before. We were all amazed this morning. He just plays better and better
has a .022 wound string for his G sharp 6th string.

Lloyd really works for long periods of time in his music room at home on
composing steel guitar music, experimenting with melody phrases, what string
combinations, what pedals or bar slants, what slides, and whether a lick is best
played on a plain or a wound string. Also, if a knee lever movement or a forward
or reverse bar slant will give the most unified, seamless playing. Mostly all licks
can be played at 4 or 5 different positions on the pedal steel guitar, but licks
should be wound together to melody lines - not just licks, he emphasizes.
When he composes he go through many different ways to play a melody line
so it is clean and still is saying what he want it to say - and transmit his
feelings to the listener.

* * * Now there is an appreciation website for Lloyd.
The website is made by pedal steel player Walter Stettner. Take a look:
www.lloydgreentribute.com

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Here is my present collection professional pedal steel guitars.
The collection is not permanent, sometimes I exchange a pedal steel guitar
to another brand or model. At present time the collection is:
D-10 Zumsteel, Rosewood Formica (used to belong to Hal Rugg),
S-10-DB JCH, Rosewood Formica, (used to belong to Lloyd Green !)

Part of my instrument collection:
Zumsteel Double-10,
Dobro D-60,
Fender 1963 Stratocaster Turquise Metallic,
Fender Telecaster Swamp Ash,
Gibson ES 165 Herb Ellis Model Antique Sunburst,
Fender Precision Bass 1972 Red,
Fender Lap Steel 1961,
Gibson Acoustic Guitar 1966 LG-1,
Fender Mustang Bass 1977 Sunburst.
Premier Vibraphone
Yamaha and Roland Digital Pianos
Wersi Arranger-Expander EX-1
Korg Pa500 Musikant keyboard

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