The Steel Guitar Forum

As stated in the other thread, the photo was taken in Vidor, Texas in 1962 at a benefit. It is Johnny Winter on bass. It was probably a multi-artist show and he agreed to sit in. I don't think Winter ever gigged with Jones. The steel guitarist is unknown, but there were a lot of guys in East Texas i...

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This photo was not used in the Bigsby book. It must date from the early 1950s.

Thanks guys.

Here's a rare photo ("rare" because it's not in the Bear Family CD) of Ole Rasmussen.

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The steel is Billy Tonneson. Not sure about the rest.

This is the earliest photo I've seen of Billy Mize. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30643196@N00/5873631309/in/photostream Billy is third from left. Bill Woods is third from right. One of the others is Cousin Herb Henson and I believe one of the others is Dallas Frazier. Help with IDs is welcome.

Emmett Roch wrote:I heard - I think here on the forum - that Bob Dunn came up with Hank Thompson's signature steel lick when he played with him, and Hank kept it in his music the rest of his career.

That was Ralph "Lefty" Nason. Dunn never played with Thompson.

From the '83 convention.

Herb Remington, Leon McAuliffe, Speedy West, Eldon Shamblin, Billy Bowman, Cecil Campbell.



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Another pose of the same band:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/82329524@N00/3448473135/in/photostream/ This is the earliest photo I've seen with Chalker in a band. The group is Blackie Crawford and the Tune Toppers, pre-Western Cherokees. They are playing in a club in Kansas City. I guess the date is 1950 or slightly earlier. There'...

I don't recall seeing a pic of "Buddie's" Bigsby with a skirt on it, but here it is...printed April 1958 ... http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3476/buddieemmonsbigsby.jpg http://cgi.ebay.com/Country-star-Buddie-Emmons-candid-photo-1958-/390246072553?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5adc...

Cal Sharp wrote:What is this today, Photo Editing 101?
Thanks to Ernie's Egg Mart for the extra photo.

Wow, great work Jack.

Jack Stoner wrote:Here's an even better fixed copy using Microsoft Digital Image Pro 10.

Jay, that picture is too important to leave in the state that it's currently in. I hope you don't mind, I took the liberty of working on it in Photoshop to try to get it back to it's original glory...

Anybody know this man?

From "Country Review," July 1973:



And now a You Tube video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EzFqvjj_mo

Triplenecks were available in late 1952 and early 1953 as per Gibson price lists. Never saw a picture of Papa Cairo without that particular steel so he must have used it throughout his career. He was a good one too. MLA Thanks. Here's an earlier photo of Cairo with Chuck Guillory and his Rhythm Boy...

Mike Neer wrote:Judging by the clothing (lapel-less mod jacket), I would guess that is mid to late 50s, very early 60s.

I think it's just the rather poor quality of the photo that makes it appear that they are wearing lapel-less "mod" jackets. It's more likely to be mid-50s I think.

I'm trying to establish a probable date for this photo below. The band is Papa Cairo and His Boys, taken in Louisiana. The steel on the far left is a triple-neck Gibson. Can someone tell me when Gibson started marketing triple-necks? http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4511/papacairobandinraynelo.jpg

Bobby playing on Jimmy Simpson's "Blue As I Can Be" from 1956 can be heard here: http://wired-for-sound.blogspot.com/2009/08/jimmy-simpson-oilfield-boy.html Probably a very young Bobby on this 1951 Curtis Kirk recording heard here: http://wired-for-sound.blogspot.com/2009/12/curtis-kirk-19...

Nice 1950s pic of Bobby and Leo Jackson on stage here:


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As I said in my original post “the Steel guitar has evolved into a very progressive sophisticated instrument”. The players have evolved along with it. I also replied “Most of the old country is by today's standards embarrassingly crude both musical and lyrical.” Standards? What standards are you ta...

Great info, Billy. Thanks for making the effort and posting it here. To help telescope one date: for 1952-54 you mention replacing Bobby Black in Shorty Joe's band while Bobby left to join "a band in Texas in Oklahoma." That band was Blackie Crawford and his Western Cherokees, and Bobby wa...

The man is identified as "Jelly" in the Dan Cooper book as well. Sam Fits is a new name on me. Well, I've been racked over the coals about the keyboard man. I've been informed by no less than 8 folks here in the area that "Jelly's" real name was SAM FITS and don't let me forget i...

This pic appears in Dan Cooper's Lefty book. Sadly, Fred is marked as "unidentified"! I have an old pic of the original "Westerners" band that was at the Ace of Clubs in Big Spring when Lefty first joined from New Mexico. If I can find it I'll ring it up and post it and you guys ...

I don't think the piano player in the Bostonia Ballroom pics was part of Lefty's touring band. Probably picked up on the coast for that tour, or just that night. And he definitely is not Jerry Desormeaux or Harold Carmack.

Mitch Drumm wrote: Here is a pic of Hank and band at KWKH in Shreveport. I think that is Lum York on bass. Wish I knew the steel player. Got any idea, Fred?

I think it could be Sonny Trammell from Shreveport, not certain though.