The Steel Guitar Forum

Bill that was a very complimentary thing to say. You never know how other people hear what you do. We worked that area . . .when we worked the road about every winter. Gosh. . . it was cold over there in January!!! It's pretty cold here now. Was 15 deghrees when I woke up to feed the animals (two ho...

Bill. . .when you come to town please come by the Opry or even by my house and we'll see each other and go over all the good times. That's what old people do. Not that YOU are but, I am. When was that?. . .I think I was with Tater so it had to be in the past 26 1/2 years. There was a full house that...

Earl . . .the last time I saw you was at Spiniker Cove Apts. It's now call The Arbors. How are you doing man. . .the guy that booked the Washington, DC Club was Dick somebody who was a song writer that had a wife that sang like Millie on the records of the time. . .such as "Gone". That job...

Tommy. . .Tommy.!!! Here you are. . .after all these years. (42 to be exact). I remember those days like it was yesterday with Frank Beskidniak on vocals, Bob Smith on Guitar, Jimmy G on bass and vocals, Don Richardson on Drums and remember the Accordian player we called him Swede.(Never did know hi...

Don. . . I went with Tater July 21, 1983. So, I don't know what happened before that because I was with David Houston in 1981. I do know that he is a knife collector. . .so, I'll ask him about this tomorrow night at the Opry. He just turned 89 on December 19, 2009 so he may not remember. Happy New Y...

Another groupie; Bent, to my knowledge and to the best of my memory I have never cut an instrumental. I was always a back-up player. . .copy cat. As jack said it could have been Pee Wee Whitewing, or maybe Pee Wee Kings band. Instrumentals used be as important as regular vocal recordings. Tim, I rem...

Arnett. . .one of them maybe took an axe to me. . . but, not my guitars. I've wanted to do that several times myself. Even though I'm not famous I have really had a fullfilling life in the business. I think it's referred to as "Steel Therapy". Never a boring moment. 'Cause as you know for ...

Richard. . .surely you jest.

I don't live far from you. .so watch out.

Pee Wee

I don't know where that picture was taken. . .but, if it was 1972 I was 38 years old.

I'm not sure if that was before or after Satin Sheets but, that is Jeannie Pruett's Husband Jack in the picture.

David at the time said "I just wish just had hair".

Pee Wee

Tim. . .That's Jack Pruitt on Guitar and me with David Houston's Band.

Thanks for the photo. . .I don't have one like that.

Pee Wee

Roy. . .I remember you well. The last time we spoke was in front of Roy Acuff's, derssing room just standing in the hall. You went with Jeannie Pruitt and she wouldn't work enough for some reason or other. I beleive that you went back home to raise your kids. You did the right thing. I wondered over...

RICK. . . the guy that was into Skydiving was David Nye. He was playing Guitar up until the Opry scaled back three or four years ago. DARRELL . I's good that we can communicate in a casual way. We're all made of the same stuff. I would venture to say the only Buddy Emmons is the only real "Budd...

ROGER. . . .Your are right . . .I played the pin-ball machine most of the time because everybody else wanted to play the steel. And they were all better than I was. . .so there ya go. We had Johnny Cox, Puddin', Buddy Emmons,Jimmy Day etc.etc.etc. What's a guy to do? The band was Me (whenever I wasn...

Thanks Rick. . .

I don't remember that one. Wonder when that was?

You know when you'e playing you really don't know how it sounds because of the mix, etc. . .I just play off the cuff.

Thanks . . . Pee Wee

Rick. . .I never thought anybody was listening to me because it was the Jimmy Dickens Show.

I'm am flattered that you noticed and amazed that you remembered.

Thank you. I belive you've made my day along with all of the other posts.

Pee Wee

Thanks Brandon. There are many great players in Texas such as Oswley, Flantz just to mention two that I know for sure. They have some stories too. . .I believe they are in Austin. Then there is the BIG one in Dallas that makes the guitars. Can't think of his name but, I think Johnny Cox works for hi...

Well. . .I ain't never. This will be a group thing. Tommy Phillips. . .I do remember you very well. You went with Jim Ed Brown and that opened the door to the Tater job. I need to thank you for that but, at the same time, hope you were happy with your decision. And up until 1998 we still drove a van...

Rick. . .Clyde. . .Jimmy. . .I didn't know anyone knew who I was. But, to fill you in; CW Mitchell (deceased) is the one that brought me to Nashville. He had a local hit in Charleston and was using our band to back him up. He said that Jack Greene was forming the Jolly Green Giants and did I want to...

Gere. . .it was a double neck stand-up Fender. I had to haul it in the trunk of my car because I couldn't take it apart. I was driving a 1950 Hudson Hornet. So I put the steel in the trunk and tied a rope from the trunk to the legs of the guitar to keep it from banging on it. Yea. .that machine shop...

Well, Darrell. . when I was in Charleston South Carolina and in High School I was a radio announcer and played real country music recordings. That would include Faron Young, Jim Reeves, Eddy Arnold, Webb Pierce, Hank Williams, Hank Locklin, Little Jimmy Dickens, Maddox Brothers and Rose, Jimmy Newma...

Ron. . .I am still with Tater and have been since July 21, 1983. I have been really blessed. He is such a joy to be with and to work with. On and off stage he is the Tater Man. I am now 75. . .and have enjoyed all of my time in Nashville (42 years) but the last almost 27 years have been so enjoyable...

This is Pee Wee Rogers.

Someone asked years ago about a picture of Buddy Emmons entititled Phases and I have located one.

Contact me at peewee011@gmail or call me at 615-449-7817.

Thank you.

PS I had to edit my e-mail address. Sorry

Nobody really knows who I am . . .and to fill those in. . . I have worked for Jimmy Dickens since 1982. (Gettin' up there!) I just received my Hatton Split Cases and took them to the Opry this week. At the Ryman there is limited space to show off anything. But, everyone that saw them was VERY impres...

I have been a copy-cat player all these years I have been in Nashville. With Jack Green, David Houston, Porter Wagoner, George Jones and now Jimmy Dickens. I am just fortunate to have worked the 38 years that I have been in Nashville trying to play what's already been played on the records. Not exac...

I use a Sony RCD-W500C CD recorder. The way I connect it to the Stereo is through the earphone jack. . . so what ever is on the speakers goes on the CD. It requires that you use Music-R CD's and each one holds 80 minutes. Almost enough for two sermons or one sermon with comments. I have recorded fro...