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Local steel player Rich Kinney, whom some of you may remember from the Central Wisconsin Steel Guitar Show, has passed away. Richard G Kinney April 10, 1932 - January 11, 2018 View the Full Online Memorial Richard G. Kinney, age 85, of Nekoosa died Thursday January 11, 2018 at his home after a coura...

It was another excellent show, and I'd like to add my thanks to Craig & Sue, Michael & Lynette and Mark, the superb House Band, plus all the others who worked to put on another great "Udder Jam." The featured performers put on excellent shows, and the individual players gave us ins...

My thanks and respect to the NEISG organizers and performers. As usual, a first-rate show with really great people and excellent musical performances.

I sort of look forward to these shows like I would to a yearly reunion with the best darn family a person could wish for!

There's a movie by this name on TCM this afternoon, and it features Alvino Rey's Orchestra, circa 1941.

It's sort of a comedy, with Bert Lahr and Buddy Ebsen. Might be worth any steel guitar fan's investment of an hour and ten minutes!

Another delightful show this year! My thanks to all of those who performed, and to the great folks who put on the NEISGS. Two special mentions I'd like to make here. One is a newly-written instrumental by Albert Svenddal called "Brumley's Bounce." What a great little tune, one that would d...

What a blast to see The Seekers again. Did that Judith Durham have a to-die-for voice, or what?

Sad to hear that this fine sax player has left us. I've enjoyed his work since his mid-to-late 1960s work on Atlantic Records.....

Requiescat In Pacem, Mr. Newman.

Our sympathies to the entire Dube family on Jerry's passing. He was always congenial, had a good word and a smile for people he met, and was a fascinating steel player. Nobody played "standards" quite like he did, and probably nobody will again. We enjoyed his playing for the last 10 years...

The loss of Jerry is a big one! We have seen him play dozens of times at various events.

We saw him at the NE Iowa Jam just 2 weeks before his passing, so I'm happy that he was still able to get around and enjoy himself even late into the progression of his illness.

Requiescat in Pacem, Jerry!

Reading some biographical info about Neal Hefti, I was delighted to see that he was the arranger for one of my all-time favorite Big Band songs, Charlie Barnet's "Skyliner!"

This could be thought of as a "thread crap," Tom, but there's another GREAT Young-Holt tune from 1969 called Straight Ahead, a 45 whose flip side is called California Montage.

Well worth a listen, IMO, if you can find a copy.....

A gentleman from Minnesota played Harlem Nocturne at the "Udder Jam" in Wisconsin Rapids this past March. If you want, I'll see if I can scare up my tape of this performance and send you a copy.

From the viewpoint of a non-musician, I enjoyed the heck out of the Quad Cities show, and would like to thank Bruce and all the folks involved with putting it on. It was the first Quad Cities show I've attended. Jim Cohen put on a classy and enjoyable performance, and the House Band and several othe...

Another very enjoyable "Udder Jam!" Sue & Craig assembled a fine group of players, including Russ Hicks, Danny Hullihen, David Church & Teri Lisa, and that incredible force of nature known as Joe Wright! Several players made very impressive first appearances at the Central Wisconsi...

Another excellent show put on by the great folks who manage this event. The players were excellent, the staff congenial and very family-like, Joe Wright was one of the 7 Wonders of the Steel Guitar World as usual, and the remodeled Electric Park Ballroom was great. And it was great to see the premie...

I date back to the earlier days of those serving in Viet Nam, and would associate "We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place" as something that was popular among those of us there in 1966-67.

I had heard that Benny Goodman wasn't the easiest person in the world to get along with, but didn't realize that he was this difficult.

Sure was one helluva clarinet player, though.......

WOW! There's a whole bunch of Les Paul stuff out there on YouTube, isn't there?

Thanks for the link! Now I can get myself a little shot of happiness listening to the master guitarist himself any old time!

I've been using a freeware called Switch for about two years now, and it seems to work just fine!

On a documentary show about 20 years ago I heard a version of this song that featured a steel guitar very prominently. I suspect it was something recorded in the 40s / 50s, but have no idea who the steel player may have been Reason for asking: I'd like to see if I can find a copy of this recording.

Shows what old age and insufficient sleep can do to a 60-year-old brain....

How in the HECK could I forget to acknowledge the great fiddle work by Glenn. Sorry about that, Glenn!

What a fun event! Backup bands just don't get much better than Roger Miller on lead guitar, Mark Wayne on bass, and Harry Lange on drums, and the fellows who filled in while these guys grabbed some chow or took a break didn't let the quality slip a bit! Michael Cutsforth and the sound crew kept prob...

"Pacific Steel Company" and "Nashville Bar Association."

Yep, it was King Curtis. What a beautiful musician, and a fantastic player of just about anything with a reed.

Hell, he'd probably have been a killer oboe or bassoon player if he'd been asked to play either one!