The Steel Guitar Forum

I started playing every saturday night at a country dance hall named "Whoop and Holler"in 1948. Boy I saw some stuff there. I had to join the Musicians Union in 1949 when I started playing at the Lane Co. Barn Dance.
That job Lasted 5 years. Those were good times. Doc...

I was polishing the headlight ring of my 56 Corvette on a large polishing lathe when the cloth wheel grabbed the ring and tore it out my hand. Seventeen sutures on my middle finger and I didn,t watch what they did to my little finger. The good news is that I can still pick my steel and express mysel...

The cowboy church That I played in, in Eugene Oregon was in a livestock auction barn and we played on Tues. night because of a conflict for the space. There was always a crowd and we played on the auction floor so you always wore your boots. [A few souvenirs was left by the steers] Doc.....

Hey Billy, Those old pictures were great. It seemed those times would never end. I started playing in a big band in Eugene OR in 1948 when I was 14. My dad would go to bed early so they expected me to do the same so I put my radio under the covers and listen to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Billy Jack W...

Hey Rob, I received 2 emails last night. Your check is in the mail. Thanks , Doc.....

Hey Rob, I still haven't got any address to send the payment. I would like to get this all wrapped up as soon as possible. Thanks Doc.....

Hey Rob, Give Me your mailing address so I can send you a check. Thanks Doc

Hey Rob. Check your email.
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I would like to buy all 5 pots. Send me all the info on payment, shipping ect.
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I have been following this thread with interest and found that Vance Terry's triple neck pedal steel hasn't been mentioned. He played a lot of upbeat music with fast pedal work using two pedals on his Bigsby. Billy Jack Wills Played a lot of swing in those days. I think Paul put those pedals on in19...

NOW THERE IS SOME NEWS I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR TODAY. HIS GOSPEL SONGS ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITES.

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Hey Fred, You have a email

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Hey Joe, You have an email message about your amp.
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Charles, It seems like only yesterday that I was so thrilled getting into a job without being carded and now the only ones I think about is McD. and SS
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I am going on 76 and play 2 to 3 nights a week with American Kountry band mostly at the service clubs and resorts. In the summer I go to Oregon and do some gospel shows also. Doc.

Hey Ron, My first date with my wife was to see The Mattox Bros. & Rose memorial day 1950. We wanted to see Roy Nichols play that big guitar and he didn't disappoint us. He played western swing in a hillbilly band. I asked about the steel guitar and they said the brother that played the steel pas...

Hey Ron. Vance was right about Bob. We were there at a dance in Westfir Oregon the night that happened. Bob rode up in his buss, parked in the parking lot and hired Vance and Tiny Moore away from Billy Jack. There was a big crowd out in the parking lot looking at the buss that was all painted up but...

Hey Billy, Most of those radio shows were transcriptions and I think they were on KFBK. The band was pretty active playing a lot of NCO clubs in CA. They played quite often in Oregon where I become friends with Vance. Some of the other members were Kenny Lawry and Cotton Roberts on fiddle. Cotton an...

Hey Mike, I have a new pot I just bought from Bobbe that I haven't installed yet. For my gigs I'm using a Zum pedal right now. Doc

Eric $100,000? Wow! I should have run into you when I played and practiced dentistry in Oregon. I could afford to live like I'm living now. Doc

It started out as a stage image but now I ware cowboy boots every time I play out. { over 60 years]. I get a cramp in my shin area on 3 or 4 hour gigs if I don't. My pedal rods may be a little short. Doc

Hey Ray, I really liked your tone. Reminded me of someone else hmmm. I also liked seeing my old friend Johnny Furman on fiddle Doc.

I notice that at my age I write myself notes almost daily but the response is sometimes far apart. Doc

Ray, When I was playing in Portland we had 24 hr. country on KVAN with Ken Debord and Willie Nelson as DJs and they could both play. It seemed the good DJs played songs with good musical back up. Doc.

Hey Ray and Billy, We still do a bunch of old songs when some of our old friends come by, which is less and less frequent. A lot of the snow birds still like to swing it. Boot Heel Drag Fat Boy Rag Drowsy Waters Spanish Two Step C Jam Royal Hawaiian Hotel Red Wing Bud's Bounce Steelin The Blues Its ...