A Clip of me

JAMES BANKS · Post by **JAMES BANKS** » 27 Sep 2007 1:34 pm

I have a recording of me on steel behind our music director. It is gospel. Listen and give me your feedback, I can take it.
Thanks
James
http://www.twango.com/media/zumman.acedog/zumman.10001

Ray Jenkins · Post by **Ray Jenkins** » 27 Sep 2007 3:23 pm

Really nice Jim,hope you will consider doing "He Touched Me",I know you can do a great job on that one too.
I used to come to Mineola years ago to hunt squirrls at my aunts place.Always came home loaded with ticks and chiggers,sometimes a squirrel.
Ray

JAMES BANKS · Post by **JAMES BANKS** » 27 Sep 2007 4:15 pm

Ray, thanks for the compliments. I especially like to play Because He Lives. I haven't tried He Touched Me, but it is a great song. Who was your aunt who lived in Mineola? I have been here 55 years, I might know her.
Thanks again,
James

Ray Jenkins · Post by **Ray Jenkins** » 27 Sep 2007 4:30 pm

This was in the mid 40's I think her name was Iola Fleming,she was actually my great aunt .My uncle,s
name was Paul Fleming,her son.We lived in Pasadena.
Ray

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 27 Sep 2007 6:34 pm

I could never decide which I liked better, chicken fried squirrel or squirrel and dumplin's.

Nice song!

JAMES BANKS · Post by **JAMES BANKS** » 27 Sep 2007 6:38 pm

Thanks Lee. I ate a lot of squirrel when I was a kid. There are still lots of squirrels around here and some of them have 4 legs LOL!.
James

Larry Strawn · Post by **Larry Strawn** » 27 Sep 2007 6:46 pm

Nice job on the song.

Fry the young squirrel, and make dumplins' with the old ones!

I'll have to tell you in an email how to tell a young one from an old one before you shoot him!

Larry

Jody Sanders · Post by **Jody Sanders** » 27 Sep 2007 8:46 pm

Real nice James. I spent a lot of time in Mineola during the late 40's and early 50's at Jack Rhodes place on Hwy 80 helping demo songs and adding music to song poems. A lot of good songs came out of there. "Satisfied Mind" by Red Hayes and "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" by Dick Reynolds to name a couple. Alot of musicians and singers hung out there. Myself, Billy Bob Turner, Jim Reeves, Bobby Garrett, Al Petty, Billy Joe Spears. Hank Locklin, Curtis Kirk, Big Red and Little Red Hayes, Johnny Johnson to name a few. Those were the good old days. See you down the road, Jody.

JAMES BANKS · Post by **JAMES BANKS** » 28 Sep 2007 3:36 am

Jody, thanks for the comments. I worked with Jack's youngest son, Buddy. My Dad knew Curtis and the Hayes boys. In fact, he is a preacher and he preached the funeral for the Hayes man who was playing for Faron Young when he died. I think most of the old Trail 80 motel where Jack's studio was has been torn down. Curtis's neice is a very close friend of ours. See ya in Dallas in March.
James

Jody Sanders · Post by **Jody Sanders** » 28 Sep 2007 7:42 am

Hi James, I attended Big Red Hayes funeral. Take care, and hopefull will see you in Dallas. Jody.

Stan Paxton · Post by **Stan Paxton** » 28 Sep 2007 5:16 pm

Hey James, good stuff, would love to hear you do a steel piece, without the singing. My kind of music, yessir.

JAMES BANKS · Post by **JAMES BANKS** » 28 Sep 2007 6:34 pm

Stan, thanks so much taking the time to listen to my audio. This was done with the church band. I am going to get my band to back me on a couple of instrumentals, Because He Lives and Amazing Grace are my favorites.
God Bless
James