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Topic: Porter Wagoner show guest(?) guitarist |
John Rosett
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Missoula, MT
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Posted 8 Jun 2008 5:50 am |
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The other night, I caught one of the old Porter Wagoner shows, I guess from the mid-70's. They were broadcasting from an outdoor stage at Opryland. The Waggoneers were all wearing the deep red suits, and there was a second guitarist that had a big, bushy beard and pony tail. He was wearing a powder blue jacket an matching funny hat. They gave him a solo one one song, and he really tore it up on his Les Paul.
Anybody know who he is/was? |
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Al Udeen
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Hendersonville Tn
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Posted 8 Jun 2008 7:07 am By your description
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| I didn't see the show, But it had to be Jimmy Colvard! |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 8 Jun 2008 9:25 am Re: Porter Wagoner show guest(?) guitarist
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| John Rosett wrote: |
he really tore it up on his Les Paul.
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Who was it who said that using a Les Paul to play country music was "communist?"
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John Rosett
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Missoula, MT
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Posted 8 Jun 2008 12:11 pm Re: Porter Wagoner show guest(?) guitarist
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Who was it who said that using a Les Paul to play country music was "communist?"[/quote]
It sure wasn't Grady Martin. |
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2008 12:58 pm Re: Porter Wagoner show guest(?) guitarist
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Who was it who said that using a Les Paul to play country music was "communist?"[/quote]
It sure wasn't Grady Martin.[/quote]
Check about 2:28 and see what Grady is playing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8jW_p6WyLM |
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John Rosett
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Missoula, MT
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Posted 8 Jun 2008 1:12 pm
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| Bill- that's the very video I had in mind. I think that I saw Grady playing a black Les Paul too. |
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Jody Sanders
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Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Jun 2008 4:53 pm
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| Don't know who the bearded player is , but he was on several of Porter's shows. I recall one that Porter did one of those songs that were almost too fast for the fiddle player, and when they handed it to the bearded guitar player, he smoked it big time. Then they handed it to Stu Basore and he burned the barn down with his solo. Those were great shows. Jody. |
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2008 7:31 pm
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| Could it have been Buck Trent coming back for some appearances after he left the group? He did have a beard at one time. |
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Alvin Blaine
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Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2008 12:04 am Re: By your description
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| Al Udeen wrote: |
| I didn't see the show, But it had to be Jimmy Colvard! |
I had tivo'd the show, and just watched it, and it is Jimmy Colvard. He was on quite a few of the "Opryland" episodes. Looks like he wore the wrong colored outfit that day.
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Alvin Blaine
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Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Dick Wood
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Springtown Texas, USA
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Michael Douchette
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Gallatin, TN (deceased)
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Al Udeen
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Hendersonville Tn
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Posted 10 Jun 2008 12:40 pm Jim Colvard
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| Mikey! Evidently so, Jimmy left us in 1977 I'm sure I knew Jimmy as well as anyone, He was the first guitar player I worked with, way back in 58 here in Mn, Jimmy got me my only Nashville session in 69 at Cedarwood with a guy named Cecil Null, why do you suppose I remember that name? Take Care! |
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