Connie And Weldon

[Walter Stettner]

Great clip!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDpIjLZEdM4

Kind Regards, Walter

[robert kramer]

Weldon on a Emmons wraparound! In this clip, Connie introduces her band as the "The Sundowners." She had been calling the band she has now "The Men In Back" but has now changed the name back to "The Sundowners," probably as a nod to tradition. If you ever have a chance to see Connie Smith and the Sundowners with Gary Carter on steel, take it! One of the best bands on the road today.

[Paul Graupp]

Was That Jerry Byrd as her Musical Director at the end of the clip ??

Regards, Paul

[Peter Freiberger]

What's going on with Weldon's left knee levers?

[Ken Mizell]

That sure looked like Jerry Byrd didn't it? I couldn't see any left knee levers and didn't see him make a movement with his left knee. All I could see was his sweat rag on his left leg. Maybe he just had 8 & 2?

Here's another version that was in the list:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NQ2_ZBD ... re=related

I was looking around at the related videos and there are some others with Weldon. "Nobody But A Fool" has a very young Weldon playing with Bill Anderson's Po'Boys. Great stuff.

Thanks Walter.

[Peter Freiberger]

Now I see it is a rag on his left knee, and no levers. It had looked to me like his left levers were still half way folded up. Got to remember to put my glasses on...

[Don Discher]

My band has been called "The Sundowners" since 1975 and I thought I was the only one.

[pdl20]

I saw the lkl.he may have only 3 knees at that time,i bought his pp rosewood and it had 3 knees,he had to put on a 4th for me.i still think he has a style and feel when he playes .he was and still is my steel guitar hero.

[Archie Nicol R.I.P.]

Were the band not allowed to move or even smile? Now I know where Ron Mael got the idea from.

Arch.

[Alan Miller]

One of my all time favorite country songs / singer and steel player , that is a super video .

[Butch Foster]

What Mr. Miller said!

[Micky Byrne]

Great early clip Walter. Nice to see Jack Watkins on lead. In 1970 my band had to back a few of the Nashville stars when they toured England and Germany.The first we backed was Stonewall Jackson. He had Jack Watkins on lead guitar to "direct" the band. Jack had told us that he was one time married to Connie Smith.I was in my early stages of my steel playing and in one intermission Jack asked me if he could have a go on my steel...a cheap Denley. He burned away on it and when I said to him "you play abit of steel then Jack?" and he said "Back home in Nashville I'm the steel player for the band

Micky Byrne United Kingdom www.micky-byrne.co.uk

[Roger Edgington]

I also noticed Weldon was sitting on a regular metal folding chair. It looked like maybe a Fender twin behind him. I'm pretty sure Weldon cut most of Connies early songs on a permanent Sho-Bud. He played some great steel with Connie and others for that matter.