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Dale Bennett
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 9:52 am |
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| Hi guys, I am a new member and I sure hope you will except me in your group.My name is Dale Bennett,I grew up in So.Calif but have lived here in OKC since 1970. I'm not a steel picker but you won't find a bigger fan than me. I'm a frustrated guitar picker turned bass picker. I picked around some of the little joints until was hired by Geroge Underwood at Georges Round up #1 which Wynn Stewart was instramental in getting for me.He and Mooney were at Georges #1 in Long Beach.Then Carl West was the first real real good steel player that I ever to came to work w/me. I got to work w/Mooney some also. Then I got to work W/Blackie Taylor where I met Al Bruno a great guitar picker. Later on Al Bruno, Jay Dee Maness, Clye Griffen,Archie Francis and me became a band together.And then In Dec of 69, Another great guitar picker which all of you probably know, Phil Baugh, we were working a place called Millers Cave around the Long Beach area, this guy called and Said Ray Price was looking for a guitar and bass picker, Phil looked at me and said I'll go if you will,so off we went. Julian Tharp was the steel man, WOW, what a picker, I stayed w/Ray about 2/12 yr. Then settled here in OKC.I ended up co owning about 4 different clubs and I still have one nite a week band.Kenny Collins Is my steel man, and a good one.Hey guys, I not just trying to drop names but I feel blessed that I have played with or been associated with such great steel players and musicians.I have a lot of storys I would like to share with you in time. Thanks guys, I look foward to talking to you. By the way, I would also like to mention that i'm so glad that I get to call Gene Jones and Kenny Davis here in OKC my friends. Take care db |
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Ann Fabian
From:
Mesquite, Texas, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 10:01 am
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Welcome! Will we see you at the Tulsa Show over Memorial Day weekend?
Ann Fabian
Carter Steel Guitars
www.SteelGuitar.com |
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Carl West
From:
La Habra, CA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 10:34 am
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Welcome Dale, Yea boy you got stories. I remember a lot of um for sure. Some of my favorite memories are working with you.
Nice to have you aboard and read what ya have to say.
Carl West
Emmons LaGrande lll
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 11:08 am
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Dale, double welcome to the Forum. Share with us some of those stories that can only come from someone who has been "out there" wearing his cleanest, dirty shirt, and living on cheeseburgers for weeks on end!  www.genejones.com |
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Dale Bennett
From:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 11:16 am
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| Thanks Ann and Carl for the welcome. Yes ann I am planning on going to Tulsa, I need to get more info about it. I went to Dallas and had a ball, I reconized a lot of names on the name tags,, but this time I'm gonna introduce my self. I hope I get to meet you also. I did get to talk to Mooney when I was in Dallas and he said he would be there also. Cool. db |
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Dale Bennett
From:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 11:20 am
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| Hi Gene, Great to hear from you, I tried to E'you when I got back from Dallas and thank you for the nice things you said, but, I must have the wrong e'addy, cause it wouldn't go. any way, thanks. db |
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Sam White R.I.P.
From:
Coventry, RI 02816
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 12:21 pm
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Hi Dale a big welcome and i enjoyed your story. You have to be popular as you played with some great people and players.If you click on where it says E-Mail on your thread you can get the person that is on the section of your thread.
Sam White |
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Fred Shannon
From:
Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 1:55 pm
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Dale, welcome to this 'mess'. Glad to have you aboard...You mean you worked with all these guys and still can use a computer? Super stories in your memories I'm sure..Be sure and share...We need the money we'll get from the blackmails we do.  Don't tell too much on Carl West tho....he's in business with a couple of other croo----- er ah "nice guys" on the Forum. You have to be careful, living that close to Gene Jones too.
FRED
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The spirit be with you!
If it aint got a steel, it aint real
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 6:11 pm
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Hello Dale, and welcome to the Forum. I will be in Tulsa and would love to meet you. My part of the show will be around noon on Saturday. How 'bout giving me a howdy. Hmmmm, a friend of Kenny Davis and Gene Jones? Me too!!!!
Jerry |
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Nick Reed
From:
Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 6:21 pm
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Hey Dale,
I think I've got an old Videotape of the "Jude & Jody" show with you on it.
Good Stuff! Nick Reed |
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Kenny Davis
From:
Great State of Oklahoma
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 8:18 pm
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Folks - It don't get much better than Dale Bennett! Dale has been a big part of the music scene in Oklahoma City for a number of years. Last year, Dale managed to get JayDee and Al Bruno to come here and pick one afternoon. Along with Byron Berline, it made a great 'West Coast' reunion.
Dale, it was good to see you in Dallas, and get to talk about the old times! |
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Jay Dee Maness
From:
North Hills, CA
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Posted 10 Apr 2003 9:25 pm
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| Dale, my old and dear friend, welcome. |
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Dale Bennett
From:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2003 8:10 am
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| Hi gang,thanks so much for the welcome, I do look foward to meeting as many of you as I can and seeing the ones I know again. Jay Dee, I'm still sick about not getting to see you in Dallas, that was one of the main reasons I came down. But I did have a good visit with Blackie Taylor and ole Moon. And I sure did get to hear some great steel music. What a treat. db |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 11 Apr 2003 9:44 am
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| Bienvenue Dale. Looking forward to some good stories from the trenchs, from you in the future. |
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