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Fuzzy Plant
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Who was he??????

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Watching Hee Haw a few minutes ago, and Roy Clark did his instrumental, accompanied by a steel player. The hands looked familiar, and the fabulous passages sounded familiar. They never showed his face, but stopped just above the chin. To me it appeared to be the Big E. Then I realized he was playing those fantastic C6 chords on the top neck. That convinced me it had to be ole Buddy. Correct me if I'm wrong. I believe I'm not as I haven't made one mistake all this year (yet).
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Curley Chalker!
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Post by Danny Letz »

I didn't see the show, but Chalker had the necks on his guitar reversed from what is common today. I believe so did Ralph Mooney. It would probably feel right to me since I play an S-10 and know little C-6.
If it was the chords that impressed you, it was likely Chalker.
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Post by Brandon Ordoyne »

I was kind of wondering myself...It was anice looking Sho-Bud....Didn't seem like Chalker to me, but I could be wrong :D Roy Clark is amazing!

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Post by Bob Tuttle »

Chalker for sure.
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Post by Glen Derksen »

I know for sure that Curly Chalker played a Shobud before he switched to an MSA, and that he played for the Hee Haw band.
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Post by Mike Sigler »

100% it was curley...
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Post by Fuzzy Plant »

Well, I guess I was wrong with my asumption. It seems that the consencus is Chalker.
I appreciate your imput, guys. Thanks to y'all.
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Post by chris ivey »

only one mistake in four days isn't too bad!!

oops! make that two (imput)

uh oh...consensus....3

oh darn it all! four....assumption

well, you're still averaging only one a day which isn't bad.
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Post by James Marlowe »

Uncle Fuzz, you know what you do when you assume
something, don't you?
:lol:
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