HSGA Joliet 2009 Guest Of Honor Announced! Its John Ely!

[Gerald Ross]

The guest of honor for the 2009 HSGA Joliet Convention has been announced!

It's the world-class steeler, and former member of Asleep At The Wheel - John Ely!

John wowed the crowed at HSGA Joliet in 2002 and we are overjoyed that he will be back again this year!

Watch the HSGA website for details as they emerge. www.hsga.org

HSGA 2009 Joliet Convention
October 8-10, 2009
Holiday Inn Convention Center

[Gerald Ross]

Comments?

I'm totally geeked about John Ely being at Joliet. His performances and presence at the 2002 show have gone down in history as one of the BEST HSGA Joliet shows ever!

[Andy Volk]

Cool! John is one of the living masters of the instrument and a heck of a nice guy!

[Bill Leff]

John really made the 2002 HSGA convention special. He's a great player with a deep understanding of chords and theory and really makes use of that in his playing. He's also an excellent communicator and teacher with a real passion for the instrument and the music and an all-around great guy to hang with and learn from.

[Jeff Strouse]

Wow! I'm looking forward to it!

[Doug Beaumier]

Congrats to the HSGA! John Ely is a great player who has done A LOT for the steel guitar.

[Rick Alexander]

He sure has Doug - this will be an awesome event!
Thanks for posting this Gerald . .

[Terry P. Miller]

Great news Gerald!

Not only is John an excellent musician, but also a fine gentleman and a tremendous contributor in so many ways to the world of Steel Guitar.
Looking forward to seeing and hearing John in Joliet.
Terry

[Wally Pfeifer]

You guys are all excited about John being our special guest but the only registrations I have received so far are from Gerald & Terry.
We need a lot more registrations to make this convention go.
Get them in. October will be here before we know it.
Wally