Photos From The Past

Randy Beavers · Post by **Randy Beavers** » 8 Sep 2009 3:15 pm

As best I remember this, it was 1978 in Nashville during Fan Fair at the Ramada Inn. I'd post the names but I thought it would be fun for some of you to put the names with the faces.

Danny Letz · Post by **Danny Letz** » 8 Sep 2009 3:34 pm

1 Johnny Cox 2 Paul Franklin 3 Don Helms?
5 Zane Beck?

Ernie Renn · Post by **Ernie Renn** » 8 Sep 2009 4:09 pm

1. Johnny Cox
2. Paul Franklin (Paul, was that Terry Crisp's guitar?)
3. Little Roy Wiggins. (Mr. Ting-a-ling!)
4. Doug Jernigan
5. Zane Beck

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 8 Sep 2009 4:10 pm

Kenny Penny is playing guitar behind Paul, Roy Wiggins, and Doug. Gregg Galbraith is playing guitar in the photo with Zane.

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 8 Sep 2009 4:14 pm

The last pic is Mike Smith, Paul and Zane in the back. Who are the 2 guys in front ?

Tony

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 8 Sep 2009 4:18 pm

Duane Marrs is in the front, center. I'm still trying to figure out who the other guy is.
Larry Marrs is left of Doug & Kenny Penny.

Archie Nicol · Post by **Archie Nicol** » 8 Sep 2009 4:23 pm

I used to have hair, too!

Arch.

Frank Parish · Post by **Frank Parish** » 8 Sep 2009 5:47 pm

I guess I came along a little too late for this one. I wouldn't know Duane in this picture but knew him well from 82 till last year. You can tell by Dougs right hand technique and I kind of guessed that was Paul. Man time flys by!

Randy Beavers · Post by **Randy Beavers** » 8 Sep 2009 6:09 pm

Check out the little guy in this one.

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 8 Sep 2009 9:13 pm

Randy, I can't believe how young Duane looks there. Youthful. I wished I had known him back then. Great pictures.

Jeff Bradshaw · Post by **Jeff Bradshaw** » 8 Sep 2009 10:08 pm

What great pix!!!! Paul, do you remember anything about the guitar you are pictured playing? i.e., was it your guitar? if so when you bought it.. # of P&K maybe serial number, etc etc. Thanks. ..jeff

Dave Grothusen · Post by **Dave Grothusen** » 9 Sep 2009 4:18 am

And speaking of remembering.............Randy I remember when you first played the ISGC. I believe you were eleven at the time. I spoke to you after you played and you were so upset because you made a mistake. Show me someone who does not make mistakes infront of so many steel pickers. I remeber Tom Brumley saying he was always nervous playing at a steel convetion. Anyway, Randy, I have admired you and your music every since.
Thanks for the pictures.
Dave

Charlie Shifflett · Post by **Charlie Shifflett** » 9 Sep 2009 7:51 am

those guys were great good pics. i new them all
Charlie

Randy Beavers · Post by **Randy Beavers** » 9 Sep 2009 11:37 am

Here's one that shows Gregg better. Looks like he's playing one of those $12.00 chords.

Joe Finley · Post by **Joe Finley** » 9 Sep 2009 6:08 pm

Randy my four year old granddaughter just payed me the best compliment of all. She looked at the picture of Blake and Zane and said look papa..it's you. I could never match my friend's playing but what a treat for her to notice.

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 9 Sep 2009 6:40 pm

Randy,
Should we know who the guy is on the far left in the last of the original group of photos? If not, we'll quit wracking our brains. If so, give us a hint, please.

Franklin · Post by **Franklin** » 9 Sep 2009 7:20 pm

Jeff,

It was my 75' Black Emmon's Push Pull. I played it up until the Franklin's debut. I had an MSA and two Sho-Bud's before that Emmon's guitar.

Paul

Randy Beavers · Post by **Randy Beavers** » 9 Sep 2009 7:23 pm

Theresa, I don't know either. I was hoping someone knew. I think there is another roll of film that was taken along with these. Maybe I can find it and something there will jog my memory.

Ernie Renn · Post by **Ernie Renn** » 9 Sep 2009 8:35 pm

Thanks for sharing the pictures, Randy! They were from about a year after the first time I visited Nashville.

When I was there I remember seeing Paul Franklin and Mike Smith at Demon's Den playing lots of intricate harmony parts at break-neck speeds. I ran into Buddy Emmons at the bar. Then a short time later I saw Jimmy Bryant, Johnny Gimble and Terry Crisp (who I had never heard of,) at a jam session at what was then the Rhinestone Cowboy, downtown. It was the first time I'd seen any of them live and in person. What a rude awakening! After all that, I was about ready to sell all my stuff right there. Sheesh...

Who's the little guy in front of Paul? That's not you, is it?

Randy Beavers · Post by **Randy Beavers** » 10 Sep 2009 6:25 am

The little guy in front of Paul is his son, Darrell.

Doug Earnest · Post by **Doug Earnest** » 10 Sep 2009 6:48 am

The ShoBud Johnny is playing looks like it must be a cousin of Russ Hicks' "ElDorado". I wonder what ever happened to Johnny's guitar?
I also notice a Dekley decal on the headstock of the guitar visible behind Johnny's head. Did Dekley make some guitars?
Kenny Penny sure looks like Steve Wariner.
Neat pictures Randy, thanks!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 10 Sep 2009 8:08 am

So, who are the woman and little boy in the pic with Paul F.?

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 10 Sep 2009 7:39 pm

great pix...I love those old photographs they remaind me of the days when I was just learning what the steel guitar was...,.thanks

Db

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 12 Sep 2009 7:22 am

It's Paul, Cricket, & Darrell in that picture.

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