Western Swing 1950----Bob Wills &Tex Williams

Roger Shackelton · Post by **Roger Shackelton** » 4 Mar 2010 5:05 pm

Here's a 2 part video, featuring Bob Wills & Tex Williams.

Does anyone know who Bob's steel player is? (Bobby Koefer?)

In the 2nd video it sounds like Tex calls out "Play it Curly". (Curly Chalker?) I believe that is
"Thumbs Carlisle" next to the steel player. )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x1C-Rh9 ... re=related

ROGER

Bryce Baker · Post by **Bryce Baker** » 4 Mar 2010 5:56 pm

On the Tex Williams clip, that might have been Wayne Burdick on steel. Definitely Bobby Kofer on the Wills clip.

Russ Wever · Post by **Russ Wever** » 5 Mar 2010 10:14 pm

I believe that is "Thumbs Carlisle"
next to the steel player. )

Definitely not Thumbs . . .
Possibly Cotton Whittington

~Rw

Billy Tonnesen · Post by **Billy Tonnesen** » 6 Mar 2010 8:09 pm

I'm pretty sure the Lap Guitar player was Dickie Phillips. He also played the fiddle the same way.
Somewhere back in time I got to play a casual with Dickie playing Lap Fiddle. Great Musician !