some great pix.s of jimmy day &buddy emmons

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 7 Jul 2010 8:57 am

i just happen on this web page of country artist
in the 50's great pictures!!!. what kind of Gibson
amps are those?

p.w
enjoy

http://www.dekedickerson.com/dekephotoa ... oyles2.htm

David Griffin · Post by **David Griffin** » 7 Jul 2010 9:58 am

My guess is model GA4.Anybody know for sure?

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 7 Jul 2010 12:14 pm

Those are wonderful photos. Historic. A simpler time in our society.

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 7 Jul 2010 12:23 pm

Great pics. Hey! Buddy! You were nothin' but skin and bones,,,,, and talent!

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 7 Jul 2010 2:01 pm

The photo of Van Howard, Ray, and Jimmy knocked me out!!

I was on Johnny Bush's band in 1995 and we were playing a western swing festival in Texarkana. On that tour Jimmy Day and I played twin steels in the Bandoleros, and at the festival JD pulled me aside and introduced me to Van Howard, who looked like the retired banking executive he was. Wise man that he was, Van left the music bidness early and got into finance.

Does anyone know if Van Howard is still with us?

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 7 Jul 2010 2:05 pm

http://blogs.myspace.com/vanhowardmusic

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 7 Jul 2010 2:10 pm

I'm a freakin' dunce. He's already one of my "friends." Shows you how involved with MySpace I am.

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 7 Jul 2010 2:13 pm

Don't feel bad Herb! I just walked out to the kitchen to get something, and by the time I got there, I had no idea why I was there!

Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 7 Jul 2010 2:23 pm

I'm a freakin' dunce. He's already one of my "friends."

Van did the Midnight Jamboree with Buddy and Pete Wade 4/8/07.

Benton Allen · Post by **Benton Allen** » 7 Jul 2010 2:24 pm

Herb said:

I'm a freakin' dunce. He's already one of my "friends." Shows you how involved with MySpace I am

Hey Herb!

I do hope it's not too painful.

Benton

Don Olson · Post by **Don Olson** » 7 Jul 2010 4:55 pm

What great pictures. Did you notice how nice everybody on stage looks. NO T-shirts NO holes in their pants almost all have a tie on and the Bands are dressed alike. Why can't Bands have that kind of pride in themselves anymore.
Don

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 7 Jul 2010 7:37 pm

Don Olson wrote:Why can't Bands have that kind of pride in themselves anymore.
Don

Because, it's not really about pride, Don. It's just about styles that come and go. In those photos they were wearing the styles of the times. They still are. But I agree with you those are great color photos of great people in a great time.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 8 Jul 2010 3:16 am

Don, you disapprove of the way young musicians... many of them, anyway... dress, and so assume they have no pride in themselves. In my experience, there's no segment of the population more proud of themselves and self-centered than young musicians.

There's been a generation gap since at least the 1950's, hasn't there? Young people dress to be attractive to those of their own generation, not their grandpa's age group. Your post implies you'd be ashamed to go onstage like that, which tells us about your values, not theirs.

Not to worry, since most of the wide array of criticism I read here in Forumland seems to reveal more about the writer than about the subject being discussed, anyway. Including the drivel I write as well, BTW.

Bob Cox · Post by **Bob Cox** » 8 Jul 2010 4:54 am

My Dad on Lap steel 1952 at WPAY studio , Mom singing,Zeke Mullins on flat top.