Shorty Bacon Steel Player

Bob I. Williams · Post by **Bob I. Williams** » 9 Oct 2010 8:42 am

Jerry, As I remember from the mid 60's, Jimmy C wrote Stand Up Fool. I was working for Jimmy at a place called Haps,down the street from where Shorty and Bill was playing in the Gardenia area at a place called The Horseshoe or, or, or. maybe you can help bring things up to date. two many years ago! BOB

Billy Tonnesen · Post by **Billy Tonnesen** » 9 Oct 2010 1:33 pm

There was a club in Gardena, Ca. owned by Al Royer which was called the "Hitching Post". Back in the 50's and 60's most everyone played there at on time or another (Cornier of Western Ave. and Redondo Beach Blvd). Shorty and his band might have played there. I remember Ed Bacon's singing which was several degrees worse than Fred Maddox.

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 9 Oct 2010 5:19 pm

Billy, the "Hitchin' Post" was the club where I saw "Bo Pete" (Bob Peters) with Shorty and I think Bill was on bass.........JH in Va.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 10 Oct 2010 5:11 am

Billy Tonnesen wrote:... I remember Ed Bacon's singing which was several degrees worse than Fred Maddox.

Ya reckon they both took singing lessons from Tex Carman?

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 10 Oct 2010 6:43 am

..Billy was playing the Hitching post in 63 mon thru wed. and leon (last name escapes me)was the owner that I remember..Weekends had the likes of Bob Regan and Lucille "Aud de solaille de bon jous" Starr.They gave me my first Job in LA..On Sunday Chris Hillman and the Golden State boys did some of those..The Horseshoe along with a few other Poker clubs were a few doors down on Western Ave..Thems was good times..

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 10 Oct 2010 6:55 am

Joe, do you remember Charlie Williams who was a KFOX deejay in SoCal in the sixties? Charlie used to call Bob & Lucille "the Canadian Sweatshirts"........ Do you know if Bob's still alive or not? I haven't heard of them in years. When Lacy J. Dalton first came out with "Crazy Blue Eyes" I though it was Lucille as their voices sounded a lot alike.......JH in Va.

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 10 Oct 2010 8:50 am

Jerry I remember Charlie,I never met him personally he was in the lineup when Cliffie Stone,and Biff Collie and Brad melton all night had the days covered..I went to the Station with Lee Ross (62-63) when lee was working there..I was amazed that that building wasn't condemned...KFOX was the station in the 60s.

Billy Tonnesen · Post by **Billy Tonnesen** » 10 Oct 2010 1:20 pm

Tex Carmen was really was a nice person and at one time did some 15 minute live programs by himself on the old KXLA station. The story was that he received more fan mail than anyone else doing similiar programs. Tex did not have the greatest voice but he pretty much sang on key and did not stray to much with meter. When I was playing with Ole Rasmusssen at the old 97th Street Corral, Ole would hire Tex to play the intermissions when the Band took a break. He did not use a Dobro but an old flat top guitar with the high "nut". Tex was deadly serious about his playing and singing and the crowd loved him. I believe Tex was a pure blood American Indian but I never heard what tribe. He had a fan club of Woman Seniors which were always giving him presents including his Western Wear.
Whatever Tex's shortcomings, he knew how to sell himself.

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 10 Oct 2010 4:16 pm

The are a couple of Videos of Tex on the Town hall party show on You tube..