Who will be the next Buddy Emmons

Junior Knight · Post by **Junior Knight** » 2 Jan 2012 5:50 pm

NUFF said...wow.....

Ron Whitworth · Post by **Ron Whitworth** » 2 Jan 2012 6:28 pm

Preach on there brother Mike!!
You said a mouthful there my friend.
Ron

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 2 Jan 2012 9:27 pm

Just today I found an old VHS tape of Buddy at Dallas convention probably around 1986 or 87. I rounded up a VHS player and put it on the big screen. I was in total awe of the mastery of Buddy. His mistakes sound better than most folks good notes. I'm really grateful back then that you were allowed to tape shows and I was able to capture this piece of steel guitar history. It actually brought tears to my eyes, good tears I might add.you know, the kind when you really get turned on by music. Will there ever be another Buddy, that's a difinite no!

Jelle Biel · Post by **Jelle Biel** » 5 Jan 2012 10:33 am

Mike Cass ,, well said
We (the guys from holland)love your 'style of playing',,,,, literally and figuratively !

http://youtu.be/6ilJ3EwQuK4 'Feel So GOOD'

Have a GOOD DAY & a GOOD YEAR

The DutchBoys

Johnny Cox · Post by **Johnny Cox** » 5 Jan 2012 4:03 pm

Cassie-Pooh, you said in much better words what I wanted to say, I just don't express
myself as well as you do. I have many other steel players that I love listening to. But everyone of them will tell you that Buddy is their favorite and their ispiration with the exception of a couple whos egos are a bit large.
Coxface
PS, Buddy gave me that handle in 1973.

Kenny Martin · Post by **Kenny Martin** » 6 Jan 2012 7:44 am

Yes, there will never be another Buddy Emmons for me but i would like to propose this:

For the up and coming players that know who Buddy Emmons is and has done but didn't grow up chasing his licks, the way he plays and being absolutly amazed at what he has done, is there another Buddy Emmons that they feel will never be another today?

I think todays "Buddy Emmons" are Tommy White and Paul Franklin. Scream at me if you want but these two guys set the standard and also have contributed so much in keeping the highest level of talent and integrity with steel guitar in the world today.
I strive to not so much play what these guys play but to put the emotion in the phrasings they have acheived. When Buddy, Tommy and Paul play, i listen but more over i feel the emotion in a single note played by them. It's like they want you to hear the heart, not just the note!

I guess for me it's what i feel. I can't speak for Tommy or Paul and i surely couldn't carry either one of their steel cases, but their respect for the "Big E" probably is well beyond anyone's!

For me, these two guys are my "Buddy Emmons" today and i can't thank them and others enough for the continued success of steel guitar because of them.

I ain't nobody but Buddy Emmons is why i started playing and the reason my steel has "Emmons" on the front of it! Tommy White and Paul Franklin is why i keep learning everyday!

All the best "Big E"!

Willis Vanderberg · Post by **Willis Vanderberg** » 6 Jan 2012 10:25 am

Well said Mike Cass.
I will soon be seventy nine and still remember very well who inspired my generation.
I guess early on it was Jerry Byrd for me . Then L.T.Zinn and Roy Wiggins.. I had the honor to share a venue with Roy Ayres when I was fifteen years old. He took some time to talk to me and gave me some much needed tip.We learned a lot by listening the 78 RPM records of that time.
There were many more good pickers, but then along came Emmons and the whole steel guitar world changed.
I think the point that a lot of folks miss is how simple Buddy played on ballads. He made me realize how you can milk a beautiful tone out of one or two strings. From him I learned when all else fails...play the melody. It amazes me how many beginners want to play nothing but licks.
This is all my two cents and maybe not worth that much.
PS: Mike Cass, you are no slouch on this horn either.

Old Bud

Ron Frederiksen · Post by **Ron Frederiksen** » 6 Jan 2012 3:37 pm

Just sit back and keep your eyes and ears on Austin Stewart. For a young picker, he has a lot of miles already. Just AWSOME. Keep it up Austin..... Ron

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 7 Jan 2012 11:04 am

It's a shame that the thread title has been completely changed.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 7 Jan 2012 12:08 pm

ransom's agenda is mysterious. i didn't even know he didn't feel he was getting enough respect and attention til i read another post of his.

then again, buddy gets total respect without asking.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 7 Jan 2012 1:57 pm

There are a handful of members here whose posts I never bother to open; Ransom's not quite yet in 'Hankey-Land' but it's touch-and-go right now!

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 7 Jan 2012 4:00 pm

I like Buddy because he touchs hearts with his playing ability and because he's a good guy! He's been great to Gregg and family.
We all thank you, Buddy Emmons!

Ben Rubright · Post by **Ben Rubright** » 7 Jan 2012 7:24 pm

I have been aware of Buddy since about 1956 or '57. If I had to describe him in one word it would be TASTE. There are guys that play fast and furious for the sake of playing fast and furious ..............Buddy never did.......not that he couldn't play fast and furious but if he did there was a reason for doing it. I have seen and heard him play in person several times and I sure do miss him. Long live the KING!!!!! Give me Darrell McCall singing and Buddy playing steel and it is heaven on earth.....we all love you, Buddy. Your playing tugs at our heart strings and always will.

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 8 Jan 2012 1:55 am

Ransom changed the thread title to 'Why I hate Buddy Emmons', and once I commented on this he changed it yet again. I think he has lost credibility as far as I am concerned.

Bob Farlow · Post by **Bob Farlow** » 8 Jan 2012 4:31 am

I can't help but believe there is more to Buddy Emmons'fantastic career than his own self-determination and God-given ability to play the pedal steel guitar. And that was his wonderful and loving wife Peggy. I met her on just one occasion, but let me tell you, I know she played a tremendous part in giving Buddy the love, caring, and support he so richly deserved. If it weren't for her, things might have turned out differently. God rest her soul, and God bless Buddy Emmons.

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 8 Jan 2012 9:32 am

there will only be one
Long Live the Pope !.....

admin · Post by **b0b** » 8 Jan 2012 10:00 am

I'm wondering who will be the next b0b.

Seriously, I believe that we are all irreplaceable. Every person is unique. Every person touches many lives in many different ways.

Popular artists like Buddy touch the hearts and minds of strangers and change the course of musical history. Each artist affects that course in different ways. The ripples last for decades, perhaps for centuries now that music recording technology has evolved.

Did anyone ask "Who will be the next Alvino Rey?" I don't think so, but it's obvious that Speedy West and built on Rey's innovations, and Curley Chalker built on his. The influence of an innovator can be immense.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 8 Jan 2012 10:05 am

Another b0b? I don't think I could take it.

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 8 Jan 2012 10:14 am

b0b wrote:I'm wondering who will be the next b0b.

Bill Hankey?

Bill Bailey · Post by **Bill Bailey** » 8 Jan 2012 11:34 pm

For me, the things that I hear most in Buddy's playing is that his phraising is so like a vocalist, the way he does it is like you can hear the shape of words, where there is no one singing.If that makes any sense to you??? Never be another Buddy Emmons, IMHO

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 9 Jan 2012 4:39 am

b0b wrote:I'm wondering who will be the next b0b.

Seriously, I believe that we are all irreplaceable. Every person is unique. Every person touches many lives in many different ways.

Popular artists like Buddy touch the hearts and minds of strangers and change the course of musical history. Each artist affects that course in different ways. The ripples last for decades, perhaps for centuries now that music recording technology has evolved.

Did anyone ask "Who will be the next Alvino Rey?" I don't think so, but it's obvious that Speedy West and built on Rey's innovations, and Curley Chalker built on his. The influence of an innovator can be immense.

You are definitely irreplaceable, b0b.

Ray Harrison · Post by **Ray Harrison** » 9 Jan 2012 7:24 am

The point about Buddy has been addressed very well, but I'm amazed that when great modern players are mentioned, one of my favorites, Randy Beavers, is omitted.

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 10 Jan 2012 10:39 pm

Mike Cass wrote: Im still waiting to hear any other steel player bring it home like Buddy does. I suspect I'll have a long wait.......

Mike, you came really close when I heard you at St. Louis in 2001 or 2002. You moved me, but I'll admit that it didn't quite hit the 'Buddy bar'. But then, nobody has.

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 11 Jan 2012 5:54 am

As far as pushing the envelope like Emmons has done throughout his career, Dave Easley comes to mind. Putting steel on the map the average music fan has in his/her glove compartment, probably Robert Randolph.

Ernie Renn · Post by **Ernie Renn** » 14 Jan 2012 3:29 pm

Well said, MC! I've been in the music room and have been so amazed with the stuff he was pulling out of the air that I was speechless.

Check this out, too: What Other People Are Saying About Buddy Emmons!

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