Little Roy Wiggins

[Norman Evans]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34yolzbQ ... re=related

Here is some good Little Roy.
Norm

[Brian Hunter]

Dang! That's the first I have ever heard Roy Wiggins. New obsession! Thanks!

[Ray Montee]

When Roy Wiggins kicked off a song, a listener could tell within less than one measure that the next voice to be heard would be that of Eddie Arnold.

Roy's intro's, his solo and/or tag endings were always strong and totally compatible with the songs and Arnold's voice but more importantly......Roy's back-up work enhanced Arnolds'voice and songs like no other player at the time. And, to this day, they rule supreme........ He was a rare steel guitarist.

Thank goodness we olde-timers had Roy to listen to
and to try and mimmick in our early days of playing.

[Brian Hunter]

Thank goodness we olde-timers had Roy to listen to
and to try and mimmick in our early days of playing.

And now us slightly younger olde-timers can do the same!

Because i am now on a hunt for anything he played on.

[Russ Wever]

Brian,
You may be interested in 'Memory Time',
which is the Little Roy Wiggins songbook
available thru Scotty Music in St Louis.
~Russ

[Russ Wever]

(dupe)

[S.M. Johnson]

Brian......
I'd suggest you keep and eye on eBay and/or any of the well known record re-sellers.

He was on all of Eddie Arnold's RCA rcord hits up until Arnold went pop with the big string orchestra.

Those records are out there an accessible.
Good Luck!

[Jack Stoner]

He was on all of Eddie Arnold's RCA rcord hits up until Arnold went pop with the big string orchestra

He was on all but one recording session. When I worked for Little Roy (at his Lower Broadway music store) he told me that there was one session, in Chicago (where they did a lot of early recording)that he was not on. He didn't elaborate on why he was not on that one and I didn't press him on why. I don't remember which two songs that was.

Little Roy was my inspiration to play steel. I used to buy the Eddy Arnold records just to listen to Roy. I'm telling my age but I still have a couple 78 RPM records.

[Blake Hawkins]

When Eddy Arnold stopped using Little Roy and the Oklahoma Wranglers is when I quit buying his records.

Correction made. Thanks.
Just and old man writing too fast too late at night.

That's me, not Ray.

[Erv Niehaus]

I thought it was Eddy Arnold, not Eddie Arnold.

[Ray Montee]

Erv.......you ARE correct!

It was properly EDDY Arnold......my error. It was dark in my music room and I couldn't find my glasses.

Billy Robinson is the steel player that did that session you're referring to, I'm quite sure. I apologize for not being able to think of the tunes that Billy recorded on. I have them written down somewhere here but at the moment can't find them. Sorry 'bout that.

[Erv Niehaus]

Ray,
In the early days, Buddy Emmons spelled his name, Buddie.

PS: I really don't think he played a Harlan Bros. steel though!

[S.M. Johnson]

Those album covers are misleading to everyone.

JERRY BYRD told me that one of his finest albums,
"Hawaiian Beach Party" was held up for more than two years before it was released.

On another album I've seen, the cover photo has been flipped so the guy is playing a left handed pedal steel guitar........

[Gary S. Lynch]

My dad is 85; still plays steel. He started at 15.
One of his prize possessions is a note from Roy on his office letterhead.
I'll share this with him. He would concur!

[Jack Stoner]

This is the business card we had, when I worked at the music store. Bob Browning is the singer that was on a lot of Jeff Newman's instructional material.

[Gary S. Lynch]

Thanks, I'll share that..
Gary