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Topic: Question about Slim rhodes |
Daniel McKee
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Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 3 Jun 2012 2:47 pm |
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| I recently read that slim rhodes had a tv show that was filmed from what i understood around the memphis area but i was wondering if the films may still be around does anybody know anything about this.it would be 1950s or early sixties |
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Darrell Criswell
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2012 4:16 pm
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Slim Rhodes went to church with my parents and I remember him well, he had a television show, but I really doubt it was ever recorded.
The show was "Slim Rhodes and his Mountaineers had a weekly Saturday show over WMCT in Memphis, from 12:00 to 12:30. They also had a 30-minute show over KATV in ine Bluff, Arkansas every Tuesday" from Hillbilly Hits website.
He died in 1966, I think he was sick and fell in his bathtub. He played primarily at schools in memphis, when I am back in town I quite often drive by where he lived. |
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Daniel McKee
From:
Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 5 Jun 2012 9:12 pm
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| Thanks for the reply to my post i had heard he had two television shows.If anyone knows for sure if any of these shows were taped i still want some info. by the way thanks Darrel for the info. Slim rhodes is a singer i have been doing some research on lately. |
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Darrell Criswell
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2012 4:41 pm
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Just thought, some of his family might know. Here is a website with info about his sister Sandra who was on the show and still performs.
http://www.cashswhiteriverhoedown.com/sandra-rhodes/
I think some of his children also are in the music business, I don't know their names but I can ask my mother. |
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Darrell Criswell
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 8 Jun 2012 7:51 pm
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Just thought, some of his family might know. Here is a website with info about his sister Sandra who was on the show and still performs.
http://www.cashswhiteriverhoedown.com/sandra-rhodes/
I think some of his children also are in the music business, I don't know their names but I can ask my mother. |
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Bill R. Baker
From:
Clinton, MS USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2012 12:55 pm Slim Rhodes
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Daniel I grew up in North MS (Pontotoc) and always enjoyed the Rhodes Show. I saw them two times in person. Many of the steel guitar players will remember that John Hughey played with this show several years until he joined Conway. After Slim died Spec joined the Porter Wagoner show. Dusty went to Mountain View. I saw him there not long before he died and bought his latest fiddle album.
He was a super talent. Thanks for the memory.... |
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Daniel McKee
From:
Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 9 Jun 2012 8:04 pm
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| Thanks to Darrell and Bill for the information.Any info is great because there is just not a lot about these three even my research hasnt turned up much.To anyone who sees this post i am still looking for info about the tv shows the rhodes brothers did or any general info so anything is great. the rhodes brothers came and performed several times on my great grandparents porch and some of my family knew them well and even traveled with them some. |
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