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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 28 Sep 2012 4:58 pm    
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Bill Hankey


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Post  Posted 28 Sep 2012 5:35 pm    
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Doug,

Could that be SPEEDY WEST? The picture looks familiar.
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 28 Sep 2012 5:49 pm    
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It's possible, but I don't know...


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HowardR


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Post  Posted 28 Sep 2012 6:15 pm    
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They look nothing alike to me......but what guitar is that? (the first one)........
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 28 Sep 2012 6:40 pm    
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The tuner buttons and the fretboard look kinda "Fender-ish", but I don't recognize the pickup covers or the control plate/switches. Could be a modified Fender Custom? I bet Jody Carver would know who this is.
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Roger Shackelton

 

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Post  Posted 28 Sep 2012 10:52 pm    
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The Guy In The Photo Reminds Me Of Billy Grammer, But I Don't Believe He Was A Steel Guitar Player. Question

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Bob Tuttle


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Post  Posted 28 Sep 2012 10:55 pm    
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I believe that's Billy Mize.
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Jussi Huhtakangas

 

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Post  Posted 28 Sep 2012 11:10 pm    
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Bob Tuttle wrote:
I believe that's Billy Mize.


Yes!
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Billy Tonnesen

 

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Post  Posted 29 Sep 2012 3:02 pm    
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Yes, that is Billy Mize. Knew him well. Great Steel Man, Singer, Song Writer, Showman, and a really great guy.
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 29 Sep 2012 6:57 pm    
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Mystery solved! Thanks guys.

There are a lot of old clips of Billy singing on youtube, but I was especially impressed with this video of Billy playing Steel Guitar Rag... standing up playing a Fender pedal steel guitar! Most of his technique is non-pedal, but I think he does push the pedals a few times. He plays some nice hammer-ons and pull-offs in his solo section. Hot stuff! -------> CLICK



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HowardR


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Post  Posted 30 Sep 2012 9:36 am    
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Not to be confused with Joe Maize......



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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 30 Sep 2012 10:18 am    
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a-Maize-ing! Whoa!
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Post  Posted 30 Sep 2012 4:06 pm    
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Several years ago, probably 20, a good buddy of mine, Crazy Carl Scroggins, gave me a CD copy of an Album Milly Mize made as a tribute to Bob Wills. It was all BW's songs and he used Musicians who had played with wills that were still with us. I.E. Herb Remington, Tiny Moore, Joe Holly, Johnny Gimble, etc. Billy did all the singing and there were some great arramgements. I can no longer find the copy I had but there has to be some originals out there somewhere. With all of Billy's talents he truly loved Western Swing !
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