Panther Hall in Ft Worth, who is Steeler in this pic?

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 10 Apr 2014 7:48 am

Friend has this pic, anyone know who steel player is? Leon Rouse on vocals.

Don R Brown · Post by **Don R Brown** » 10 Apr 2014 7:54 am

I don't know who he is, but he's sure playing some hot licks there!

Bobby Bowman · Post by **Bobby Bowman** » 10 Apr 2014 7:58 am

I'm not sure either. I know I know him from years past, It may be Albert Talley.
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Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 10 Apr 2014 7:59 am

Yeh, lol, looks like his steel is on fire

Looks like Clark Kent

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 10 Apr 2014 8:01 am

Is that steel man playing a BIGSBY?

I recognize the fiddle player on the right or toward the middle of the photo as BIG RED.........

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 10 Apr 2014 8:28 am

Henry Matthews wrote:Yeh, lol, looks like his steel is on fire
Looks like Clark Kent

Or Roy Orbison.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 10 Apr 2014 9:35 am

The fiddler second from left is Johnny Manson.

Chris Lucker · Post by **Chris Lucker** » 10 Apr 2014 10:50 am

Al Talley. In my copy of the same photo the drum kit is on fire, or Hank Thompson's Thompson.

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 10 Apr 2014 10:51 am

Jimmy Belkin on sax, Bobby McBay on drums, may be Billy Gray on bass.

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 10 Apr 2014 12:21 pm

Does look like Albert in last picture of Chris's but the one with Leon doesn't look like Albert. Looks like same guitar though.

Chris Lucker · Post by **Chris Lucker** » 10 Apr 2014 12:45 pm

Leon? My photo states that is Hank Thompson at Panther Hall. Billy Thompson at Golden Nugget

Am correcting:

I found the same photo at Panther Hall in my copy of Leon Rausch's book. See my post below.

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 10 Apr 2014 12:50 pm

That's Leon Rausch at Panther Hall

Chris Lucker · Post by **Chris Lucker** » 10 Apr 2014 1:23 pm

Yes, I just found the photo in my Leon Rausch book. Leon Rausch, Voice of the Texas Playboys.
Cowtown Jamboree, Panther Hall 1965
L-R
Merle David, Fiddle
Johnny Manson, Fiddle
Jim Belken Sax
Leon Rausch, guitar and vocals
Bob McBay, Drums
Charlie Meeks, guitar
Albert Talley, steel

In other photos 1965 Panther Hall pics, Rausch is playing the bass. It looks like Meeks and Rausch switched in this photo.

Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 11 Apr 2014 2:18 am

Al's Bigsby was originally made for Pee Wee Whitewing, someone in Texas did the pedal conversion on it.

Mike Sweeney · Post by **Mike Sweeney** » 11 Apr 2014 10:12 am

I do believe the bass player in the Billy Thompson picture is Curtis Potter. I could be wrong but don't think I am.

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 11 Apr 2014 10:18 am

Mike Sweeney wrote:I do believe the bass player in the Billy Thompson picture is Curtis Potter. I could be wrong but don't think I am.

I think you are right Mr Sweeney

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 11 Apr 2014 11:38 am

When I first saw Hank, the band was Billy T., little Hugo on drums, Curtis, Bert Rivera, and Keith Coleman and Curly Lewis on fiddles. Great band!

Albert Talley · Post by **Albert Talley** » 11 Apr 2014 6:06 pm

At Panther Hall, it's the Texas Playboy Band with Rausch.

The Billy Thompson band has Curtis Potter on bass, Billy Gold on drums, Billy Thompson on guitar, Dale Wilson on fiddle and Merle David on fiddle, and me on steel. Both were great bands to play with, and the Bigsby was a great guitar.

Wally Davis · Post by **Wally Davis** » 13 Apr 2014 6:42 am

Great pics! Hope all is well for you Albert. See you in St. Louis.

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