A Nugget From Buddy E.
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A Nugget From Buddy E.
I did some driving today and remembered something Buddy said:
"It's all about the art of looking interested".
Still thinking about that one.
"It's all about the art of looking interested".
Still thinking about that one.
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When I went from a single neck to a D10, one of my friends walked up to me one night after a steel show and said 'Man Mitch! You look like a real professional setting behind that double neck rather you sound like one or not!' He has always been the kind to offer encouraging words and he honestly meant it as a compliment. And knowing what kind of man he is, I took it as one. He never caught on to what he said, but me and my other friends have laughed about it a lot of times. On another occasion, one of my friends told another friend, 'well....all of the good pickers are already gone, but we're glad that you came.' He never caught it either. A lot of good memories.
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At one of the PSGA shows back in the 80s I was in the hallway outside of the performance room tuning up. Buddy was walking out of the bar with a bottle of beer and walked past me. He turned around quickly and threw what looked like a folded $20 bill on top of my guitar, immediately turned and walked away laughing loudly. When I opened it up it said "turn the f....ing steel guitar UP! " with his printed signature and Derby over it. The whole phrase was printed out.
He was one-of-a-kind!
He was one-of-a-kind!
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Nugget from Buddy
I have never heard you sound better.
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Maybe he just appeared interested....Herb Steiner wrote:Like I frequently told him, "your contribution to country music cannot be measured."
He liked that.
Apologies, Herb! That one was low-hanging fruit, ready to drop
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When I first started working regular gigs with better players, I worked with a guy who spoke little English. He taught me a lot , but as he barely spoke English, he was very direct. He told me
“you have good voice, but use it for singingâ€
I thought I was singing at the time. he also said:
“ What you played right there, you may play anything but that.
I learned a ton from that guy.
“you have good voice, but use it for singingâ€
I thought I was singing at the time. he also said:
“ What you played right there, you may play anything but that.
I learned a ton from that guy.
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