Terry Wendt on That Good Old Nashville Music

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George Kimery
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Terry Wendt on That Good Old Nashville Music

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Did anybody else see Terry with Jimmy C Newman on this show Saturday night? Jimmy was playing the opry on a night I was attending a Jeff Newman class. Jeff hooked a few of us students up with Terry. Terry pulled a few strings and got us backstage at the opry. That was my first time backstage and a most memorable experience. So Terry, if you are reading this, thanks for the memories.
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Thanks for the info on who that was. I didn't know who the Steeler was.
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George, Thanks for that info. I had no clue who that young was but he could pick, J.R.
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A good player, and a very colorful steel. couldn't tell what kind he was playing.
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Terry got me backstage one time also.
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Who was playing behind John Conlee?
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Post by Jerry Overstreet »

Didn't see the show, however I do remember Terry from Nashville and as the originator of the short lived Pedal Steel .us magazine from the early 00's.

I was dismayed that the print magazine just never had enough support to make it, but I appreciate the effort.

There was a lot of good info in there. Some golden words from Lloyd Green, Seymour, Mike Smith et al. plus some insight into the Nashville scene from co-editor Shorty Rogers.
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Terry Wendt on That Good Old Nashville Music

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Terry put together Shania Twain's first road band and wrote a book on the experience, plus a lot of other stuff, and sold it here on the forum. After I read it, I sold it to another forum member. Interesting story about how he met Mike Snyder. Both were state winners in an FFA talent contest. Mike from TN and Terry from Nebraska (not sure, could have been Kansas) They met at the national finals and became friends.
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Terry is from Mid Michigan. Great player.
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Really enjoyed watchin Terry on that show. An awesome player and friend.
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Post by Terry Wendt »

Wow! How cool to find this post 8)
Did anyone happen to video tape this show?
Thanks for the info.
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If it was the sky blue D-10 is was his new Zumm
I saw him play it live on it's first gig at the Cotillion in Wichita
Sweet guitar
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Terry mite no this, can't tell what brand it is, definitely not the 2-pedal Bud,and the guitar was a double and it had some kind of multi-colored rectangle emblem all across front of guitar with an international harvester emblem, a cross and a blue T, the word plow with 2 red rectangles on each end of emblem. What about it Terry?
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Found out the 2 red rectangles on each end, of guitar, is actually reflectors off an International Harvester tractor. His papa was in the I-H business.
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