Bobby Caldwell Cutting Jeff's Steel In Half With A Chainsaw
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Bobby Caldwell Cutting Jeff's Steel In Half With A Chainsaw
It was at Scotty's around 1990 and Jeff Newman had played a nice set. He went off stage and returned for an encore with his guitar and a pair of bolt cutters and a chainsaw. He clipped his strings, maybe cut a pedal rod or two, started his chainsaw and cut his guitar in half. The halves dropped stage left and right. Everyone was dumbfounded.
When he went offstage and came back for the encore, he came with an inexpensive mockup of his guitar.
If I remember correctly, the guitar was green and had a John Deere sticker on it. I believe the guitar he played was a Kline universal.
Does anyone have pictures of this? It was hilarious.
When he went offstage and came back for the encore, he came with an inexpensive mockup of his guitar.
If I remember correctly, the guitar was green and had a John Deere sticker on it. I believe the guitar he played was a Kline universal.
Does anyone have pictures of this? It was hilarious.
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Well OK...you asked for it! Not sure of the year, probably not 1999 as that was the year JN was inducted into the Hall of Fame, I was there but don't recall seeing this mess or hearing about it. Looks like Bobby Caldwell, Jeff N. lying "incapacitated" center stage(as usual!), Duke Dumas in the background. Enjoy a bit of steel guitar history. Respectfully submitted, Rick K.
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Two Jeff Stories:
Admission to a couple of his concerts at the end of a seminar week, was a watermelon or an .011 guage string.
One time, Buddy did a seminar at Jeffran, and I was staying in my van and wasn't effected, and the other students were staying in Jeff's bunkhouse.
Everyone was overflowing with Buddy licks in their heads after a couple of days.
What Buddy did, was place a cassette recorder, on a timer, under the bunkhouse, set to go off around two or three in the morning, with him playing his licks. What fun! Subliminal Buddy.
Admission to a couple of his concerts at the end of a seminar week, was a watermelon or an .011 guage string.
One time, Buddy did a seminar at Jeffran, and I was staying in my van and wasn't effected, and the other students were staying in Jeff's bunkhouse.
Everyone was overflowing with Buddy licks in their heads after a couple of days.
What Buddy did, was place a cassette recorder, on a timer, under the bunkhouse, set to go off around two or three in the morning, with him playing his licks. What fun! Subliminal Buddy.
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Bobby and Jeff got into a staged battle of egos, and Jeff took his guitar and walked off the stage. In a couple of minutes, he returned carrying his steel, at which time Bobby cranked up the Stihl and went to work. The Kline at that point was a mockup, not the real thing, and of course the whole thing was staged, but still hilarious.
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Those pics crack me up every time I see them.
Jeff was always dressing sharp.
Buddy & Ron Elliott would sometimes poke fun at Jeff by flipping back/out imaginary coattails, like people sometimes do just before sitting down.
Jeff was always dressing sharp.
Buddy & Ron Elliott would sometimes poke fun at Jeff by flipping back/out imaginary coattails, like people sometimes do just before sitting down.
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I have an unnamed overseas steel pal for over 30 years and he has a nice blonde, Sho~Bud, Pro I, rack and barrel.
His wife got upset at him and took some kind of saw to the front apron.
He plays a Carter now.
Scotty's this weekend. Don't forget!
I miss that fun and camaraderie.
His wife got upset at him and took some kind of saw to the front apron.
He plays a Carter now.
Scotty's this weekend. Don't forget!
I miss that fun and camaraderie.
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Rick- Jeff did a lot of things with Duke Dumas on standup bass. Roy Rosetta might chime in on Duke, and, if you do, Roy, how about telling us about Bob Browning, who sang at Jeffran and on his tapes. Thanks
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Well Tim Hurst, I sure am glad you set us straight on the fact that it was a mock up guitar. I was just sick at the thought of a beautiful Kline Steel being cut in half, whew. J.R. Rose
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Chris Templeton; regarding Bob Browning. During the 90's I played bass in bands around Mt.Juliet tn. Every once in a while Bob would come up and sing some songs. He was as fine as it gets. I remember seeing cassette tapes he recorded. should have bought them. Nice guy. I think He drives school bus in Lebanon tn. JK
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Wow! That tops Rusty Young setting his steel on fire at Carnagie Hall. Even puts The Who to shame....
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