Curly Chalker Backing Up Porter Wagoner

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Curly Chalker Backing Up Porter Wagoner

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A really old cut with maybe some pedals at 25:10. Check out how far from the bridge he plays at times!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX9Hos9JRRo

Nice shot of Grady Martin playing fiddle with the double neck guitar in his lap at 1:01:40

More Chalker at 7:05:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJIIeC4auhY

(and Thumbs playing with ONLY his thumb!) and a thumb spectacular at 2:50
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Looks like Curly had one of those pedals Shot put on the Fenders. Cool footage.
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Great find!
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fun stuff - good find Greg. Man Curly could play.
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Check this out at 1:40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VAtu62ZmAI

I understand that Ray (Noren) became a jazz bass player after the jazz community in NYC wouldn't accept the steel guitar as a jazz instrument.
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Thanks for these clips Greg. Cool stuff there. Nice to revisit.
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