Gary Adams

Bob Cox · Post by **Bob Cox** » 7 Jan 2022 5:47 pm

Just got word of Guitarist Gary Adams passing away, RIP
Gary worked with George Jones and many national acts. I worked with him on the paint valley Jamboree for a while a few years back.

Terry Wood · Post by **Terry Wood** » 7 Jan 2022 11:03 pm

Oh no! This really is sad. Gary Adams was such a Super Musician! He and his brothers along with Doug Jernigan were just Super! RIP my Friend!

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 8 Jan 2022 9:41 am

Indeed Gary was a first class musician. What a shame to lose another player of his caliber. Rip Gary.

Diane Diekman · Post by **Diane Diekman** » 9 Jan 2022 7:41 am

Is there an obituary? Does anyone know the facts of Gary's death? I'll be talking about him in my newsletter.

Terry Wood · Post by **Terry Wood** » 10 Jan 2022 11:32 am

Gary Adams funeral and visitation, and here's the obituary that I'm trying to send the link. Anyhow, his visitation and funeral will be this Wednesday January 12, 2022. Visitation from 11:00 to 1:00 and funeral will be following at the Murray - Fettro Funeral Home in Greenfield Ohio. This is his home area. Don and Arnie Adams his brothers, and other family all still live in that area. All three of them worked playing music with George Jones and Johnny Paycheck and other Country Music Legends! https://www.murrayfettro.com/obituary/gary-adams

Diane Diekman · Post by **Diane Diekman** » 10 Jan 2022 3:03 pm

Thank you.

Gary Hoetker · Post by **Gary Hoetker** » 10 Jan 2022 4:44 pm

Read where Gary and his brother Don, who was also a Jones Boy ,hailed from Greenfield OH . Weren’t Paycheck, Darrell McCall and some other notables from there too ? Jones Boy Sonny Curtis was from Ohio as well.

Diane Diekman · Post by **Diane Diekman** » 10 Jan 2022 6:25 pm

Yes, here's a quote from my 2008 interview with Gary:

Me and my brothers, we was George's first band--the Adams Boys. Me and Don and Arnie, we all played on "The Race Is On," and recorded all the things with George back in the early '60s. Paycheck, he played steel sometimes, and then George would fire him the next day, and then hire him back the next month, and it just kept going. But it was nice to get into a stable organization with Marty, with none of that stuff happening. If you ever do a biography on Paycheck, call me. Me and him and Darrell McCall, we all grew up together. Darrell was from Hillsboro. That's where I've been the last 25 years, and I just moved back to Greenfield this year. Darrell and I and Paycheck was kids together.

Bruce Zumsteg · Post by **Bruce Zumsteg** » 11 Jan 2022 6:31 pm

I took these at Demon's Den in Nashville, 1971. Gary was a fine guitar player.

Diane Diekman · Post by **Diane Diekman** » 12 Jan 2022 7:10 am

Excerpts from the 2008 interview I did with Gary are at the bottom of this newsletter: https://dianediekman.com/dianes-country ... nuary-2022

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 17 Jan 2022 3:13 pm

Another nice obit from Savingcountrymusic.com

RIP Gary!

https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/geor ... dams-dies/

Check the comments below in the article, many comments about his association with Buddy Emmons and Doug Jernigan!

Tommy White · Post by **Tommy White** » 5 Feb 2022 8:04 pm

Oh no. Gary was a great guy once you knew him. His musician ship was as great as his personality . We will miss you dear friend!