Jim McGinnis interview

[Larry King]

First off Jim , I need to advise you of your rights.
As an attorney, you should know these rights already
but in fairness to you , let me advise you that any-
thing you play , can and will be used against you in
Steel Guitar court of law. Just a little levity , O K ?

Jim said something that most of us can relate to.."I
don't listen to country music on the radio"....ditto.
Starting with an Oahu {remember those} he progressed
to an double six Supro and from that to his first
pedal steel , a Clark double ten . I wonder just how
many owners or former owners there are of Clarks. One
name I remember is the great player Sonny Curtis !!
He progressed to the ultimate....an Emmons double ten
which he still has but with encroaching age , has opted
to play his triple neck Fender, a logical choice since
his earliest influence was Leon McAuliffe.

When he heard Weldon Myrick on Connie Smith's "Once a
Day" , he was hooked but could not replicate that sound
on a non-pedal Fender . Thus began his journey to get
the Emmons back out. The band he was in afforded him the
opportunity to taste music on a pro level with the chance
to play behind the likes of Little Jimmy Dickens , perhaps
the greatest ballad writer , as well as Buck Trent {Porter
Wagoner's pedal banjo player and Freddy Fender.

From his college band days to the present, Jim has continued
his interest and loyalty to REAL country music . Therefore
we honor Jim McGinnis as our #3 OSGA interviewee and look
forward to hearing some RETRO steel June 24 & 25

b0b notes: Jim McGinnis will be performing at the OSGA show in Jenk, OK, on June 24, 2022.

[Jim McGinnis]

Thanks Larry. Appreciate the comments.

I'm envious of the fellows who were able to take lessons from Jack Ryder and Rocky Caple........or anyone who played a pedal steel.

After the 20 or so OAHU lessons I then took a few from a lady in Coffeyville Kansas who taught the Eddie Alkire method. That was a waste of my time and Dad's money.

Yeras later, After I purchased my Clark, Johnny Buffington showed me several licks that I use to this day. Jack Bush showed me how to use the A & B pedals to get the A6th tuning and the grips to use. Burr Sanders (Bass player) showed me how to tune the beast and gave me the notes to both the E9th and C6th tunings.

[Paul King]

Thank you Larry for the interview with Jim.

[Larry Dering]

I'm happy to see Jim on the Menu of fine steel players. There's no shortage of great talent on this show.

[R Crow]

I just read a post by Jim, that he's thinking of moving to Mendocino, Ca. It won't work! Mendocino is on the coast, and we have seen his legs!!!!