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Jeff Au Hoy
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Posted 28 Apr 2003 3:33 am |
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Blake Hawkins
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Posted 28 Apr 2003 5:09 am
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Jeff, Welcome to the ranks of Leonard T. Zinn fans. I've been one since 1949.
He is a truly fine man and a great musician.
Are tapes available of that performance?
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Chuck S. Lettes
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Denver, Colorado
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Posted 28 Apr 2003 6:05 am
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Leonard is first rate. He is definitely a fine player, but more importantly, he is a good-natured human being. I also enjoy visiting with him at the various steel shows, plus he is a marvelous rhythm guitarist who adds a unique touch to any set.
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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David L. Donald
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Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 28 Apr 2003 9:00 am
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| So where can we find some recordings of this man??? mele.com? |
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Bill Moore
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Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 28 Apr 2003 4:53 pm
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Grand Rapids 2003. L.T. Zinn with Don Helms and Scotty:
Three Great players.[This message was edited by Bill Moore on 28 April 2003 at 05:53 PM.] |
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Jesse Pearson
From:
San Diego , CA
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Posted 29 Apr 2003 9:38 am
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| Does anybody know what that double neck 8 stringer Mr Zinn is playing in those two pictures might be? Looks custom made? Thanks [This message was edited by Jesse Pearson on 29 April 2003 at 10:40 AM.] |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Evelyn Whitney
From:
Muskegon, MI 49441 USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2003 2:47 am
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I can hardly wait until he gets home and I can show him all of your kind comments. He will be home May the 5th.
Address for ordering his music is
1890 Carriage Rd Suite 210 Muskegon, Mi 49445 Or through my email address. All email for him can be directed here to me.
We are very proud of L T. He deserves all of the honors anyone will bestow on him.
Very humble, very quiet, very kind, etc.
If all went well he will have done some new recording while there in Hawaii. |
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Skip T
From:
Lubbock , Tx. U S A
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Posted 30 Apr 2003 5:06 am
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I have known Mr LT Zinn for only a few years. He is truly the nicest person I have ever met. I just have one question for Evelyn - - Q: Since I know LT drives everywhere he goes (instead of flying) how is he getting back so quickly?  Can he play "Row Row Row Your Boat ...?" Skip |
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Evelyn Whitney
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Muskegon, MI 49441 USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2003 8:07 am
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Hi Skip
He does fly a lot. Drives if he can.
They didn't build that bridge yet so he has to fly. I just hope he's having as much fun as I'm NOT!!!!Evelyn |
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Sonny Curtis
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Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2003 4:53 pm
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L.T. Zinn is one of the finest human beings I've ever known. I've never seen him without a smile. He is a great steel player and in my opinion should be in the steel guitar hall of fame (St. Louis). It was Hawaiian steel guitar that made my wife fall in love with steel guitar music when she was just a little girl. This steel guitar player is sure glad she did....Congrats L.T. you deserve all the wonderful comments.
Your friend, Sonny[This message was edited by Sonny Curtis on 30 April 2003 at 05:54 PM.] |
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Fred Layman
From:
Springfield, Missouri USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2003 6:27 pm
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| Well deserved accolades for a super talented musician and all around great fellow. |
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Jeff Au Hoy
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Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 4 May 2003 3:33 pm
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Jesse Pearson
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San Diego , CA
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Posted 5 May 2003 6:39 am
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| Right on Jeff, did you get to play for the guys at all? Man, I can tell your well on your way ta really getting it together. Cool... [This message was edited by Jesse Pearson on 05 May 2003 at 07:40 AM.] |
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Kenny Dail
From:
Kinston, N.C. R.I.P.
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Posted 5 May 2003 8:56 am
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FYI...to those that don't know, Leonard plays great Western Swing in the style of Murphy, Boggs, Remington, etc. He was the steeler for the famous 101 Ranch Hands (I think that is the name) out of York, Pa. during and after the war years of WWII. He has undoubtedly paid his dues. Great guy and performer/artist.
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kd...and the beat goes on...
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Harry Dietrich
From:
Robesonia, Pennsylvania, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 5 May 2003 7:32 pm
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Kenny
You were close. It was the 101 Ranch Boys, if I remember correctly. I used to listen to them when I was a kid. I think they were on the radio every Sat. morning.
Happy pickin'
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 6 May 2003 8:02 am
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Count me in as a BIG FAN of LT, both as a person and a musician.
Music comes from the heart. That explains why LT's music is so wonderful.
For PSG he plays an old MSA S-10 - E9, but you'd swear some of the songs are on a C6.
They're not!
His "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" CD has both excellent PSG and Lap Steel.
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Joey Ace
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Jeff Strouse
From:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 6 May 2003 5:18 pm
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It's such a joy to be in the presence of L.T. He can always put a smile on your face! He played his "A Love Song to Hawaii" for us....what a beautiful song!
Ask him sometime to tell you the really neat story about how he got his guitar. And that bar he has was the 4th one made!
By the way, you guys should have heard Jeff Au Hoy play! He dazzled us at the convention and over at Auntia Genoa's on Thursday night. He can sure slap a stand up bass, too!
Welcome to the HSGA, Jeff! |
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Evelyn Whitney
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Muskegon, MI 49441 USA
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Posted 6 May 2003 9:13 pm
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Joey, thanks for the link to Scotty's for
Leonard's music.
As I posted above, anyone interested in his music may call him directly at 231 777 1339 of write him at 1890 Carriage Rd Suite 210 Muskegon Michigan 49442
As for the 101 Ranch Boys only L T and Smoky Roberts remain of the original group. Smoky lives in Lancaster, PA and is an undersea photographer. What stories he has to tell!!
L T has a tape of those guys for sale listed at Scotty's site called, Remembering.
They were on A B C Radio coast to coast every Saturday at noon out of York Pa.
These fellows actually did 7 live radio shows each week out of York, from A B C Radio and Mutual Radio Stations.
They were a HOT band on the east coast and were really well known there. I was born in that area and listened to them a lot on radio, live or by their recordings. When I was 16 years of age I moved to MI and when I needed a fix from home I caught them on the live A B C broadcast on Saturdays. So they are a nice part of my life. I then met L T at Scotty's in St Louis and the rest is history. Evelyn |
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David L. Donald
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Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 9 May 2003 6:32 am
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I have L.T.'s CD on the way from Scotty.
With Tom Morrill's swing CD too.
Should be an interesting counterpoint.
Hope LT had a great trip... I'm SURE he's still smilin' |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 9 May 2003 5:30 pm
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LT.ZINN, What can you say that hasn't been said. The President of our Michigan Steel Guitar Club.
Leonard is just a fanatastic, warm human being and a great musician.
When I first met him, I said to myself , "is he for real". Well He Is! He is in the Michigan Hall of Fame.
Now , Scotty, how about putting LT in your HOF club? ....al |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 10 May 2003 11:42 am
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I met LT in Manhattan Kansas when I was in the military, in 1952. He and the 101 Ranch Boys were playing at a theater there. Those guys wore western cowboy outfits, with REAL six shooters!! Leonard has some good stories about that, because they used blanks in them and shot into the air during the performance!!!
Leonards Epiphone is a 1938 model, and has a 10 string pickup under the 8 strings, with two poles on each side of each string, which sounds great.
When he and Duke Ching get together at the conventions here, anything is liable to happen, they are the comedy team.
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Jesse Pearson
From:
San Diego , CA
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Posted 10 May 2003 1:03 pm
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| Bill, that pickup information sounds real interesting. What would be a good CD to pick up that has Mr Zinn playing that Epiphone with the 10 stringer pickup? Are there other well known steel players who also use such a setup? Thanks... |
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