Opry TV portion May 5

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 1 May 2001 2:24 pm

Good lineup

Bill Anderson (Donna Hammitt)
will host
Tracy Byrd
Steve Wariner

Does anyone know who plays steel behind Tracy
these days?

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Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 1 May 2001 5:20 pm

I saw Tracy Byrd in concert once, and the best thing he did was a Bill Anderson tune called "You Lied To Me". I actually bought the CD for that one song. Great tune!

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Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 1 May 2001 5:31 pm

I managed to see Tracy 4 times during 1996 and 97 including the taping of the Asleep at the Wheel album in Vegas.

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David Pennybaker · Post by **David Pennybaker** » 2 May 2001 9:53 am

Saw Tracy Byrd on a cruise (country theme) last January. Great show.

And Steve can sing for me anytime, too.

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David Pennybaker · Post by **David Pennybaker** » 2 May 2001 1:22 pm

Sorry to disappoint, but the ship made it back just fine on January 15, 2000.

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KEVIN OWENS · Post by **KEVIN OWENS** » 2 May 2001 2:40 pm

Betcha 100 to 1, Steve "I wish I was Scat MAN Cruthers" will do some of his famous country scatting.

Kevin

David Pennybaker · Post by **David Pennybaker** » 3 May 2001 9:57 am

Betcha 100 to 1, Steve "I wish I was Scat MAN Cruthers" will do some of his famous country scatting.

You lost me, there, Kevin.

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KEVIN OWENS · Post by **KEVIN OWENS** » 4 May 2001 9:00 pm

Seems that everytime Steve Wariner plays a guitar solo he feels compelled to "scat" along with his guitar playing.

Kevin

David Pennybaker · Post by **David Pennybaker** » 5 May 2001 10:28 am

My ignorance shows again. What do you mean by "scat".

I know (or think I know) who "Scat Man Cruthers" is, but don't know what "to scat" means.

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KEVIN OWENS · Post by **KEVIN OWENS** » 5 May 2001 2:29 pm

Webster definition
scat - to improvise nonsense syllables, usually to an instrumental accompaniment

Kevin

David Pennybaker · Post by **David Pennybaker** » 5 May 2001 3:02 pm

Thanks. I'll be danged, it IS in the dictionary.

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KEVIN OWENS · Post by **KEVIN OWENS** » 5 May 2001 5:23 pm

Well, Steve didn't play a guitar solo so, no scatting. Donna's steel playing was the only good thing about that 30 min of TV.

The Happygoodman's are blowin' the roof off the Ryman. Vestal should give some of these so called singers some lessons.

Kevin

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 5 May 2001 5:25 pm

I still don't know the steel players other then Donna but there was no lack of steel.
Troppers award of the week goes to Bill Anderson and band who made the show dispite a broken down bus.

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Post by **Joey Ace** » 6 May 2001 6:46 am

I liked this show.

There have been noticable improvements in the production. The director gets the correct instruments on camera (most of the time) and the sound mix is way better than a few months ago. There was steel in every song.

I only wish they return to the Ryman permanently and have a full hour of perfomance televised.

-j0e-

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 6 May 2001 7:38 am

What was with that Tracy Byrd tune glorifying Van Halen and the Rolling Stones? Did I hear that right? "I like Van Halen and George Jones..."? It was like a bad dream.

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Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 6 May 2001 8:56 am

I got up to make popcorn during Tracy birds attempt at entertaining me

..And came back in time to steve wariner who does fit the songs he sings...Wisperin Bill does sound better with the mike turned down,

actually it would be better if they shut it off.

but what a great band the man has and he does write and can sell a country song when he is on stage.Great night of good Steel guitar.

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Leigh Howell · Post by **Leigh Howell** » 6 May 2001 2:55 pm

Joe. Your sure right about it being a good night for steel lovers! I listened to the radio portion also,and there s plenty of steel there to. Johnnie Cox, with Connie Smith, Jean Shepards steel player,s name was David, but I did,nt get the last name,the Whites had a steel player.I was in my glory!!!

Leigh

Dave Robbins · Post by **Dave Robbins** » 6 May 2001 7:48 pm

Leigh,
that would be me with Shepard, and
Steve Wilkerson with the Whites.[This message was edited by Dave Robbins on 06 May 2001 at 08:50 PM.]

Joan Cox · Post by **Joan Cox** » 7 May 2001 5:43 am

Connie Smith wasn't on the TV portion, but I was backstage Saturday night when Connie did the 7:00 and 10:00 spots. She introduced the band, and sang a song that Johnny asked her to do "You got me right where you want me". It was so neat. Saturday was Johnny's birthday, so that made it even better. When she introduced the band, she told everyone that it was Johnny's birthday, and she was singing that song for him. Wow..it was so neat..I had goosebumps man..Connie and the band sounded so good. I'm bragging again on my husband, but he deserves it. It was a great evening at the Opry.
Joan Cox