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Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 13 Aug 2003 5:34 pm

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John Conlee
Dierks Bentley
Jimmy Wayne
John Michael Montgomery
Mel Tillis

Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 13 Aug 2003 11:41 pm

Hey Gary Morse,
Are you going to be playing with Dierks Bently on the Opry this weekend?

Michael Holland · Post by **Michael Holland** » 16 Aug 2003 4:12 pm

Jimmy Wayne

Is this the idiot who comes on and sings 'Sara Smile' all the time?

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Jimmy Campbell · Post by **Jimmy Campbell** » 16 Aug 2003 4:53 pm

Who played Steel with Mel tonight

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 16 Aug 2003 4:57 pm

Wow. Two wood neck Sho-Buds tonight. Gary Morse playing Pro-II and someone playing a Professional. They mucked up Gary's Dobro for the first half of his song. And we finally get a chance to hear Tommy play again.

Janice Brooks · Post by **Janice Brooks** » 16 Aug 2003 5:01 pm

I missed Dierks performece.
Everyone else looked and sounded decent. Glad to see John Michael with steel.

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Alvin Blaine · Post by **Alvin Blaine** » 16 Aug 2003 5:25 pm

Dierks Bentley sounded good, I wish they would have had Gary's Dobro turned up a little more in the mix.

As for Jimmy Wayne, I won't say what I think, but my girlfriend was watching and thought it was a bad Star Search act or one of the first round losers eliminated from "American Idol".

John Conlee sang great as always. His band didn't get the mix they deserved.

I didn't watch John Michael.

Then Mel came out and made them all look like amateurs. He just has so much stage presence and a tight sounding band.

My biggest complaint about the show is how bad the mix is. You would think that, having the Opry run every Saturday night for 78 Years, someone would eventually learn how to mix the sound.

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 16 Aug 2003 7:34 pm

Alvin, you're right on! Mel Tillis came out being the real country professional that he is and just took the show over. It just goes to show you how much real country talent has dropped. Star search anyone?

Carl West · Post by **Carl West** » 17 Aug 2003 4:39 am

Where was Terry Bethel ? Who was that working with Mel ?

Carl West

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 17 Aug 2003 5:47 pm

Tim Sargent(sp?)was playing with Mel Tillis...wasn't he great?Another fine young steel player from beautiful Hendersonville.Tennessee...

Carl West · Post by **Carl West** » 18 Aug 2003 5:00 am

Thanks Steve.

Carl West

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 18 Aug 2003 5:11 am

So THAT's Tim Sergent! That's only the second time I've heard any of his playing (to my knowledge, anyway) and I was reminded what a great right-hand he has.

What a good player!

RR

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 18 Aug 2003 5:18 am

Oh - and another thing....

I was disappointed to hear what a rotten singer John Michael Montgomery is - I enjoyed that Tommy White record ('The Little Girl') that he sang on a while back. The vocal track on that song must have taken some perseverance!

Sometimes I'm at a loss to understand how these guys get any sort of break - you'd expect at least a modicum of ability would be the starting-point.....

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