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Topic: Quiz: Who is this pedal steel guitarist? |
Carl West
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La Habra, CA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 17 Nov 2001 10:13 am |
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| Maybe . . it's jIm b0b ? |
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Harold Dye
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Cullman, Alabama, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2001 11:06 am
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| I feel sure it is either Shirly Temple or Al Gore...not sure which |
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Dave Robbins
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Cottontown, Tnn. USA (deceased)
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Posted 17 Nov 2001 11:22 am
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It's not Buddy's hands, it's not Buddy's Sierra, and his right hand is too close to the pickup. Besides, there "ain't" no jewelry!
Dave |
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 17 Nov 2001 11:37 am
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Here is a place to go for a better picture of him.
[url=http://www.rvi.net/~aldg/aldg's%20music%20photos/Local%20Musicians/Jim,%20Guitarist,%20etc./Jim%20playing%20Sierra%20PSG_1.JPG]http://www.rvi.net/~aldg/aldg's%20music%20photos/Local%20Musicians/Jim,%20Guitarist,%20etc./Jim%20playing%20Sierra%20PSG_1.JPG[/url]
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Lee, from South Texas |
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2001 11:42 am
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Carl: Nope, it's not me. I have never played a Sierra in my life. Also this guy is much better looking.  |
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Pete Mitchell
From:
Buda, Texas, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2001 3:12 pm
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| Those are Jimmy Day's chops. .....Pete |
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Dennis Detweiler
From:
Solon, Iowa, US
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Posted 17 Nov 2001 4:14 pm
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| Some of you were real close!! No one knew about Jimmy Day's illegitimate son. |
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Al Gershen
From:
Grants Pass, OR, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 17 Nov 2001 6:54 pm
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Hi SGF:
It's a wrap!
The steel guitarist is my good friend, Jim Coward from Central Point, Oregon, playing his Sierra steel guitar.
Jim is a long time friend of mine and he's mainly a lead guitarist (in the style of Chet Atkins) and country singer.
I'm glad everyone seemed to have a good "sense of humor" with this one.
I find it very interesting that by looking at the way a player has his hands, fingers, etc., you are able to make a very educated guess who the player is...in this case, many thought it was Buddy Emmons I assume because Buddy plays a Sierra pedal steel guitar at times.
Sorry for the trickery.
Have a great weekend.
Regards,
Al Gershen
[This message was edited by Al Gershen on 17 November 2001 at 06:55 PM.] [This message was edited by Al Gershen on 18 November 2001 at 01:49 AM.] |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 17 Nov 2001 10:54 pm
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Al - I also enjoyed looking at all of your other pictures. Jim's has some great looking instruments!
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Al Gershen
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Grants Pass, OR, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 18 Nov 2001 1:47 am
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Hi Jim Baucum and SGF members:
Your's right, Jim Coward does have some very good gear.
He's retired and I admire him because he's always buying new things (effects, guitars, amps) to help him improve his sound musically. He even sold me his Peavey Vegas 400 amp to replace my Fender Twin-Reverb (I sold it because as I got older, it got heavier...expecially with those JBLs) amp.
At one time I believe he actually sold pedal steel guitars to music stores as a manufacturer's representative from Sierra steel guitars. This is many years ago and it's probably the seed that created Jim's almost lifelong interest in the pedal steel guitar.
I've never heard him play pedal steel guitar at a gig (I've personally played steel accompanying him while he played lead guitar and sang country music) but occasionally when I visit him at his home (his steel is always set up), he'll crank it up and play a few tunes. He even lets me try it, too.
Here's a link to some other photos I took of my good friend, Jim Coward:
[url=http://www.rvi.net/~aldg/aldg's%20music%20photos/Local%20Musicians/Jim,%20Guitarist,%20etc./]http://www.rvi.net/~aldg/aldg's%20music%20photos/Local%20Musicians/Jim,%20Guitarist,%20etc./[/url]
To me people like Jim Coward respresent the "silent majority of the steel guitar world; they don't play weekends but they have a strong interest in the instrument such that it's a very important part of their life.
It really isn't important if these people are good or not on the instrument. It's their dedication that I admire.
I look at myself: I play a gig every Saturday night with a 5 piece country band in the City of Rogue River and at home at other times, I never practice the instrument. Yet, I consider myself a very dedicated steel guitarist, in a certain sense.
Well enought of this. I put Jim's photo under this special subject thread to have a little fun with other SGF members and I believe it worked.
"No harm and no foul."
Jim's not on the Internet (he has a computer but it's not online) but the next time I visit him, I'll take my HP 620LX handheld personal computer and show him this subject thread. I believe that he'll enjoy it.
Regards,
Al Gershen
ps: I'm killing time waiting for the meteorites to show up here in southern Oregon. It's almost 1:40 AM PST. |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 18 Nov 2001 6:58 am
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That was fun. Thanks Al.
I'd like to see more quizes like this, ID the player by the hands/gear.
OK I'll go next:
If no one gets it in two days, I'll post hints.
-j0ey-
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 18 Nov 2001 7:52 pm
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| My guess,someone trying to copy Paul Franklins hand stance?Heck I'll just guess and say Paul Franklin Jr. Never seen that guitar though. [This message was edited by Bobby Boggs on 18 November 2001 at 07:59 PM.] |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 19 Nov 2001 9:22 am
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No, not PF.
This Canadian player has performed at the 2000 PSGA and 2001 ISGC and has recording and producing credits.
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 19 Nov 2001 10:01 am
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| Bob Taillefer? [This message was edited by Bobby Boggs on 19 November 2001 at 10:12 AM.] |
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ebb
From:
nj
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Posted 19 Nov 2001 3:30 pm
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| definitely Taillefer [This message was edited by ebb on 19 November 2001 at 03:31 PM.] |
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Skip Cole
From:
North Mississippi
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Posted 19 Nov 2001 3:48 pm
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Either Al Briscoe or Dennis Manuel.Naw, it can't be Dennis, he wears gloves when he does outdoor gigs this time 0 year.
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"Steel is the real deal"
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 19 Nov 2001 5:44 pm
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ebb Wins!!!
Bobby said it first, but we have to accept his first reply. 
See the full picture at Al Brisco's Photo album.
Bob produced and played on the Northern Steel CD, and much more.
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-j0ey-
www.pedalsteel.tv
[This message was edited by Joey Ace on 19 November 2001 at 05:56 PM.] |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 20 Nov 2001 2:51 pm
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Here's another.
Unique, eh? This guy's not Canadian.
-j0ey-
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 24 Nov 2001 9:22 am
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No takers??
Hint One: Mullen Guitar
Hint Two: Photo taken Main Stage ISGC 1999 |
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