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I got to hear the Internationally World Famous Smiley Roberts Friday Night at the Dugout in Nashville along with Nashville's best kept secret, Bucky Reid. Both were fantastic and ear pleasing. I had hoped to get to hear Jerry Brightman on Saturday but we couldn't get Robert and the "NO TONE" to shut down or turn down before I left so I missed Jerry but I'm still throwing him in with Smiley and Bucky!
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Ray M., the steel player in the early days with Don Gibson was Eagle Eye Hendricks. They both came over together from North Carolina to the Knoxville area where Don's career took off. Eagle Eye lived in Stawberry Plains, TN, just east of Knoxville until his death about 3 years ago. He had lost one leg to diabetes several years ago but continued to play some great steel on several of Stoney's Knoxville shows until 6 or 8 years ago. His name has come up on the Forum before, so you might want to do a "search" to learn more about him.
Billy Tonnesson on those wonderful Capitol sides by Ole Rasmussen & the Nebraska Cornhuskers 1950-1952!
Carl West, there's Jerry Inman's 1967 Columbia LP of Beatles tunes, but also if you listen to the Byrds' song 'Goin' Back' from the "Notorious Byrd Brothers" 1968 Columbia LP, then you can hear Carl doing some real tasteful work, although they fade him right at the end when things are getting hot! (&*$#)
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Carl West, there's Jerry Inman's 1967 Columbia LP of Beatles tunes, but also if you listen to the Byrds' song 'Goin' Back' from the "Notorious Byrd Brothers" 1968 Columbia LP, then you can hear Carl doing some real tasteful work, although they fade him right at the end when things are getting hot! (&*$#)
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There was a steel player out of Champaign/Urbana Illinois in the 60's and early 70's named Whit Taylor that was a great player, way ahead of his time. He had worked with Hank Thompson. I never saw him live but I've heard a few tapes and a lot of stories.
I recall hearing a tape of him doing a great Cth version of By the time I get to Phoenix.
I recall hearing a tape of him doing a great Cth version of By the time I get to Phoenix.
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SURPRISE! SURPRISE!!
Remember some years back in that spectacular "space movie"....when all of a sudden without warning....the fabulous sounds of Jerry Byrd playing Hank Williams'
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"? What a surprise to hear Jerry Byrd "in a MOVIE"!!!
Last night, barely ten minutes into a Lifetime Channel movie from 1996.. "Bastards out of Carolina"...., a southern town's local restaurant and what comes out of the juke box???
JERRY BYRD playing Hank Williams' "I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin'". What a surprise to hear JERRY BYRD, once again, in a motion picture feature.
What tone Jerry and that ole Rick had back in those days!
Remember some years back in that spectacular "space movie"....when all of a sudden without warning....the fabulous sounds of Jerry Byrd playing Hank Williams'
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"? What a surprise to hear Jerry Byrd "in a MOVIE"!!!
Last night, barely ten minutes into a Lifetime Channel movie from 1996.. "Bastards out of Carolina"...., a southern town's local restaurant and what comes out of the juke box???
JERRY BYRD playing Hank Williams' "I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin'". What a surprise to hear JERRY BYRD, once again, in a motion picture feature.
What tone Jerry and that ole Rick had back in those days!
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Maybe not lesser-known--but put me in for Mike Smith. Absolutely outstanding.
Also, Chuck Campbell is killing me
I think Randle Currie will be on the A list before too long...
And Mike Cass knocked me out last time I saw him at the ET Theatre woth Darrell.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by John Macy on 17 October 2001 at 09:20 AM.]</p></FONT>
Also, Chuck Campbell is killing me
I think Randle Currie will be on the A list before too long...
And Mike Cass knocked me out last time I saw him at the ET Theatre woth Darrell.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by John Macy on 17 October 2001 at 09:20 AM.]</p></FONT>