Curly Chalker treasure find: Home tapes

Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 11 Dec 2003 8:28 pm

Wow.... Randel Chalker, the other guitarist in the band I'm in out of Enterprise, Ala. is the nephew of the late great Curly C. and had some cassette tapes of stuff recorded around the house and some demo stuff and some Hee Haw jammin. Wow............. Live on Memorex... what a treat to get to listen to this stuff. Curly lives on in my tape deck as I type this. All I gotta say is Wow...

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Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 11 Dec 2003 9:17 pm

Wow Jim, old buddy, old pal, and namesake

, what would one have to do to get a copy? It would be especially nice if you could burn them to CD's.

Gary Walker · Post by **Gary Walker** » 11 Dec 2003 9:33 pm

Jim, this Walker is also a Chalker fanatic and it would be great for family to also enjoy this great find, thanks, Gary.

Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 11 Dec 2003 10:45 pm

The Tapes are now in the hands of a Post Recording Engineer to be transfered and remixed to CD. I'll keep ya'll posted on any infomation of availibility.

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John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 12 Dec 2003 12:21 am

Jim Please Keep us informed, because I would like to get, buy a copy too.

Curly and I were Friends in the Late 70's and he recorded me an 8 track Tape of all things(wonder what ever happened to 8 tracks) of his latest Album at the time to play in my CB radio Shop in Hermitage TN. He was talking on his CB at home and it Bled into the recording as Curly had a 300 watt amp on his CB. He was Talking to Travis and it was real neat with His music in the background. It was one of my prized memories of Curly along with a Shobud Bar he gave me.

My Female Doberman had 8 puppies about 3 or 4 years ago and I was keeping them in the garage and they got into a box where I had it stored and ate that tape. If there ever was a case for animal abuse.....
At least they didn't eat the Sho Bud Bar.

I still have the bar and I carry it in my pocket to all the gigs I play, It may not help my guitar pickin, but it gives me Inspiration, confidence and comfort.

I would like to get some recordings of Curly playing Guitar,if there are any, he was a monster finger picker too, most folks don't know this.

I've been Blessed, When you get the chance to become friends with your all time hero, its a boring life after that.

All the other steelers in the world are competing for #2, Curly was and still is #1. Never be another like him!

I see you are a Bender Guy too.
John

BTW
Does Randel have that magical Chalker Talent too? I thought Curly's Son might, but he never did anything with the genes he inherited, sad story.

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David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 12 Dec 2003 5:05 am

Wow this is sort of like finding a Vermeer painting hidden behind a students still life on the samne canvas. Or a long lost Sonnet from W.S. being found in great grannies knitting bag in the attic.

I would love to have some more Curly too.

John McGann · Post by **John McGann** » 12 Dec 2003 6:04 am

Me too, big time!

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 12 Dec 2003 7:36 am

W.S.

William T. Sherman ?

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 12 Dec 2003 7:57 am

I too am a big Curly fan, and would be first in line to buy, beg, borrow, something like this. I would prefer CD, but whatever is available is a treasure to me!! Thanks.

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 12 Dec 2003 8:20 am

Add me to the list!

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 12 Dec 2003 11:21 am

ha jim,

i would like a copy of that too!!

i have a couple of vidos of curly on he haw
with him playing his brown m.s.a d10

Ronnie Miley · Post by **Ronnie Miley** » 12 Dec 2003 1:34 pm

Count Me In,Big Fan Of His Music

Clyde Bloodworth · Post by **Clyde Bloodworth** » 12 Dec 2003 6:14 pm

John,
Sorry to say,Randel is not blessed with Curley's talent. He,however, is almost a spitting image of Curley at the time of the release of Big Hits on Big Steel.I very much agree that for me Curley was the greatest steel guitar player that ever lived,an opinion that he also shared. May his memory never die!

Ernest Cawby · Post by **Ernest Cawby** » 13 Dec 2003 8:13 am

I too would love a copy, just say how muich.

ernie

Ed Naylor · Post by **Ed Naylor** » 14 Dec 2003 9:25 am

I have always been a Chalker fan. Your post about the "Find" caused me to remember somewhere in my collection I have a 'Master Recording"that was never releasd of the late Jackie Phelps with Chalker playing some great E9. "Snowbird" and"Gentle on my Mind" were a couple songs I remember that were on it. He also did some great work on some "TELESTIALS" gospel albums. Ed Naylor Steel Guitar Works

Gary Walker · Post by **Gary Walker** » 14 Dec 2003 11:26 am

Some of my early heros have left us and losing Curly was a very sad thing for me. He topped my list which included Chet and Speedy. It's true, we acquire new ones as they emerge on the scene but they take on their own identity, but Curly was truly one of a kind, of which, the likes we may never see again. I can never get enough of his playing.

Donnie Blassl · Post by **Donnie Blassl** » 14 Dec 2003 12:12 pm

You can count me in. I am one of his biggest fans.

John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 14 Dec 2003 7:41 pm

"CURLS" ? That's all you need to say. I'm in that number too !!

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Jim Walker · Post by **Jim Walker** » 14 Dec 2003 10:09 pm

Thanks for all the mail fellas, I'll post something on the forum when and if the CD's are availble. I only heard just a taste of what the tapes may hold. Most of them are of just Curly, his brothers and or friends jammin. No worries, I'll keep Ya'll posted.

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Bob Carlson · Post by **Bob Carlson** » 15 Dec 2003 8:18 am

Jim Walker:
It would appear you have some tapes that have some monetary value that should be professionally put on CD, sold with the profits going to his Widow or immediate family.

Anything else might be unlawful.

Bob