Buddy Charleton

Marvin Snedegar · Post by **Marvin Snedegar** » 15 Jan 2006 7:46 pm

I met Buddy Charleton in about 1969 or 1970 in Texas. He was on tour with Earnest Tubb. I was on a Harper Valley PTA tour at that time and I was a dobro player. After hearing Buddy's smooth aproach to the steel guitar I knew right then and there that I had to learn to play the pedal steel guitar. Lately while I was shopping at Billy Cooper's Music Inc. in Orange Virginia I had the opportunity to sit down and talk and play music with Buddy and he still has the smooth approach and the ability to play second to none. If interested he is now giving steel guitar lessons at Coopers Music.
"Sleepy" Mullen D10 8x5 Black Beauty Twin Peavay Nashville 400 and Tube Fex[This message was edited by Marvin Snedegar on 15 January 2006 at 10:13 PM.]

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 15 Jan 2006 8:05 pm

..the ability to play second to none.

You got that right.

EJL

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 16 Jan 2006 4:56 am

Buddy is and always will be one of the greats in this business.

Don Ricketson · Post by **Don Ricketson** » 16 Jan 2006 6:58 am

Hi Marvin. I remember that tour very well. They were booked at the Ramblin' Rose in Llano, Tx. I was with the house band. I had just bought a new ZB D-11 from Bobby Garrett and Buddy wanted to try it out. Buddy and Steve Chapman came to my house and we set it up in my living room. Needless to say no one got any sleep that night. They seronaded me and my wife all of that night and then some. Buddy used to deer hunt in Llano county and stopped by and visited with his friend Johnny Dutton a couple times. Second to none is right on. Don.

------------------
Mullen D10-8/5
Sho-Bud S10-3/4
Evans Amps
"Making The Stars Shine"

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 16 Jan 2006 7:12 am

I remember seeing Buddy when he was with ET at a county fair in Minnesota. ET was always very good at letting his musicians do instrumentals and I never saw a steeler dance on the pedals like Buddy did when he played the C6th neck.

Erv

david berzansky · Post by **david berzansky** » 16 Jan 2006 10:12 am

I hauled my first sho bud all the way to virginia to take a single four hour lesson from buddy when i first started out about five years ago. He helped me out quite a bit just by watching him play let alone the actual lesson. If I had a top two list, Buddy C would be on it for sure. Also a very cool guy.
David B

Larry Chung · Post by **Larry Chung** » 16 Jan 2006 11:47 am

Aw, Don, you've gone ahead and done it... my day was going so well...

Buddy Charleton on a ZB? In your living room?

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about.

Are there photos? A kitchen tape or three? Inquiring minds want to know. (;

All ZBest,
Larry[This message was edited by Larry Chung on 16 January 2006 at 11:48 AM.]

Don Ricketson · Post by **Don Ricketson** » 16 Jan 2006 12:44 pm

Naw Larry, wish I did. All I have is fond memories. My wife reminded me what he played mostly all night was "Yesterday". It was pretty new then and he was having a time figuring out the chord progressions on that ZB D-11 with 10 floor pedals and 1 knee lever

It was Bobby G's setup. I never did figure it out either. Does anybody know what ever happened to Steve Chapman. I think he took Leons place at the time.

------------------
Mullen D10-8/5
Sho-Bud S10-3/4
Evans Amps
"Making The Stars Shine"