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I have been reminded that the topic is still running so I’ll say again that it’s me, my hands, my shirt, my solo, and of course, the Blade.

I was told prior to my first reply that the date was at the Tennessee State Prison so my mentioning working a few times with Linda in California was just to imply that it was one of several times I had the pleasure of working with her.

I moved from L.A. back to Nashville in early 1974 and received a call for the prison date a few months after the move.

The shot that should remove all doubt is about a third of the way into another song Linda sang on the show called, “Love Has No Pride.” Those of you familiar with my profile would recognize that nose anywhere.
Nuff said…

Thank you Buddy. I enjoyed watching both clips!

OK, Group Hug! Group Hug!

I'll cetainly go with Buddy's response. I think that settles it.

As promised, though - here's Bob's email to me:

"Jim:

Well, I'm still relatively sure the steel player was Myrick, and I'm
ABSOLUTELY sure first, that the drummer was not John Ware, and second,
that
it WAS Kenny Buttrey.

Oh well, I was just there at the time... unless somebody contends that
someone else was playing the white Tele..."

And as promised, I WILL give him a hard time.

I hope those who jumped on the bandwagon thinking I was arguing the point will review things and maybe "get it". If not - oh, well, not my problem.

I thought the steel player was Bill Hankey???

Jim,next time that you see Bob punch him on the side of his neck!....It's a joke,don't hit him.

It was the brown cover Linda record with Buddy on the studio side and Sneaky on the live side that made me buy a steel guitar...

Doug - please go back and read the posts - I promised to post Bob's response no matter what was going on, just so everyone could understand the info was NOT coming from me. It was irrelevant that Buddy had clearly shown it was him just a few post ago by finally saying clearly and without a doubt that it was him (before that I was giving Bob a fair shot, and some things Buddy said WERE unclear, no matter how much hero-worship people want to lump on the discussion) - I was being fair to *everyone* by posting Bob's last message, which was sent BEFORE Buddy's post!

Stu - Darned right I won't HIT him - he's a flippin' lawyer!



However, the verbal abuse will be too wonderful for words.....

Thanks again Buddy. I believed you the first time and nice pickin'!

Someone lock it up please!

DZ

I watched it...over and over, and over and over.

What...

...are we arguing about?

It is Buddy Emmons

Jim Sliff wrote:I guess all the Buddy-voters are saying Warford is a liar because their view of the brief apearances during the video make them more qualified sources than someone who played on that gig and several others with THAT group of musicians.

Here's where attitude, language, overblown analysis, and putting words in people's mouths took this thread downhill. Nobody used the "L word" before this. It was considered simply a difference of memories. And not everyone was basing their case on the videos. At least one person was there, Buddy. Granted his irrelevant California remark did confuse the issue temporarily. A little more civil approach would have gotten us to the same point of agreement without the irritating defensiveness and rancor.

Well, it was an interesting train wreck to watch while it lasted. Let's move on and try to learn the lesson on civility.

I'll cast my vote for Buddy.
Man, that whole album by Ronstadt was great.

...let's hear it for"irritating defensiveness and rancor"...

In 1964, 10 year earlier, when Linda was just another local girl singer with dreams or becoming a star, she dated a fellow named Mike Bass, with whom I and amother fellow shared an apartment for a few months.

One day I accidentally walked in on them at the wrong moment, and saw her naked.

Mike Perlowin wrote:In 1964, 10 year earlier, when Linda was just another local girl singer with dreams or becoming a star, she dated a fellow named Mike Bass, with whom I and amother fellow shared an apartment for a few months.

One day I accidentally walked in on them at the wrong moment, and saw her naked.

How can anybody claim that drugs don't stimulate the creative imagination?

...

One day I accidentally walked in on them at the wrong moment, and saw her naked.

I just wanted to read that again...and again...

I don't know if this counts, but one time we were opening for the Sweethearts of the Rodeo, and we didn't have anywhere to change, so parked beside their bus, I got out and did it right there in the parking lot.

I think they saw me naked.

I was hoping, anyhow.

Oh, and I think it was Buddy Emmons..



FHLE

Who needs TV when you have the Steel Guitar Forum?

Ernest
Perlowin speaks the truth.

In fact, in 1968 I was over at Mike Bass's house in Venice listening to the then-new country album by Jerry Lee Lewis with the John D. Loudermilk song "Break My Mind" playing, and he said "that'd be a good song for Linda."

At the next rehearsal, I told Linda about Mike's suggestion, and she said "hmmm... cool song." So we worked it up, and I think Linda recorded it on one of her early albums.

Herb - Yep, and Clarence White plays a hellacious bender break on it!

The Steel Guitar Forum is great for information!

Hey Mike,

Are you sure that it really was Mike Bass and not the, um, "Big E" that night, too?

Never mind,

M.E.

Dave Zirbel wrote:He's playing an Emmons and sounds great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4B92a5D ... ed&search=

Wow! What a great clip! Who is that steel player?