Can you remember the first professional pedal steel player y

[Bill Myrick]

I had no idea there have always been so many steel players and in various music styles too !! Still havn't heard anyone mention Bud Isaacs from the early days ??

[Sam Marshall]

I saw a show featuring the New Riders of the Purple Sage and Commander Cody in Arlington, TX back in the early 70's.

I then saw Maurice Anderson with Phil Baugh not long after that. That was at a music store in Dallas where I took guitar lessons. One of the owners' name was Jess. He was supposedly related to Maurice and played bass with him for a long time.

Jess went on to work with Box Car Willie, I believe. He had lived in Waco for a time. He was also related to Chuck Harding - my original guitar teacher when I was 6 or 7 years old. Chuck taught in Waco.

Anyhow, diverging back to the point here. Fifteen years later, I buy a steel and studied it hard for 10 years. I am back to mostly playing guitar, but I still love the steel. I got to study with Maurice for a day and learned a lot - he wore me out on "All the Things You Are".

Sam in AZ

[Charles Beshears]

Bobby Kofer With Pee King at Birmingham,al
I was about 12 or 13 about 1951.
I wound up at the foot of the stage.
embarassed everyone. Sure would like to
meet bobby! Saw Jerry Byrd in Gadsden,al
with Ernest Tubb about 1948 also.
I was hooked on steel right there
Charles Beshears

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