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Posted: **8 Apr 2004 4:45 am**

This is too sad, an unbelievable loss to the steel guitar community. Jeff is such a hero and role model to all of us. I will miss him.
Chuck

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 6:21 am**

SPEECHLESS.

Robbie Bossert

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 6:48 am**

I wish to express my deepest sympathy to the Newman family. Jeff will be missed by all of us who knew him. Don Lorusso

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 6:50 am**

Just like to most, Jeff has been a teacher to me too and I feel a great loss.
He was as great seminarist as a steel guitarist, musician and instructor but most of all, I will miss his sharp humor (and his ability to take it back too). I feel sad for "Fran" and for whom else he left so prematurely.

... J-D.

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 7:34 am**

My best wishes to Fran and the Newman family.
Jim Eaton.

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 7:36 am**

I heard last night. Truely a very sad loss.

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D.S. Rigsby
Carter Starter and various six string toys

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 7:51 am**

What a shock!

I finally had a chance to meet Jeff in Dallas this year and bought his C6 courses. He truly was an excellent teacher.

Deepest sympathies to the family.

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 8:07 am**

I too, am shocked. I think the thread a week or so about, "who learned to play from Jeff Newman" showed us how many of our lives he touched through his teachings. I bet more than half of us would not be playing today without him. I wouldn't. I never took lessons from him, or knew him personally, but today, I feel a huge loss in my heart.

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 8:11 am**

I just found out via "Bobbe's Tips" E-mail. I am stunned and sad. We just lost a very important person to the steel guitar world. My condolences to his family...

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Frank Estes - 1978 Emmons D-10 8+7 #2441D

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 8:23 am**

I can't believe this. I am so sad to hear this. We have lost a friend, a teacher, and a family member in our steel guitar community. Our prayers go out to Fran. Billy

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Posted: **8 Apr 2004 9:16 am**

I just can't believe this has happened. A huge loss to the community. Our prayers go out to the family at this time. Jeff really opened my eyes to a lot of things, musically.

John & Lizzie

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Fulawka D-10 9&5
Fessenden D-10 8&8
"All in all, looking back, I'd have to say the best advice anyone ever gave me was 'Hands Up, Don't Move!"
www.johnbarnold.com/pedalsteel
www.buddycage.net

http://www.nrpsmusic.com/index.html

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 9:38 am**

This is a sad day. My condolences to the Newman family.

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 11:30 am**

Jeff Newman was THE icon in steel guitar "instruction"

He will be missed. May Jesus rest his soul,

carl

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 11:40 am**

Sad news for all steel players to lose such a good player and good person.

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 12:16 pm**

Very sad.
He was ALWAYS willing to take time to answer my steel questions every time I would call.
He will live through his many students.
brian

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 1:12 pm**

Best teacher I ever met. Even taught someone like me to play.

Go to restfull sleep.The Lord just got another good one

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Daniel J. Cormier
Carter D-108/5 , Peavey Sessions 400 Limited ,Nasville 1000,Evans FET 500 LV.
http://www.cajunsteelguitar.com

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 1:30 pm**

Completely shocked, saddened, stunned.

Deepest condolences to all - family, friends, fans, students.

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 2:53 pm**

No, no no no......
This can`t be true.......
Please, God.....

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 3:25 pm**

How very,very Sad.

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 4:48 pm**

He leaves behind a very proud legacy...Countless fine steel guitarists the world wide have some of Jeff's musical soul within them. Not a bad part to leave here for the rest of us.. May GOD rest him... bob

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 5:00 pm**

I got the word from Clint Queen this morning and like all of us, thought a lot about Jeff today. Besides his world class playing, his excellent teaching and methods, his friendly and supportive personality, what I enjoyed most about Jeff was how funny he was. He couldn't write a straight essay if he had to. Clint pointed me to his web site, and of course it is hilarious in a twisted steel guitar kind of way. I think he was a renaissance man and we were lucky to have known him. My love to Fran and the family.

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 5:40 pm**

A sad & tragic loss.

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 6:19 pm**

Deepest Sympathy to all of JEFF'S Family and Friends-I myself got the shocking news from my friend the Herbster just hours after the tragedy-While I did not know Jeff as well as many of you-We got more acquainted during Scotty's show last year while I was helping out with the folks at Peterson Stobe Tuners-Jeff was a vocal endorser of the Peterson V-SAM and VS-2 strobes-which incorporate temperaments in pedal steel guitar tuning theory much of which Mr.Newman was the brainchild

He not only taught how to play the steel-but how to tune it! Makes sense-don't it

It was my sad duty to inform the folks at Peterson today of Jeff's passing-John and Sue were shocked and saddened as was I-May He rest in peace and the perpetual light shine upon Him http://www.petersontuners.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=423 <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by PAUL WARNIK on 08 April 2004 at 07:37 PM.]</p></FONT>

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 6:44 pm**

I just heard via one of the Yahoo newsgroups, so sorry to hear of Jeff's passing.
His courses and presence added a lot to the steel community, not forgetting his community spirit in general.

Posted: **8 Apr 2004 9:01 pm**

My Goodness. I learned to play with the from the ground up series and I admire his humor in his articles and his descriptions. May his spirit live on.

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