MS: DSSG Steel Guitar show in June

[Bill Stafford]

For those needing direction to the St. Martin Community Center- take I-10 exit 5o South towards Ocean Springs, rurn right at the 2nd red light, go a bout a mile and a half and the center/library complex is on your right. 15004 Lemoyne Blvd, St. Martin, Ms.
Hope Gene Breeden can make it. (Gene, if you read this give me a call-plenty of room at home for you and yours).
Bill Stafford

[Gary Moore]

alright i was looking for a line up for the show bill, i be their to play with little Joe Allen looking for a good show o yell if danny Harrell look's at this post show me something danny lol lol lol.

[Bill Stafford]

Gary, so glad you will be here on the program with us. I keep getting phone calls every time I have a "firm(?) schedule. The way this is developing, we might have to start tomorrow....... Not quite, but almost. lol..So proud of all lthe players who will be here with us.
Jack Goodson just called and I am very pleased that he will be on stage with his fiddle and then be on the steel program also. We will have a fiddle in the band and the Western Swing heard will be much better now. Start time was previously scheduled for noon, but now it will be earlier-10:00 AM so we can get all of the players in...Cant wait to hear Joe Wright again either, and Hank Corwin, Buck Grantham, and more. Hopefully, the schedule will come out nlt Monday.
Gary, currently I have you on the program right after Hal Higgens. you will be on at 12:30. Hope that is ok.
See you soon,
Bill Stafford

[Tommy Young]

"""OH YES"""MR. BILL this shows getting better all the time can't wait.



TOMMY YOUNG
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[Hal Higgins]

Bill.....this is really shaping up to be a great show, for sure......Got a gig on the night of the seventh so will have to leave by 4PM......but gonna have a great time listening to all that I can. Bump it to the top one more time.......Hal

[Bill Stafford]

Hal-got you covered. Due to popular demand we have to start our program earlier ie 10:00 AM. Hank Corwin will do a "sound check from 10 to 10:30 AM.(Hank's sound checks are worth an opening ceremony anywhere in the world). Then Hal will formerly open this program at 10:30 AM. Hal gives is the very best version of our "National Anthem" than any one I have ever heard-and I have heard the best at all the really big shows. We are blessed with Hal in our midst. Following at the standard 30 min intervals will be Gary Moore, Wilburn Stewart, Royce Tarver, Jim Parker, Bert Courrege, Ivan Reddington, Buck Grantham, DSSG's own Ms Mini Minnie Pearl(Kayla Kelton) will have a five minute program honoring the late Minnie Pearl and then she will introduce JOE WRIGHT. Joe will finish out the three o'clock hour followed by HANK CORWIN at 4:00 PM. Bill Stafford follows Hank, then Billy Carr, Gordon Dodson(shades of Julian Tharp), Scott Perro(classical guitar solo), R.J.Buras and the great Tony Lane(George Morgan band fame). Little JoeAllen & the "Country Elite" band featuring Geneva Ward-vocalist, Herbie Stewart-steel, Roger Evans-drums, Vern Brewer-bass. The DSSG Steel Line Up will finish the program at 9:00 PM. Bob Saxton will be on stage most of the afternoon also-along with Ben O'Dell, Wayne Goff, Ed Clark, Jerry Jaye. ROMEO SULLIVAN, DJ HALL OF FAME MEMBER will be our MASTER OF CEREMONIES. Thanks. All subject to change of course..See you all soon, hopefully, and please let me know if anyone has been accidently left off. Will correct immediately!
Bill Stafford

[Bill Stafford]

Very proud to announce that Jack and Martha Goodson will be coming in from Florida. Jack will have a program slot to play his steel and he will be heard all afternoon on his "fiddle in the band". This is great news for all of us. Thanks Jack and Martha.
Program just keeps getting better all the time.
Bill Stafford

[Billy Carr]

Looks good as usual. See everybody Saturday around noon. I'll be bringing an 07' S-10D blue Magnum & a late 06' S-12 Extended Fessenden, in case anyones in the market for a almost new guitar, on either. In the future, I'm planning on bringing up to 5 different brand guitars to each show we attend. Getting ready to add two more builders to my steel list, very soon.

[Jack Goodson]

bill: martha and I are packed and ready to go. this will be a great show as always. we have lost track of how many times we have been to gulfport. i guess you could say we are addicted to them. we will probably see you friday nite....thanks jack and martha

[Ray Harrison]

Bill, your show just continues to grow. I'm scheduled to work that weekend, or else I may have talked Sandy into the trip.
Best of wishes on the show. Have a great time. Please extend my best wishes and condolences to Ed and family.
Tell Ben O'dell hi for me.
Once again best wishes and hug Betty for us.
Miss ya.

[Tommy Young]

THIS IS GONNA BE A GOODUN FOR SURE BETTER BE GETTING YO CAR FULL OF GAS """WOW""" AND PACKED UP SEE YOU THERE




TOMMY YOUNG
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[J PARKER]

I am looking forward to seeing everyone there. Great show i do believe. Jim

[Roland Buras]

Great line up Bill. Looks like you got me in the "HOT" seat, HA! that is between the Greats, Billy Carr and Mr Tony Lane. I'll try me best to keep up.. looking forward to seeing all our friends.
Sorry to hear Barney & Mary will not be there.
If you need any assistance with anything let me know.

RJ Buras Excell Super B SD12 7x9
don't let that scare you. Im only playing 3&5 right now.

[Ben ODell]

Well Ya'll,,,, Ole "Benji" been feeling kinda pore'ly lately, but I'm back up and going,,, (SORTA). Ain't gonna win no race, but I'm gonna be there.

My good friend and partner in crime, (Mike Hoover) said he can't make it and I sho-nuff hate that. I was gonna try and talk him into donating that 59 Jazz Bass to the "BEN O'DELL" Museum, (aka) BARN.

Yep,,, another of my hero's won't be able to make it. Barney and Mary, we gonna miss ya'll. I was really looking forward to seeing that new biscuit board of your's.

And I'm still wantin to hear them licks R.J. done and stole over at Billy's the other nite. Through-out all these post R.J., I haven't heard if you gonna bring the gumbo. If you ain't I'm probably gonna have to git Ms Mickey to build me a couple of "RUTABAGA SAMICHES" to bring with me. You know how I develop them honger pains bout mid-day.

What a line up !!!! Billy has done it again !! (AS USUAL), and I'm really looking forward to seeing and hearing you all. Ole Romeo is an unbeatable MC singer "PREMIUM". And Romeo, you hog tie Wayne Gray and tote him down there saturday. You may have to haul him in the trunk, (to avoid looking at him all the way down there). You get him down there and I'll take charge of him, and he and I will go over to the far end of the building and ugly it up while ya'll are pickin.

I'll see ya'll SADDAY..........

P.S..........Buck,,,, I got a sack for you......
NO,,, 2 sacks. You know kinda like that sack of pecans. Can't stand to see you not doin nuttin.

Ben-Jamin O'Dell

[Bill Stafford]

Tomorrow's the day, but our "Friday Nite Frolic" here at home just will not be denied. I did my best not to schedule a fun night tonight, but that wasn't good enough. This night grows all of its own and our house will be full again tonight.
Joe Wright and family arrived last night. Will take them fishing this morning in the Gulf between Biloxi and Gulfport in the used to be village of Mississippi City-long since annexed by Gulfport. There is a new pier rebuilt since the storm that extends quite a ways out in the Gulf of Mexico. We will see how good a feisherman ole Joe is. Might have something extra for the eating table tonight. Proud to say the Goodsons will be here too.
Our music picking friends will start arriving tonight around five pm for a very informal good time.
Had to start our DSSG program tomorrow at 10 AM due to the additional players that wil be here to help us celebrate the beginning of Hurricane Season. We are a week late with this celebration, but with Joe Wright here, we will catch up pretty quick..Topped off by Buck Grantham and Hank Corwin, Clyde Bloodworth,-hopefully, Billy Carr, Hal Higens and the rest of us hanging on and in.
Thanks. See a lot of you soon.
Bill Stafford

[J PARKER]

Well folks Wayne Gray and Romeo knocked them dead here in Meridian at the week long TISBA deal last week. Im sure hoping they can make it to the show and Bill sure has a nice lineup for the show saturday and someone told me that doc was going to sing the steel guitar rag on my part and i think ill have to watch him on that one. Jammin Ben and Wayne on drums get ready cause me and Doc will be there. Jim

[Tommy Young]

This needs to be on the top for sure




TOMMY YOUNG
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[Billy Carr]

T T T! Loading up tonight(Fri.) Be in Ocean Springs around noon tomorrow.

[Bill Stafford]

Almost here. We had a great informal time at our Friday Nite Frolic. Joe Wright and Bob Saxton played some unbeleivable music. Lots of food, not much left over either. Thanks to all for this wonderful support to and for DSSG. See you soon.
Bill Stafford

[Warren Cohran]

WOW JUST GETTING TO LISTEN TO THOSE 2 PICKERS TOGETHER WOULD BE WORTH THE TRIP . MAYBE I CAN MAKE IT THE NEXT TIME .Bill dont let Connie get out of singing she has a beautiful voice . Hope kyle caught some fish . AND I know Aaron is having a goodtime as much as he loves music and playing the harmonica .Hope yall have great show . DANNY

[Tommy Young]

GUY'S THIS WAS A WONDERFUL SHOW, I ENJOYED IT IMMENSELY AS I'M SURE ALL THAT WAS THERE DID. THERE WAS SOME OF THE VERY BEST PICKING YOU WOULD EVER WANT TO LEND AN EAR TO. MR. SMOOTH BILL STAFFORD AND THE WHOLE DSSG CREW THANKS FROM MAX-TONE FOR LETTING ME BE A SMALL PART OF THIS GREAT SHOW



TOMMY YOUNG
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[Billy Carr]

I agree totally. Bill Stafford and all the guys put on a great show each time on the Gulf Coast. I enjoyed watching and listening to everybody. While all of the players were excellent, in between conversations and selling strings, etc., I got a chance to listen to three players that really sounded good, as everybody did. Gary Moore, Hank Corwin and Jack Goodson really had great execution and tone. Buck Grantham was also in rare form as well, playing a beautiful D-10 Mullen. Jim Parker and his new D-10 Rains sounded the best I've ever heard him play. Tone to the bone and having Doc singing didn't hurt. Doc's SHOW-PRO he had for sale made a lot of us want to take it home. Beautiful guitar. More like a piece of art. All of the backup musicians were great, as well. More later.

[Roland Buras]

Billy Carr, I came in in the middle of your show ..as always you or something else, that was superb playing and great tone. i had to work saturday till 3:00. also i need a couple packs of strings. went by your booth and got distracted by other memebers. however im glad everyone is always glad to see me and me them . so we will get those strings in a few days i will be coming through hattiesburg maybe we can do lunch.

You or right Jack Goodson was dynamite. I got to hear Jack , Gordon and Gary moore before i had to get back to work. those guys lit me up. sorry for the abrupt leaving the guitar show, but duty calls.


RJ

[Roy Ayres]

Sounds like Bill's DSSGA show was up to its usual high standard. Sounds like you guys and gals had great fun. I'm just sorry I couldn't make it. Maybe next time.

Regards to all of my friends -- and Laurie says "Hi."

[Howard Tate]

I regret that I had to miss it too. I've been watching for a more detailed report on it, I hope some one posts some pictures.