The Steel Guitar Forum

Yes, I'd have to agree with Tyler on that. The first time I heard that on the radio, it brought me to my knees. It still does.

Ronnie Miller playing a tribute to John Hughey at the Dallas show with Jean Hughey standing behind him on the stage. Not a dry eye in the house especially during Look At Us.

Malcolm,
You hit the nail on the head! My arms, legs, face, and every other part of my body break out in chill bumps. He was the MAN on good slow steel guitar.

Malcolm McMaster wrote:John Hughey playing Sweet Memories with Dawn Sears at the Station Inn.An outstanding performance by both of them, makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

For me – it was Norm Hamlet on the Grand Ole Opry. I can’t remember the year but sometime round 2003 – Hag and the Strangers did a walk on at the Big House. After they opened with “Workin’ Man Blues” they went into “Silver Wings” and when Norm took a solo – it was all over for me.

There was a lot going on at once. First - there was that singer and those songs. Then there was the history of it all – the realization that Hag and the Strangers on the Opry was going to be a one-time thing and you better watch it like watching lightning. There was Porter’s great (as usual) introduction when he actually warned the older fans to be prepared and not be too shocked by what they were about to see. But mainly it was the sound of Norm’s steel.

We've all been listening to Norm for many years and on that night he summoned up everything good about growing up with country music – listening to Merle Haggard on the radio and on the records and trying to learn to play music.

OLD SCHOOL
1. Dicky Overby
2. John Huey
3. Buddy Emmons
4. Lloyd Green

NEW SCHOOL
1. Paul Franklin
2. Mike Johnson
3. Tommy White
4. Bob MacDonald (my teacher)