Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon - 30% Discount Code

Roy Carroll · Post by **Roy Carroll** » 9 Aug 2022 5:19 am

Hi Fish,
Mine is on the way, should be here today. I'm excited to see your writing about the Big E.
Thanks for taking the time to make it happen.

Fish · Post by **Fish** » 10 Aug 2022 5:26 am

Hi Roy and everyone,

Thank you so much for purchasing the book. I hope your order arrives quickly.

I'm very humbled by everyone's reaction. My advice if you are authoring a book: find a great editor you trust. Meeting Dr. Fred Bartenstein was the key for me: he toiled over my early drafts and turned them into an actual "book." I am forever grateful to him.

GOOD NEWS: I've just received permission from the University of Illinois Press to publish a chapter exclusively here on the Steel Guitar Forum. On September 6th - the official release date - we'll post the chapter "Night Life."

Thank you again everyone for helping to preserve Buddy's legacy for future generations.

Steve

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 10 Aug 2022 6:26 pm

Got my hardcover a couple of days ago
And can’t wait to dig into it!

Andy DePaule · Post by **Andy DePaule** » 10 Aug 2022 9:54 pm

Still waitin' on my copy from Amazon. But it's always nice to know something good is on the way.

dlayne · Post by **dlayne** » 22 Aug 2022 6:08 pm

I can hardly wait to read the book!!! My order has been in for awhile and I’m sure it will be well worth the wait, Dan

Michael McGee · Post by **Michael McGee** » 25 Aug 2022 5:24 pm

Great read, Steve! Thank you so much for your dedication to seeing this through. Few things bring me more joy than reading about my steel guitar hero.

Tom Keller · Post by **Tom Keller** » 3 Sep 2022 4:11 pm

Steve, I received the book about a week ago. I thoroughly enjoyed it. A labor of love to say the least. Thank you for all the work you put into the effort.

Fish · Post by **Fish** » 4 Sep 2022 3:21 pm

Hi Michael and Tom,

Thank you very much for your lovely comments. The Forum can be a tough room, so I'm happy to have "run the gauntlet" without too many bruises as of yet.

Andy, you shouldn't have to wait much longer. I sure hope the book arrives soon.

Thank you everyone very much for supporting the book!

Steve

Al Brisco · Post by **Al Brisco** » 10 Sep 2022 6:29 am

Hi Steve,

I just received my copy this week....can't put it down!

I surely can understand about it being a 'Labour of Love'.

I'm ordering multiple copies to give away to adoring Emmons fans, etc. They would also make good Christmas or Birthday gifts.

Thanks for your efforts!
Al Brisco
Steel Guitars of Canada

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 10 Sep 2022 9:31 am

I have my copy and I love it. However, the time I find hardest to fill is the time spent on hemodialysis. It's 3.5 hours, three times a week.

You'd think that reading would be the obvious way to use that time but, in reality and because they have you lying in a recliner with overhead fluorescent lights in your face, reading is just not an option.

My 'phone is the best distraction and now, thanks to Amazon e-books, I have The Book downloaded to my library and accessible on my Android phone. Just $9.99, too: a small price for such engaging material.

Now my book can go on the shelf and won't get dog-eared from being toted around.

Andy DePaule · Post by **Andy DePaule** » 12 Sep 2022 7:38 am

Andy DePaule wrote:Looking Forward To This Arriving.
Just placed my order on Amazon.

My copy ordered with Amazon finally arrived after over three months.
Well worth the three month wait, but I was jealous when I saw others getting theirs some time back.

Special thanks to Steve Fishell for the great job on such a wonderful subject.

I know how hard it is to write a book and get it to the point of feeling compete.
Wishing the Fish great success with this effort that is a gift to us all,
Andy

Paul Redmond · Post by **Paul Redmond** » 17 Sep 2022 5:47 pm

I just received my copy of the book today and have already devoured the first 7 chapters. Outstanding piece of work, Steve. Well done!!!
PRR

Roy Heap · Post by **Roy Heap** » 20 Sep 2022 1:13 pm

Joy oh joy on waiting about 2 weeks on putting in my order with WH Smith’s (UK)
It finally arrived on my doorstep this morning.
There will be no watching rubbish tv in the evenings now until I have read the book.
Just can’t wait to get into this treasure.
I am sure Steve that you have done Buddy proud.

Thomas Alexander · Post by **Thomas Alexander** » 28 Sep 2022 1:24 pm

Great read, really enjoyed it!

Would love a CD box set re-release of all of Buddy's LPs--that would be heaven.

MIchael Bean · Post by **MIchael Bean** » 29 Sep 2022 8:20 am

Steve,
thank you so much for putting that book together. I just finished it and didn't want it to end. Your database at the end and copedent evolution is something I was ready to ask for on the Forum. I'll probably re-read it from the beginning.

While reading this, I was reminded of something that happened a few years ago:
for nearly 6 years between 2014 and 2019, I played dobro in a Cambridge, MA based bluegrass group, called True Life Bluegrass, and the singer/guitarist was named Ellen Hays. Ellen had only known me as a dobro player, so one night at rehearsal, she'd discovered that I played pedal steel. She asked me,"Do you like Buddy Emmons?", to which I replied, "Of course, Buddy's the king." Ellen then told me that her brother produced a Buddy Emmons album, and then went to her record collection and pulled out an album for me to see. It was the Rainbow Album, and I learned that her brother was Michael Melford, producer of Buddy's Flying Fish albums, as well as Vassar's Hillbilly Jazz and John Hartford albums. I was floored! It was a real treat to see him play a part in your book. He's now an entertainment lawyer in Cambridge, as you well know.

Thank you again for such a job well done!

Eric Dahlhoff · Post by **Eric Dahlhoff** » 29 Sep 2022 8:24 am

I'm really enjoying reading this!
Thanks for doing it Steve.

Andy DePaule · Post by **Andy DePaule** » 3 Oct 2022 5:24 pm

One minor issue Steve is the small font.
At my age with no so hot eyesight anymore, it's tough to read a lot at one time.

Don't know if you had any say in that aspect, but if future printings should happen, please give that some thought. I'm not the only old farter out here!

Other than that it's very well done indeed. Just wish I could read it faster.
Great job,
Andy

Fish · Post by **Fish** » 5 Oct 2022 5:56 am

Hi Andy,

I hear you. I completely understand and will let the publisher know about your problem. Nothing bothers me more than when I can't read a CD jacket, a newspaper, a magazine, etc. due to small type.

One suggestion - and I'm not trying to upsell you - is to consider the E-Book or Kindle version of the book. The digital version allows you to enlarge the type to your comfort zone. The bonus feature is that the photos look ten times better in the digital version.

Good luck Andy and thanks to EVERYONE for supporting Buddy's book!

Fred Rogan · Post by **Fred Rogan** » 24 Oct 2022 10:46 am

Just received my latest copy of Vintage Guitar magazine and was pleased to see a very nice review of your book Steve.
Congratulations!!

Eric OHara · Post by **Eric OHara** » 30 Oct 2022 7:43 am

Hi, I had planned on getting a copy of this and low and behold one of my band mates beat me to the punch and bought one for me. I started reading it last night and I couldn’t put it down!! What an excellent book. Thanks for putting this together. Very thorough and thoughtful. Respectfully, Eric

Fish · Post by **Fish** » 1 Dec 2022 8:38 am

NOW 50% OFF Until December 31st!

For anyone looking for a stocking-stuffer idea, Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon is 50% OFF until December 31st at the publisher's website with this promo code: HOLIDAY22 If you want to own a hard cover copy, this is the time to order one. This rate is lower than my own "author" discount.

Click here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p086786 then enter the promo code: HOLIDAY22

Thanks again everyone!

Bob Shilling · Post by **Bob Shilling** » 1 Dec 2022 12:11 pm

I just finished reading the book. It's really well done, and I've been enjoying listening to all the recordings you mentioned. Thanks for doing this.

Bruce Heffner · Post by **Bruce Heffner** » 4 Dec 2022 5:22 am

I stayed up 3 nights reading this wonderful book about the Maestro...........thank you Steve for making sure fading memories no longer fade. The future steel players have it all down in writing. Bruce

Tony Oresteen · Post by **Tony Oresteen** » 17 Dec 2022 10:52 am

Fish wrote:UPDATE JULY 1st: Yesterday the publisher announced a 30% discount for Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon using this code at their website. Promo Code F22UIP: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p086786 Thank you everyone!

Fish,

I just ordered a copy and the Promo code you listed in the first post still works for 30% off!

Promo Code F22UIP: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p086786

Ron Scott · Post by **Ron Scott** » 23 Dec 2022 12:57 pm

Just ordered mine a few days ago and can't wait for it to arrive. Thanks for this.Ron

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Buddy Emmons: Steel Guitar Icon - 30% Discount Code

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