Memory of the old Sho Bud store on Broadway

Tommy White · Post by **Tommy White** » 14 Sep 2010 6:01 pm

Great picture of the Sho-Bud sign.

Fred Jack · Post by **Fred Jack** » 14 Sep 2010 6:08 pm

Now thats a pair to draw too! Looks like they both been in the shine.

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 15 Sep 2010 1:07 pm

Cal Sharp wrote

What is this today, Photo Editing 101?

I just thought a little sharpening would bring the finishing touch…

If I really bring my Mac up to photo editing, I can zoom in on the sign, flip it around and show the backside.

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 15 Sep 2010 1:09 pm

In fact I will show you!

Brad Malone · Post by **Brad Malone** » 15 Sep 2010 2:45 pm

Guys, I guess you realize you all have a book in the making...you guys had the privilege of being located in the heart of country music and the heart of the Steelguitar world when they had their greatest growth and development. Thanks to all of you for sharing your stories..I'm sure you have many more..they really mean a lot to all of us that were many miles away from that great location. Bas, that last picture would make a great postcard...great job.

Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 15 Sep 2010 3:22 pm

Skip Edwards wrote:

btw... Is Ernie's Egg Mart anywhere near Burford's Barber Shop?

I knew someone would get it.

Dave A. Burley · Post by **Dave A. Burley** » 15 Sep 2010 4:40 pm

Doesn't Roberts use the old Sho-Bud sign but painted over? If so, that coat of paint could be stripped off by a professional and it would leave the original sign. Anyone down there know for sure?
Thanks,
Dave Burley

Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 15 Sep 2010 5:08 pm

Looks like the same one, eh? It's been painted over more than once.
BTW, here's an interesting site: http://www.planet.eon.net/~gsimmons/shobud/shot.html

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 15 Sep 2010 5:43 pm

This thread is great! Not only because Jay Hudson is a long-time pal of mine, but because the first time I saw Tommy White play steel guitar was up on the third floor of S~B, Harry's kingdom.

Jimmy Day, before he moved to Texas, was holding court playing a D-10 without pedals, summer of 1972. I was in town with Michael Murphey. I remember Sheryl Day was up there with him and had peroxide blonde hair, Jimmy had a modified pompadour. Tommy, who must have been 12 or 13 at the time, was sat down at the steel and was totally tearing it up!

There was a crowd of 8 to 10 players hanging around watching TW and he was definitely enjoying the attention. Day was hanging over his shoulder beaming with pride.

Tommy, I hope you don't mind me retelling the story.

You knocked me out then, and you knock me out now. You are a hoss, you know.

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 15 Sep 2010 6:02 pm

Yeah, Cal...right down the street from Roy's Radio Repair in Rainbow Valley.
Mighty fine...

Tommy White · Post by **Tommy White** » 15 Sep 2010 6:05 pm

Herb,
How kind. Thank you so much and thank you for retelling that story. Yes, that incident is 2 years shy of being 40 years ago! Seems like just a few days ago to me. It was such an incredible and magical time for the pedal steel, especially to this then 12 year old kid. I still love the instrument and have an appreciation for anyone who can play it.
Thanks again Herb. I really appreciate it.
My best,
TW

Mike Jones · Post by **Mike Jones** » 16 Sep 2010 8:13 pm

I worked Robert's Western World on the 4th and the 6th covering for Mike Sweeney while he was in St Louis. I had to bring my old Sho-Bud Super Pro just because. The vib was still there and that old Bud sounded sweet, at least to me.

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 17 Sep 2010 1:23 am

I visited Nashville (as you probably guessed by now) in 1977. I was a longhaired hippie from Amsterdam with a lot of interest in the pedalsteel. Everyone treated me like as a special guest. I took some slides that day. I just found most of them among the thousands stored away somewhere. Not only of the store but also of the factory, Lee Wheeler's shop across the street from the factory and the MSA factory in Dallas that I visited the next day. I don’t know if this is the right place to show them all, but I will start with the other side of the street.
Bas

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 17 Sep 2010 1:35 am

Let's go into the store. I did not bring my flash and I used only a 64 ASA film. So this is the best I can do with these 33-year old slides.

Andrew Roblin · Post by **Andrew Roblin** » 17 Sep 2010 1:45 am

Thank you, Bas...

Your photos are great. I hope you'll post everything you have of the store and the area.

It's great to see the showroom floor I used to mop.

Thanks again.

Andrew

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 17 Sep 2010 1:56 am

Thank you Andrew, That is a fast response from the other side of the world.
This is the last slide from the inside of the store.
I think David will agree, that the pictures of the factory belong in a new topic that I will start as soon as I am done scanning

Bas

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 17 Sep 2010 3:33 am

Superb thread. There must be quite a few photos taken of the Sho-Bud premises interior (and its staff) over the years. These pictures and recollections make fascinating reading.

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 17 Sep 2010 3:50 am

The factory pictures went here:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... highlight=

I hope you all like them.

David Griffin · Post by **David Griffin** » 17 Sep 2010 6:57 am

Awesome thread for all us Sho-Bud players! Bas,the summer of 1977 was the only time I got to spend much time in Nashville. I was playing in a band called the "Panther City Pickers" that got signed to Monument records. The record was produced by Bobby Bare & Dave Hickey but as far as I know was never released. Thanks for the memories! Love the factory pics,also.

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 17 Sep 2010 11:11 am

I found another one. The strange set of legs was an innovation by Tom Bradshaw that never really made it.

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 17 Sep 2010 11:11 am

sorry double post

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 17 Sep 2010 11:13 am

sorry tripple post

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 17 Sep 2010 8:40 pm

I used to hang out in the Sho~Bud store/factory because I had a crush on a red haired girl named Theresa who worked there (along with her Dad).

Here's a great story that Chuck Campbell told me. He was a teenager, going to the Sho~Bud store to check out instruments with his father. Chuck is a great steel player in the Sacred Steel tradition (Robert Randolph's mentor) who thought he knew what was important in terms of the steel guitar at that time. In the ShoBud store Jimmy Day was holding court. He talked to Chuck and discovered that he played gospel music. He proceded to play 'Amazing Grace' with his right hand only (his left hand was busy with a bottle of Jack Daniels). Chuck came away with two revelations:

-The Lord works in strange ways
-I've got to get one of those pedal steels

Bas Kapitein · Post by **Bas Kapitein** » 17 Sep 2010 11:24 pm

Great story Dan

btw, your red haired girl is on one of these pics.

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... highlight=

Bas

Greg Wisecup · Post by **Greg Wisecup** » 18 Sep 2010 6:01 am

This question is posed to all of you that were connected to Sho-Bud or downtown or the Opry in those days. Did you have a sense that you were living and experiencing a very special time in music history? Did you have a feeling that something very special was going on but maybe just couldn't figure out what it was. Nothing like the early days and the magic that was made back then will ever occur again in my opinion.
If I had to do it all over again...................

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