The Steel Guitar Forum

What about Weldon Myrick???? He sings and plays.

Mike Sigler from Ohio, is awesome. He sings his butt off, and never misses a note. He has it down to a science. I heard from Jerry Brightman that Mike did, "I Walk Alone" out in St. Louis this year, and tore it up. Not suprising.

Jim: I remember those Newton boys !! What I have most vividly in my mind is Wayne playing Steel Guitar Rag while looking out from under his guitar with his hands over his head on the guitar. That is something no one could forget.

Regards, Paul

A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of watching Jack Smith play steel and do back up vocals for Connie Smith at Grove, Ok. and literally carried the show !!!! What a great performance !!! I talked to him some after the show. I wish he was on the forum . Do any of you keep up with him ? How's he doing ?

Hi Bill,

We should get together for some steel playing soon.

Rick Barber

Barbara Mandrell. Best, Boomer

The band I play with in So. Virginia is called the Legends and our lead singer is also our steel guitarist. His name is Larry Sutphin and he's one heck of a singer as well as steelman. Larry used to be with gospel group which traveled down the east coast about 25 years ago or so and is equally adept at harmony part. He uses a Harmonizer machine and has the fool pedal velcro-ed to a plate on the leg of his steel so he just taps the thing with his right leg and he sounds like the Gatlin Brothers.
When I was back in Southern California I used to have a friend named James O'Rafferty who was a great steel player and vocalist. Some bandleaders wouldn't hire him as a steel player because he sang better than the vast majority of the. Just ask ol' Boomer, he knew J.G. very well.

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Have a good 'un! JH U-12

Been doing it for years but found it works best wearing a face mike. Eaiser to look down and see where that bar is and what those little fingers are doing. Course you have to watch what you say. Face mikes give it all away.