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Topic: "Cotton Fields"...who's the player? |
Scott Hiestand
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MA, U.S.A
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Jack Stanton
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Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 18 Apr 2009 1:59 pm |
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| Gene O'Neil, I suspect. |
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Charles Curtis
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Posted 18 Apr 2009 2:00 pm
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| That's Gene Oneil; first met him at the Golden Nuggett in Vegas when he was playing for Judy Lynn. |
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 18 Apr 2009 2:04 pm
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Scott that is Gene O'Neal. Wow! I played that thing 3 times and then I favorited it.
I met Gene in Norway in 1971 or -2 when Charley did a show there. I shook hands with Charley, and Gene played a bit of Steel Guitar Rag for me..wow what a picker! Then I met him at the Posssom Holler in Nashville around 1990.
It is just too bad that the good guys have to leave us way too soon. Gene was a good guy for sure. |
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Scott Hiestand
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MA, U.S.A
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Posted 18 Apr 2009 4:00 pm
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Thanks gentlemen, this place sure is a wealth of information! It's amazing to me how many of you guys not only know of, but have actually met, some of these great players/celebreties.
I book-marked this one too. As much as I willingly admit to a ton of great steel playing going on out there today - this traditonal stuff is timeless and completely blows me away. I can only dream of approaching that level of steel picking but it is inspiring nonetheless!! Gotta love those Fender amps and Gene's P/P. Love it, love it, love it!! |
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Jody Sanders
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Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 18 Apr 2009 7:08 pm
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| Gene was one of the best out there. Also a super nice guy. Showed me how to do the funky little lick on his instrumental called "Funky Monkey". Jody. |
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