The Steel Guitar Forum

Does anybody know who the guy was playing the little red Sho-Bud Pro-1 with Becky Schlegal saturday night. He sounded pretty darn good to me.
Nick

I saw him on an earlier show and she introduced him..I don't recall his name. She said he was from
South Dakota. I thought he was pretty good also.
Glenn B

Kind of looks like Dick Cheney. I saw it too, he's a good player whoever he is.

I also wonder if RFD-TV is making some program changes. I noticed in the RFD program guide that Johnny High's show is no longer listed, and the Midwest Show is now only 30 minutes. Maybe Joe Savage or Reece could chime in here and let us know whats going on.
Nick

Nick - That's Minnesota's own Kenny Wilson playing with Becky. He's been playing that Sho~Bud forever. Great guitar player too!

Brian

I want to know who the steeler was with Lisa Layne, same show. Excellent taste in licks and great tone. Typical camera man shot an angle that you could not see the brand of steel. I couldn't see the fret markers good enough to tell. Can that Bruce Hoffman play a fiddle or what?

Danny....I really don't know but could it have been Boo Miller ?

I wonder how long this show will continue? It has gone from an hour of pretty entertaining music to a half hour with about 14 commercials, some previously recorded music clips interspersed with the same filmed shots of the audiance clapping, and that's about it. I did not see ANY of the original group tonight.

Alan,
I called Joe Savage, Midwest Country's staff band Steel player the other night and talked with him about this same concern I have. You might also have noticed the The Johnny High Show has been pulled from the RFD line-up. It seems that RFD-TV has raised their air-time rates, and re-programmed much of the weekly schedule. I personally fought hard to get my cable system "Comcast" to carry RFD here in the Nashville area. It really disappoints me these changes have happened.
Nick

Yes, I saw that too. I used to tape any of this stuff that was on if Iwas out working a gig, but there's not much to tape now. It's a shame. Marty's show is outstanding tho' and last night was super. I wonder if his spot will expand and Midwest will fade altogether? There are a few shows around here like the Midwest show, but none are televised. Some do great and others struggle. It is hard to keep a show "new" and entertaining every week, but I liked the the Midwest show just because it was pretty much "just folks" and no glitsty modern stars. I liked the fact also that the entertainers had enuff pride in themselves and their craft to all dress very nicely also, for the most part. I guess that Midwest just can't generate enuff revenue to justify a full show being televised, and they have to fill what air time they have with all those dang commercials over and over. I know when they first started they had a lot of trouble with sound. Guitar way too loud, no steel, or vice versa, but they finally got that under control,and the camera people to show WHO was actually playing. Oh well, I guess "Time Changes Everything"....I will miss it.

Alan and Nick; thank you both on voicing your opinions on the big change-overs on the RFD Channel. You both are right in observing these changes which are [ or have ] taken place over the past couple of years. Now that Nashville has an influence on how this channel programs; we the little guys are the ones to lose what we loved about it, when RFD first came to TV. Most of we forumites still love and cherish the sounds of our old time country music; yes, it's fine to see the locomotives of yester-year; watch the horse and rodeo shows; enjoy many of the other programs which are of interest to all categories of folks; all I'm requesting is to have a wee bit more of the music which RFD began providing to the general public when they first came into existence.. Bernie

It appears that history is repeating itself. This is very similar to what occured with TNN (The Nashville Network). At its inception, there were numerous music related shows but as time went on more and more of these shows were eliminated until there was just a remnant of the original station's concept. Eventually it became "The National Network" (featuring mostly sitcom reruns and lame movies.) I am fairly certain that Jim Owens (the husband of Lorianne Crook?) was/is involved extensively with both these stations.

I noticed they have added the Marty Stuart Show on Saturday nights. I wish they would put the Wilburn Brothers show back on evening schedule!

for the most part whats comes though the mid west country show os ok but there is some stuff that makes your hair raise on your neck. not sure how they do things but maybe they should screen what will be on the air.

To me Midwest country was the only show that I enjoyed ,I kept Satelite just for that show , hope it's not going down the tubes I agree on the commercials ,I recorded Saturdays show got about 14 Mins. of show. I was wondering what happened to Johnny High , And Havn't seen Penny Gilly Either.
I am not into cattle auctions and can't understand what they are saying anyway. I think I'll play more steel and the heck with TV. Miss Leroy's picking , he has been in our prayers.
"Ralph"

Happened to catch a little of Hee Haw on RFD the other night.Lordy made me feel old as Buck Owens and Don Rich looked so young.
Think i found another reason i can't stand to watch any so called country music shows now,or any others for that matter. Looks as if i am an OF also because i thought Buck and the band were dressed so neat,and the others also.They didn't look like a bunch of bums just kicked off a freight train.
Bob Wills used to come through my home town on a freight train (I read about this) and would bet he was dressed better than the working musicians now days.

Well, that's funny, but true. Most of the acts I have seen on MWC dress very nice. I DID see Bobby Bare on there one night however, and he and his band both looked like they had been out on an all night fishing and drinking trip. Years gone by, a musician would not be caught dead even in a pair of jeans on stage, and many would spend a small fortune on clothes. Now, a quick stop by the Goodwill dumpster, and yer good ta go............