The Steel Guitar Forum

Can't figure out who the steel
player is in this clip of Merle
Haggard from the 1960's. He does
not resemble Norm Hamlet to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75If2Whe0E4

He resembles "Red Rhodes". I don't know if Red spent any time in Nashville or played with Merle.

I thought it might be Fuzz Owens, but he does resemble Red Rhodes. Any other ideas? Jody.

Red Rhodes on steel, Johnny Davis on guitar. Don't know the bass player, Biff Adams on the drums. Positive !

Thanks Jim. Jody.

That is Red Rhodes on steel. It was a movie that was made in Hollywood around 1966 and the producer hired the band from the Palamino in No. Hollywood to play some of the music. That is also Biff Adam on the drums. I went to work for Merle in 1967 and became band leader of the Strangers, and hired Biff in 1969 to be the drummer. About the same time we hired other band members from the Palamino. Dennis Hromek on bass and Bobby Wayne for rythmn and Harmony singing.
Red Rhodes was a great steel player along with being a real nice guy to be around. He was a good band leader and allways had good musicians and did`nt seem to mind when we borrowed a few for the Strangers.
That movie had a lot of country artist in it, and at one time you could get a copy from video stores.
Norm

Hey, Jim Bob.

I was pretty sure it was "Red" but I didn't pick up on Johnny Davis. The old eyes are not as good as they used to be.

norm hamlet wrote: That movie had a lot of country artist in it, and at one time you could get a copy from video stores.
Norm

That was a scene from "Hillbillys In a Haunted House".
I have a copy of it, and I do understand why it made it on the "50 worst movies ever made" list. The only good part is the "concert" at the end of the show with Merle, Sonny James, Molly Bee, and others.

Billy, You still have eyes???

I have a copy of the movie, and also a lobby card.

Yes, the film sucks.

The bass player is Don Holiman. I sat in a couple nights with him at the Silver Dollar in Vegas, I think around '80. Or it could have been in '72 when I worked the Nashville Nevada club with Mike Franklin and Tommy Brooks (Holbrooks). The memory grows dim...

I've just learned that Don lives in Lebanon TN nowadays.

Just got an email from Holiman. He does in fact live in Lebanon TN and is still pickin' and writin'.

Definatly Johnny Davis on Guitar. In 64 Johnny was doubling on Steel and Lead with Jimmy Snyder at the now defunk Rag Doll up the Street from the Palomino.Wow can you Imagine 44 years ago. I was about 3 I believe