The Steel Guitar Forum

I'm coming to San Antonio this weekend to celebrate my "will you still need me, will you still feed me" birthday with friends. Any country music with steel guitar happening in the area?

All the best,
John Vaughan

I don't think you're allowed to even live in San Antonio if you're not a good steel player!

Find out if Denny Mathis is playing anywhere - he's terrific, but there are a number of other fine players, too.

The company I work for does a lot of work for one of the Air Force bases down there. I go there for a few weeks at a time once in a while, and Roger is right, there is a lot of good music in SA. One of my trips was during Fiesta week, and I will tell you I had a ball on my off time, catching all the music in the streets.

How about the name of some venues?

Doesn't Bobby Flores and his band work in this area? I believe the great Randy Reinhart plays steel for him. If I was within a 100 mile of Bobby, I'd go see him.

Tonite @ Tras in San Antonio, Dancehall Cowboys (Rocky King on Fiddle) and Jason, they both sing, also dave biller on steel is what i heard..

Good Band .. if you like Darrell McCall, Faron Young, Johnny Bush .. Jake Hooker type stuff

John.....
if you mean the weekend of the 23rd and 24th the place to be is Tra's Country on O'Connor Rd between Loop 1604 and Wurzbach Parkway on Saturday night the 24th...it's Jake Hooker and The Outsiders with Rick Price on his one of his push pull Emmons' playing some kick a** country!!

I know I'll be there!!!!!!!!!!!

I think Billy Mata with Rodger Edgington on steel works out of that area. Maybe someone will know where they are playing. They can get it done.

Check Flores country store

Check with Don Pack at his music store, he'll know.

Go to Austin on Saturday afternoon to the Contiental Club, Red Volkhert plays a great telecaster and usually has Cindy Cashdollar on steel. Its a great show, starts at 3 pm on saturday.

John I Will Play Every Thursday From 8 Till 12 With Patrick Glenn . At tras Country, Kenny Grohman Comes almost Every week and Plays The last Set. He Is a Super Picker, Hope To See you at Tras, Randy Gilliam.

Roger-I talked to Denny not long ago and he told me he is not playing out much anymore and is kind of retiring. He's a killer player.

Danny- Thanks for metioning me but I'll be at Pearl's tonight and back to San Antonio for a private party Saturday with another group.

my daughter graduates from basic training at lackland afb in san antonio today!

Chris- My daughter went to lackland AFB right out of high school. She went into the reserves and is a load master on C5 cargo planes. She has moved the Hubble telescope twice and has been all over the world, but has always been bassed here in San Antonio. She has been in over 22 years and is an E 8 and also schedules flights as a civilian. Her husband is also a C5 reservist loadmaster. The rest of the time they ranch and pick a little guitar.

daughters of steel players are special!

Like the song says "they'll always be honky tonks in Texas"! Or is it steel guitars? Well you 'll always find some good ,good music in Texas. That's for sure