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A current project needing your capable assistance guys :- If you were asked to list ‘Famous Steelies!’ how would you construct the list?

A'By Date'overview (not literally!) just 'ish!

Names for the pot

Jerry Byrd
Don Helms
Zane Beck
Jimmie Day
Curly Chalker
Tom Brumley
Jeff Newman
John Hughie
Hall Rugg

Leading to

Doug Jerrnigan
Buddy Emmons
Lloyd Green
Weldon Myrick
Al Perkins
Norm Hamlet
Tommy White
Joe Wright
Paul Franklin
Jim Cohen
Al Brisco
Robbie Turner
Ricky Davis
Donna Hammitt
Russ Hicks
Mike Johnson
Bruce Bouton
Mike Headrick
Mike Douchette
Terry Crisp
Randy Beavers
Fred Justice
Mike Sweeney
Herby Wallace
Doug Beaumier
Bobbe Seymour
Mickey Adams
Bobby Lee

Current players list could be endless but I am trying to do more of a ‘historic household names’ list to kick off with so the start of this list is more significant.

This was a 'top of the head recall'
Please don't be offended if I have missed you, my small brain! I know!!! I'm doing my best but I forget then say .. goodness! how could I have missed him/her!

Regards and thank you ....Bob


ps. I'll tackle our side of the pond when this is sorted!

Bob,
Thanks for omitting My name
Another few names which come to mind are
Larry Sasser
Bobby Black
Buck Reid
Norman Hamlett
jerry Brightman

Best regards
Billy

Hey Billy, Norm Hamlet was in there! see it is not just me that gaffs! ... thanks for the additions, yeh and I have Larry's CDs too! I rest my case, it is the grey matter that is the problem!

And don't you fear I'll catcha when I do our side!! But I want to get the earlier stuff right first!

Roy Wiggins and Pete Drake certainly were houshold names when I was growing up.

which leads to......Roy Ayres, Buzz Evans, Sarah Jory, Basil Henriques, David Hartley, Buddy Charlton...Junior Brown...

Joaquin Murphy
Julian Tharpe
Herb Remington
Leon McAuliff

Ralph Mooney
Jim Murphy
Joe Wright
Hank Corwin
Jim Vest
Herb Remington
Leo Leblanc
Sonny Garrish

Buddy Cage
Rusty Young
Sneaky Pete

JE:-)>

Stu Basore
Johnny Cox
Ron Elliott
Buddy Charleton

Thank guys! keep them coming, there are at least eight names added that I am embarassed I missed already! as I said it was off the top of the head!

Oh my gosh I can't believe I didn't see David Hartley's name on that list. I thought the consensus here on the forum was that he is the greatest PSG player bar none.

Barbara Mandrel,Steve Smith,Gerry Garcia !

While I would like to respectfully request that my name be withdrawn from consideration for this list , I do however think Dan Dugmore and John Hughey should oughtta be on there.

Buzz Evans
J.D.Maness
Cowboy Eddie Long
Sarah
Dan Dugmore
Milo Deering
Hal Rugg
Herb Steiner
Albert talley
Speedy West

Stuart, (To alleviate misunderstanding)I know David and his name is not there nor is Baz or Sarah and a host of others because I have a need to compile a Chronological US/Canadian list from the infancy of Pedal Steel! I will be talking to DH in a few weeks at the ISGF where the reasoning for this will come to light! As it happens Sarah will be there too I think.

best to you all, Bob

thx again Billy!

Randy Rheinhard=Denny Mathis=Kenny Grohman=Tommy Detamore=Roger Edgeington=Jerry Blanton=Jim Lossberg=Just To Name a Few In San Antonio, Randy G.

bump

Is'nt it amazing,
No one has yet mentioned Bud Isaacs.
Lucky Oceans.

Tommy White
Rusty Rhodes
Mike Sigler
Del Mullen
Jody Sanders
Don Warden

Alvino Rey

Alvino Rey...Indeed ! My goodness! now there is a name that should have been up at the top!...Thank you!

Jim Baker!

i think anyone composing a list like this should know that they'll be wrong somehow.

How about Lloyd Maines?

Don't forget BJ Cole.

peter grant

jay dee maness ...(!!!!!) ooops...billy got jd....shoulda been on the first list...